Middle Of This Nice Week

The high temperature today was: 10

Sunshine all day

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It has been just so nice to take the end of December and the first week in 2015 and just let the world go on around me, while I relax in a peaceful place.  In my opinion, January is the perfect time for that!  It is usually too bitter cold to do anything outside, unless absolutely necessary, plus a lot of people are all in a rush to get the new year started with their resolutions and their new membership at the health club and so much hurry, it seems.

I may tend to be a hermit, or so my neighbors say.  They wonder how I can stand to be alone in my house for days at a time with no company.  I have tended to always make excuses, but now, I am ready to stand up and say, "Because I like it this way."  They also loudly exclaim, "It's eleven o'clock and you aren't dressed yet?"   or "You didn't get up until ten?"

Often I want to say, "Yeah!  So what?!"

I might just start saying that instead of the excuse, "Well, I didn't get to sleep until two this morning, so I really only got eight hours sleep."

Many of those same people that rise at seven in the dark morning, also take naps in the afternoon.  I NEVER take a nap!  So in reality, I take my nap in the morning from seven to nine, while they are up, They take their nap in the afternoon, while I am up.  Sluggards. LOL.

Anyway--I have loved this last week or so.  It has been almost like a retreat for me.  I have read one really good book, written by a friend and have started another one and am half-way through.  "Cross Roads" written by the same guy that wrote, "The Shack."  I have watched classic movies and football or basketball games to my heart's content.  I have cooked a couple of large pots of stuff to freeze in one meal containers (Cabbage Rolls and Chili).  I have cross stitched until I am practically cross-eyed AND I haven't had to put up with Dar's insanity, nor Pearl's complaining.  AND, I haven't watched any news programs!!!

Lovely!
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I did get out today.  I filled up the bird and squirrel feeders AND, I started my car and let it run for 15 minutes, then I took a drive around the park.  Up and down streets for about 20 minutes, then came back home and parked on the opposite side of the driveway that I normally park.  I had an outing!

You know what?  It is going to get cold enough in northern Florida where, if they had snow making machines, they could make a whole bunch of snow and go snow skiing--if they had any good sized hills, which they don't.  

Or, just make a bunch of snow piles for the kids to play in.  Fred's grand daughter, who lives in Florida, was seven before she ever saw snow!  I can't even imagine.  She was very intrigued with it.