Thursday, January 4, 2018

The storms that rolled up from south to north along the East Coast were pretty devastating, but we were far enough west to miss the brunt of the damage.  There was about an inch of snow accumulation overnight and there were strong winds blowing most of the day making it terribly cold.  There was a two-hour delay in the start time at the temple and some of the schools were closed.  The patron attendance was very light which only makes sense that people needed to be home staying safe and warm.

Glade has one of his winter sinus problems that kept him home from the temple today.  He doesn’t have a fever or sore throat, just that same old tight aching sinus pressure.  A kind couple heard he was ill and brought over some hearty chicken noodle soup from Costco so he had comfort food while I spent the day at the temple.  We hope it doesn’t last long.

Elaine Billman sent me a text today informing us that Marlene Barrow passed away.  Her husband Wayne passed away just a couple of years ago, so they will be having a great reunion.  Soon, there won’t be any “old-timers” left in Garfield! 

I finished my puzzle last night!  Loved doing it.  Glade’s progress is hampered on his because his back can only handle bending over for a short time.  There were four in the box and I’m ready to do another one.

The summer leaf blowers are put to good use here when it snows and are used to blow away all those pretty white flakes!   We are treated well here and as soon as it looks like a storm, the manager sees that there are snow shovels and bags of snow melt by each apartment door and the first layer of ice melt is spread over the sidewalks.