Snowed In

Slinky got me up at 3:00 to let him out. When he saw all that snow was still there, he didn't want to go out. He went back to bed. Fifteen minutes later he wanted out again. But he wouldn't go out in all that snow. At 3:30 he started whining again. Again I got up to let him out. He wouldn't go. The next time he started whining and barking, was 4:45. I finally just got up and fed him and made my oatmeal and gave him the best part of that. This time he HAD to go out...so he did. I don't know what all he did but at least when I let him back in he was content. Animals!

I can't get out of my drive and I'm out of my blood pressure medicine. I guess missing a couple of days won't kill me. Later, after the sun comes up, I will get bundled up and go out to clean off my patio and walk and drive. I don't see how we can have ministerial alliance tomorrow unless the city scrapes the streets...and especially my street.

Yesterday was boring. I read and did my computer all day. There was nothing but the weather to watch on TV. Last evening I watched PBS and they had a show on the police shows of the 60's and 70's. That's when they had decent TV. No reality shows or stupid shows. The only thing I can find to watch on TV is rerun movies and PBS. Thank goodness for the computer and my books.

It's 9 degrees right now and is not supposed to get any warmer then 10 degrees all day with a windchill of -7.

Today I need to do some laundry. That 75 watt bulb on top of the hot water tank near the copper tubing that goes to my frig water supply kept the pipe from freezing last night. Thank goodness! It's amazing what a 75 watt bulb can do.

I will change my sheets today and wash my towels and may clean house. But first I must dig out as soon as the sun comes up.

More later....

I went out to dig off the patio and worked about twenty minutes. I began to get cold so decided to come back in. The back storm door lock had slipped down and locked me out. I crawled under the two by four on the west side of the patio and attempted to get through the gate. Bob's latch had frozen in place and I had to take off my gloves to work it out. By the time I got the gate unlocked and tried to push it open, my fingers were frozen. I had to push the gate over through a couple of feet of drifted snow. Then I had to try to latch the gate again. Then I waded through that snow and got to the garage door. The front door is always locked. I hit the remote to open the door and it lifted and then I hit it again to close the door after I got in. It didn't want to come down so I held the button until it did. When I finally got into the house my fingers were aching. I guess I'll wait quite awhile to try to finish the job.

I didn't have a heart attack though. :)

Note Slinky lying on his rug in the dining room in the sunshine. Spoiled rotten dog!!