When I got up this morning, it was 26 degrees - the warmest morning temperature we've had in over three weeks. As I type this post, it's 40 degrees. The weatherazzi is still calling for 1-3 inches of snow this afternoon and evening. Just what we need.
Neighbor Nick went out yesterday afternoon and chiseled a path to our mailbox for us. Now if we can just get the USPS to get us our mail.
When I got up this morning, it was 21 degrees. That is one of the warmest temperatures we've had in two weeks. It got up to 34 today, melting a tiny bit of snow.
We still haven't gotten any mail, but the Old Man did get his Monday morning newspaper and the garbagemen picked up as well.
The weatherazzi is calling for about an inch of snow late tomorrow afternoon. To get prepared, I went out and put down some rock salt on the back porch ramp and on the front porch steps.
When I got up this morning, it was -5, but I was thankful for a warm house and for the sunshine. It's supposed to get up to 23 today, and the weatherazzi claims it will get above freezing Wednesday and Thursday.
Yesterday morning, Neighbor Josh came over and climbed mini Mt. Everest and got our mail for us. I apologized to him - we only had a small box from eBay and a junk mail ad from AAA. I signed up for the USPS Informed Delivery - they scan in your mail and send you a text or email showing what is supposed (key word) to be delivered that day. According to them, we should have had 8 birthday cards, 2 bills, and some statements I will need for filing my income taxes. Neighbor Josh said they hadn't had any mail since last Saturday. But his efforts weren't all lost - he got our garbage can out of the snow mound, and put it on a dry spot in the driveway. I sure am thankful for good neighbors.
As I post this, it's 3 degrees, and unfortunately it's cloudy and doesn't look we'll see any sun today. I ventured out to the library yesterday to get some books for the Old Man, and I went next door to Meijer to get a jar of dill pickles for my potato salad, and I noticed a trend. The older people, re: my age, were wearing heavy coats, hats, gloves and good shoes, while the younger people were wearing hoodies, pajama pants, and Crocs.
As I post this morning, it's 14 degrees and once again, it is sunny.
We haven't had a newspaper all week, and I am still not going to risk falling to attempt to get to the mailbox. Neighbor Nick came back home yesterday, and said he would clear out the snow in front of our mail boxes and would clear the snow away from our garbage can .
Yesterday morning when I got up, it was -6, and luckily the sun was out all day. We didn't know how to act - it got up to 30 yesterday afternoon. I ventured out yesterday to Walgreens, and you could actually see a tiny bit of water on the side of the road where the snow is very slowly melting.
As I post this, it is -4 here, but once again, the sun is shining bright on my old Kentucky home. It's still way below freezing, but the sun is melting a bit of the snow. We haven't gotten a newspaper nor any mail this week. But I always say no mail, no bills.
