The snow has ended here in Oklahoma but not before dropping 7-8 inches of the pretty white stuff. Ritzy has already shoveled the walkway. A neighbor came over with a box blade and graded our driveway. The poor little birds are trying to find something to eat. Ritzy and I always feed them....so, they don't have to go far.
The daughter works at the Cherokee Nation Casino and Hard Rock Hotel in Catoosa. When she left for work Thursday she took extra clothes and accessories knowing she might not be home for a few days. The hotel puts her up if the weather is bad. She is hoping to come home after her shift tomorrow night. At first she was upset that she could not come home, but I was trying to get her to look at the positive side. She could work extra hours, be able to stay in a nice hotel FREE, not have to put up with us ;-)..........She has called a few times and I think she is doing just fine....Who knows, it might make her appreciate her family more,,,,,,,
In the picture is the store/baitshop/Ritzy's hangout, across the road. You can see my little penguin leftover from Christmas. I told Ritzy the other day to leave him up. I was hopin to get some more snow so he would feel "at home". Ritzy failed to see the humor in that......
Ritzy has been finding things to do outside, thank goodness. He drives me nuts when he is cooped up inside. He goes over to his "hangout" and helps the owner out with chores, sweeping, shoveling snow, drinking coffee,etc......if you look in the picture you will notice his red truck which means he is over there now. "Caught ya, Ritzy!"
Heck, Ritzy came in a little while ago and told me he would buy my lunch or dinner over there afterwhile. Ritzywife is NOT about to turn that down.
I don't care what anyone else thinks, I love the snow and the cold.
With that Ritzywife is out.............

This past couple of days we have finally seen temperatures above freezing. I like the cold weather and all but I (and everyone else around me) was starting to get a bit cranky. I took the picture while crossing the Oologah Lake over the Winganon bridge. In the distance you can see the steam rising from the power plant in Oologah.
It has been over 10 years since the lake has frozen over like this. We still have snow in our yard. It's going away, but none too soon. Has been here for 3 weeks. Ritzy and I were talking about that tonite and he informed me that I was "crazy" for liking the snow and wanting it to stick around.
Not to much going on around here except that we are getting back into our "normal" routines after the holidays and bad weather.
Supposed to get a little rain later this week.
I haven't seen much of the neice's kids because of all the bad weather. I kind of miss them. We will have to pay them a visit tomorrow or Friday.
Now.....I will just have to wait for that next snow to move in while the rest of the family says----"Bite your tongue!"....I can't help it I love the snow!!!!
With that Ritzywife is out..................

What a way to start the new year. Ritzy shoveled the walkway as you can see. The little penguin finally got some snow to stand in. he ought to feel at home. Its 7 days into January and the snow is still here. It's sure been interesting trying to stay warm. The woodstove sure feels good.....
We had a quiet new year's eve. The plan was to go Granny & Papas for a new years eve party to ring in the new year. We got up there about 6pm to eat chili. Around 8pm bubba and sissy started playing and I looked at Ritzy and he looked at me because of all the "Noise" at granny's and we both had that "let's go home and celebrate QUIETLY!!!!!! What is so funny is the fact that Ritzy sometimes complains about the noise that our 2 grown kids make at home( loud movies or music), and I told him on the way back home that if he ever complains about their "noise" again i was going to get him. It is nothing compared to the "Noise" those kids were making, hahaha!!!!
We came to the conclusion that my sister and her hubby and the kid's parents are just so used to the commotion at they didn't notice. After getting home and just relaxing I asked Ritzy if he still wanted those "grandkids" we are still waiting on. hahahaha!!!!
I was telling someone at church last nite that we were in bed by 9:30 and watching a movie that night. They could not believe it. I think we even fell asleep before midnight. It sure is fun getting older.......
Today and the next 2 days are going to be quite cold here in Oklahoma. I stuck my head out the door just a minute ago to tell the daughter bye and I sure am glad I don't have to go out in that.
Heck, it's winter.....it's supposed to be cold.......I'll just keep adding wood to the fire.....
With that Ritzywife is out..........