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Hi everyone,<br>
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Well, this was quite an interesting weekend and holiday with all the
ice and power outages. And evidently we got off a lot lighter than
McAlester did. It really pays to have a supply of candles and
flashlights and batteries on hand. And the one other thing that really
saved our sanity was our little wind-up radio. At least we could
listen to the news on Channel 6 since it comes in on 87.7 FM. The bad
thing is, they always show all the closings at the bottom of the
screen, since they are so numerous, instead of reading them off like
they did way back when, and the picture doesn't come in on a radio
worth a darn! And then, some of the radio stations would tell you if
you wanted a complete list of all the closings go to their sister TV
channel or their web site. And I thought I absolutely would do that if
I had either cable or electricity! Our home has central heat and air
so we had to pile on an extra blanket and our pack of little dogs to
keep warm. Of course, they're family, so they're always there anyway,
but this time they <u>really came in handy</u>. For those of you
who don't think dogs are good for anything, a well placed pooch makes a
dandy foot warmer. For those of you who can't bear to share your bed
with your furry buddy, go ahead and freeze if you want. The dog will
be okay. It has a fur coat. <br>
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<font size="+2">Our menu for today includes:<br>
Smoked pork chops<br>
Mashed potatoes and gravy<br>
Black eye peas<br>
Brussel sprouts<br>
Cabbage<br>
Garden blend rice<br>
Pasta bar<br>
Hot rolls<br>
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Our fast food is Cheeseburgers and French Fries.<br>
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And we have Strawberry Trifle and Peach Cobbler for dessert, along with
Lemon Jello on the salad bar.</font><br>
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And don't forget we have a Hot Chocolate machine with both regular and
sugar-free mix in it. My thermometer is showing 18 degrees and if
that's not hot chocolate weather, I don't know what is.<br>
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Come on over and warm up,<br>
<br>
Rhoda <span class="moz-smiley-s1"><span> :-) </span></span> <br>
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