Ski Jump

 It seems weather folks can make le boo boo.  Where we were supposed to get a dusting of snow and the Houston area 3-6"...Friday morning came and looky-looky.  Yeah...we got at least 7" and Houston...a dusting!  Maybe Mother Nature had a little temporary dyslexia, but we sure didn't need this on top of the ice that hasn't had a chance to melt!

According to the PTB...this is perfect snow for skiing....powdery, not wet.

~Skiing:  I do not participate in any sport with an ambulance at the bottom of the hill.~Erma Bombeck

Yeah Erma...I'm with you on that one.  I would add that I do not participate in any event that results in a wet BEE-hind either...might as well be showering with my clothes on!  I'm more of an apres-ski type of gal myself.  I could really get into the whole roaring fireplace, warm brandy, cute boots, and even cuter ski instructor at the lodge thingy.

Here at the North Texas Tundra, we've had ice for three days and now snow.  To say I'm experiencing cabin fever would be an understatement.  I've been trapped in the Casita de Trash for 4 days with Cat Daddy and before y'all get to thinking "how cozy", let me remind you he is an executive superintendent at his company and is used to bossing around a gang of men.  Guess who he thinks he's been the boss of lately?  Silly boy...but don't y'all go a-worrying 'bout ol' Trash.  I quickly gave him an attitude adjustment and after two days of cleaning out closets, he went in to work on Thursday to get some rest, do payroll, and shout some orders that would actually get obeyed.

Did y'all know that SDS in skiing lingo means snow deprivation syndrome and that yard sale means crashing and scattering equipment?  Let me tell y'all...for me it means shopping deprivation syndrome and I think a good yard sale (the kind we all love) would fix me up PDQ! 

(I wonder if water skis would work on this fine snow!  Can you say shush, shush?)

I guess for the next few days, I'll have to be content with my latest loot and dream of spring!

Anybody besides me dreaming of a picnic outdoors? (~ Hello pic-a-nic basket!~Yogi Bear)  This basket would hold a whole lotta fried chicken!

SQUIRREL ALERT!

Can anybody tell me why restaurants insist on calling it "chicken fried chicken"?  It's chicken that's been coated in eggs, milk, flour and fried.  How exactly does one chicken fry a chicken for gosh sakes beyond this simple formula?  Now chicken fried steak...that's a cow of a whole different color!  It's prepared like fried chicken...hence chicken fried, but a chicken...let's not get all fancy-schmancy and just call it what it is...good ol' mama's FRIED CHICKEN!

(Psst...all you English majors out there.  Would chicken fried chicken be considered an oxymoron?)

This bad boy is 30" long and 20" wide.  I don't think I've ever seen one this ginormous.  This picnic basket is large enough to hold plenty of food for the entire Duggar family plus one!  Law, that's a lot of potato salad and deviled eggs!  Here chick, chick!

There aren't any handles...just canvas straps on each end.  I'm guessing it's 'cause it would take two strapping men to carry it once it's filled!

It has this wonderful little refrigerator section...not that we need that right now.  Heck...I can just stick things outside to keep them cold for the time being...and hope they don't freeze solid!

 

Y'all know I want to paint some rooms in the house...right?  Reckon if I filled this basket up with El Fenix Mexican food, I could entice some of y'all to come help?  Just a thought!

I'm in love with this seltzer bottle and I don't know if I'll be able to part with it when the time comes to do The Big Show.  Love the etching and the glass siphon.  Looks icy doesn't it?  Just like my sidewalk and the looks Cat Daddy got from me the past few days!

Well I don't know about y'all, but I'm tired of the bunny slopes and I'm ready for bunny trails!  Here Easter Bunny, Bunny!

Hey Boo Boo...I'm smarter than the average bear!