Freezing cold but sunny

As you can see I'm thinking Spring..... long way to go but I can dream.
I just finished reading the book The Little Giant Of Aberdeen County...... I read it very fast as it was a small book and very different then what I usually read. Tiffany Baker's first. I won't be looking for another book by her any time soon but for some reason I couldn't put it down..... Now Im reading Sweetwater Gap by Denise Hunter.... I hope it's a good one. Nice to be reading regular novels again after reading political things, :) More brain relaxing if you know what I mean.
The weather man said to stay tuned as he thinks he will have some good news for February.... we can take some good weather news I think, but who knows........ We take it one day at a time and enjoy the lazy days of winter... supposed to be lazy days of summer but there is more to be done in summer what with the gardening and lawn work etc but it is worth it and then it seems we have more space too. sitting on the porch or patio and all the garden rooms. lol Being retired times are sure different..... I used to be so busy raising my 7 children and then taking care of Grandchildren.... Now the kids don't expect me to take care of the Great Grandchildren and I don't discourage that one bit.
So Have a nice day and take care
Sandra

Pretty Sunny Day

Winter is still here and raising hell with us but we shall endure...LOL I have been out because it was above 0 for a few days and that was nice. No January thaw yet though. I got to go to Church this week and to the store too finally. My foot is doing much better but I still feel some pain. Couldn't have been broken then I guess. Just gout.
Today its below 0 again but thats ok because I just know it won't last long .... January is almost over..... the longest month of the year, but only 1 more week to go.
Im making a cranberry bread right now..... hope its good. I will not put butter on it since Im dieting..... probably should not eat it but I will. I should have made muffins so I could freeze some but wasn't thinking....oh well. It will be my breakfast and lunch. 2 slices should be ok.... right? haha
I'm waiting for some books in the mail.... they sure take long when I haven't anything to read but I will crochet while Im waiting..... Now a son in law wants a pair of slippers but he has such big feet I hate to think of making them but I probably will..... just in time for Spring. lol
So off I go to check on my cranberry bread... Hope you are having a nice day
Sandra

Good Morning

It's down right warm here today.... 14 degrees above zero... but the bad news is its SNOWING again.... 4-6 more inches. the plows are pushing the snowbanks back to make room for yet more snow. Feb is usually the month with the most snowfall... I hope not. Im going stir crazy I'm telling you. with the weather and my foot both keeping me in the house this winter...... Can you feel my pain? :>)
I'm Watching the train journey this morning. Kinda interesting but would you go and stand there all day to see him get sworn in when we can watch it on tv and be nice and warm? Good luck to those millons of people they expect and the more power to them too. brrrr
Leo is working down the basement and he turned off the furnace to use one of his power tools and forgot to turn it back on..... Im freezing but then it is 65 in here and that is what its kept on at night. My nose is cold though so I asked him to turn the furnace back on until it gets back up to 70. I do have warm clothes on but still, my fingers and nose are freezing, LOL
Hope everyone is having a nice week end
Sandra

A BEAUTIFUL COLD SUNNY DAY

It is a beautiful day because the sun is shinning and that is probably the reason it is so darn cold too.... We are lucky to have our furnace for sure! The schools are all closed today because it is -31 F. with the wind chill. I doubt if it will get to 0 today. If a person such as me will have to have a sore foot now is the perfect time for it, don't you agree? As long as I have Leo to run errands for me and he loves having something to do so Iam set.
The kitty is laying in the window and he is warm there in the sun. Probably the warmest place in the house because he always seems to find the best place.
I haven't much else to say today unless you want me to make something up,lol
Just hope you are all having a nice day today and keeping warm
Sandra

If it isn't one thing its another

I didn't make it to church again today...... I think I have gout but its in my ankle this time and I cannot walk....... probably my diet but thats the way it goes.... will not give up this time when it is doing so well. I can pretend it is caused from being overweight and as soon as more lbs come off it will go away once and for all. Maybe my weight caused me to sprain an ankle of break a small bone.... ever hear of that one, lol well that is my story today and I will get over this. I have my cane and walker for times like these and will be using them. I will also be sitting a lot and that can't be too good for losing weight but Im not making any delicious deserts etc so it may balance out for the time being.... Working in the yard has been getting too hard so I want to lose some weight so I can play in the yard this summer..... I just heard if you are 60 or below you can live to be 1000 so maybe I will live to be 100 if I take better care...... stay tuned :)
Im going to go back and watch the football game. Im in a fantasy league with my sons etc and Im doing good so far.... beating them anyway.
Take care and have a nice rest of your day
Sandra

The Tree is still up

The tree is still up but everything in the house is now put away and the tree is out of the way and Leo is busy so when ever he is ready to put it away is fine with me.....
Our weather still stinks but I had better get used to it because it will only get worse. We still have some ice on the patio even if I did put some salt down...... I guess salt doesn't work if the weather is too cold and believe me its too cold and getting colder. After this next cold spell the weather man said we can then say the worst of it is behind us...... Do I trust the weatherman?????
Im starting my new eating plan ~ wish me luck. I saw Dr Weil on PBS the other day and he seems to make sense and then when I was looking for his books and tapes I came accross The Self Hypnosis Diet and the forward was written by Dr Weil... I have to read the first 3 chapters before I can put the tape in and Hypnotize myself...... The way I look at it it can't hurt to try because heaven knows I have tried everything else...... I also got some yummy chicken breasts that are just the right size,,,,, seasoned with Lemon and herbs, had one last night and it was very delicious and only 210 calories. with a salad and veggies and a cup of tea it was just what the doctor ordered.... :) Now if I could only exercise ......... I will try bit by bit. I wonder if rocking in my rocking chair while reading counts..... haha
I hope you are having a great day and find lots to be happy about,
Sandra

TAKING THE TREE DOWN

Is it just me or does it seem to you too that we just put the tree up. I started putting the decorations away and now have to find a spot for the new things we got.... What a chore huh, LOL

Our weather here is just plain nasty = we didn't go to Church Sunday because the driveway was all ice.... ya, it rained and then turned to ice Sat night and is still icy today. We didn't have any salt for the driveway stored in the garage, but it would probably have been the same in the Church parking lot so we chose to stay put. Heard on the news there were a lot of people falling in parking lots and breaking wrists because they tried to break the fall..... better to be safe than sorry I say. I sure hope its the last Sunday something like that happens because I like to go to Mass every Sunday.
I want to get to the store so I can make a nice big pot of soup.... its so good at this time of year and besides its good for the diet...... better than buying soup with all that salt added. So in the meantime I suppose I will be knawing on that Christmas ham and eating cereal and peanut butter sandwiches..... blah.
As you can see with the picture above Im already thinking of summer... not the work but the warm weather and beautiful flowers......but in the meantime I will be looking at the seed catalogs that are already coming in the mail and dreaming.
Hope you are having a wonderful day,

Sandra