Good morning chicks,
Aren't you jealous of me? Going to an Elvis impersonator show this afternoon. My cousin is taking her son who is a huge Elvis and Michael Jackson fan and I thought I'd tag along because no one should have to suffer through that alone It's bright and sunny out - funny how all of you are raving about the warm temps - it's in the low 40's here and great, 50's to the chicks in the middle of the country and 60's down in the south. We all think it's marvelous. Me, I'm afraid that means we are going to get pounded something fierce and spring will be late to come. I guess it's unseasonably warm up this way although we still have snow cover here and the ground is just starting to peek out from under the trees. Either the deer are getting more comfy or they are getting more hungry. 6 appeared in the yard after DH put some corn out yesterday. And I don't think I will ever not be amazed driving down the road and seeing a bald eagle sitting in a barren tree and surveying the landscape. Yesterday we took a ride north into Duluth Minnesota to check out the town and look at some TVs - DH is looking to replace the old built in one that came with the house and is not working properly. It's a nice city sitting on frozen Lake Superior. A big transportation port I suppose - lots of cargo ships in one area. So we have shopping at our disposal - Duluth 90 minutes north, Rice Lake 60 minutes south, Eau Claire 2 hours south and if we were desperate Minneapolis 3 hours west. However Minneapolis is the frozen tundra of winter weather so we'd only go there in the summer It's also good that we don't have either room in the house or money for alot more so shopping is not so tempting any more. But it's a nice day trip once in a while. I find that as we settle in (8 weeks today) I am more content just to stay home. My gardening books I ordered are starting to come into the library - 2 more to pick up today - actually one is Diane Keaton's autobiography so I'll have lots to read this coming week.
Laura - I am familiar with the White Castle building - they built that after I left downtown - can't exactly recall but I think it's an insurance building? Have a good visit with the family and enjoy the fresh air and springlike weather.
Ceejay - I hope you get your sinuses resolved. It's much better up this way but I still have a drip once in a while. My sister said the nose spray helps alot but your body gets used to it and after a while you have to take it all the time. Don't know what's worse
Shad - don't envy you those mosquitoes. I'll bet they are big and nasty. Nice picture of the rose - I take it that it's not naturally gray - something about the way the picture came out? But it's a lovely effect anyway. Are you in the throws of the summer heat now?
Mel - hope you are resting up and feeling a bit better today.
Annie - I hope you enjoy your outing with Curtis' kids and that they behave themselves! I liked being over busy at work too - as long as you can keep up with the pace. Makes things go by faster. Hope the surgery works out for the poor guy.
Michelle - thanks for the tip on the gardening books - I will check her out. I'm loving the consortium of 30 libraries we have in our area and grateful that ours is the town that has the library in it. As I said, I don't think the foam mattress topper does much, if any good at all. The downside of the foam beds (besides the price) is that they tend to be warm. I go to bed at night cold but warm up quickly with my lightweight down cover and an extra light blanket on my feet. By morning my feet are sticking out from the covers and I pretty much am just covered on my waist. DH had to give up the down blanket as he said he was too warm also. But I notice such a difference when I sleep on one of the other beds that I think it's worth it. And I also don't like that it seems to take months before the foam smell gets out of the mattresses. I hope things go well for you with the job hunt. Sometimes it's good that you work at a big place - more opportunities - but also sometimes it's also equally hard to move. I'm sure you will do well as you have skills my friend.
I need to get dressed, would be nice to go pick up my library stuff before my cousin gets here since the library is not open on Sunday. Have a great weekend chicks.