Still snowy

 We now have about 16 inches of snow total from this storm and it is blowing around and still snowing.   Good day to stay in and start a puzzle...so we did.

Noah had a cold day to move into his new apartment.  We hear that his dog Aurora is whining about the whole situation. 

Adam is at work, Andy is at a Vex Tournament in Mankato, MN and Jen is keeping one eye on the old folks, she is on break between semesters.  It is a busy household. 

 I thought the reflection of the outside lights was way cool on the window. 

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Snow Dec 15

 Yessiree it snowed again.  Noah was on snow removal duty yesterday.  

We got a couple more inches of snow and it got windy. 

 I managed to get Far Guy over to the Hospital for his Infusion.  There wasn't much traffic, we went out for Breakfast after his appointment...Perkins is kitty corner from the hospital.  Far Guy had lab work and had to fast...so he was very hungry by 12:30 when his infusion was over.  Usually I run errands ( go to Hobby Lobby) while he is getting his infusion...but the roads were iffy so I sat with him and then we went to Wally World before heading back home.  We are now staying put for the duration of the storm. 

Usual snow fall amounts for the entire winter are right around 40 inches of snow...in the last few days we have over 1/4 of that snow total. 

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Snow December 14

 We got quite a dump of snow. 

Looks to be about 12 inches. 

I took a photo through the window yesterday morning.

Far Guy had a Doctors appointment...so Andy took him since he has a four wheel drive pickup. 

Jen and Andy both worked at snow removal for quite some time...Andy snow blowed paths for Sadie and Elvis in the back yard.   Phoebe ( Adam's cat) went out in the snow...Sadie pounced on her and buried her in the snow...the kitty was kinda wet.

We are expecting round two of this winter storm today...the wind is supposed to come up and we are supposed to get more snow.

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Still snowing

 Yessiree Winter at its finest can be found here in Minnesota! 

It was a four count them four stick day for Far Guy yesterday for his weekly infusion.   He is a trooper.  

I ran errands whilst he was getting his infusion...groceries, gas  ($3.39 a gallon), post office, library and the printing company for the Christmas stationary I ordered.  

It will snow for another day before we are thrust into the deep freeze where it is too cold to snow.  Fun.

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It snowed and snowed

 Yes it snowed ALL day.   We have a fine bunch of snow now.  Kinda looks like Winter. 

We have enough.  It must be 3 or 4 inches of fluffy white stuff.  All hope for an Indian Summer was dashed...beaten to a pulp.

I cleaned out a box that sits on my desk.   It had lots of junk in it.  Then I got the Christmas cards ready for their Christmas letters ...I am not finished with the letter yet, but the cards are stamped and addressed and stuffed with cards.  They just need the letter and to be sealed. 

Progress is good.  I had 100 red envelopes and finished off the rest with left over blue and white envelopes from previous years. 

We did not venture out of the yard.  

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Into the Hills

 Sunday was a decent day...it wasn't snowing but it had snowed...and it snowed yesterday too and it seems to be the word for the whole week. 

Anyway we went to recycle and then went for a trail ride into the nearby hills.  Ranger Blue has a great heater and as long as you wear warm boots you could spend all day trail riding!   Ranger Blue will do fine in some snow but when the drifts get too deep it is time to stay on well traveled township roads.   My baby brother has tracks for his Ranger so he can go anywhere he wants all winter! 

We checked out the road to the tower and then we went over to the beaver  area.

Monday I spent 20 minutes in the Post Office mailing Christmas Ornaments so they are on the way.   The roads were slippery.  We got a couple of inches of new white stuff...I do believe that Winter is here. 

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Snowy day

 We had a quiet snowy day here in the woods.  I did a couple of loads of laundry and cleaned the jets in the whirlpool tub…dishwasher soap and really hot water and let the jets run for about twenty minutes followed by a cold water rinse. 

Both of my brothers and their wives visited and Baxter who was a bit shy to begin with…but he warmed up after a few treats.  So good to see them all again.

We were not supposed to be in the blizzard here but it snowed and blowed.

My other baby brothers wife “she who sees robins first” shared some photos of the road out of here.  No one is going anyplace until the snowplow goes.

It is wicked out there.

Looking toward Steve and Jo’s house.  Over the years we have seen this road being a sea of snow many times.  It was one of the reasons we moved our mail box. 

Far Guy spoke to his sister and her family via FaceTime. His sister is only awake for very short times and then she drifts off to sleep. 

We hope the roads are cleared in the morning, we will see. Another storm is coming in early next week. 

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Snowy and blowing

 The wind blows everyday and it snows every other day.

Yesterday Sadie plopped down just outside of the patio door to watch the snow or maybe that squirrel who runs along the top of the fence.

Here she is just before she shook that snow off on my slippers and the rug. 

Far Guys infusion went as good as can be expected...they wanted to give him an IV of something that he has never had before...he said it is a good thing that he knows what meds he takes...if he were old and confused that might be a problem. 

I went to Hobby Lobby and had a good walk around and some paper might have been purchased and a few odds and ends. 

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Just "be"

 I have decided that my word for 2022 is be...just plain old be.  Be happy, be sad, be in the moment what ever that may be.  Be kind and patient if you can be, if not be bitchy... above all else be a good advocate. 

Far Guy is a bit better, I spent the afternoon with him until I fell asleep in a chair and he sent me home.  He is still getting IV antibiotics and steroids. 

We are having a blizzard but the roads were good in town.

Proof of life

He has a very large private room in the farthest part of the hospital.  It took me longer to walk from his room to my vehicle than it took me to drive home.  Hopefully we can get him home one day soon. 

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Cards keep coming

 Cards from Missouri, Minnesota, Arkansas, Colorado, Wisconsin,  Kentucky and Indiana. 13 all together including the Christmas letters.

I will have to call the Post Office back home, I got a message from one of my cousins that her Christmas card came back undeliverable...probably that old woman with half a brain at work again. 

 We have been puzzling.

It was one very difficult puzzle...harder than any puzzle I have ever worked on. 

It snowed again...another four plus inches added to what fell on Sunday/Monday....about 13 inches total in just a couple of days.  Now we are headed for a deep freeze...brrrrr...probably be too cold to snow. 

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More Snow

 Not sure how much more is out there...enough.  Our big excitement yesterday was almost getting stuck in a snowdrift with Ranger Blue....we took recycles to Osage.  We were ditch riding until the snow got too deep. 

It was nice to get out of the house.  It is nice and warm in Ranger Blue, after awhile you wouldn't even need a coat. 

I rested most of the day just doing a few things, I crocheted and watched a couple of Movies...Silver Linings I give it a 4 and Begin Again  I give that one a 6 out of 10.  I watched The Holiday a few days ago and I give that one an 8.

My yarn for my new project is stuck in West Fargo ND since Thursday morning at 8:34 AM...hasn't moved at all in days.  Buggers.

I felt better yesterday and hope today is even better.  I need to get back to normal...I must have been making antibodies to beat the band.   

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Snow again

 I am not sure what # snow this is...I have lost track.  It snowed big flakes for quite a while. Enough to make the ground white.

I couldn't pick up groceries until after Far Guys appointment...so he was with me...just like a little kid watching which people had masks and which ones did not...it was fairly exciting for the old guy to see people! (Groceries are the highlight of our week!  Old people are easily entertained.)

The grocery report was dismal.  No 20 ounce bottles of water, no Green Enchilada Sauce, no Blueberry Muffins, no Cara Cara Oranges, and no antiseptic wipes.   I ordered a Pork Roast and some fatty looking Pork Chops I never would have bought were substituted... in the reading department Co Jack Cheese was interpreted as Pepper Jack Cheese.  So they get an F this week. 

Sure I can make my own blueberry muffins and research how to make my own green sauce...it is just easier to order.  

I think we are on the brink of more shortages.  I was able to get a bottle of Lysol with bleach so I can make our own antiseptic wipes if I have to. 

The Covid numbers are going way up around here.  A wonderful lady died this week she was in the Nursing Home and we think it might have been Covid that contributed to her death.  She was married to Far Guy's Uncle.  She was 90 years old. 

One of Far Guy's Doctors said " Just assume that everyone has Covid." 

Stay safe out there in the Covid world. 

My earache is much better...hope it stays away:)

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Change

I hate the time change.  I am a tad more cranky than normal…not sure why, we are on no schedule other than Chance wanting someone to be up and preparing supper and his dish of food at 5:30 to be consumed at 6PM.  He is kind of bossy that way, he now thinks it’s great that we are on the ball and eating supper early!! Soon enough his tummy will be on the new schedule.

I am trying some new recipes this week.  Three of them…a BBQ chicken recipe, cause I was hungry for BBQ.  A root vegetable latke recipe that I will prepare with a couple of pork chops and then a cheesy sausage frittata with red peppers ( cause green ones give me indigestion). 

I subscribe to many “foodie” type magazines and rarely find a main dish recipe that we may like… either they take too many ingredients some of which we have never heard of or it has some ingredient we don’t like…like ricotta cheese. Some recipes have to be adapted a bit.

It is cold here and damp, we still have snow on the ground…it was about 15 F or –5C eh here yesterday morning.  That little nip in the air produced a grocery list as long as my arm.   The roads are icy…especially here in the woods (It rained and then snowed and then rained and then snowed.)  Far Guy is back to walking round and round in the house. We are hoping for a thaw…or for weather at least above freezing to wash the windows one last time.

 

Flowers from last summer.  This huge basket of flowers hung on the pole along the street in front of the house where Far Guy was born and raised.

Snow Flurries

March weather can be fickle..one day 50 degrees and the next day snowing and barely 20 degrees. You don't know when to wear your parka, and when to grab a hooded sweatshirt. When in doubt I wear both and peel layers from there. A modified Minnesota striptease, music is optional. Three or four days of spring like weather can make snow seem like a bad memory.

Chance is upset today.. it is snowing. He wants to go out and play..but not by himself. Last Sunday when it was really warm, the last of the snow came sliding off of the roof and scared the heck out of him..I think he was asleep, and the snow came off..and splattered all over him..a rude awakening for sure. He was not injured..he was just sleeping in the wrong place at the wrong time. Now the white stuff is falling out of the sky again.. and he doesn't want to go out all alone. He is now hiding under my feet..napping..hope I don't fall out of the chair or anything..the dogs whole world will fall apart...there will be no safe place to hide.

Ya well buddy, I would just as soon hide from the snow too. Instead we have to buck up and take it like a dog, and an old lady and take some photographs. Then we can have a nap:)