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Happy hump day! Yesterday I worked from home and what a busy day it was! It started at 5:00 am with logging in to work and getting some reports started, then I ran Teddy to the vet at 8:30 to drop him off to have some teeth pulled (he retained some baby teeth, so those had to come out), then back home to work to finish up some reports and begin others.  I left the house at 4:00 to go pick Teddy up and take Bruno to the vet for his skin problem.

We’re going to try a dip on him to see if we can get him to stop itching so much. Poor guy is just miserable.

I’ve been having an interesting e-mail conversation with Gina (Chris’ wife) who has been telling me what terrible grandparents Ken and I are because we don’t constantly send her stuff for the kids. She just doesn’t get it that it’s hard to be a good grandparent if the kids don’t tell you what is going on or what the grandkids need. She told me today they need clothes. Did she tell me sizes? no. Did she tell me what kind of clothes (shorts, jeans, coats, shoes??) no. I’ve asked for sizes, colors and if they have any favorite cartoon characters they like. Oh — and I made sure to ask for her current address so we can be sure to send them to the right place.

Maybe my memory is at fault, but I don’t remember needing my mother or father (or Ken’s mother) to provide clothes, food and shelter for my kids nor did I expect them to. I didn’t think they were terrible grandparents, either. Guess this generation just has different expectations.

Well, guess I need to do something productive today.

Love to all,

Margaret

Happy Monday! I hope you had a good weekend! It’s been fairly cold the last few days, and windy which makes the cold feel even worse. Everything in my house is so full of static electricity that we are all uncomfortable touching anything — even each other! I could bathe in static guard and not get rid of it all.

We had a mini-superbowl party last night. Charlotte came up and we had wings, smoked sausages in barbecue sauce, veggies and dip, deviled eggs and a fruit tray to snack on. I deliberately stayed away from chips and sweets so we were relatively healthy. Of course, Ken drank beer and Charlotte and I drank wine, but no one had too many. Charlotte was rooting for the Bears while Ken and I were pulling for the Colts. I think we’re all thankful that it wasn’t a total blow-out.

Ken went to bed at half-time, so he didn’t know the outcome until he got up this morning. He felt kind of bad as he teased Charlotte when she first got here that we were going to watch a movie called “See Chicago get their a$$ beat” :P, but not too bad.

Well, I need to get back to work.

Love to all,

Margaret

Happy Groundhog day! We’ll probably have 6 more weeks of winter whether the hog sees his shadow or not, since that’s just the way of things.

Our winter storm yesterday was not too exciting. There was some ice build up on the ground, but none in the trees or power lines, so it was a bit hazardous driving, but we kept our power. Ken drive the 4-wheel drive truck in to work and was grateful to have it as the closer he got to Greenville, the slipperier it got. I worked from home so didn’t have to brave the roads. By afternoon, most of the ice was melted. I should have taken pictures of what we had with the colorful cardinals that pecked around in it for food, but didn’t turn the camera on.

I have a project to complete this weekend so I’ll be working at least Saturday and depending on how long it takes, perhaps Sunday, too. Ken’s working all weekend, so we won’t be in conflict with each others’ schedule although he said they were only planning to work from 6 until 12 Sunday instead of the normal 6-2. They shut the plant down at noon yesterday because so many people didn’t make it in to work (it was icier in the northern counties), so we’ll see if that schedule stays true.

I hope your experience with the winter storm was as uneventful as ours was.

Well, I’ve got to get back to work.

Love to all,

Margaret