Housewife, 54

 Oh. My Goodness! We have had almost 2 weeks of sub 0*(degree) temperatures and it felt like there was no end in sight! We also got a bit of snow here and there, but not a lot.  Just a skiff to a couple of inches... But there was NO going out for a walk - going out at ALL was highly undesirable!  DH had very few working days, so that was good.This past week the kids were out of school a couple of days, so that reduced the number of times this old granny had to wait out in the deep chill for school pick-up! We have a new toy for the kids here at granny's house.  I am picking up Brio train and track sets second-hand and they are quite popular.  Just takes a little help to get them started, but it is something new and Grandson #1 likes to know what he's doing... I have had The Littles a couple of times.  It is a long day, but they are so much fun. Two babies in a boat. This is why there is no dust under their sofa...   I loved watching her figure this out...

    WoW!  I wasn't sure exactly when this would open up, but here it is today, February 1st! This amaryllis is one that we bought at Costco a year ago last ..November (2019)?  It bloomed during the holiday season last Christmas, and I carefully followed instructions that I found online to nurture it and get it to bloom again.  Guess I didn't bring it in soon enough to get it going for this past (2020) holiday season, but nevermind.  What a lovely sight in this dreary February.   Winter is finally kicking into gear.  We still have not had a lot of snow, and the temperatures dip really low only occasionally, with an average near our normal of 20F.  This week is going to be another odd ball...  27F today and tomorrow a bit warmer, then Wednesday will be 40F!  ~And then the bottom drops out and we will possibly get some of a big snow storm that is going to sweep across the country - or not.  The last couple of major storms hav...