It's hot...

Wisconsin weather - you either love it or hate. Actually, you can love it or hate it all in one day depending on how it changes. I woke up this morning feeling like I'd run a marathon. It's hot. The kind of hot that makes me want to go out and tear the wings off flies. Yeah, that kind of hot. Sticky, humid, hellish hot.

Ah well...weather...

So the adventures with the Wii continue. I am decidedly not the best game player in the world but, on occasion, I surprise myself. There is one game that simulates figure skating. The idea is to make your skater follow a designated path and when you reach large colored dots you shake the controller and the skater will do tricks. Good lord...my poor skater...she was flailing and flinging herself all over the place. She hit the wall more times than I can count. They should have a moment where a tiny rescue crew comes out on the ice to carry her off on a stretcher!

But I do love playing with it. The work out I get from games like baseball and tennis is noticeable. I feel it in my back, my arms and my ass! And I had forgotten how much fun it is to just play. Just take the time to play. Play something. Give in to the sheer fun of it, let go and PLAY!

Snow Day!

Today was one of those deeply goodiddley days! I was up last night watching the weather channel. That's something we do regularly here in Wisconsin just so's we know what to expect the next morning. Well, HELLO!! What do you think? As predicted Wisconsin is under an ice storm warning. I made up my mind last night before I went to bed to call in and take one of my hard earned paid sick days just because. I declared this an official personal snow day! I used to love snow days when I was a kid. Waking up in the morning, getting ready for school only to discover that school was closed and all that was left to do was get outside and play, play, play!

I tried to sleep in but Arnie the alarm cat wouldn't let me. So I got up, made some great pumpkin spice coffee my sister gave me and planned the day. I didn't go play, sadly. I used the time to finished up some of the cleaning projects I had started. Yes, those blasted clean spots were making me feel too guilty. Any movement by me meant that Arnie just had to be up and under foot. Something that was amazingly and, quite humorously, cured when I began to vacuum. That sent him packing. He's still staring at me right now from under the table. Oh, the power I feel!

I bundled up later and went outside to move my car. Alternate side parking - the bane of every Cheesehead's existence. Well, that and Minnesota Viking fans. Actually, it was quite nice outside despite the icy drizzle. My sister brought Joe, her bumbling Chocolate lab, outside. I pelted him with snow balls which he loved! I swear if he could, he would dig himself into a snow bank and just stay there. I've never seen a dog who loves the snow so much.

I decided this was the perfect day to reread some of my old favorites. Restarted "To Kill A Mockingbird". I read this one at least once each year. I'm not sure why I love this book so much but I do. I think it is the idea that there may be a little Atticus in all of us, if we look hard enough. It's like comfort food to me. Speaking of which, I am roasting a chicken and the smell is amazing. I plan to eat it later with some homemade mashed potatoes and green beans. I think a Bloody Mary is in order as well!

This was a perfect snow day. I may even start wrapping those Christmas gifts!