Random Friday

It looks like a winter wonderland around here as we got about six inches of snow yesterday! Oh how I love snow at Christmas time! Having never lived in a warm climate I just can't imagine Christmas without snow. Up here in Tundra country as Mrs. Mom calls it we most always have snow for Christmas, but once in a while we have an 'open' winter without any and it is the pits. If it's going to be cold lets have some snow to play in plus the economy is helped by all the snowmobilers and the ski industry.

Dad and I are still fighting the battle of the Christmas lights. We were out in the storm yesterday working on them AGAIN and hopefully they will all come on at the designated time now. Evidently two of my outlets on the front porch are faulty so a call has been put in to the electrician but he said he may not be able to get here until after Christmas so we had to do some creative thinking to get everything working.

I took some pictures. They are a bit blurry. Sigh....... I tried using my tripod but for some reason my camera wouldn't work on it, I am very technically challenged you see. So I took it off the tripod and tried very hard to keep my hands still as the shutter speed is really slow at night and this is what I ended up with.

I love my little horse and sleigh. I'll try again to get some better pictures.

Funsize won a three hour limo ride on one of the local radio stations. Last night it pulled into the drive way as she wanted to pick up T and D for part of the ride. D bailed so DIL and T climbed in. This thing is HUGE! I think it is the Hummer version. You could live in this thing!

Funsize and friends.

T and Mom.

This is an imitation fireplace where heat really comes out.

They were treated to a drive to see all of the Christmas lights in the area. What fun!

Yesterday I had to go over to the Humane Society as the local Walm*art was donating $1,000 to us! That will feed lots of cats and dogs and we appreciate it so much! The Executive Director contacted all of us on the board to see if anyone was available to come over. Two of us showed up, the two on the board that are retired! We had to stand there holding the big check but thankfully didn't have to say anything. I would have keeled over if I had to talk on television! The Executive Director and the Rep from Walmart did all the talking but they did ask us if we wanted to say anything. Gulp. Nope.

John is new on the board as I am but has been volunteering there for years. He is so good with the animals and takes on some of the problem cases that need lots of patience and TLC. Here he is with Olive a lovely stray that come to us with a trap still attached to her paw!!!!!!!! Our resident vet operated, had to take off a couple of toes, but she will be fine. She is such a sweetie and I would love to have her for myself but I think I would be outvoted by Noodles, Munchie and Hubby!

This is Frannie. She is one of our resident cats. Her job is to lay on the counter and look pretty, she does it well don't you think? They did a calender with her dressed up in all different outfits that is a hoot.

I appreciated all of your comments concerning the Merry Christmas VS Happy Holidays situation. Nice to know that all of you prefer Merry Christmas!!!! I have to report and give kudos to a different restaurant that I was in last week. I quite often meet Hubby for lunch if I am out in area near his office. We decided on Ruby Tuesday's as I had things to do in the mall. After we had been seated I noticed the Christmas music was a combination of conventional songs and Christmas hymns!!!! When our waitress brought our check and said good bye she also said Merry Christmas before we even had a chance to say it first! Yea! I am going to send off a note to Ruby Tuesdays main office and tell them how much I appreciate it! :o)

We are expecting another snow storm this weekend. This one has the possibility of being a Nor'easter. Glad I got the ole' snowmobile in for it's yearly check up and it's ready to go! Like I said before, if it's going to be cold let's have some snow to play in!!

MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!