Northeast @ MindSay

That isn't about to happen. Not for a while anyway. After 2 days of snow, rain, sleet, freezing rain, snow, sleet, snow etc, (Not necessarily in that order) I decided it was about time to go out in the cold and clean up the mess yesterday. It wasn't all that bad even though the temperature was in the low 20's. Since I had not been out doing much recently it was probably time I did something constructive. "I guess I needed the freak. .in exer. .cise" *I mumbled somewhat loudly in my best Jack Nicholson imitation*. (Since you couldn't hear me just assume it was my best imitation). Besides, playing in the snow is fun.

I didn't want to bring my good camera outside with me so I used my cell phone camera to take a few pics. Since I have a Verizon cell phone I thought maybe I would be able to get some of the thousands of network assistants to help me out so I could finish faster. You know, the ones you see on the commercials for Verizon who follow the customer all over the place. I couldn't seem to find even one of them. I guess it was too cold out.

Since I realized I was on my own I decided to take one more pic and get busy cleaning up the mess.

The snow was basically powder on top but wet and icy underneath. Time to start digging.

While cleaning up the snow it just made me more aware of the mess of leaves that were still packed underneath.

It made me start to wonder if I should have left the snow there. At least it looked a bit nicer without all the leaves sticking out all over the place.

With most of the snow cleaned up it was time to clean up my snow clearing buddy, Mr. Snow Blower. Then park him back in the garage to be ready for the next Winter Wonderland Adventure.

More snow is on the way for tomorrow but probably not all that much. The next storm heading this way may bring more in the way of freezing rain towards the end of the weekend. Mr. Snow Blower won't be much help with that.

Have a safe, warm, comfortable and cozy evening.

Here Comes The Crud

Here comes the crud, here comes the crud
And I say it's turning all white
Little darlin' it may be a long cold lonely winter
Little darlin' it feels like it's rising past my ears
Here comes the crud, here comes the crud
And I say it's turning all white
Little darlin' the smiles are exiting their faces
Little darlin' it seems like it's rising past my ears
Here comes the crud, here comes the crud
And I say it's turning all white
Crud, crud, crud, here it comes
Crud, crud, crud, here it comes
Little darlin' I feel the ice will never be meltin'
Little darlin' it seems like years since it's been clear
Here comes the crud, here comes the crud
And I say it's turning all white . . . .

Over the last 2 days we have had just about every form of precipitation imaginable along with off and on high winds of over 50 MPH. Not bad for the first bad weather of this winter season. Yes, I suppose it could be worse. The midwest probably has had more snow and freezing rain. Today the west coast had to put up with huge storms, high winds of over 100 MPH and massive flooding. We have had a foot or more of snow in the higher elevations. More 911 calls for vehicle accidents than you can shake a bent bumper at. I guess it is a good time to stay off the roads for a while until all those who have forgotten how to drive in this weather have wrecked their cars. Then the roads will be safe for a while. Then there is the beginning of the road salt season. The time when everyone rushes to the car washes on the days when it gets above freezing in hopes of slowing the deterioration of their vehicles.

We started out with snow, then freezing rain and sleet, then rain, then back to freezing rain, then rain and now back to snow. The following image shows some of what we have had.

This is just a tease from Mother Nature to get us ready for what may be a long and cold winter ahead. But then again the long range forecast calls for a bit of a warming trend for next week. Since my lawn has not been cut for the winter and I still have tons of leaves on top of that currently buried under a blanket of snow, maybe I will get a chance to clean it up later. If not it will be waiting for me when spring arrives. If I get a little ambition tomorrow and it is not too cold and miserable out perhaps I will get out and get some pictures. I will have to see what tomorrow brings and if I can find some photo worthy scenes. The winter weather has just begun and we will not really know what is in store until it gets here. We shall see.

I had a lot of fun last night!  I felt bad for my friend Sabrina though.  She invited over 40 some people including various family members.  She knew that 6 of her 7 aunties probably wouldn't come but one auntie w/ 2 cousin's RSVPd.  Her ex-sister in law (long story not going in on that!) was going to come because she had my other pampered chef items but understood that her nephews had a basketball tourny and couldn't make it.  So only her mother and I showed up!  For some reason the one auntie with the cousin's didn't show up!

I got to love on my boy T (her son) and finally meet A (her daughter) and give my honey (her hubby) a big ol hug and kiss on the check (even if he was covered w/ grit, grease, and nasty stuff from his work-part owner of his family's business that constructs steel buildings, owns summer hill cabins, insulation operation, and other things). 

But we had a blast even if it was just the three of us.  Four if you count lil three year old A:D  Pampered Chef lady said she actually perfers small parties like last nights because she can visit also!  Sabrina made a cheese ball w/ crackers (low sodium) for me and the Pampered Chef lady made a decadant choco trifle (Sabrina got as many sugar free ingredients as possible!).  Sabrina also ran to an up and coming local vineyard and got 2 excellant bottles of Red Wine!  Sabrina knows NOTHING about wine and didn't releaze that she needed a cork screw to open the wine with!  It was funny as hell when I walked in the door to help set up!

Bree hadn't chilled the wine because she didn't know she had to and when I grabbed it out of the bags and put it in the freezer on it's side she flipped!  "IT'S GOING TO FREEZE".  I told her no that is champagne silly!  And that is because it is carbanated!  We went to open the wine to have a glass with the trifle and she had no corck screw!  She was about in tears and her mom was going calm down silly we will get it open!  I asked if her hubby had a unused drill bit.  Yes but she didn't know where.  So I asked if she had any left over dry wall screws.  Yes.  Okay get me a screw driver and a pair of pliers.  So I taught her to get a cork out with a dry wall screw and a pair of pliers.  This was her first bottle of wine ever and she isn't sure what she thinks about it but let me tell you all something!  That was some of the best wine I have ever had!  For a small vineyard in North Eastern NE that wine tasted better then some of the wines I tasted when I was in Sonoma and Napa Valley's in Cali!  This is the second vineyard/winerary in Northeastern NE that I know of. 

So Sabrina and I have made plans to kidnap our hubbys, drop our kids off at one of the grandparental units houses and make a day of going to the two vineyards and having fun in their tasting rooms.  The one she bought the wine from is actually only 15 minutes or so from her house in the boondocks!:D  The other one we will have to travel 2 hours to get too so since it is more of a day for us we are going to make the guys drive so we can do the majority of the tasting!  They are beer drinkers anyway!:D

After the Pampered Chef lady left w/ $61 dollars of my money and a parital guest list for my party next month, Sabrina's mom, Sabrina, and I went outside w/ a glass of wine, our cigs, and sat down looking at the stars and visiting.  A and T came over and joined us from where ever they were at and T went inside and had to show off how he is firing off his own fireworks by himself now.  Then Bree's mom left and A, Bree, and I stayed outside just chatting and wishing that I would have brought Randy and the kids with me so we could have just spent the night.  I looked at the time and said oh shit and had to leave.  I didn't leave out of their place till 11pm!  Got home by 11: 35 or 40 so due to the suicidal deer.  And then promptly stayed up watching John Doe on Sci Fi to drool over the main star John Doe, who by the way played Dracula in Blade III!:D  Lovely looking man with a nice body if you ask me!  Tried going to bed and Randy was sprawled and I couldn't move him so I got to sleep on the couch. 

Randy woke me up at 6 this morning because he has to work today cleaning up a foreman's mess over in Wakefeild, where two more of my uncles live.  He has massive amounts of automation prints to finish and panels to build for this coming week's jobs but he has to put them off to get this other foreman's crew caught up and cleaned out today so needless to say once he gets done over in Wakefield, grabs a fast lunch from one of my aunties he has to go into the shop and work some more!  And this coming weeks check is going to be nice again!  I love having money again so I can get all my bills paid off, I am a quarter of the way there and my pay check hasn't even been touched yet!  Duel income is nice!:D

I strongly encourage you all to have a Pampered Chef party even if you don't have a lot of money to spend!  It is just a nice way to go visit folks you haven't seen in a while, meet new people, and have a girl's night out! My Pampered Chef Party will be on April 13th, which by the way is Friday the 13th!  The Pampered Chef lady really wants me to do a "scary theme" party!:D  I know for sure that I will have more ppl then Sabrina!  My mom, Sabrina and her mom, Dana (Bree's ex sister in law), and at least one auntie and one of my cousin's!  I can also take orders from my friends across the US via the Pampered Chef Lady's website under my name!  Not to mention catalog orders from friends and co workers who don't want to drive down to the boondocks where I live!:D  So once my name is set up in my Pampered Chef Lady's website, I will post the link here for those of you who want to buy a lil something yourselves or host your own party!  Even if your in a different state you can still sign up to host a party under me because my host can get another host to cover for her and/or you can hold a catalog party only!  And once you hold a party, you receive 10% discount on all your orders for the rest of the year!  That means if you book a party under my party and all your friends book one after that you can get 10% off at their parties!  Not counting the lil bounes off of what you earned having your party and for having a party booked under your party!  Which is great because Pampered Chef can be spendy but the items are great!

Okay I think I am done rambling for now!:D  Look for my Pampered Chef Lady's site link soon! 

I am off shopping in Omaha with my sister and mom in about 15 minutes here! 

Yes, well...I'm outta here.  That bitch Rita is apparently coming to get me, and I ain't gonna sit here and wait for her to find me.  I'm heading North.  Or East.  Maybe Northeast.  I'm not sure which.  I say East is a better idea.  But that's just me.

Random quotes before I go:

"Every time I fart, you will cluck like a chicken." -- Daniel

"Well, I'm glad I'm me, because if I'm not me, then who the hell have I been?" -- Big Brother Josh

"You flarping bastard!" -- Daniel

"God damn you!" -- Stoner, addressing his steak.

*laughs*

Anyways, I'm outta here.  My family should be here soon, and then I don't know what the hell we're doing after that.  I'll be back either Sunday or Monday.

I love you all, and please stay safe, whatever that means for you.

Until next time,

TheFallenAngel