Cold Wave at the House
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Seasonal: Winter
Five mornings in a row—from Friday the 14th through Tuesday the 18th—our thermometer read exactly zero degrees Fahrenheit when I checked it at about 7 a.m. Had I not seen it at six below zero on December 24, I would wonder if it was capable of displaying subzero readings. Thankfully it wasn’t any colder! Folks in Embarrass, Minnesota had to endure 54 below on Monday.
This winter’s weather has been weird anyway (then again, when isn’t Wisconsin weather weird?). Before Christmas we had bitter cold; then just before New Year’s we had mild weather. Just into January there was an ice storm, then a foot of snow fell from January 4th through the 6th. Now instead of the customary cold wave following the snowstorm, we had several days of mild weather followed by strong thunderstorms and temperatures in the lower 40s. Much of the deep snow melted, causing flash flooding in some areas. Right after that came the severe cold wave. Go figure!
Oh well; spring is only two months away.
A Bizarre Birthday Present for Joe
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Joe and
Cats: Sunny
Joe’s birthday was Monday, January 17. First thing that morning, Sunny, our big orange cat, walked up to Joe holding a dead mouse—the first mouse killed by any of our cats!
Joe’s Birthday Dinner
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Joe
For dinner we had round steak (on the broiler) with sautéed onions and mushrooms; hash browns; and canned corn. At 7 p.m. we sang “Happy Birthday” to Joe; then he blew out all 16 of the candles on his cake at once, and we ate cake and ice cream.