~Mail Worries~

I have to say I don't know what to write about today.

All Ive been doing is worrying about getting my mail

and the trash out.. I did call Donnie and he said he may

be will come over tomorrow.. He has some personal

problems to attend to and he needs time for that. I

can only sit back and give advice or perhaps another

point of view on things to try to help him. Hes a very

special guy and I hate that hes in sort of a bind. I

wish I could help him more but theres not a lot I can

do other than offer a hug and a shoulder. We talked

for quite awhile and he knows I will do anything I can

to help him. I hope hes feeling better .

We are still in this very cold snap and it is blowing

today which causes the drifts which causes a lot of

problems specially for the roads.. Going down the

highways in the summer you see them lined with trees,

and I used to complain as to 'why do they have to plant

them to block the view behind them, I like to see'....

but that was before I realized that those tree lines

keep the snow off the roads.. In the open spaces like in

the farmland the snow fences are put up every year to

try to stop the roads from drifting. Those way out county

roads don't get plowed as often as the ones in town...

When its really bad they will ban traffic from the streets

and only emergency vehicles or snow mobiles are allowed

out.. And if you're parked on a snow route you will get a

ticket, those are the roads they plow first to give access

to emergency vehicles... Ive seen some cars that have

been hit by those big plows and not a whole lot left ....

David and 2 friends of ours Gail and Larry decided one

Friday nite to go out to Brule River Tap for one of their

famous fish fries.. They came over to our house and

we sat and talked for a while then decided we better

get going as it was and had been snowing most of the

day and we didn't want to get stuck.. We got into the

car and proceeded out to M-73 and as we made the

turn off from US-2 the snow was really coming down.

It was at least a 20 minute drive yet to the Tap.

Larry was driving and Gail was riding shotgun.. (she

was in the passenger seat). David and I in the back.

As we went down the road the snow got worse and

worse and we couldn't even see the road, it was

all white.. Everywhere... all you could see was the

snow going past the headlights..

Gail had her forehead pressed up against the window

and the whole time shes almost screaming "LARRY!,

STOP we CANT go on, its too bad". Larry looked at

her and said "I know this road and every turn and

there is NO place to turn around and we ARE going

for a fishfry" and told her to just NOT look! I had

my head down the whole time.. I looked up once and

saw nothing but snow and I didn't look again till

Larry said "See, I told you we would make it" as he

pulled that car into the parking lot of the Tap.. I

was never so scared being out in a storm.. By the

time we ate, and surprisingly we were NOT the

only idiots out in that snow storm.. lots of people

were there.. By the time we left the snow stopped

and one of the guys there had a truck with a plow

and he left the same time as us.. told us to just

follow him and he would "Plow us home". :-)

I think I am going to plow my way out into the kitchen

and find some food.. what I have NO idea YET, but I

may make a nice meatball sandwich I have some great

cheese its either that or a Philly beef steak one.. I

have both.. Such decisions :-) I'm gonna watch the snow

for a while and finish this new dishcloth I started and

then watch TV.. I have such a hard life.. NOT.. I should

never complain.... but.. well I want my mail :-) Time to

post and write my MAIL LESS GORGEOUS 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....