Here you go, my Sweet Violets! Another new home for our daily musings....

"Thus nature has no love for solitude, and always leans, as it were, on some support; and the sweetest support is found in the most intimate friendship."

- Cicero

You think 23 is cold, we've been in NEGATIVE with wind chill. I never even knew what that felt like. We had snow & ice today (?!?!?!?!) so we stayed home from work. Instead of enjoying it, I worked from home, took care of Carson and nursed.. either horrible horrible allergies or I'm getting sick..

UGH.

Yeah, we're supposed to get 2"-4" overnight tonight, so the kids are hoping for a snow day tomorrow... they've only been back to school for 4 days! Ack!

Hey Laura: Roll Tide! The boys are watching the Big Game!

WOW...it was 74 today. Stay warm dear Violets! 5K on the game...ROLL TIDE!

single digits here with wind chill well below zero. Cold!!!

Do you get really cold there often Laura? I am thinking about the driveways in Guntersville being soo steep! I guess the problem is not getting down in snow and ice it is getting up!

Okay off to bed!!!!!

Good morning, Violets.

Last chance to post a note before we head out. Up at 4:30, I'm dressed and ready to go. Horrible snowstorm last night. 3-6 inches here in Detroit. Took us hours to get here, but I just checked and the flight out will be on time. Ate very, very well yesterday. Hard to snack when you're stuck in a car!!

We are supposed to be in LA by 1 p.m. which would be 4 my time, so I'll be one pooped lady. Nothing on the schedule today except getting over the jet lag and checking out the town.

Everyone have a great day. See you again on the 18th. And this time I mean it.. lol

If only my kids could pick lottery numbers like they do snow days! Yep, they're off today! But they'll probably end up wishing they weren't by the time I make them finish their Xmas Thank You notes and help me w/cleaning... he he he...

BYE JUDY!! She's probably jetting over Janie in St. Louis by now!

Pam... 5k as in $5,000??? :thumbup:

LOL, Haydee... yes, I'm sure dd could use extra training... but now she's doing a "project" for the owner to ride as many of the horses that she can & log +/- about them... this will help her see that they're all different and all have both + and - and that she has to be consistent no matter which one she's riding... as well as improve her skills as well... she's a typical 11yo girl who fantasizes about the "perfect" girl/horse "bond" and the owner's trying to get her to see that there doesn't have to be "just 1" horse for her, that she can ride lots and still learn & have fun... last night she rode Savannah and had a great time...

Everyone have a great day & keep warm!

Thought for the day:

"You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You must do the thing that you think you cannot do."

~~Eleanor Roosevelt

Hey Girls~

Michelle, no not me...Laura's uncle (I love that we know who he is) bet 5k on the game. I lost 5 bucks this season on a game and am not over that yet.

I finished 5 workouts in 5 days!!!! So proud of me! Did 3 days of cardio and 2 of lifting weights. Will do both tomorrow, 20 min of each.

OK>..off to manipulate the minds of the future! I'll pop in from work!

xoxo

no not me...Laura's uncle (I love that we know who he is) bet 5k on the game.

Oohh... ok, now that makes more sense! Well good for him, because didn't they win? (I'm such a sports nut, huh? NOT!)

Way to go w/the workouts, Pam! You rock & are an inspiration to me!!

They did win!! I actually fell asleep the last 20m, they played SO LATE.

I am an Auburn fan, but for something like this I supported Alabama. Remember, they're the big rivals I told ya about?

All 3 of us are sick..

and NO we don't get this cold, no matter what I do my pipes kee pfreezing, we're not prepared for this.

Jane! So sad to hear about the murders in your town. Crazy crazy people in this world. I feel bad for both families...

Yeah, the game last night was on so late...we were tuning in and out while piddling around the house. We finally crawled into bed around 10pm each with our respective laptops. I think I was out by 10:15, LOL.

So laura, what happens when your pipes freeze? For our houses all we did was insulate the exposed spouts outside. I wouldn't know what to do if they froze! Are you at home again today because of the weather? It's 23 here but we are nice and toasty in the office...

michelle - awww, poor kids! you sound like my mom! i'm sure they wish they were in school instead, lol...

pam - how's the festival? seen any great movies? any movie stars?!

sitting here munching on my scrambled eggs with bacon. i made sure i brought breakfast with me this morning!

Leave the water running a tad to prevent freezing. That is what we had to do in Reno.

We see our first movie tonight, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo! Then tomorrow we see, On These Shoulders We Stand. Then one Sat night, then one Sunday morning (Sus sees one Sunday night). We are looking forward to it...we love the film festival and it is so fun to see these types of movies.

Did you tweeze the hair? I have tweezers in my purse, desk and home...the best light is outside, love to get 'em in the car!

xoxoxo

yep, i got than darn hair. and it's so thick too! i just get one (for now). i only have one pair of tweezers, the ones you got me! and i keep them at home and i tweeze usually saturday mornings in natural light. that way i can see everything! I'm ready to do electrolosis. i can't imagine having to tweeze for the rest of my life! it sucks and usually by day 4 i'm hairy again but i just live with it until saturday rolls around again.

ooohh, so many movies this weekend! hope you see someone famous!

Friday night is pizza night so because we're all home today I thought I'd make completely homemade pizza -- dough AND sauce both from scratch! But of course I had only 1/2 as much flour as I needed for the dough, sigh, so instead of being deep dish, it'll just be regular crust! Of course, I doubled the sauce, so I'll just freeze what I don't use. The dough will rise while we're at the barn, then I'll come home, put it all together, add a salad, & voila! Pizza night! The house smells so yummy w/the sauce simmering on the stovetop!

I feel so domestic today!

Off to flip the laundry & get ready to go...

Everyone have a great Fri eve!!