IS THIS REALLY SPRING??

[Nasoosie]

GOOD MORNING ALL!

Well, whatever MIGHT have been left of my lilacs surely bit the dust last night, as the temperature is a really crunchy, crispy 21 degrees this morning. That's not a light frost----that's a damaging deep freeze. So sad to see so much damage from frost this spring. The sky is cloudless this morning, and I will be looking forward to seeing the warm sun.

Molly and I were toasty in the trailer with the electric heater on and a heavy-duty sleeping bag covered with a down quilt to seal in the warmth! We didn't realize how cold it had gotten until we stepped out onto the white, crunchy grass. We have another mouse in the live trap under the kitchen sink in here, which she alerted me to, and now she is drooling over the anticipation of its getting free and running into her waiting mouth! (That won't happen as that trap is pretty fool-proof.) I'll put trap and all into an old cat litter plastic container with a cover (to ensure it won't get jostled free of the trap in my truck!) and let him go about two miles from here on my way to school. I forgot to check all my steel wool chinking the other morning, and MUST do that when I get home today to try to discover where they are getting in again. Usually at this time of year, if there are any winter residents in the house, they are trying to get free and return to the wilds!

Two days to go this week, and we have a special assembly today addressing bullying and the repercussions of such behaviors. Our class has planned two more field trips---one to the local bowling alley next week (we will walk this day), followed by lunch somewhere, ice cream from Stewart's, and back to school. Then another day next month we will be bused to Plattsburgh, our nearest sizable city, to WalMart and then to the shopping mall for lunch and more shopping. They will spend the money they earned making wreaths and signs for people at Christmas time. For a number of my kids, this is the only time they ever get out of Saranac Lake as their parents, guardians, or caretakers do not have cars, nor are they motivated enough to allow their kids to ever learn how to manage their money and shop.

More violent weather in the central states today, so please be careful out there. Stop in for coffee and let us know what's up in your lives. I hope we all have a neat Thursday!

[BarbaraRose]

Quiet morning here!
I decided to take the day off and get some things done at home instead. Another gloomy day but suppose to clear up later and be gorgeous all weekend! I have to go in to the salon tonight for a few hours. I wish I could give my notice tonight but have to be patient until I know for sure I have the other job.

Soos, how many kids are in your class? Are they pretty well-behaved on field trips? Sounds like a fun day coming up next week. Hopefully, the weather will cooperate! That assembly on bullying is a great thing! They need to be doing that at all schools (starting in early grade school!). I remember a tough little chunky girl named Amy who used to terrorize everyone on the bus, including the older boys! Everyone was afraid of her including the bus driver! I wonder sometimes where she ended up. She is either in jail for killing someone or is working at a jail as a prison guard!
I got taunted in school because I was shy, but nothing like what goes on today! Pretty scary!

I am glad the bad weather is staying south of us for now. We usually don't get the severe storms up here until later in the summer when it starts getting really hot and humid.

I better get to my list of things to do, so I won't have to do them over the weekend when it is nice out. I want to go outside and play a little on Sunday!

Hope everyone has a safe and enjoyable day!

[OutandAbout]

Good afternoon ladies. We had a noisy and no power night last night. We lost power around 3 AM and it finally came back on after 11 AM. The sirens went off once, as one T-storm cell had winds up to 70 mph. That was a tornado that hit Bristow just SW of here. It was erie not having the white noise during the night. Listening to all the thunder, waiting for the "sound" of a tornado, made for very little sleep. We should have a quiet night tonight, but wet. Should have some sun by Monday. There is some debris on the lawn so will have to clean it up. I hate the night storms. I keep thinking of the movie Twister, with the big F5 hit at night and the only way they saw it was during a lightning strike. Now that scared me more than a scary sci-fi movie. It is starting to thunder again so better be going.

Take care all and travel safely. Linda