~Happy Good Friday~

Good Friday today, I don't mean to sound blasphemous..but

isnt every Friday? Specially for the working people? Fridays are

paydays, start of the week ends.. good days..We are having a

major snow storm, theyre predicting at least 8 inches or more of

SNOW...Snow on Easter..cant beat that can ya.. :-) I remember

my parents and I had gone to the early Easter Sunrise breakfast,

we got there when it was still dark, and seemed to be a nice day

ahead.. they predicted snow..but well.. Living up north you do like

I do now, look out the window, see what its doin. After the service

and it was time to go home- we stayed inside the church till at least

noon..with the sunrise service, then we all filed down to the base

ment for breakfast..then was Sunday school..then church.. Every

one by then was ready for Easter Sunday Dinner.. Ours was home

waiting in the oven..Luckily turned down very low... :-)

As we all filed out..and the ushers opened the main doors to go

outside, well.. we were snowed IN! I mean..butt deep to a giraffe

now.. Major storm.. My Dad, plus many of the other men tried to

shovel everyone out but was a tedious job.. and the city was so

busy plowing roads.. well my dad got a ride with my cousin Ronnie,

who drove plow for the county.. He was of course out plowing the

main roads.. He came picked up my dad.. and he came back with

the jeep.. and plowed out the parking lot of the church as he had a

plow on it.. He LOVED to plow driveways and everyone on our street

was very glad he did theirs.. He got the parking lot plowed and they

all got their cars cleaned off and every one finally got to go home..

By the time we got out of there we were really ready for a nice Easter

dinner.. which was waiting for us at home.. My dad left the car at the

church till the roads were clearer then he and my mom went and got

the car, we all rode home in the jeep.

My ex and I had flown home for Christmas one year.. my parents had

left home early and drove the 50 miles to the airport but planned to do

some shopping as it was a lot bigger town than where they lived.. It

was where McD's was.. My ex and I were due there about 4 in the

afternoon.. As the day wore on it got worse and worse out.. So my

parents decided to drive back home..then my dad came back, of

course, in his jeep, and picked us up.. As we drove down the highway

I commented to my dad about how did he KNOW where the road even

was it was such a white out.. Willie, sitting in front with dad was almost

WHITE he was so nervous.. Dad kinda turned and looked at Willie

and me, I wasnt really nervous.. I knew my dad knew what he was doing..

Dad said "Lois, Ive driven this road for over 60 years.. I know every inch

of it " which he did.. was a heck of a ride though.. poor Willie hated it..

He was a southern boy from Texas and not around snow .. he, to this day,

hates snow.. why he moved to Lousiana.. :-) I can watch it all day through

my window, doesnt bother me at all..
I used to LOVE to go out in a nice soft snow fall when those big flakes

are softly coming down.. Today its really dumping snow on us.. Its really

coming down.. Even Penny remarked that by the time she finishes her

clients today she is worried what the roads will be really bad.. Being a

holiday week end Penny said the store was swamped..plus this storm..

sposed to last all day and night.. These storms come across that lake

and build up and boy we really get it sometimes.. This year we have

been pretty lucky, although this time it seems to have caught us.. You

can see the difference in the 3 photos in just a matter of about an hour

or so.. When Penny left she said she may head back home early as

she said the roads were already bad when she went to the store..She

has that little car in the photo below..said she slid all over.. You can

see the time on the photos I hope.. The very top was about 11 ..Penny

left at almost 1.. not good out.. Over an inch of snow an hour, TV says.
We are all squeaky clean, and we have food and TV and all the

good stuff.. I had Penny get me some of those marshmallow

Peeps.. that Easter candy that's covered in sugar? I have NO

resistance to those.. I had her get me 4 boxes on the PRETENSE

of HAVING to give at least 2 boxes to the kids.. KNOWing good

and well that I am going to eat them all.. I Have no will power.. I

should have only gotten 2..but well. I got 4.. I couldn't help it.. :-)

I have had Penny looking for caramel jelly beans.. I know they

make them..Ive had them before..and I have NO resistance to

Carmel. I LOVE that stuff.. well luckily I guess for me she didn't find

them.. THese 4 boxes of marshmallow candy is enough.. I wont

eat them 4 days in a row.. I hope to make them stretch out for at

least a week ! :-) Hopefully ....

Time to get out of this chair again for today, I don't feel any better

really but not horribly bad.. Yesterday I logged off right after I posted,

went straight to my bed, and I fell asleep almost as soon as my

head hit the pillow. I woke up 2 hours later with both boys tucked in

next to me, once on each side.. LB is always on my left..if hes not

between my stumps..and Dutch is always on my right.. We all took

a nap.. I did watch that celebrity apprentice.. Donald is so ugly, I

did enjoy seeing Trace Adkins on there..what an honorable man..

He is truly a nice guy.. 6 foot 7.. now, THATS a big cowboy.. :-)

Time to post and get some GORGEOUS WEEBLE rest and watch

the snow outside.. Happy Good Friday "Nitey Nite"

Y'all have a good one now, Y'hear? love ya, and THANKS!! :-)

Always, Lois ****

God Bless you, is my prayer today,

I'm so honored to call you "friend";

I pray the Lord will keep you safe,

Until I write again.....