12/3/18
The first candle of Advent has been lit, the Candle of Hope.

Dense fog, a light SW breeze and 31 degrees.Yesterday's temperatures hovering around freezing messed with my weather station rain gauge.  The weather almanac says .73 inch.  Today's high of 39 with a WSW breeze and some showers  will be our last chance to clean up the slushy mess out there.  The temperature drops to 25 tonight and will not get above freezing again for several days.  Partly cloudy tomorrow with NW winds, a high of 27 and a low of 12.  Sunny Wednesday with a WNW breeze, a high of 25 and a low of 14.  Partly cloudy Thursday with a light WSW breeze, a high of 31 and a low of 20.  Snow showers Friday morning with a brisk NW breeze, a high of 28 and a low of 10.  Sunny Saturday with a WNW breeze, a high of 19 and a low of 12.  Partly cloudy Sunday with a NW breeze, a high of 26 and a low of 14.  Mostly sunny next Monday with a NW breeze, a high of 24 and a low of 16.  Pleasant next Tuesday and Wednesday with NW breezes, highs about 29 and lows about 15.  Warming up to 34 Thursday, the 13th with rain/snow showers forecast for Friday, the 14th and the weekend.

     Darel had a pleasant day yesterday with Sunday School and church in the morning and foot ball in the afternoon.  A slow and careful ride home from church.  Gilbert had to get a ladder and pour water over the Dish so Darel's TV signal would come in.

     It was so unpleasant out that the last nativity isn't up.  I quickly got wet the few times i was out cleaning away slush. The sump pump was running so steady i belied the gauge when it read over an inch.  I questioned it as it got closer to two inches.

     I put candles in the windows and cleaned the refrigerator.  That took longer than I expected so I didn't get coolies made.  So they are first on the agenda this morning, then putting up the nativity..  I'll put up the windbreak trees for the birds with Christmas lights and a star on them for me.

     Have a good day, Sally