~ A Little Bit Cool~

I thought yesterday was cold, haha.. I looked at the temp

at 6am and it said 23 BELOW zero.. Little bit cool.. The

boys slept up on the bed with me all night. I KNOW this

floor has to be cold.. Their food dishes sit on the floor in

the kitchen and theyre really cold.. I sit here and listen

to the furnace steady click on and I cringe, knowing that

gas meter is going round and round getting higher and

higher.. What are people to do? I cant afford the bill

I got so I KNOW there are many others out there in the

same spot.. We can let the bill go and wait till we get a

cut off then apply for help, which, with the bill this high

it would only take 2.. So after those 2 months what about

the rest? Winter and cold isnt over for at least 4 months.

So those other 4 you HAVE to pay them...or they WILL

shut your gas off...They will force you to pay it or move,

you cant be with out heat..well unless you have electric. I

had thought of getting an electric heater, but my electric

is already over 50 so if I take half of my gas bill off cuz

of using electric..well it would just make my electric go

higher, so I still wouldn't be ahead.. This sucks ! We are

stuck between a rock and a hard place...

At the little house I would hear the fire truck sirens and

just hope no one was hurt. I had heard on the news just

yesterday that a house had burnt down and they found

the family all huddled together for warmth.. They had

a small heater that over loaded or something... and they

all died.. 3 children and the parents. How sad.. The

homeless they show on TV right here, where you don't

think this is happening in YOUR town.. but it is.. I saw

all the warnings of this bitter cold and how all the shelters

are bracing for hundreds of people to come there.. Its

so sad... what is this world coming to. Whats so bad is that

it can happen to anyone at the blink of an eye... It almost

happened to me TWICE..

I had to call Penny today,she cant make long distance calls,

and when I hadnt heard from her by 930 I called.. She is

still sick in bed.. I don't think she will be here till Monday,

which is going to make it hard on me. I can do dishes etc,

and its not THAT dirty in here, but I don't have any way

to get rid of the trash or get my mail...I will ask Chris the

lunch girl if she will get my mail for me- Its not the end of

the world and I am not out of anything so I can make it to

Monday.. but its just...well.. this gets so old I get tired of

being reminded that I HAVE to have help- I hate that part

of all this...

It seems I get daily reminders of my limitations.. I dropped

a knife in the kitchen and even with my grabber I couldn't

reach it.. It was my paring knife that is the ONLY sharp one

I have, but I stretched as far as I could , ALMOST falling

out of my chair, but I just couldn't reach it.. I HAD to wait

for Penny to get it.. Well guess I could have moved the table

myself..but then I'm putting myself at risk just to get a knife.

I got smart on that... I'm careful... but every day I get a

reminder.. never fails..

I just happened to think COA is closed today, so I cant get

my mail OR trash out till Monday.. a whole week.. That's not

very good.. I can do it.. but.. well Id druther NOT ... Since

I am fending for myself I had better close this post and

go and raid my fridge to see what I can fix for myself.. I

made chicken breast filets yesterday with onion and tomato

and rice.. VERY good.. I have some left and I think that's

what I will have for today... Time to post and write my

GORGEOUS FROZEN WEEBLE "G'day, G'day "..

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

Always, Lois ****

"God Bless You", is my prayer today,

I'm honored to call you "Friend".

I pray the Lord will keep you safe,

Until I write again...