Our First Winter Storm is on the Way


I'm not sure if I am happy about that. I hate winter and cold weather and driving in snow and ice, but on the other hand snow can sometimes be very pretty and I am sort of looking forward to learning how to take some good photos of snow. After Christmas is over the snow can just go away, unfortunately it never does. Winter here in northwest Indiana usually lasts until mid-April. YUCK! That is way too long. Hopefully I will be able to convince Bill that we need to retire somewhere warmer when we are old.


I wonder if the snow will be bad enough tomorrow morning to close the campus. (I doubt it) It would be nice to have a 3 day weekend. I need to get the Christmas tree put up this weekend and work on sewing those darn hats for the snowmen we are giving out as party favors for our work party.


I have a headache so I don't have much to write about today ~ at least not anything funny.


In honor of the coming snow ~ here is a photo of the snowflake lights I put up in the dogwood tree.

If I were 10 years younger and single.....

Don't get me wrong, I am happily married to a great guy that treats me wonderfully, but I happen to have a huge crush on Peyton Manning, quarterback for the Indianapolis Colts!

Not only is Payton a wonderful athlete, the best quarterback in the NFL in my opinion, the guy has personality. Have you seen his interviews or those funny commercials he does? He just comes across as such a nice, fun guy, who can laugh at life.

So Peyton, count your lucky stars that I am a middle aged married mom and therefore am not stalking you!!!

Pet Peeves

I used to think that I didn't have any pet peeves, but the older I get the more I realize I do. Here are just a few I can think of off the top of my head:

• People who talk on their cell phones while in a public bathroom stall. Now that is just kinda gross if you ask me. We have lived most of lives without the convenience of cell phones, now all of a sudden we have to take all calls even when nature is calling at the same time? I don't get it.

• It really bothers me when people that I have been introduced to more than once, still can't remember who I am or that they have met me before. I can understand not remembering someone's name after only one brief introduction, but if you have been introduced to or spoken with someone 3 -4 times you should be able to remember it!!! I guess it just really makes me feel insignificant.

• I pride myself on being a good listener. When I have conversations with people, I listen to what they are saying. I ask questions and show interest. One of my biggest pet peeves are people who constantly talk about themselves and show no interest in what I have to say. Even if I manage to get a word or two in they usually change the subject right back to themselves. I find that to be very annoying and a little rude.

OK, well that's enough complaining. I hope this blog doesn't turn into one big complaining rant. People have said that I really don't complain much, so maybe that is why it is coming out here in writing.

Am I a "Christmas Lights Snob"?

We took advantage of the wonderful Thanksgiving weekend weather to put up our outside Christmas Lights. I am happy with the way they turned out. We would like to add lights around the top of the porch still, but not sure we will do it this year. Bill was great with getting up on the roof to put up the lighted snowflake and we even added some icicle lights this year. Here are some photos:

Anyway, while driving home from work today, I was looking at Christmas lights others have put out and I realized I am quite picky about what I like. I drove past one house where I swear they had just thrown stands of these very fast blinking colored lights onto their bushes and trees. It really looked bad! I noticed a couple more houses where the lights looked messy, like no real thought was put into how they would appear. Why should I care how they look? I mean the people who put up these lights have Christmas spirit right? So there in lies the question of the day "Am I a Christmas Lights Snob?"