False Spring

Today was false Spring.  Temperature 63, but very windy with strong thunderstorms.  A bunch went by last night but missed us to the north a little.  Today, right over the top.  Rained buckets and buckets.  The dog tried to get between the storm door and the inside door.  This resulted in her entrance to the kitchen.  Now a happy dog.
Sarah went out with us today.  We did some shopping, and went to the grocery.  Got home just before the storm hit.
I would work in the basement but since the ground is saturated I have 2-3 small rivulets of water wending their ways to the floor drain.  The muse wasn't upon me and I only worked for ~ an hour.  I am lazy.
I know it will get cold again. Winter isn't over.  I just hope that the -20 or -30 days are finally behind us.
I actually found out that the yard is not white but a really soggy brown.  Haven't seen the yard since New Years.

Still Cold but with hope

Well, It's still cold.  Brutal again tonight. Low about -2 with a high of 10 tomorrow.  After that 5-6 days of normal, then they promise that we will get some temperatures near 50.  I'll take it.  No matter what, in 29 days the time will change to daylight savings. I am looking forward to it.  I can get through another 29 days, just like doing time at the state of Illinois.  Just kept saying 29 more years to go and look, here I am.  This period should pass a little quicker.

Another @#$#$ cold day

Well, Last night it got down to -5 with a wind chill of -15 or so.  Once it gets below 0, who cares really.  It is just COLD. I am really sick of how long this misery has lasted.  I know that it is just as cold for everyone else around here, but I am COLD.  Mom is COLD.  The damned dog is COLD.  The furnace runs about 85% of the time and we are still COLD.  I have burned nearly 2 cords of wood and we are still COLD.  Reality gives me hope since the average temperature at the end of February is 45 degrees.  However, we have been running 15 to 20 degrees below the average for at least the last 6 weeks.  The last nice weekend was Colleen's wedding.  After that COLD. Miserable. COLD.
We are having a 1 day break today then more snow more cold, more cold.  Next time someone says global warming I will consider extreme disgust and may express the same verbally.
Possible by reference to bovine excrement. 
The only problem is that next summer will probably be a real flamer.
As my grandfather used to say "you can put on enough to keep warm, but you can't take off enough to keep cool".  A fine sentiment. But as for me I AM CCCCOLD.