Another Snow

Well, we woke up to snow again today.....looks like 6 inches worth and it is still coming down.
The roads are in chaos....DH drove dear son-in-law into his Dr. appointment so that dear daughter wouldn't have to make the drive.  It took them 2 1/2 hrs to get to the 8 o'clock appt. The Dr saw him anyway, I would imagine everyone is late or cancelled appts.  Paul is doing well with his recovery from hip surgery.

I, on the other hand am feeling very much like I have cabin fever.  I did get out yesterday - went to Walmart, shoveled out the garage of icy melt and snow chunks that have fallen off the vehicles.  SO MESSY!!!
Was such a breath of fresh air...I even made a stop at SB for a Chai Tea Latte!

I found this picture on Wallace Garden Instagram and copied it, as it is so appropriate.  Spring seems to be a long time in coming this year as of right now.  We are headed to -10 for overnight again and that is actual not wind chill.

Little Isaac will be spending the day with me tomorrow so I must get some picking up and cleaning done.
Carry on.......

Ice Caves - Meyers Beach - Cornucopia, WI

I have always thought I would want to go see these ice caves when they were accesible - dear sister, Cindy, even came on January vacations two years in a row, with hopes these caves would be available to view but they never were.  Now this year when she isn't visiting she didn't visit LOL!!  

Actually the ice hasn't been safe enough to walk out to see the caves since 2009.  Our friends from the Lake condo's did go out that year to see them and had lovely pictures to show.  Now when I have the opportunity to venture out to see them - I don't go.   Number 1 - the weather is so dang cold I don't like being out in it.

Number 2 - when I read about all the precautions regarding your trek out to see them, I got cold feet.

I guess I will admire them from the posted pictures people have put on the internet and then I can view them via the sea cave cam provided to view scenes like this one above.  So pretty with that sun going down over the lake.  Ummm.. I didn't see any people visiting yesterday on the posted views every hour.  Could it be these frigid temps we are all experiencing here in the North Country.

For the second day this week school has been cancelled due to the low temps and wind chill factors.  -20 last night with a -45 wind chill this morning.  It is supposed to warm up as the day goes on; into the 20's for the forecast tomorrow.  I hope so.  I remain housebound, and drank the last bit of cream that I whip up for my coffee every morning.  Grrr....

I will enjoy my cuppa Kaffee cream free today - may the day be good to all!!

For the second 

JANUARY 2014

Christmas 2013 and all the holiday 'busy-ness' has passed.  All the 'things' that make the time so pretty and exciting still wait to go into their appropriate places of rest until the next Christmas Season rolls around.  I had so much fun celebrating this year; with a Christmas dinner party for my Crochet Club friends.  A Christmas sleep over celebration with the kiddos and their littles because of their plans taking them away for Christmas.  A Christmas Eve celebration with the Bizal family here, rounded out with a lively game of Catch Phrase - a tradition with them.  So much fit into a short period of time and then it is over LOL!  Christmas day was quiet with DH and I taking in a movie 'The Wolf of Wall Street' and eating left overs  :-)

Welcome 2014 quietly as DH was feeling a little under the weather with symptoms of a cold and was preparing to leave for a Wrestling tournament leaving on January 2nd for Rochester and I preparing to leave at 5:15 a.m. with the Jordan's for a 9 day vacation to Paradise Island, Nassau  (Bahama's) - resort of
ATLANTIS.

And what a heavenly vacation it was!!  How I long for the beautiful surroundings, beautiful weather, and waking up to the childrens' excitement of embracing life in a world of sun and all that the resort had to offer for adventure.  I got to kiss and hug a dolphin and be in the water with 'her' - after sharing literally, tears of laughter with my daughter as we tried to squeeze into our wetsuits LOL xoxo!!  I went down 'The Current'
a 'rapid' river ride on an inner tube (a challenge to myself to overcome actually going over rapids), going down a water slide which involved a tube going slowly through a shark tank, took a leisurely ride down a lazy river and a couple of beautiful beach walks on the ocean.  The food was great and Paul saw to it that we hit some especially good restaurants, and we even had a buffet dinner outside in the dark, with twinkling lights and festively decorated tables!!  It was a wonderful break from winter at home....a Polar Vortex that brought the temperatures to -25 to -35 degrees FRIGID - a great  time to be gone!!

HOW I MISS THIS!!

I returned home to DH and settled into the surroundings of cold and snow again and greatly miss the yearly January visit with sister, Cindy.  She stayed home this year on a 'stay ca' from work, and I realize how much fun she has brought to my January drudge the last two years.  Paul had hip surgery a week ago (last Wed) and he is recovering nicely.  DH has vacationed in Costa Rica, fishing for 4 days and he is back.  I have helped get the Jordan kiddos to appts and classes, while Amy helps Paul recoup.  I had a lovely evening with Laurie - who made me an outstanding dinner!!  (and movie of 'Hello Dolly' with Barbra Streisand).

Life resumes.....in the continuing cold and snow.  

I have hopes of blogging more efficiently ..... but you know how that goes!!  We shall see....

I missed Starbucks and Caribou while vacationing - so have had 3 chai tea lattes and one northern lite vanilla latte to make up for the losses LOL!! 

Now I must rush out and enjoy the few hours of purported 30 degree temps before the 3 inches of snow and temp of 2 degrees return!!  Happy Friday everyone!!