STONE COLD Saturday!

Continuing the birthday celebrations! Zach and I have each had a birthday and received coupons for a FREE "Love It" size treat at the Stone Cold Creamery. We're planning to cash in on those today. Wish you could go along! Zach has never tasted the Stone Cold concoctions, but I'm sure he will agree that it is worth the trip! We don't plan to do any shopping while we're there, but if we see something interesting, that could change. We would have liked for Dennis to go with us, but we have a burial today, and someone has to stay home to do the work. We'll just be thinking of him as we enjoy every delicious spoonful of our ice cream.
I thought you might like to see the snowman I built on our deck Wednesday. The snow needed to be removed so we could get to the Bradley smoker, so I made a snowman, because I didn't have a shovel to throw the snow over the rail. Now we have a seasonal decoration on the deck, and we can also use the smoker without getting snowy feet.

Happy Birthday to ME!!!

Well, today's my birthday. When I got up this morning we had -1 degree! Nevertheless, it's been a wonderful day for me so far. Bobbie picked me up this morning to go to school, so I didn't have to get into a cold frost covered car. That was very nice! When I got to school, my bus was already started, with the heater going, and that too was very nice! After our routes, Bobbie and I did some errands together, and finally got some pictures of Lynn's house.

We didn't stay for too long though, because it was still very cold. Lynn was working on setting the front door in when we arrived. He stopped long enough to give us a quick tour, and then we left to do a bit of shopping in Ft. Madison. When we came back around noon, he had the door set. You can see that the shingles are on the roof, and the forecast says that next week will be in the 40's, so he should get it shingled during that heat wave! It's a very nice plan, with great curb appeal, and on a big lot in a very nice location. Bobbie and Lynn wishing me a Happy Birthday!
Dennis plans to take me to Hotel Nauvoo for my birthday supper this evening. I'm looking forward to that! The hotel will close for the winter tomorrow, so we won't be going back again until spring at the earliest!
That's it for now. I'm off to celebrate and make a big to-do about my birthday!