That is a beautiful picture JD.

Hey Janice,

You know that the global warming pinheads will have some explanation for this! When I get my natural gas bill each month, it gives the average temperature for the month and it tells you what last year’s average was during the same month and I think all those temperatures have been a few degrees lower this year than they were last year. I think there might have been one where the temperatures were about the same but all the others have been lower this year. Now I know that I’m not the smartest person in the world, but that sounds like it’s been cooling down instead of warming up. Oh–now I remember–you posted a link a while back to an article that said global warming was taking a little break and the ocean temperatures where actually cooling down, so I guess we’re in the sabbatical period. They have an explanation for everything, don’t they???

Margie

Mmmmm snow covered barns….So peaceful and serene a scene…

Weather here in the North Georgia area has been gorgeous…In the 80’s….Was the same yesterday in Chattanooga…..We did a lot of walking too…

Guillaume…You wanted to hear about the Kobe Burger journey !

Here it goes…

We did a lot…A LOT of walking around Chattanooga yesterday…Walked acrossed what is billed as the biggest pedestrian bridge in the world (it goes over the Chattanooga river)….to a wonderful park known as Coolidge Park…(named after a decorated war vet of WW11….He recieved the medal of honor…)

Then we went to the Big River Grille…..This year they only had the Kbugers listed as Kobe beef sliders (mini-burgers) as an appetizer and you get three of them…

Well we explained to our waiter how I got one last year full size and was there anyway that he and the chef could make up a regular sized one

Infact 2 of them…My sister, whose most favorite meal is a good burger wanted one as well (She has always said that if she were in situaiton of a “last meal”…it would be a good burger)….My BIL wanted the sliders ….SO three of us were eyeing the Kobe beef (I told the waiter I understood it was going to get pricey for a burger…I know its an expensive meat…)

And we explained that 3 of us were from CT and we had driven 2-1/2 hours for this…

They made arrangements and Sis and I got our burgers!!

I asked my sis…the burger conoseiur (sp?) …if she enjoyed it or had I over talked it?…She looked at me as she was eating the last bite or two and said…..”Seriously?…I am sad I have come to the end of this burger”

My BIL pretty much had the same reaction….Both enjoyed it immensely…

Needless to say…It was a great day with alot of walking (my wrists are sore (I have never had that happen) and I am having a more quiet day….

AND…the waiter got a nice tip .. We were grateful that he made it happen for us …and so was he and we showed it

Watching Megyn and Gregg right now…(Hopefully you will pop up Janice…I havent seen you in awhile either…. )

And Gregg just mentioned Bill heading to Iraq for next week… He has got to be super super happy…

Ok…I hope everyone has a GREAT day…

Tell those that you love that you do…

Hi Janice, Deb, Margie, Dawn and the rest of the Weather Machine Gang!

Good morning to All from drizzly San Antonio. We’ve had some very nice rain showers over the last three days and our lawn is greener than usual – by this time of year it’s normally fried. I’ve been enjoying all the photos of fall colors and snowy barns. It’s been cooler than normal here as well and I’m hoping for some pleasant temperatures when my folks travel from NC in early November for a visit.

On the breakfast discussion, while I had a bowl of cheerios and soy milk this a.m. early, I’m meeting some girlfriends for “lunch” at Cracker Barrel in a couple of hours and will have breakfast Part 2. I LOVE their hashbrown casserole and cinnamon apples.

Dawn, I appreciated your last sentiment, “Tell those that you love that you do.” That’s so important. I regularly ask my son, “Do you know I love you?” because it’s important to me that he feel loved by us, even when our lives are busy and our schedules don’t overlap as often now that’s he’s working part-time and going to college full-time.

Have a great day, Friends!

Just had to show these pictures didn’t ya ((((((((((((((( Long cold winters here in Minensota

I thought Al Bore said we had global warming?

Yes Ottawa is cold burrrrrrrrrr. Nice -20 evenings out, fresh and crisp.

Chicago can get some huge snows. In fact I want to say last year we either hit a record for snowfall or came really close. I have to agree the pictures look great. But if I could just watch it and not have to get out in it ITS PERFECT. A joke in my family goes if it has to snow let it snow on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day and then melt it all on December 26th

It’s global warming. We said the same thing a few years back when we had snow at Easter (which was like early April that year). Take that algore.