Crazy Weather

O.K. This weather is crazy. Sunday we had 78 degrees. Everyone walking around in shorts and t-shirts. Some were washing vehicles and rigs. Don't get excited, we didn't go that far. :) A couple of pictures that we took when we walked down for ice cream sundaes.





Monday - not too bad. Scanned a few more pictures. Around 250. All of my family this time. Found some pictures of my Mom's 60th birthday. And a few pictures of one of my Grandma's birthdays. It's been fun looking back on these pictures. Most of these have been around the 1989 to 1991 era.

Yesterday, we had some sleet for a little while. Some places received snow but not us. It was very very chilly. Had the fireplace on for awhile. Made soup and biscuits. Looked through some more pictures and played some games in the afternoon. The sun broke through around 5:00 pm. Woke up this morning to frost. Now it's back to being warm again.

They've been advertising the home and garden show here. Make you think of Spring. We went into town today - had to pick up some scripts and did a little grocery shopping. On the way in, saw some farmers in the field. They were doing a little cultivating and spraying. We're curious to know what they plant. We won't be here to see it grow, though.

Sharon's excited. Found out she's going to have a new nephew. We were at Walmart this afternoon and saw the cutest dress. Guess we won't be going back and picking it up. Well, maybe next time.

Well, it's getting close to supper time. Had BBQ in town so probably just a popcorn night. Sharon had the ribs and I tried the brisquet and turkey. We've wanted to stop by this place. We've been told it's fast food BBQ - cafeteria style. Well, that's a very good description. The meat is smoked at least 18 hours with Live Oak wood from the hill country. Live Oak - now that's another story. You pick up a tray and tell them what you want. The prices are reasonable. Sharon had baby back ribs with 3 sides for $7.50. I had two meats and 3 sides for $7.50. The portions were just right. The sides are very interesting. We both said yes to hashbrowns. For Iowans, this means fried potatoes with onions. Slice like fried potatoes - crispy and tender. They were excellent. I tried the pinto beans. Well, they were beans.

I'm sure I can talk Sharon into popcorn. She very rarely turns down ice cream or popcorn. I think it's a VanderPloeg trait.

Guess we'll see what tomorrow will bring.