Well 2013 has come and gone and I have not blogged in some time. We have not been anywhere in the RV since Thanksgiving but hope to head back to our little piece of heaven in Sulphur on Valentines Day. This winter has been a cold one for most of the country and we have not been left out. This week has been the worst since the bad ice storm earlier this winter. It started on Sunday with a snow storm and somehow I had to get John to the airport. He is spending this week in Las Vegas for an education fair with his company. His flight wasn't scheduled until 1:30 pm but the snow was coming down and we had several miles and lots of big hills to get up and down. So about 8:15 am we headed out as he had agreed to just wait it out at the airport so I could hopefully get home before it got worse. Yes, you would think what's the problem -- you have a 4-wheel drive jeep! Well that jeep is in the garage for repairs. It seemed to be having electrical or alternator problems so it could have left me stranded in the middle of a highway so we had to drop it off for repairs knowing we wouldn't see it for several days.
About 1 1/2 hours or more later I made it home safe and sound and John's flight took off safely at 1:30 pm. That little Ford Focus with its anti-slip feature was like a little tank getting around. The visibility was only about a car length and the roads had not been touched so I was very happy to get home and stay put for the day.
We have had several more storms predicted for the week so I rearranged my work schedule to try and get my work days in between storms. Monday the weather was fine so I worked all day. Tuesday I planned to stay settled in at home for the next big snow but woke up to find out the snow had gone north of us and dumped a bunch on the northern part of the State. The girls and I played at home for the day and then I joined some friends in their brand new home for some beef stew that evening. They finally got to move back into their new home after rebuilding from the May 20th tornado. The home is beautiful.
Wednesday we had another day without weather so off to work I went and then out to dinner with a dear friend for burgers. I really enjoy spending time with her. We can talk about anything. Today we are snuggled in at home again waking up to a couple of inches of snow on the ground and, other than having to go grocery shopping and the vet hopefully tomorrow, we plan to stay put until John gets back home.
Needless to say throughout all this the temps have been insanely cold. We have had highs about 15 degrees for two days now with some wind chills anywhere from the actual temp to -5 degrees. Takes your breath away.
I actually made a hotel reservation for John for Saturday at the airport hotel in case he does arrive home on time and I can't get to him as there had been more snow predicted for that day. Today, however, it appears we may have sunshine and 40 degrees on Saturday!! But alas, that only lasts a day and more snow and cold temps predicted for Monday and Tuesday. It's looking like more normal temps for the end of next week so we might actually get to travel south to Lake Arbuckle for the weekend.
Well that's enough for now. Back to working on a jigsaw puzzle and maybe some baking. I just thank the Lord for keeping our pipes thawed and taking us through this bitterly cold weather safely. John did teach me how to winterize our RV if the heater went out but the Lord is taking care of me.
