wow! woke up to about 1" of powdery snow! not enough to be beautiful -- or to use the word "blanketed" -- just enough to say, "yeah -- ok -- i KNOW winter is here!" but, peek-a-boo, i still see the wild thistles peeking out with little sparrows clustered on top picking away at the seeds!! boone and i swept all the snow off the drive way and sidewalk -- and then came inside to have COFFEE!! he settled for his turkey hip/joint treat and his heart worm chewy tab! he loves to frolick in the snow -- kind of like a giant snow fairy! lol!! jim will probably be home very late tonight -- nebraska is getting slammed again -- and he'd rather eat out of a trash can (he's got a thing about trash) than to get "stuck" there!
i went to walmart last night for a few groceries -- i hadn't been since we returned from iowa. i walked in and i thought that the store was closing! nearly every shelf was EMPTY! i asked the guy that was stocking meat what the heck, and he told me that we were under a SNOW THREAT!! ooooo --- aaaaaaah --- i asked him how much we were supposed to get and he said MAYBE up to 4"!!! i looked at him, and probably sounded pretty RUDE, and i said, SERIOUSLY!!?? i looked around the store, which was PACKED and i just shook my head! one guy had FIVE electric heaters in his 2 carts! how warm will HE be when the power goes out? people were buying can goods by the cartfull -- and there wasn't even a SLICE of bread in the store! i realized when looking at these folks that they were very stressed, probably remembering the ice storm that immobilized us last year. and i kept thinking what if they lived somewhere like IOWA or NEBRASKA -- ? could they survive? we live rurally -- 8 miles outside of town in a professional development -- but the little town that we live close to has a pop of 16000 people. we are in the most impoverished county in missouri -- and trust me when i tell you larry the cable guy or the redneck comedy tour has NOTHING on these people -- except cash-flow! then, being so philisophical, i wondered if the IOWEGIANS and NEBRASKANS could survive down HERE! we were without electricity last year for nearly 2 weeks! our home is TOTALLY electric -- so, no lights, no heat -- no water (we have a well and septic system) -- no indoor cooking! and did i mention NO ROAD CARE to salt, sand or clear away the snow?? we had trees that had snapped laying all around -- jim came down to missouri to rescue me -- and we left the next day. i felt bad, as he was so worried -- and he reacted just like the people here did last night -- he bought TONS of batteries in nebraska -- as there was none on the shelves here -- he bought all kinds of kerosene lamps, lanterns, flashlights, and a kerosene heater! he bought HUGE jugs of water -- not knowing what he'd find here ... and i guess what it all boils down to are that people are people! everybody copes in a different way, but with nearly the same end result. mr. freeze and his ice storm last year didn't care what income bracket any one was in -- he just iced the whole area.
well, i listed on theprimchick last night on ebay -- (hopefully, i'll get the auction links installed here soon) but, until then, he's come to open today's blog -- and, eventhough i tried to paint cupids -- he turned out to be a snowy! but, he's got a valentine! check him out -- his name is SNOWBERT! and his little heart is sure to MELT yours!
i want to wish my TRAVELING friends a safe and happy family trip to florida (((hugs))) christine; and i also want to wish one of my DEAR e-friends the deepest heartfelt congratulations on her recent marriage to her special fella (((hugs))) linda and dave!!!
well, time to get back to the paint table -- i hear lots of "chaos" in there this morning -- now just to figure out whose calling to me the LOUDEST!!
have a blessed thursday -- and the best thing about thursday -- is the day after -- !
lisa =0)
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