Baby, it's really cold outside

The wind from the north has finally died down from last week,
but it was howling a week ago Wednesday night as the cold front

came through our part of the country.



Believe me when I say there were some things going bump in the night!

So Dear Heart was out in the rain trying to stop his windmill
gone crazy whirling like a whirlybird

from blowing off the top deck and I'm sitting in here biting my nails

thinking that thing is gonna fly off one of these days

and whap him or fly through our bedroom window.

After he tied it down, we went to bed with the window open and curtains 

flapping in the breeze wanting to enjoy the cool weather and the

sounds of the storm that happen too infrequently these days.

About 3:00 a.m., we were rudely awakened by the "frigid" air, along with
more banging noises, which we lay there trying to IGNORE.

Not enjoying them at all.

Dear Heart finally caved and went outside to rearrange things.

Oh yes, the windmill had blown off. The ladder had travelled across the deck,

and the swing had to be tied up to prevent it from banging against the house.

Poor Dear Heart.

It really made me feel bad that he had to be
outside taking care of gathering up and securing
that stuff again in 30 degree weather
(I have no idea what the wind chill could have been)

wearing nothing but his manly pjs, a/k/a fruit of the loom briefs.
Can you say Brrrrrrr??

Bless his heart. Gives me the shivers just to think about it
(and I really was thinking about it as I lay under the warm covers).

The weather in Texas is so fickle. After that cold front moved out,

It warmed up, and then ... lo, and behold,

Surprise, Surprise

We did get some of that white stuff on Christmas Day!!

 

 

North Texas snow with Trudy Tracks

Trudy is bewildered by all this cold weather,
but happy to finally find some grass under the snow.

 

The last few days have been in the upper teens and low 20s

and it's warmed up some out there now.



ice design on the window screen

 

But the snow is lovely when it first falls and covers the ground.
And this has been a restful week since we stayed inside most of the time. 

We were able to be with our kids and grandkids for Christmas celebrations.

I found this Christmas card of my sister and I from 1954.
(the photo actually having been taken from Easter of that year).

My hope is that you enjoyed a very Merry and Happy and Blessed Christmas

and that 2013 will be a prosperous and blessed year.