Snow storm Eric

The pictures say a thousand words so I don't have to. :>) Im going to go and make lunch and then sit and read a bit.
Gary is going out in the snow with his car.... he likes driving on the road with his old car after it snows.... Hope he is careful.......
I'm angry and probably won't be trying to add pictures anymore. I had pictures in here and they are gone. don't know why as they are still on my computer and I didn't delete them.  I get much too frustrated adding pictures in here and its not worth it. Sorry everyone but its not my fault but aols this time Iam sure...

Here is a thought for today on my calendar....
  "View the events you consider obstacles as perfect opportunities to test your resolve and find your purpose."
Pretty good thought for us on this snowy day isn't it.
I have to go and finish my laundry now and catch up on my reading.
hope you are all having a wonderful day,
Sandra

Starting of a snow storm

Our big snow storm is starting so Leo is getting ready to go to the grocery store. I can't go as my diet caused me to get a flare up of my gout. Its the pits. Now I have to plan a different diet and this one was working so well. I should have know but they put a lot of soy in the meals and there is beef and I haven't eaten any red meat for a few years... Its not on the gout diet my doctor gave me but I figured I would give it a try anyway since I have not had any problems for a long time and I was only going to eat a little. I thought wrong....... Now I can't walk and Leo has to get my things for me at the store... I hope he follows my list to a T or we will have food in the house neither one of us can eat. Its hard to plan a diet without meat, fish, cheese, or beans, but Im going to try. I can have eggs and cottage chees and once a week chicken or bacon if cooked the right way. Not supposed to lose weight too fast either and must drink lots of water... Im going to give it my best. We shall see.
We are supposed to get a "lot" of snow today and tomorrow, the kind where you have to wait for the plow to go through or you stay home. Maybe I will get some pictures tomorrow and put them up for you to see... I have a good book and my knitting and some old movies to watch so thats what I will be doing. My housework is pretty much taken care of so that won't be a problem. Leo will vacuum. I gave him that job a few weeks ago already... He likes a clean carpet so that is a good job for him, lol  We must share things, right?  :>) Something tells me I will be more than happy to do it though as soon as I can walk without the pain in my toe. I do have some pain pills for gout that help sometimes though. :)
Hope everyone is finding this day good and the sun is shinning for you, Sandra

Sunshine

Its only 60 days til Spring I read somewhere...... that isn't too bad now is it. It was a beautiful Spring like day today, at least it felt that way after the bitter cold we have been having. We had snow last night and probably it will snow again tonight. But we went to the store today and it was downright beautiful outside. I bet it got up to 25. You really appreciate nice weather after the -0 and below that we have been having.
I got a little dirt devil scrubber today because Leo likes machines and the dogs have been having accidents lately... well not so many but to hear Leo yell about it you would think. He doesn't think I clean them good enough, ya right.... He tried to clean one yesterday because he said I don't get it all out.... (usually takes me 2 tries) so he did it and he didn't get any of the stain out of the white carpet... Having a white carpet makes you have to get it "all"...  So I figured I would buy him a machine. He likes the idea and as soon as we got home he got after the stain and got it "all" out. I never liked that job and now he has something to do around here. haha  Actually now that its getting a little warmer it probably won't happen again but we are prepared... Little chihuahua's don't make a very big spot but a little yellow circle on a white rug looks pretty bad...
My diet is going pretty good. Actually its going very good as I have lost 8 pounds so far and am getting used to eating right and less. Oh and even using my easy glider. I will be in shape this summer I think to enjoy my flower gardens.
Hope its warming up by you and the sun is shinning.
Sandra

BRRRRRRRR

The picture is of Mindy wearing the mittens I made her. She said she likes them but I still am not satisfyed with the way they turned out and am making some of a different yarn. Im glad she is wearing them though as they were frustrating to make and now worth it.
We had a pretty cold night again last night at -9 and will be -10 tonight and wind chills about -25 to -30. We have been having this weather for a few days now so when this spell is over it should be all uphill from here... supposed to get up to 20 by Wednesday. A regular heat wave, right?
Today the sun is shinning so its a beautiful day.. I haven't decided yet what to do today, if I don't do anything active I will be on my glider exercising anyway. Maybe reading and knitting too... Maybe I will clean out a cupboard or something too. I have to keep busy for awhile.
Hope its warmer by you.... I will bet it is :>)  Sandra

Mittens

I finished Mindys mittens. I had to make 3 though to get it right and they aren't  that great. I blame that darn homespun yarn. Can't be my fault can it? I am now making some more with a different yarn and different size needles.. think they will fit Leo so I have one more chance to get it right I guess. One of my sisters is copying her pattern for me and Janice is looking for one too. Eventually I will get it right ... now I remember why its been so long since I made mittens. I want to get it right though once and for all and copy my favorite pattern and put the others away. I think it would be something good to do this summer and then when fall comes I will be able to give them to the mitten sharing tree. Sounds good anyway.
Its too cold out to do much of anything else anyway. I do need to get to church tomorrow and to the store for a few things. It would also be nice if I got a haircut. The last time I got it cut she didn't cut it short enough, I wish those girls would listen to me. Now it looks so shaggy. I guess they think thats a good style but not my style, darn it anyway... Its as frustrating as trying to make the mittens come out the way I want, LOL
I think I will go and finish reading my book. At least that is the way I like them to be. :) Actually it was  a nice quiet day today. Just nice!
Hope your day was nice too, Sandra

Its a nice sunny day today so I got a lot done already this morning. I finished putting everything away from Christmas... you know all the little do dads that were still hiding around the house. I did some housework and even got a little exerciseing in this morning... I feel so good and the scale is coming down .... hip hip hooray!

I am doing laundry now and I think I will try and finish at least one of Mindys mittens this afternoon and start another... It would be good if I could finish and give them to her this weekend when she comes home... Its so cold out and they might keep her hands warm as she is walking around on campus.

Hope everyone is havinga  sunny day, Sandra

Getting Cold now

What can I say about this picture. The shovels are waiting for more snow.... and it will come too. We finally have the cord put away and all the christmas lights and decorations all taken care of for another year. It warmed up so we could get the cord out of the snow and the stakes out of the ground. Now we are going to get really really really cold. -7 tonight and -12 tomorrow night and not higher than the 28 it is now for a few days. only up to 5 tomorrow and 2 the next day. Anyone want to trade your weather with us?  It will only last a week or so and then the temps will begin to rise "slowly" or so the weather man says. January has the coldest days and its always nice to get them out of the way.I noticed its getting windy now so that means the cold is coming.... brrrrrr.
My diet is going well and its only day 5 but I lost 5#s. I know it won't come off this nice after awhile but its going to come off. :>)one way or the other. I hope your new years resolution is coming along fine also.
Have a great day, Sandra