Take 5 #006

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The boys keep stealing pencils off my desk instead of fetching new ones from the school supply box when they need them. However, I think I have masterminded a new defense.

-2-

Why is it when you go to a restaurant and order water they give you like a 3 oz cup? It’s like just because you ordered water your not thirsty. I like water; I drink it 99% of the time; and when I eat, I drink a lot. I did discover, however, most establishments are happy to give you a larger cup for a small fee of like 75 cents - perhaps a dollar. But that sure beats getting up 20 times for refills – no matter how much exercise you need.

-3-

Lee and I went shopping one cold winter day not long ago. The thermostat in our car has issues – has for years. We’ve tried to have it seen about and no one can find the problem, so Lee has rigged the system to where it at least functions. This leaves us with two temp settings – frostbite & melt. I know, I know, it’s archaic; but bear in mind we’ve not had a car payment going on 5 years now, and that my friend is one sweet feelin’.

Anyhow – when you are set to melt, heat blows right off the heater core; so if you want to be warm AND breathe while you’re driving around in the winter, you simply must crack the windows. So, here we are coasting down the road around 45mph, enjoying our date day, talking about what we are going to eat for lunch and what stores we can’t survive without visiting… SUV beside us drives through a huge puddle of water… water splashes through my 1.5 inch crack and lands right on my face. Only in my world folks – only in my world.

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I absolutely hate it when I purchase something and then hide it from myself. My latest item is a tube of lip gloss. Usually it’s something arbitrary like safety pins or batteries, but lip gloss? /sigh

-5-

We’ve lived in Gwinnett County for going on 10 years now; and you can bet if there’s inclement weather, you won’t know if the county is closing before you go to bed. I was up ‘till midnight last night. Every county surrounding Gwinnett had announced they were closing – not Gwinnett. They finally decided to post their closing around 4:30am. In truth; today, the weather and the roads are much better than during the ice storm of 2005 when they refused to close the schools. But who’s keeping track?

Pics from snow dusting 01-08-10

Pics from Ice Storm -Nov 2005

no power - no heat - for roughly 15hrs