I’ve spent a long weekend out in the country with my in-laws and had a great time.  Another time I spent an entire week out there with them.  Both times they were having my truck worked on trying to get the heater to work.  The first try the mechanic added antifreeze and said that it didn’t have enough to make it heat (I had never heard that before but whatever).  He said it was blowing hot air now and that should fix the problem.  Great in theory but in reality it didn’t work out that way.  It about froze me out all the way home.  Next Keith put a new thermostat in the truck and that didn’t work either.  Then my father-in-law made another appointment with the mechanic and I took it back for him to work on.  Then as luck would have it this last winter snow blast came in and delayed the mechanic in getting started on it.  He finally found the problem, it was air-locked due to the low antifreeze problem.  They removed a couple of hoses to break the air lock, put them back in place, refilled the antifreeze and when I drove it home it about ran me out of the truck it was blowing some really hot air.  I enjoyed the ride home even if it was a little too warm, it was just nice to have heat after not having heat for almost two winters, I certainly am not going to complain about being too warm because it was much better than being too cold.  It’s fixed now and I am very appreciative of my father-in-law and step mother-in-law for having it fixed for me.

I’ve been spending a lot of time playing games on Facebook.  Until Hubby passed the only thing I did on Facebook was change my status.  I didn’t have time to get involved in any of the different game apps, in fact I didn’t even know that they existed.  Once he passed and I found myself lost and with more time on my hands than what I knew to do with, I got to exploring Facebook.  I now understand why so many people are addicted to it where before I couldn’t figure out what the buzz was all about…but I still don’t understand Twitter and it’s appeal.

Jezzie and I are still very happy with each other.  The night that I came home from being gone for a whole week she didn’t just sleep beside me curled into the back of my legs, she slept ON my legs.  I guess she was making sure that I stayed there with her.  She is sitting here on the computer desk with me as I type this, I guess she is giving me her editorial approval.  She has brought me comfort and given me an outlet on which to lavish my love and care.  She loves me unconditionally (just as Hubby did), she gives me something to focus on rather than focusing on my grief and loss.  Of course if she’d learn to have conversations, tease me and play practical jokes on me (like Hubby did) it would be almost like having Hubby here with me, notice I said almost, it isn’t quite the same but she is helping heal my broken heart.

So that’s been my life for the last few weeks.  It’s back to being rather boring and mundane but at least it hasn’t been filled with sorrow and sadness and that’s a good thing for right now.

Oklahoma’s New State  Song,"SNOW….klahoma"
Sing to the tune of "Oklahoma." (Caroly Channell  Canida)
SNOW…klahoma Where the cold front’s sweepin’ down  the plain
And the piles of sleet, beneath your  feet
Follow right behind the freezing  rain.
SNOW…klahoma Ev’ry night my honey lamb and  I
Travel home from work and hope some  jerk
Doesn’t wreck our car in passing  by!!
We know we belong to the land
But we could use some salt and more  sand
That’s why we say…WHOA!! We’ve slid the other  way…YIKES!!
We’re only sayin’ You’re slick as snot  SNOWklahoma
SNOWklahoma  SNOW-K-L-A-H-O-M-A!!

I had to sleep in an L shape last night because she decided to lay squarely in the middle of the bed and now tonight she has decided that she wants MY spot.  She doesn’t normally sleep this high in the bed and usually sleeps in the bend of my knees. And it even looks like she’s scooted her legs under the covers…I guess I’ll sleep on the other side tonight…spoiled brat

And who ever left that arctic gate open, were you born in a barn or what, please go back and shut the darn thing. 

I can handle the cold, but dang if I wanted arctic weather I’d move to Alaska.

That is all, freeze carry on.