It Feels Like Spring At Last...

And I tjhought it still so far away! Or am I mistaken? I hope not... It was a perfect Spring-like weather today. There was a little chill in the air and it reminded me of Spring. Could it be? I really hope so! Even though we have not gone on a ski vacation, I wouldn't mind if winter is finally over. Living in this part of the country, we are used to having tons of snow but this year, it seems we have a little too much!

No-Easter

Here in the part of the country I'm in, when we get a snowstorm that comes from the ocean, it's called a Northeaster. Well, we were supposed to get hammered by a Northeaster yesterday, they even labeled it a 'blizzard'. Come morning, when it's supposed to hit, snow started falling but not as much as they had predicted. This is good news to us, aside from this storm not being a blizzard, we also didn't get hammered by the blizzard that dumped tons of snow across the eastern seaboard. The kids only had half-a-day yesterday so I had the whole afternoon off. I just did the laundry and searched Google for some dietary supplements like CLA.

No Thanks, Punxsutawney Phil!

And I am crossing my fingers! I've had enough of this freezing weather, it is getting ridiculous! Now that it's Ground Hog Day, I heard that some famous ground hog named Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow which meant there are six more weeks of winter! crap! Now, I'm not going to sulk just because of that, the ground hog way of predicting how long winter will be is not an exact science. From what I heard on the radio, it's only been right 39% so far! No thanks, I would rather listen to the weather person on TV than rely on a ground hog. It's like trying to get cheap term life insurance rates from the pizza delivery guy rather than from the insurance salesman.

Brrr...Baby It's Cold Outside

Coming from a country with a tropical climate almost all year round, it still is hard to get used to bone-chilling cold every winter. It is very, very cold today. The temperature is only in the low 20's and then if you factor in the wind chill, it feels like we're in the teens! It is during these times like this when I start thinking of going on florida vacations. Who doesn't want sun with warm weather? I'm sure a lot of you do!

Good Bye to my Annuals and Whatever Else

I can feel it coming. It is only 6:00pm but the temperature already went down to 38.1 degrees(F). My goodness, there goes my annuals. The weatherman said we're going to have frost tonite, great! Maybe I should cover the planters with some kind of plastic sheets. I hope this cold snap does not last long. The kids will have their Halloween Trick or Trunk on Monday night in school. This is only the second year of this event. Since it is a Catholic school, the kids don't wear costumes to school. They used to do it before but they stopped it so they created this event. We participated last year and it was fun. The families who want to participate will decorate their car, suv or van trunks with Halloween decors and pass out candies to the kids. The kids assemble in the gym with their teachers while the parents wait in the parking lot. They will also have a Halloween dance on Wednesday but we might skip it. I'm glad Halloween falls on a Friday. The kids will have a good nite's rest and not wake up early to go to school. For the second year, we will be going to my good friend Mira's house and go Trick or Treat with her son Mikey and the daughter of our friend Josie. The kids had fun last year and am looking forward to next week. Just thinking about all the activities next week makes me tired! How are you celebrating Halloween?