Walking In A Winter Wonderland

When I wrote my first post of March I said March came in like a goat...not horrible but not lambish, (Lambish is not a word..just in case you're wondering)  Well, March is not leaving lambish either.  Not sure what I'd call it.  Yesterday it was in the 50's and rained all day.  We woke up to this today:

Winter wonderland...

Pretty, yes?  Icy under that snow? Yes.  But the roads cleared fairly quick and although it snowed off and on all day, it wasn't too bad.  Tomorrow will be in the 40's and sunny and all this will be just good blog worthy weather reporting.

Of course tomorrow is April 1st...maybe Mother Nature will fool us again.  This afternoon Jack called me up from my comfy place in the basement family room to show me we had visitors.

Oh deer...they were munching on some green grass they found near the pine trees.

When I spotted this one nibbling on the blueberry bushes I smacked my hand on the window and they moved on.

Yes deer...I mean YOU!  You need to lay off the berry bushes and head to the creepy woods! In other activities of the weekend, Jack and I went up to Akron to a place called "The Tangiers". If you're from Ohio you've probably heard of it or been there for the many entertainers or perhaps a wedding reception.   It's been in operation since 1948 and has hosted singers and entertainers like  Tina Turner, Chubby Checker, James Brown, Jerry Lee Lewis and many others.  As we walked down the hall to the ballroom where our event was happening, the walls were lined with the famous from over the years.

It has a very "old world" appearance.  I kept thinking the Godfather would walk by any minute.

Not this Godfather!

It's fun to look at all the photos and billboards.  We had a fun time with friends and enjoyed the food, music and dancing.  In another room there was a "Pink Floyd" tribute band!  I don't think we would have fit in too well there! Even though we didn't have the best weather this weekend we had a good couple of days to have fun and rest up for this week.  We even had the kids over today for a birthday celebration for our youngest son, Jordan.  His birthday is Tuesday and he'll be 35....holy cow time flies! I took no pics however since I was busy with food prep and just sitting and enjoying the company.  It was a full day and now my hot cocoa is gone and Arnie is snoring at my feet so I guess it's time to head to bed. Have a good Monday everyone!

The End

March Madness...Not Really That Crazy Around Here.

A few weeks ago...my birthday week...I was hit with the crud.  I don't think it was the actual flu and frankly it doesn't matter.  It was not a fun week.  Well, I got hit with a portion of it again this week.  I think I mentioned I'm hardly ever sick with colds or flu so now I can't say that anymore...until at least a few years pass!  This time around I went to work, wore a mask and tried not to contaminate anyone. We're short staffed so staying home wasn't an option.  Today I'm feeling much better but I can tell you that having a runny nose is the worst thing for surgical nurse.  Wearing a mask is great but there's no way to blow that runny nose.  Draw your own conclusions.  But life goes on and this is what was happening in our world:

New carpet.  I know it's a stupid pic and you can't really even see the color.  I like it, it smells very new and the only reason I mention it is because when I try and remember how old the carpet is I can look back at my blog and say: "It was March of 2019!"  That's the reason I mention the redone front porch, the new outbuilding, new furnace, new roof, etc...when we go to sell one day I have the dates on record! This carpet has a 30yr warranty...it will out live me!

Arnie's not that impressed.

We put Spring flowers at the cemetery.  Saturday the temps were 50de and sunny and it felt like Spring.  Last night there was a possibility of seeing the northern lights here in Ohio.  We went outside a few times until we hit the hay and no luck.  I remember seeing them here many years ago and hoped to catch a glimpse and photo.  Not this time!

I have a friend at work that makes wreaths and I like this one.  Yep, we've rescued a couple of dogs and they all were the best...we miss our little Chubbs and we have good memories of Ferris the wonder dog. Arnie is a good guy too with his own crazy personality!  Adopt, don't shop.  Many animals in shelters need a "furever" home.

Today I got some granola that the kids in my Sunday school class were selling for a fund raiser.  This is an Ashland company started by a stay at home Mom.  Truthfully I'm not that fond of it but many folks think it's really good.  I applaud anyone who runs a small, successful business.  I also try and help out with fund raisers.  If you come across this in your store try it and maybe you'll love it.  Read the back page:

Crazy Monkey Baking Company.  You never know what will be a winner in business!  That's all I've got.  Tomorrow starts the last week of March.  The folks out East and many in the middle of the country are hoping this Winter weather is over and Spring will finally arrive.  I saw some of my daffodils poking up through the ground.  I'm ready!

This Week

 I was trying so hard to think of a clever title for this post.  I wanted something that would grab everyone's attention, draw you into my web of boring.  But this was all I could think of.  It's late and I'm probably going to regret not going to bed ASAP since I'm on call, but I felt the need to post.  So here's just a few quick thoughts about this week.
#1...TGIF tomorrow.  I'm really over the work thing for some reason.
#2....I saw this story in our local newspaper. I'm sure it was suppose to be a real "feel good" story but I just thought to myself...What?

The article is about Ashland High School selling coffee at the school in the morning.  It's run by the special needs kids that are learning a skill. Like being a barista I guess. Most of the coffees are the sweet, whip cream, sprinkle kind. Why are they selling legal stimulants to kids? Did you drink coffee in high school?  Maybe you did.  I know I would have if we had a coffee bar in the foyer. (hand over the whip cream and sprinkles please!)  I know the kids are learning about working and money and other useful skills.  I'm just perplexed about selling coffee at school. But I don't drink it so I probably don't understand why they do it.  It's better than the useless money making stuff kids usually sell. (Over priced candy and wrapping paper anyone?)  I asked my son Craig if Katie has a coffee bar at her high school.  He said no but they are in Portland, Oregon so they probably sell legal marijuana. Makes sense.
#3...Can you say "WARM"?

My car thermometer on the way home today...73 degrees! Actually, it went up to 74.  Flip flop weather!  But can you tell me what rhymes with "WARM"?

STORM rhymes with warm and we had the sky that, thankfully, looked worse than it was.  We had wind warnings out and the perfect weather for tornadoes.  But all's good tonight.

It passed by quickly and now the cool down comes. Snow is a possibility over the weekend.  Go figure. Anyway, Spring is a week away and we can quit persecuting that poor groundhog Phil.  Mother Nature is a fickle woman.  Especially in Ohio.  Night All!

Blog Worthy?

It's been a week since I've blogged and frankly I'm not too sure I  have anything "blog worthy".  The weather  has turned cold and then it suppose to warm a bit this weekend.  Everyone at work has been sick.  There's been call offs for the past two weeks.  I was one of them last week but slowly this once in a decade cold is getting better. I heard that they may have a cure for HIV.  That's awesome and a huge breakthrough.  But come on people...the common cold is still not cured!!!! I'm baffled.  Anyway, all's quiet here at the Pines.  Jack hasn't got my crud and hopefully won't.  Arnie got his stitches out and has lost 2lbs.  (so far he's winning the weight loss challenge) I've been making my own dog food. Yes, I've become "one of those dog owner people".   Finally, I'm going to ride on my Granddaughter's parade float today by posting pics she has been putting on Facebook. She's been in Paris, France this past week having the trip of a lifetime!  She'll graduate from college this Spring with a degree in fashion merchandising and business.  So Paris is the place for our little artist to enjoy the fashion sense there, the designer clothes, the architecture, the street art, and of course...the food!

She's been posting photos of her food and I had to laugh because I do that too..take pics of food.  (as well as eat food!)

So pretty..so French looking.

Beautiful sights...

My beautiful little Summer...we love you and can't wait for you to get home!  That's all I've got tonight...March has come in like a goat....not horrible but not lambish...Have a good weekend!