Groundhog Day

 

Friday Funny

 

Friday Funny

 

And The Beat Goes On...

Our oldest dil's birthday was on the 8th.  Since they live in Nevada, we don't get to celebrate it with her.  I wish we could.

Monday and Tuesday of this week were quiet days.  We spent time getting things prepared as another storm was being predicted for later in the week.  It seems this January, the U.P. is getting more snow than it has in a number of years.  There is so much that there is no place to put it all after shoveling it off roads and sidewalks.  School children, I suspect, are the happiest of us all because they have been getting no school days quite often because of the weather.

Wednesday was our oldest son & dil's 20th wedding anniversary.  Time goes by so quickly.  Hard to believe it has been 20 years already.

The storm came in on Wednesday where we got a foot of snow w/high winds.  On the good side, we didn't lose power which is what I worry about the most.

Thursday there was a lull in the weather so B and I took advantage of it by getting haircuts.  Then we went out to lunch and picked up a few groceries at the local supermarket.  We don't know what happened but by the time we got home, we were both "sick as dogs".  The only thing we figure is that something we ate at lunch definitely did not agree with us.  We are fine now but Thursday afternoon at home was not fun.

B was waiting for one of his medication to get refilled last week.  The doctor said he would have to have labs done before she could give him the renewal.  He did that last week and we got the report in the mail Wednesday.  Yesterday, the doctor's office called and said that she was very pleased at what she saw in the report and therefore, was not going to give him the renewal for Lovastatin as she felt he didn't need it at this time. He was happy...one less pill to take.

The weather channel is predicting below zero temps for next week. Oh Joy!  I so love winter in the U.P.  NOT!!

 

The First Full Week of January

 I came up with my words for 2026 "Calm and Patience".  I think these are appropriate for me as I work on them constantly but have never really focused on them.  I have found that my mantra for when I need them is "calm and patience, Ellen, calm and patience".

All of the Christmas decor has come down and been put away for another year.  Anything that I no longer want, I have put in the donation bag.  Perhaps someone else will enjoy using them.

B and I found a new local grocery store where food prices are more reasonable.  We are always looking for ways to save money, so this is a good find.

Since retiring, B and I have leased our car instead of buying one.  We do not put a lot of miles on the car as we don't go back and forth with work everyday and we limit any long trips to once or twice a year.  We have been driving a 2022 Equinox which we really like.  This year our lease is up in February and we were all set to lease another Equinox.  However, we found out that the new Equinox has the shifter on the steering wheel instead of the floor.  B prefers the shifter on the floor.  The saleswoman showed us a Chevy Trail Blazer which has the shifter on the floor and all the extras that the Equinox had that we liked.  It is smaller than an Equinox but that is okay as there is just the two of us using the car.  The added bonus to the new car lease is that the monthly payment is down $50 monthly from previous lease.  We were so pleased about everything that we did all the paperwork and brought the new car home on Thursday.

This past weekend, the weather was terrible.  Another winter storm which gave us rain, ice and about 1 foot of snow.  A number of trees came down in the woods behind our house but nothing too close.  Thank goodness.

We stayed inside this weekend and watched US figure skating.  I was happy to see Chock and Bates win a 7th US title in ice dancing and Amber Glenn won for women's single.  B and I are looking forward to February when the Olympics start.  We enjoy watching the competitions.