MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!

You may have guessed I was up late last night – early this morning – I was waiting to see what kind of weather was coming thinking I might need to do something. By 1:00 a.m. the temperature was just below freezing. About 30°F and I was tired. Three days straight of shoveling snow, shaking bushes, chopping wood, and digging cars out had worn on my back. (Thanks be for Motrin and Icy-Hot Patches!) So I went to bed convinced that we were going to have an uneventful Christmas Eve. I wouldn't have to stir from home. The gifts to neighbors were delivered yesterday. The temperature would be going up and there would be no more snow to deal with.
I woke to hear WHUMP and see Kathy’s constant companion, the television, go black.
“So,” I thought, “No power.”
I was ready. I grabbed my Federdecke and gave it a good shake to fluff it up and turtled it. Nothing but the top of my head showing.
Then I heard Kathy say, “Oh, the TV just turned off.” And she got up and turned it on.
Ten minutes later the power was gone and this time for several hours.
It has warmed up. 33°F. It did snow. Two to three more inches. Wet and heavy. Tree limbs already stressed to the breaking point are… breaking.
We’re back on and Kathy is prepping the turkey for roasting. It may be finished on the grill. Good thing it’s only ten pounds. Kathy the optimist.
I’ve had my oatmeal, banana and cup. The cell phone is charged. The radio is cranked up. Plenty of dry clothes stacked up. Kathy’s in the shower. So I’ll just wait it out.
Oh! And by the by, here’s the last episode of Crazy Quilt.

And the merriest of Christmases from our little cabin in the woods. Warmest wishes and our love to you all on this most joyous of all seasons. God bless you all. May all your dreams come true.