How's the weather where you are?

[CodingQueen]

Well.......here in the upper midwest.....Chicago suburbs......woke up to 17 inches of snow and it's still coming down!  No snow blower.....husband still complains I won't buy one----and miss  out on all that exercise??

Mary, I talked to a friend this morning that lives in New York and he made the comment that he definitely won't be needing to go to the gym anytime soon. His pectoral muscles are getting a major workout. 

CQ

[MsHeirloom]

Wither- !  Pam

[Joyful Friend]

It's varicose vein ablation on both legs.  Most are around my knees.  I had one vein done in o4, and my pain stopped.  Then I had phlebitis from getting one leg hit by a buggy or wheel chair.  They don't look too badly and feel fine, but for down the road, they need to be cared for.  My exercise is limited right now.  I would like to walk in a race--running!!!  I am going to a vein specialist.  I don't think it is too serious, but it could have been.  I'm grateful for all your concerns.  It is so cold here today.  I took my sister-in-law to the doctors and we just about got blown away.  Only snowflurries.    Keep the romance going--it is meant to last a lifetime!!!  JF

[witheraway1]

Wendy, I am a real animal lover. I feel so bad about the puppy. Hope he pottyed fast. I hate to put mine out in the rain. BUT HAVE TOO. THE SNOW MUST BE REALLY BAD. Can you put newspappers down outside or something. I don't know so sad when they cry. And I know you take care of them good, it's just a bad sitution. Maybe spring will be here soon.

[wendysgoodnews]

I am with you I felt so bad.  So now he is back to going in his box until the weather warms up again.  He is going to Idaho with me so he will have to use his box there anyway.
We are supposed to warm up tomorrow to the 30's but it is supposed to snow all week end.  When I see what is going on all over I feel very blessed it has not been too bad here.  We are used to below zero in the winter but we don't usually get alot of snow in the winter at one time.  We usually see 2 inches to 1 ft at a time and it melts within days now.  It used to be that it snowed and stayed all winter but that doesn't happen any longer.

[SweetRose]

Right now in Anchorage, Alaska it's 36 degrees with a mixture of falling rain and snow. It will turn into pure snow as it nears morning. I really like the cold weather! Yes, I'm crazy. But like Wither I love the fire in the fireplace and also a good book. If my loved one is with me, all the better. I would also add cookies and hot chocolate but I'm exchanging it for hot popcorn and frozen pineapple chunks. 

SweetRose

[witheraway1]

Sweetrose, 
I remember you like the wind blowing in your hair and the rain. That's why you wanted to move to The OREGON SEA COAST SOMEDAY. Hope one day that will come true for you!

[SweetRose]

Thanks Wither! In fact,in November a friend and I took a trip to the Oregon Northern Coast for just a few days. She and I stayed in a hotel directly on the ocean and I loved walking the beach in the brisk wind! We are going again in April, just for a mini vacation. Her husband and my guy didn't join us because of their jobs, but my friend and I had a blast. She's a sub teacher and I'm an event coordinator- we have vacation time so there's no other place we'd rather go in April. Maybe this Fall we'll all go to Cape Cod to stay in my other friend's cabin.

And yes, I do someday want to live on The Oregon Coast.

SweetRose

[witheraway1]

SWEETROSE, 
I am so glad you got to go back and had such a good time. April should be fun too. It's nice to get away as much as you can. We will be taking our annual trip to Las Vegas again this September. We always stay down town at the golden nugget. Looking forward to it. Have a good evening,  wither

[barrypaxton]

left Ohio yesterday morning & headed South to get away from the cold.....so this morning I step on black ice & fall in TN......then I drive thru an ice storm in Birmingham, AL!! So tried of cold weather. headed to FL.

Ollie

[MsHeirloom]

I hope you're okay after that fall.  Ouch!!!  Have a great time in the great wether I hear they're having down there.  We leave in two weeks for a month in South Carolina and Florida.  I hope to see Gwen and Ginny.  Pam

[SweetRose]

Ollie, so sorry you fell!  :shocked:

That reminds me of something that happened a long time ago. In 1981 I came to Alaska with my then-husband who was in the military. Since we were both from Southern California we weren't used to ice, black or otherwise. Anyway, our first winter Rob bragged that he hadn't fallen one time, while I had managed to fall several times. Luckily not breaking anything. Anyway, we decided to take a trip to Sunny California for Christmas. Both our families lived there, and one day we all went to the L.A. zoo. Well, we weren't there a half hour when it happened. We were walking around and gawking at all the animals when Rob stepped on a sheet of ice on the pavement that was hidden in the shadow of trees. I can't tell you how long it took him to actually hit the ground! I mean his arms and legs were flailing in the air for what seemed like a very long time before he actually fell. Poor Rob!  :D He wasn't hurt, thank goodness, except for a bruised backside and ego!  :laughing: But for years we laughed ( or I did, rather  *evil*) about how he managed to miss all the ice patches in Alaska, but quickly found what looked like the only one in sunny California!

SweetRose

[LINDA RN]

Thanks for the chuckle, SweetRose   

[barrypaxton]

I'm OK. Just got a bruise on my rump, Good thing that I landed on the fleshy part & didn't break anything.

It's raining in Montgomery, AL. Tomorrow I'll be traveling to Belleview, FL to my aunt's house. I.talked to her last night & she said the temps are in the high 70's! PTL

Ollie

[LINDA RN]

Spring is coming. Found this Lady Bug on my bathroom sink this morning. Temp outside is 19 degrees

[Tanya]

Oh.  I love Lady Bugs.  That is a wonderful sign.  Most all of our snow here in central Utah has melted.  Not because it is warm, but because the air is so cold and dry.  Kind of like freeze-dried snow!  We have had bright blue and sunny skies that look so beautiful.  But then you step outside and freeze.  It is been down close to zero at night for the past week.  I don't know what the wind-chill factor has been.  Burrrrrr!

[Joyful Friend]

Lucky Ollie to be going to the sunny South.  Enjoy, and keep those feet planted.  ya, JF

[mrsj]

We leave in two weeks for a month in South Carolina and Florida.  I hope to see Gwen and Ginny.  Pam

Pam, I would love to see you here in Florida!  Today it reached the 80's and brought out a sunbather.  It is suppose to turn cooler in a few days.
mrsj

[barrypaxton]

Mesh, where are you in Florida? I'm goig to be in Beeleview, near Ocala.

Ollie

[crickadoodle]

Our weather is very cold for here -- 36 degrees.  There was some sleet the day before yesterday and lots of rain yesterday -- maybe some sleet too.  It's really nice to be inside and warm.