Mother Nature, This Isn't Funny!

Yesterday you gave us temps in the 50s.  Today you give us temps in the teens, snow, ice and wind with a wind chill in the single digits. Mother Nature, you are fickle.

Oh, Dear.

I had some imaging done at the doctor's office today, and the technician kept calling me "Dear."  I wonder if she calls everyone Dear, or if she reserves that name just for old geezers like me.

The Porta Potties Have Been Removed From the Park

Yup, summer is over.

Happiness is...

checking my account balance and realizing I forgot to add a $250 deposit into the checkbook.

"And the Best News is, You Don't Need to do a Thing to Get it."

Our local newspaper is starting a quarterly magazine, and lucky us, they've automatically put us on the list to receive it.  They'll just add the price to our bill.  I don't think so! How about companies require us to opt IN instead of requiring us to opt OUT?

What a Deal!

If I lose my $5.00 gift card, I can replace it for $6.95.
 

Typewriter? What's a Typewriter?

I cleaned out some files today and came across the instruction manual for our old Academy electric typewriter, which we still have, by the way.  We also still have Hubby's manual typewriter that he received as a confirmation gift many, many years ago. I wonder if Hubby or I would still be able to type on one of those ancient critters.

Illegal Operations or Substances

That's one of the choices for "type of service" on our  health savings account reimbursement site.  Ours were pretty basic--office visit, prescription, medical equipment.  

A Raincoat in Minnesota in February?

It may be crazy, but I'm not complaining.

When the Cat's Away,

the mouse will binge on Netflix.

Dear Crocus

Just because Iris decided it was time to wake up, that didn't mean you had to wake up, too.  Really, it isn't spring yet.  I know the temperature was 63° yesterday, and today it's 58°, but you will be sorry when you are once again covered by snow.  So just rest your pretty little head in the soil, and wait a couple of months before reaching any farther toward the sun.  And please spread the word to Tulip and Daylily. There is no need to interrupt their sleep.

The Missing Cooling Rack Has Been Found!

I thought I was losing a few of my marbles when I couldn't remember where I placed that danged cooling rack after dear hubby installed the pull-out baskets in the lower cupboards.  As it turns out, that danged cooling rack wasn't in the cupboard to begin with! It was in the trunk of a certain family member's car.  Now I have two danged cooling racks.  But you know the old saying, "One can never have too many danged cooling racks."

Dear Iris, You Are Confused.

You are in Minnesota, and it is only mid-February.  I know the snow has melted above you, but it's really too early for you and your friends to be popping through the soil.  Go back to sleep.  Soon more snow will come to tuck you in.

Where in the Heck is That Cooling Rack?!

A few weeks ago my dear hubby installed pull-out baskets in our lower cupboards, so I re-arranged all the pots and pans, lids and other miscellaneous items that were stored there.  The cooling rack that I stored there is missing.  I checked every basket, but sadly, I could not find that darned rack.  Yesterday I bought a new cooling rack at Target.  You know what that means, right?  Now that I have a new one, the old one will turn up shortly.

 

I Love Minnesota!

Okay, I'm not too fond of the cold, snowy winters, but I really do love this state.  

Cooler? Cooler?

The weather app on my cell phone says the weather is going to get cooler.  "Cooler" is not exactly how I would describe going from 7° to 1°.  I would say it's going to get COLDER, darn it anyhow!

Clean Out That Inbox!

Don't let your emails collect, or you might end up like I did with 258 emails to sort through.  But since that's a few short of the 2400 I cleaned out a few months ago, I guess I'm doing okay.

 

If This is a Medical Emergency, Hang Up and Dial 911.

That's a message I get when I call my mail order pharmacy.  Good to know. If I ever have an emergency, I'll be sure to dial 911 instead of the mail order pharmacy.
 

"The water is wide, I cannot get oer, Neither have I wings to fly"

Yup, there's a huge puddle at the end of my driveway. 

It's January in Minnesota,  the high temp today

is 43°, and the snow is melting. 

Dear Facebook, About My Friends...

After you locked me out of my account until you checked my identity, you said I should only befriend people I know personally.  Do you really think this old woman in Minnesota has personal friends in Saudi Arabia, India, Germany and South Africa?  No?  Then please stop showing them as people I may know.

Those Darned Toilet Paper Dispensers!

Handicapped stall.  High toilet seat.  Very, very low paper dispenser.  It's a joke, right?