Chatbug Karen

Hubby and I are ready for the big snow storm we are supposed to receive during the night. We have plenty of groceries in the house and I am smack dab in the middle of putting a quilt together. I would love nothing more than to be stuck in front of my sewing machine while watching the snow build up on the ground outside. I have heard that people complain of cabin fever. I am not experiencing that at all.

I feel bad for the people who have to travel long distances to work. If they don’t work, they don’t get paid. They have to get out on the dangerous roads no matter the danger. I feel bad for the animals. I wonder if deer get cold. Do ground hogs get crabby when the weather freezes their whiskers? We have gold fish in our pond that survive each winter. We have pond fountains that run to keep the water from freezing but still keep a cattle type heater in the water too. Our fish don’t even require food during the winter months. They must live off the algae because they are always there come summer. It amazes me that they survive through the winter.

I understand that there are areas of the US that are receiving snow that are not used to that type of weather. It sounds like they enjoy getting a bit of snow for the first time in years. Now, they can get that cozy, stay at home feeling that I enjoy. Cabin fever? It hasn’t bitten me.

I am sitting in the waiting room while Greg has his teeth pulled. We ate a nice lunch at Panera Bread since it might be awhile before he is comfortable eating again. I was afraid we might be late to the dentist appointment but Panera got our food up right away and we were here on time.

The news is on here in the waiting room so I have no choice to hear the news of Hillary and Obama. The weather sure has made a mess in Oklahoma and Georgia. It is so sad that so many have died in the storms there. They are saying that at least 8 tornadoes had been sighted in the area. I feel terrible for the people who have lost loved ones.