KELLY HAS BEEN ACCEPTED BY THE HURON HOSPICE HOME

We had another snow dump overnight and this morning's high winds whipped all that snow up into a full-blown snowstorm today.  I left the house around 9:30 heading for the Goderich hospital but didn't get far before turning back.  I could see zero visibility 'white-out's ahead and knew enough not to drive into them.  I was also worried that had I made it to Goderich, the storm could have intensified and I might not have been able to get home and look after the Pheebs.  This bad weather has come at about the worst possible time.  The one bright spot is that Sabra is still in Goderich and has been able to make it to the hospital okay each day to see her Mother.  I'm so thankful Sabra is with her.  Of course, Kelly and I talk on the phone every day but it's not the same as being there.

 THIS IS NEITHER SNOW OR ICE...IT'S GRAUPEL

 LOOKING TOWARDS OUR CARPORT FROM THE END OF OUR DRIVEWAY

 I'M SURE GLAD WE PUT NEW TIRES ON SUBIE LAST FALL

I see above-freezing temperatures coming up in a few days with the possibility of rain.  That is going to add a lot of weight to roofs.  Many tree branches have come down already and as the snow becomes even heavier, there will be considerably more branches and trees down.  And collapsed roofs as well......My first order of business this morning was to get myself on the end of my snow shovel and try to make some sense of the big snow mess outside. It's overwhelming because the snow just keeps on coming and coming.  

 THE SNOW ON OUR BACK DECK JUST GETS DEEPER AND DEEPER

 THAT'S A LOT OF SNOW ON OUR SHED ROOF

My Wednesday's over-the-top giddy exuberance was somewhat diminished today but I did manage to keep myself busy.  I shoveled two pathways for Pheebs and one pathway to our closest birdfeeder.  In over 22 years here I have never seen anything near as much snow as we have now.  I think it's going to be July before all this snow melts.

Kelly called about 3:45 this afternoon to say that she has been accepted by the Huron Hospice Home west of Clinton Ontario near Holmesville.  There is a chance she may be moved there tomorrow or possibly Saturday.  Weather permitting of course.  Her voice was still fairly strong today but that is because she was on her iPhone.  In her room with a noisy exhaust fan going overhead, she is hard to hear when she speaks barely above a whisper at times.  In her phone call with Dr Teriaky yesterday, Kelly asked him how much time he thought she might have left and he said,,,,,,a couple weeks.

 IF THE SNOW KEEPS UP IT WILL SOON BURY THIS FENCE LINE

Al's Music Box:)) Blue Bayou is a song written by Roy Orbison and Joe Melson. It was originally sung and recorded by Orbison, who had an international hit with his version in 1963. It later became Linda Ronstadt's signature song, with which she scored a Top 5 hit with her cover in 1977. Many others have since recorded the song.  "Blue Bayou" was originally recorded by Roy Orbison at the end of 1961. In the UK, it was released by London Monument as the double A-side track with "Mean Woman Blues" on a Monument Records single, where both sides peaked at number 3. It was issued as a B-side single in the US, peaking at number 29; the A-side, "Mean Woman Blues", peaked at number 5. The song also appeared on Orbison's 1963 full-length album In Dreams. "Blue Bayou" reappeared on his 1989 posthumous album A Black & White Night Live, from the 1988 television special on Cinemax.

 A PARK RESIDENT WORKING WITH HIS SNOW BLOWER

GROANER'S CORNER:(( While attending a marriage seminar dealing with communication, Jack and his wife, Barb, listened to the instructor.  It is essential that husbands and wives know the things that are important to each other.  He addressed the man, can you describe your wife's favorite flower?  Jack leaned over, touched his wife's arm gently, and whispered,  It's Pillsbury isn't it?

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A man walks into a restaurant and is shown to his seat by the hostess. The waiter approaches and asks, "Would you like to try our house special? The man replies, "No, just bring me a steak, and make it lean". The waiter, somewhat puzzled, looks at him and replies, "Which way?"

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Dad: Bill, wash your face! I can see what you had for breakfast this morning.
Bill: What did I have?
Dad: Eggs.
Bill: Wrong. That was yesterday!

Nutella: Noun:: God's favorite spreadable condiment, typically manufactured by pixies in the magical Land of Yum.

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My sister-in-law, a truck driver, had decided to get a dog for protection. As she inspected a likely candidate, the trainer told her, “He doesn't like men.”  “Perfect,” my sister-in-law thought and took the dog.
Then one day she was approached by two men in a parking lot, and she watched to see how her canine bodyguard would react. It soon became clear that the the trainer wasn't kidding. As the men got closer, the dog ran and hid under the nearest car.
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