Thanksgiving is over!
This morning I was greeted by 18 degree temperatures and 35 mph winds. Jesus it was cold. The artic blast looks like a 2 week endeavor with the jet stream from Canada dipping into the mid part of the country. Dress your kittys warm.
Our Christmas tree is now in the living room. It is not trimmed but it is in the right location.
My morning task was to turn off all out-door faucets so they don't freeze. It is not good to freeze water in your outside pipes. It could create a mess you don't want to deal with.
My stash of "left-over" food is gone. Gone is the dressing made by Grasshopper No. 1. Gone is my pot of chili. Gone is the container of ice cream. So now it is back to the same old boring sh--.
Grandson Tommy has a birthday today. Grandson Mitchell is next week. Suddenly as we approach December there is a plethora of birthdays to celebrate. My brother Jerry has a birthday on Dec. 27 and Grasshopper No. 2 is Dec. 30. Most people lament having a birthday close to the holidays because it gets losts in all the other celebrations.
I finished my "no call" registry for our telephone. Alas I think my info will get lost in the great abyss of government documentation. You don't really get your number screened from unwanted callers, you just think you do.
Music at the mall is good stuff this time of year. Christmas music by Elvis, Bing, Gene and Burl Ives. Almost makes you want to spend money. The operative word is "almost".
Stay warm!
Love,
Dad