Baby it's cold outside

Jo yes, they are from my step-sons, who I raised.  So I have 4 grandchildren ranging from 16 to 4  The 16 year old likes to hang out with me because she says I am much cooler than her friends grandmas.  I tell her it is because I am younger but she still thinks I am old just cool. I am just thankful she likes to hang out with me. Our youngest son who passed away was only 3 1/2  years older than our granddaughter.

Jo-yes I spoil them as often as I can but they do not live near me so it makes it hard.  But this past weekend the youngest son and family came to visit and my granddaughter told them she was staying with us and not going home.  She would not let her mother give her a bath while they were here.  Only Mimi could do it and in Mimi's bath tub not the one in there bedroom.  Kids are funny but at least we know they love us and that they feel loved.

Dreary day, clouds and rain for the next 3 days, temps. in the 30's and one 40.  Good day to read a book.  I love to read  Karen

Congrats Mary, for all of it-the grandchild, the sober & clean sons, the handsome clan all in a row!  Great day!

thanks, Eph, it is such a blessing.  We had a real great thunderstorm come in this morning.  I woke up @ 7:00 am to very loud rumbling thunder and lots of rain.  It has rained all the pollen out of the trees.  Only up in the high 60's today and tomorrow and then back to the 80's.  This is probably our last cool period til next late fall. 

the sun just peeked out here after 24 hours of rain...lost power for about 20 minutes last night...the northern part (only 30 miles away) of the state is under water with the Passaic River still due to crest this weekend...alot of NJ folks will be displaced again...but this is not as scary as the earthquake & tsunami in Japan with pending tsunami's in Hawaii and California!

Meece - If CA does get hit, you can always get your surf board out.

it is 31 here and we got a light dusting of snow, Mon. and Tues. we get sunshine and temp in the 40's.  That's two great winter days in W.N.Y.

jo, probably couldn't get you to trade a few days huh?  Karen

My part of NY reached 55 today.

55 and over the heat goes off. I was frozen inside.

Karen - The next 7 days we will be in the low 80s - my winter clothes have been put away - the capris and sandals are out and in use.

You don't have to buy the fireplace - I could wrap up in a soft blanket. 

In Michigan, it is cold here, although the snow has finally melted from the streets from the storm in late Feb.   I got outside for bike ride with my dog.  He loves to run, he is a jack russell terrorist (seriously), and he needs the exercise and so do I .  It was cold, but with a winter coat and good gloves, we both enjoyed the ride.  

 Next week is calling for low 50's ....which will seem like a heat wave for us northerners!  

Thanks Jo for the offer, the 80's no less. Today it is 31 and cloudy, so I took my own advice and snuggled in with hot cocoa and a good book.  Tonight and tomorrow call for approximately 1 and a half inches of snow, but after watching the tsunami news on T.V., I'll take the snow over what has happened to that nation. It really puts things in perspective.  Karen  p,s, I typed that whole message with my siamese stepping over and around my hands, shows you who rules the house.

It was 80 degrees and overcast today with some wind.  Good day for me to be working out in the gardens.  A lot of my stuff got damaged with the really unusual ice storm we had this winter.  Got lots of new plants in the ground.  I have one more section to do tha will have to wait for another day.  I am too tired to even think about it right now.

Yes you do Joni.  I finally have decided that I'll show my year of hair growth.

We're supposed to warm up this week and maybe we'll make it into the 60s by Thursday.  Woo Hoo!