Lady in a Small Town

Rain ruined our county fair plans.
Six-Word Saturday at Show My Face.

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Monday included a lot of porch sitting, as usual. We took our places at the west end of the porch and staked our claim for the week.  I went to chapel to check out the minister of the week.  While there I worked on my dishcloths and a prayer shawl.

Most of Monday afternoon [...]

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Dear Mr. Sunshine,
Thank you for coming out to visit today. I feel like it has been a very long time since I have seen you and felt your warmth. Please feel free to stay around a while and visit.
There are so many things you have missed out on since you were gone. [...]

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Today is the official first day of spring. Spring is my favorite season. It contains several of my favorite events:

My birthday
Mother’s Day
Easter
The end of the school year (most years)

I also love the change in weather.

I get all jazzed up and happy.
Everything seems better.
The days are getting longer and brighter.
School is winding up.
Things smell [...]

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I get sick.
It is cold.
Freakin’ snow
Icy roads
I get sick.

1918 – The U.S. Congress establishes time zones and approves daylight saving time.

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I didn’t blog on day #2, I don’t even really remember it.  But here I am on day 3.  Our last built in snowday.
Oh yeah, and I just got a phone call telling me that school is canceled tomorrow.  We almost never get 2 days off in a row.  Unfortunately, that means we have to [...]

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February 1
We got out of school early today due to ice and snow.  I was home by about 12:30.  I spent most of the rest of the day in this position.  I caught up on blogs, worked on some websites, and just sort of wasted time watching soaps and Monk.
The plow has gone by probably [...]

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It was so cold on Thursday after rehearsal, but Sunday it was practically balmy.  Welcome to the January thaw.  Today it will be over 40!

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Today is our first snow day of the school year.  We only get 3 (we got 5 when I was a kid), so I hope we don’t get a lot of snow this year.
I love snow days.  Most of my coworkers say they would rather get out a day early at the end of the [...]

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