Saturday,Sunday Notes.

Saturday was a cloudy day in the 20’s, Donna had the night shift at the Restaurant. Sunday was more of the same with a 30 percent chance of snow. As usual the Ranch is in the 30 percent area and it is snowing now, Rigg’s seems to be the only one happy with it. Like a typical boy.

                   Rigg’s playing in the snow.

                    Okay I’ll come in now.

Donna had the day shift today at Walgreens ,so now while the snow is falling I am waiting for here to get home, the roads are just starting to be covered, and there's no traffic out so she shouldn’t have any trouble with her 4wd Escape.

Our friends Paul and Helen are leaving XPU-PA Mexico and starting the long drive home to Florida. We hope they have a safe and uneventful trip.

One of those nights I don’t have a clue what to do about supper. Sometimes on Sunday Donna stops and picks something up, so I will wait and see.

Hope all is well with all our fellow bloggers out there, Be safe. Sam & Donna…..

T.G.I.F.

Woke up to a temp of –6 degrees,that was at 05:00AM. Now at 09:45AM it is till –6 degrees. Luckily there is no wind so that is what we stand at.They are predicting a high of 23 for today, we will see.The altimeter setting is 30.5 n.(barometer) and the field elevation here at the Ranch is 210feet.

The furnace is back to barely keeping up with the cold, but it’s kept it right at 68 inside temp so were not complaining. we burn wood to raise it from there. Luckily we should have enough to get us through until the end of the month and by then we shouldn’t need to light the fireplace. But I will have to restock with a couple cords this summer. We started out with about a cord and a half, some of it was chopping's from here on the property as my son took down a couple of dead trees. Right now if you have to pay for it you will give about $90 a cord if you can find it. I am hoping for some free stuff if Andy and his friends take down some trees this summer.Of course you still have to give the guys something for there labor.

Took some dough out of the freezer and it is defrosting so by about 04:00PM it should be ready to be rolled into a pizza crust and then the ingredients added for a homemade pizza. Donna has the restaurant tonight, so I will have to fend for myself. Pizza and beer sound good even though it’s still early.

That’s about it for today, Hope all is well with all our friends out there. Be safe. Sam & Donna………..

Thursday Happenings.

Were still in the deep freeze here in Dardenne Prairie, When I got up at 05:00AM it was 2 degrees,so far it has climbed to 10 at noon.

My Son lit a nice roaring fire in the fireplace and then Rigg’s and Sadie staked out their spots.

Donna is working the restaurant to night, so I have decided to make spaghetti with sazzizza (Italian Sausage) links in it.

The snow is still with us since it’s been so cold none of it melted.We have a 30% chance for more Saturday and 40% chance for some on Monday. Seems like it never ends, with the wind today even at 10 degrees it is minus 2 wind chill.

That’s about it from the Ranch today, all we can do is wait for some warm weather to get here. looks like that won’t happen for at least a couple of weeks.

Be safe out there. Sam & Donna…….

Tuesday Thoughts.

It has been a snowy day all day today, It was supposed to start at noon, but at 08:00AM it started we got a couple inches, then it stopped and then it started again at noon and we have about 6 inches on the ground now, of course the big boy Rigg’s is besides himself with all that snow to eat and push around and throw up in the air. Poor Sadie is going to need her pee spot cleared again.

                    When it first started this morning.
Just got word that My Son Tim and his girlfriend in New Jersey have bought a 5 acre place in New Jersey, so it looks like here will be a Weeb Ranch East. They are both avid outdoors people and hunters and enjoy all outdoor sports, from sledding to the beach in summer. I’ll have to have him put a stone pad in so we can visit with the fiver.

                      A little bit of Happy hour.
My New Jersey Granddaughter Katie had a piano recital, she is so smart and growing up fast.
                                           Katie’s piano recital.
Not much else going on, just watching the snow fall, Donna is off today so she is making Fettuccine Polo for supper. Hope all is well with all our friends, be safe out there. Sam & Donna……..

Sunday Notes.

Woke up to a very light dusting of snow, and single digit cold temps. The high today is supposed to be 20 degrees.

Donna has the day shift at Walgreens today so Rigg’s and I will watch some movies, since I don’t have to go out it will probably be a lay around in your jammies day.

Looks like the Texas temps have com up a little bit, Donna &Den said it was in the 70’s Goose Island State Park, looks like a great place to stay.

As I have said before,February and March is a crapshoot for weather here in MO. IT could to Spring anytime around the end of February, and yet you could get a freak snowstorm in March, generally here in Dardenne Prairie everything is greening up on April 1st. Which also happens to be my birthday.

I am probably one of the few who has no interest in the Super Bowl, Don’t watch it or care.My Son on the other hand will be having a Super Bowl party with friends and watch the game with them.

Well I guess that’s about it for today, Donna said she would surprise me with supper tonight, so I am looking forward to her coming home. Everyone be safe out there. Sam & Donna………

T.G.I.F.

It seems like the weeks are flying by, even with the cold weather and snow we had here it if Friday again. It was 27 degrees when I got up.Put some anisette in my coffee and I was nice and warm. The high is supposed to be in the mid 30’s , with a chance for some freezing rain. Donna has the restaurant tonight, but my truck will stay in the garage. My Son had an appointment to have his inspection and emissions check today but when he got there, the machine they use for the emissions part of it was out of service, so he has to come back, hopefully tomorrow, Boy am I glad diesel engines don’t need emission checks in MO. in 2015 they are going to something called tier 4 emissions and all the new 2015 diesel trucks will need to be checked. But I have been told the old ones will be grandfathered and not require them. I have to say compared to the 93 diesel I had before this one(2004) I never see any smoke from my Duramax even under load in the mountains, my old truck when you were pulling the fiver as soon as you got past half throttle you had a pretty good stream of black smoke, didn’t do it unless you put a load on it, if you were empty it didn’t smoke.
I read quite a few blogs each day and it seems to me that unless you are in Arizona or So Calif. the temperatures are below normal. Texas, and Florida unless you are in the keys are still cold, out friends in south Texas, Mustang Island, an Port Aransas are reporting cooler than normal temps. Since I like to sit around and soak in a pool, in addition to soaking in a bar once in awhile. I think I will wait another two months and about April start bugging Donna about a vacation, That way the water on the Gulf coast will be warmer and the day temps high.
How about a Navy picture, these pictures  from the middle 60’s are getting hard to find, this is a single engine UH2a probably from my old squadron HC-2.

                                   Break Hover we have em in.
Boy what you wouldn’t give to go back to those days when it didn’t take much to make for an exciting day.
Not much excitement here at the ranch, Rigg's  got to chase his nemesis the feral cat of the property today, he likes nothing better than to give it a good run.
Hope all is well with all our friends out there, Please be safe. Sam & Donna………

Wednesday Musings.

Woke up to a temperature of 7 degrees at 0:600AM. The sun has been out all day and the wind has died down the afternoon high is supposed to be in the mid 30’s.

Made a grocery run this morning, Then it was play with Rigg’s and just lay around, started to watch a train movie.

Hoping for some warmer weather soon. But I guess we can’t compare with the cold Wisconsin has been getting.

I hope our friends Paul & Helen are having warm weather in Mexico.

I see where somewhere in Florida they had snow unless someone photo shopped a Florida Welcome sign.

For the most part though we are putting up with the cold and just playing the wait till spring game.

Hope all is well with all our friends, and be safe out there. Sam & Donna…….