Cold weather

This morning I awoke to a wren singing his beautiful lilting song and a clear 18 degree morning. I did not go out to run, but I did take Coma for a brief walk. Thank goodness it isn't usually this cold here--part of the arctic front that is all over the United States.

When I arrived late Wednesday the water was not on so Coma and I spent the night at the Days Inn in Opelika--they allow pets. I say we spent the night because I didn't sleep very well. Having a 13 year old 95 lb bloodhound in my room was not conducive to a good night's sleep. We left there early Thursday and came back to our little house and unpacked. I just put everything in piles that didn't fit on the one set of built-in shelves or in the kitchen cabinets. The water people came, the warm and comfortable bed was delivered, Blake--the college student who maintains the property--carried the microwave oven from the car and promised that whatever was broken would be fixed and I picked up essentials from K-Mart and Wal-Mart. But the gas company told me it would be Monday before they would arrive. So, not only is it 18 degrees outside, it is 55 degrees inside and here I sit on my new La-Z-Boy recliner in long underwear, a turtle fur hat and my fleece!