Thursday, February 3, 2011

Aunt's 17" Snow Pics


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- Just a few pics and a video of our birdies today:

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- I'm so sad that Mom's Irises in the front garden have all died. They were blooming so beautifully, too!

- Looks like GB is still working out in the gym. Photobucket

Hawaii Pics

I wish I could travel around the world as he does.

- What was up with Idol tonight? It was like the LA auditions were so bad that the entire show was nothing but fillers. I think watching paint dry would have been more entertaining.

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Snow pics my aunt took. They received 17 inches:
(That snowdrift in the first pic at her house is natural. No shoveling or anything. It looks like a wave. Lol!)

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Wednesday, February 2, 2011

A Bear's Snowy Adventure...


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Here are some snow pics of Fulton, Illinois; courtesy of the Paterfamilias. Photobucket

I cropped some of the bear pictures, so I would definitely click on the original pics. They're really, really cute. He even captioned a few. Lol!

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The Bear's Adventure:

Little Teddy

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"I climbed the tree instead of hibernating this winter.
Mama won't know what adventures I've had."


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"I am making a Snow Angel and my Bear Butt is cold."

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"I think I'll take a nap now.
The last of my adventures for today.
I bet my picture will look good on next year's
Christmas Tree with the other ornaments."


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Now the forecast for Friday here in Spring, Tx is:

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Snow Showers
40 High
26 Low
Chance of Snow 40%


Mom seems to think it will snow, and that now it WILL stick. (Yes, her prediction has turned).

Me? Not so sure. I'll believe it when I'm playing in it. Lol!

UPDATE:
Now it says 70% chance of snow Thursday night and 40% chance of snow showers Friday!

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Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Cold Night = Happy Happy Joy Joy


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Wow! It's almost 11 pm and it's 25 degrees. The wind chill is in the SINGLE DIGITS!!!! It's actually below freezing! It's windy, too. It's so windy we had to take down the awning over the back porch because it was coming unscrewed from the brick of the house. (That wind is coooooold, too!) Maddie was a little disappointed when we didn't let her go outside with us. She's pretty crazy about this cold.

I love it too, but I must confess I worry A LOT about the little birds and other people's pets. (I fear that there are some stupid pet owners out there that don't bring their pets indoors with such cold weather; weather we're clearly not used to around here). I'm trying not to think too much on it though. We did leave a lot of seed out for the birdies, so I guess that's all we can do for them.

I especially think about little "Fievel." (The baby bluebird Mom and I rescued a couple Easter's ago). I wonder if he ever grew into adulthood?

Mom is worrying herself silly over the pipes bursting tonight. I keep telling her we've taken all the precautions and not to borrow trouble, but she's still worried. (I really don't blame her with the pipe disaster we had last year, on top of everything else... and now Dad not even being here).

I was going to get up early tomorrow to try to get a school assignment, but if it rains at all tonight that would be a disaster waiting to happen.

I hope my father sends us some pics or video of the snow (Fulton, IL). It's 12 degrees there right now, with high gusts. They're expecting an inch of snow every hour until Noon tomorrow. So far they've received 8.9 inches.

I just wish he didn't have to go out in this. Where he works (Clinton, IA) they say they will NEVER take off for bad weather. (I guess to them work is far more important than human life). And Dad doesn't just drive to work and stay indoors all day. He's stuck OUTSIDE, and this man has hardly any meat on him. I know he's freezing his little nonexistent @ss up there.

I am so in love with this video:



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When he said it was 75 degrees only yesterday, I just had to laugh. (I would have known exactly what state he lived in if all he said was that. Lol!)

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This is totally unrelated to the weather, but I DEFINITELY had a visitor last night. I don't know if it was our resident ghost cat ("John Smith") or someone else, but I felt a definite depression on my bed behind my back. Either it was the cat, or someone's hand. Whatever, or whoever it was, it happened. It didn't really frighten me though.

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Monday, January 31, 2011

I ♥ Highlanders


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We're expecting strong storms tomorrow, so I'll be staying home with the divas. This storm is supposed to bring some cold temps again; the coldest we've had so far.

Hooray!

My poor father is supposed to receive 12 inches of snow, and my aunt 30 inches! (Dad might receive the 30 if the storm changes direction. He only lives half an hour away from my aunt). Over here, the high on Wednesday is supposed to be 36 and the low 24! On Thursday and Friday, the high will be 41!

I guess that could change, but I hope not. I love when it's cold.

Of course, I would prefer experiencing cold weather - preferably SNOW - while holed up inside one of these....

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To keep me company would be a braw, romantic, Gaelic-speaking, time traveling Highlander such as this one....

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Och! Now I'm seriously depressed. I'm gonna wash my hair and make myself a cappuccino.

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Sunday, January 30, 2011

Kristin ♥ The Beast!


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I think I need to watch this again:





Is it just me, or is The Beast not the sexiest of all the Disney heroes? Lol! I just love him, and he's definitely my favorite.

I really wish Disney would bring back the 'classic' feel to their animated movies. The cinematography for The Princess and the Frog was similar, but it was no Beauty and the Beast.

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