Not even $38------------

let alone $38 million! In fact, out of two 6 number lines, Carol's Christmas lotto ticket only had one out of six numbers on each line. Oh well, the thought was there. Actually, there were two winners to split the money, and one of the tickets was purchased quite close to us, but close only counts in horseshoes and hand-grenades, right?

Our company all left by yesterday morning, (two of them at 5:30 am, headed for GA,) and the last before noon, so it is quiet around here again. So quiet, in fact, that we both took naps in our recliners in the afternoon. My system is not used to being wide awake in the middle of the night, so having to make a bathroom break, and then visiting with the kids at 5 am, I was up much too early myself. Went back to bed, but not really back to sleep.

Winter weather is not being nice to so much of the country lately. Son in Utah had flown to Oregon last weekend, got snowed in, and was leary of finding his flight cancelled on Tuesday, but managed to get home, ( a bit late, but home.) Kids in Ohio and Michigan had lots of snow and slick roads to contend with, but no big travel plans, as far as I know. Friends in northern Indiana may have had bigger problems, with enough ice to close the TP and an Interstate, I am sure the side roads were a skating rink as well. Maybe fun if they got skates for Christmas, but not great with four rubber tires trying to get traction. Saw a picture in todays paper, of a dump truck hauling snow, and a frontend loader, both in a ditch from icy roads at South Bend. Didn't look like any fun at all. Think we will just keep our warm weather, thanks.

One more big holiday, (New Years, not Kwanza,) and then a dirth of them for a while. I know, Valentines, Easter, May Day---but it always was a bummer when part of the working force---no paid days off until Memorial Day. Being retired, NO paid days off anyhow, but life goes on. Feeling enough better that I need to get back to a couple of small projects for people that have been on hold for a couple of months. Glad they have been so patient. Even the handyman business has been slow, with the economy as it is, and with some unemployed construction people going into handyman things, to make a buck, it probably will continue slow for a while. Guess it will give more time to do projects at church that are waiting, which will not be a bad thing.