OH,the weather outside is frightful.....

Yes, the snow is piling up here. It started snowing today while I was out delivering mail. And it is very cold! The wind was howling all day. I wasn't real cold, except for my face. I wear long underwear, sweater, jacket, gloves, and a stocking cap. I have a stocking cap, that covers my face, but, I really don't like wearing it. I can't see much from the sides, and I do need to watch for dogs. Anyhow, we are supposed to get 6 inches of snow tonight. I am off the next 2 days, so I really don't care how much it snows. I do need to get out my snow blower, and get some fresh gas and oil for it. I should have done that before winter got here, but I have just been too busy. I have been working way too much. I am going to enjoy my next 2 days. Tomorrow, is football. Steelers are playing the cowboys. That should be a wild game. Steelers are having a great year. They beat up on the Patriots last Sunday. They have a real good shot at going to the super bowl. I sure hope that happens. Okay, got to go watch some college football. And, watch the snow fly!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving to one and all. I hope you all had a wonderful thanksgiving with your families and friends. we had a wonderful day today. Mindie and Jim hosted a delightful thanksgiving dinner at their home. They really did a nice job as hosts. The house was all decorated and clean, and everyone brought the best food for dinner. Dawna's Mom and her husband, C.R. were there. And her brothers, Denny and Daryl came. Dawna's best friend Deb and her husband Randy and their daughter Olivia joined us for dinner, also. And Randy came home from Texas yesterday, so he was there, too. He is living with us, while he is home. We all had a very nice day together, and we all had a lot to be thankful for. The weather was nice, no more snow, and the sun was out almost all day. We all had plenty to eat, and their was plenty of leftovers. My parents spent thanksgiving with my sister in Florida. I hope they had a nice day with them. I am very thankful for having such wonderful parents, and for having such a loving family. I am also thankful for my wife, Dawna. She means the world to me. I hope you all have as nice as a day as we had here. Happy Thanksgiving to you all!

Lots and lots of snow

We got buried in snow the past 2 days. A total of over 15 inches has fallen over the past 48 hours. That is way too much snow, and it is still fall! I hate snow. Especially since I have to walk through it all day, delivering the mail. It has been a rough couple of days. My legs were very sore yesterday when I got home. Trudging through the snow really wore me out. My darling wife fixed me a hot bath when I got home, and I soaked my tired old legs in the tub. It felt really good. I haven't taken a bath in years. I usually take a shower. I miss our hot tub, but, this was not bad. We are thinking of putting in a wood burner in our basement. A friend of ours is going to come over and see if it can be done, and if it can he will install it. It should save us a lot of money on our gas bill.
My mom and dad are going to Florida on Monday to see my sister Chris and her family. They are staying for 10 days. Lucky them! wish I was going with them. Maybe Dawna and I will take another vacation next spring, and head back to Florida. I think we will drive this time, and take a longer sight seeing tour. Maybe head to New Jersey first and see Steve and Michelle, then head down to North Carolina and see Daryl. From there, head down to Florida and visit with Chris and Tom. If Dawna's dad is still there, we will go see him too. Should be fun.
Not much else going on here. Getting ready to watch the Pitt Panther play Cincinnati in College football. Have a great day.

A new day

Okay, I have to admit, I have been slacking off from writing on my blog. I have no excuses. It has been 10 days since I have attempted to write anything. I was upset for awhile about my cousin Kathy passing away. Maybe that's why I didn't write. I don't know. I have been working a lot. But, I also had last Tuesday off for Veteran's day. So, no more excuses.
I finally finished moving all my steeler stuff into the basement. My new steeler room is ready to be used again! I will have to post pictures of it on here. It is actually pretty neat. Joey and I watched some football down there yesterday. Dawna needed some quiet to work on her concert, so we went to the man cave. Even Teddy came down for a little bit, while Dawna took a nap. He doesn't like walking down the stairs to the basement, so I had to carry him down.
Dawna sang at our church last night. She had a special concert after our thanksgiving dinner at the church. It was very nice. She always does a nice job when she sings. I could listen to her sing all the time. She sang to me at our wedding. A song called "Valentine." It was the first song she ever sang to me. Then she sang it again at our wedding. It was very special to me.
I am watching Monday night football as I am writing this. The Cleveland browns are playing the Buffalo bills. I hope the bills win. I hate the browns. Of course, the browns are ahead 13-0 now. Not looking good for the bills. The steelers won yesterday. 11-10. First time ever in professional football that a game ended with a 11-10 score. Pretty crazy.
My mom and dad stopped by for a few minutes this afternoon. They were on their way home from my dad's doctor appointment in Pittsburgh. It was nice to see them. They only live 10 minutes away, and I don't get up to see them as often as I would like.
Well, almost bedtime for me. I better let the dog out to pee, and then hit the hay. I will try and be better at wring on here again. No more excuses!

Saying good bye.....

My cousin, Kathy Fagley passed away on Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2008. Election Day. Guess I will remember that day for more reasons than one. Today was her funeral. Dawna and I went along with a majority of my family and many cousins and friends of hers. It was a very tough morning. The minister asked if anyone wanted to get up and speak about memories of Kathy. When Kathy's mother got up and started talking, I couldn't stop weeping for her. Then her younger brother Michael got up and started talking, and I lost it. Michael is also my god child, along with being my nephew. This is a very special family. Kathy's daughter, Amanda, who is 12 years old, could not leave her father's side. I felt so bad for her. Cancer is such a devastating disease. She just found out she had cancer less than a month ago, and now she is gone. So tragic, and so sad. I will miss her so much. Please, pray for her family. This is a very tough, trying time for them. So many unanswered questions. So many doubts. Just pray, please..

Prayers are needed

This is going to be a very hard blog to write today. My cousin, Kathy, who is 42 years old, was diagnosed with liver cancer a week and a half ago. The doctors said the cancer was inoperable and a transplant was out of the question. Not good news. Yesterdays news was worse. The doctors have given her a week to live. How can this be?? Kathy is much too young to be taken away now. She has a daughter who is 12 or 13. I am not sure exactly how old. Kathy's dad died when he was 43 from cancer. Dawna and I are going to Butler hospital on Thursday to see Kathy and to probably say good bye to her. That will be so difficult to do. How do you say good bye to a 42 year old woman? I am at a loss for words here. Just please pray for her and her family. They need your prayers at this time. Thank you all so much.

Vacation time

Hi all! I am currently on vacation from the post office. It feels so good to have some time off. Give my feet a rest. They sure need it. I get 5 weeks vacation per year. Can't complain about that! I am working on my basement some this week. I have a steeler room upstairs, but, I am moving it to the basement. Dawna's son Randy is moving in with us around Thanksgiving, so he needs a bedroom upstairs. So, I am giving him my steelers room, and moving it to the basement. It is really a nice room in the basement. I am going to paint it, and decorate it with some nice Pittsburgh colors. Then I need to move all my Pittsburgh memorabilia down there, and maybe get a steelers rug. I have a recliner and a futon, along with a TV, and surround sound system. Should turn out to be a nice room when I am done.
Dawna and I went out to Breakfast this morning with her brother Denny and his wife Pam. They called this morning and invited us to join them. It was a nice way to start the day. think we might go to my Parents house tonight to use their Hot tub. That should help Dawna's back, and my feet. We used to have a hot tub, but, it kind of died on us. It would have cost us too much to have it repaired, so, we gave it away. Now, I wish we had it back. Oh well, guess we can use my parents hot tub for now.
Dinner is almost ready, so I will end this for now. Will post pictures of my new steeler room when it is completed. Have a great day everyone!