Burrrrrrrrrr......

I'm sitting in Heine Brothers Coffee shop right now, finally without a coat on, and I am warm.

A medium hazelnut cafe au-lait down has warmed my spirits, and my cheeks. 

We woke up this morning and could see our breath in the crisp air- 39 degrees.....inside our house, and a whopping 12 degrees outside. Our neighbors have graciously extended power cords to us, one is powering our refrigerator and the other, whatever we so choose.  Space heater for a couple of minutes, coffee pot, space heater again....

Our transformer box caught on fire, we called the fire dept (who could do nothing because it was an electrical fire), the fire dept called LG&E, who did fix the transformer...but could not turn our power back on because it wasn't high enough priority...we didn't have a live wire down, others were in more danger than us...

darn...so close, 

LG&E was in our backyard but we still are in the dark and cold, maybe for up to 2 weeks they think. 

this shall be an adventure

off to a Mexican restaurant tonight

Ice and Snow

Somehow I have made it in to work and back for 2 days now...no side streets have been plowed yet and trees and power lines are down.  My typical 10 min drive took me almost 2 hours on Tuesday. We still have power at home, which is better than the 100,o00 people in Jefferson County who don't...it's going to be a long, cold, dark night for a lot of people. Mom and Dad don't have power in Lanesville, but they do have a wood burning stove to keep them semi-warm as long as supplies hold out (and of course there is an extra bedroom here if they so choose).  We woke up last night multiple times to loud cracks and bangs, one sounding like a cannon had been shot outside our window, as trees and large limbs came crashing down, bringing power lines with them. It was not a restful sleep to say the least. 

But, it sure does look magical outside. Johnny and I took a long walk in our neighborhood when I got home from work today. Trees are heavy with ice and snow...a white, wintry wonderland.  

Johnny's school has been called off the rest of the week....ahhh to be a teacher:)

More Birthdays!!!

This was one full birthday weekend!  Mom and Dad took Johnny and me to El Mundo for Johnny's birthday on Friday night.  We walked there, of course, and enjoyed fabulous authentic mexican food, a cozy atmosphere, and margaritas that will knock your socks off if you're not careful. 

Saturday, we went to the Margaret and Gary's and had Johnny's 2nd birthday celebration complete with Margaret's famous homemade cheesecake and a marathon viewing of "The Office"...and we laughed the night away...

Tonight (Sunday) we had Johnny's homemade Birthday Eve dinner on Bayly (because this meal was way too involved to make on a work night).  I made pork chops and sour kraut, mashed potatoes, and stewed apples with cinnamon and brown sugar.   It was tasty, tasty.  

Tomorrow we will walk down the street to one of our favorite little pizza joints, Fat Jimmy's, for Johnny's birthday meal...which should be fun and will save us from cooking and cleaning up. There is a 2 layer chocolate cake with vanilla icing for when we get back....yum.

We sure do celebrate birthdays around here:)

Birthdays galore! 

And Bob's 30th is Tuesday. 

Happy early birthday Bob!!!!!!

First Snow

Today was our first big snow of 2 inches:)

I love waking up with a blanket of white covering the earth. Everything was quieter, still, crisp...and the moon was illuminating the surrounding clouds. Our normally busy street seemed vacant, like I was almost out in the country again.

Winter has finally set in for good. One more good snow and I will be ready for spring. The long anticipation has begun.

Catching up from the holidays

Wow, the holidays were busy, but wonderful!!  I think we are still trying to catch up on sleep.  Johnny and I have been going to bed each night around 9:30 pm (and staying up to 10 pm on the weekends is like a big deal.) It was so wonderful with the whole family in town.  We only wish Megan and Bob lived closer...especially since there will be a new addition to the family in July!!! 

I worked today (Sunday) and am taking a comp day this Wednesday to go with Johnny and his class on their first field trip!!  The kids are excited to meet (Mrs. B) and I can't wait to meet them and see Johnny's classroom before we leave.  We are headed to an IMAX presentation of the Grand Canyon as they are studying geology and rock layers right now. It will be especially neat for Johnny and me as we are planning a trip to the Grand Canyon and Zion National Park for this summer!!!