And now...a moment of cheering for the Indianapolis Colts!!! Not since Joe Nameth in pantyhose have I enjoyed football-players' commercials like I enjoy Peyton Manning's commercials...and he took the team to the Superbowl! Hooray!!!

Here's a cool-down from my previous post! ;)

The mallard don't lie-that's almost

-10 degrees folks...not including the wind, which is gusting to at least 25 mph! Even the heater built into the birdbath can hardly keep up...and my own pipes were frozen this morning! I had to go outside, open the crawlspace door, and turn up the heater as high as it would go! The water was back on in a couple minutes, so I'm hopeful that the pipes weren't frozen solid and damaged. (I'd even left a trickle of water going all night-it's just that cold!) That's January for ya'...I wished for winter, and here it sure is! Glad my awesome Indianapolis Colts aren't playing the Superbowl up here! Well, it's time to make chili and watch the game...go Colts!!!

Lust...of the seven deadly sins, it is my favorite, and the one I find myself most vulnurable to. Wikipedia has this to say http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven_deadly_sins and while I agree that lust isn't always sexual, it sure was for me this past week at work! We had a "substitute co-worker"....and for some reason, he drives me wild! Not really the sort of man that most women would swoon over, but he's very intelligent (which is mostly always very hot)...so while I try to listen politely, it's all I can do to resist the urge to shove him against the wall and feel him up big-time! *Sigh*.....but alas, he is married (although he's made a point of stating he's unhappily wed), and it is my policy to leave married men to their misery until and unless they actually become single. (Besides, what the hell do I want with a liar/cheat in my life!) Sure is fun to fantasize, though...helps me stay warm in this bitter cold weather... ;) ;) ;)

"Mars ain't the kind of place to raise your kids, in fact it's cold as hell." Well so is Wisconsin this weekend! As you can see by the mallard, the temp is about zero...and the grasses aren't droopy-it's wicked windy! Not fit for man nor beast, but I'm a polite hostess, so I freshened the birdbath and filled all the feeders, plus seed on the ground for my birdy guests. My face is numb now...but the fresh air was actually nice. When it's this cold, you get numb so fast that it's not really cold anymore...like I could lie down and take a nice nap in the snow...um...maybe I need more coffee! :) Anyhow, it's time to "stoke the fire" (in my imaginary fireplace), and surf the net!

Hooray for snow! I just love the clean white frosting all over the yard...much prettier than dull brown!