sleety, snowy, slushy...

Outside feral's water bowl

This is our weatherman's forecast for tonight and tomorrow: "sleety, snowy, and slushy"... again. He predicts 2-3 inches of snow for our area, but it should only last until the temps rise above freezing Thursday afternoon. The schools will probably be closed on Thursday which means the kids may have another snow day to make up before summer vacation. 

Luckily DH and I  got out and walked a bit at the mall yesterday to get some exercise and some time out of the house.  We picked up some new loose tea at Teavana. It's called *Slimful Chocolate Decadence oolong* - but we haven't tried it yet. Will let you know. The one we liked so much (Whitc Chocolate Peppermint) is a seasonal and no longer available... which doesn't make sense to me since it was so popular... why not have it available year round and make money on it? Marketing? Never really understood it.

I started writing this early this morning, and it is now close to 1:30. It's been raining pretty constantly all morning. The temp is dropping and the house is cold... even with the fire-place on. I've got my long johns on under my clothes and can still feel the damp.The cats are hugging the Aga and I have to admit that I go there and warm my hands ever so often.  They predict the rain will change to freezing rain and sleet between 3 and 6 and then the snow will come during the night. 

Old pic of 7 cats on bed

This is an old pic of our 7 cats lying on our bed... one of their favorite places - besides the Aga and the fire-place. The orange cat (Thibbadeaux) died about 2 years ago (he was 20) and the big black cat up front (Jack) with the blue collar died last year (he was only 10, but had been struggling for 6 years with a form of Feline Leukemia that we believed was passed on to him in the womb by his mother). The others are still with us... The tortie, Molly,  (behind the orange tabby - they were great pals) is going on 22 and the white long haired in the background is also going on 22. The other 2 black and whites are 11 (siblings of Thibs) and then there's Ghost (smokey gray like a Russian Blue) who is 7. She has genetic kidney problems and was not supposed to survive past her first year, but so far is doing fine. 

Looking for pictures to post that will help me forget the cold. Came across this one of cooking breakfast on the Aga.  Looks warm and cozy...

Guess I'll close for now and go back to reading by the fire-place - with Tux. He doesn't like me sitting there alone... needs to crawl up in my lap and help me read. 

Have a wonderful rest of the week... and try to stay warm!