Gloom, Despair, and Agony On Me-e!

Remember that old Hee Haw song?

Gloom, despair and agony on me-e!

Deep dark depression, excessive misery-y!

Man...it felt just like that today.....

Isn't this depressing?


Whatever happened to the beauty of yesterday? It's but a memory on a blog now...

This wasn't/isn't even one of those fun spring rains..kind of warm and friendly. Blows in quickly and leaves just as quickly after entertaining us with flashes of lightening and the sound of thunder.

Nope. This is a cold, wet (duh!) icy rain, threatening to wreck havoc on the early morning commuters.

Look at it. Doesn't it just wreak of gloom?

Thank goodness we're not Abraham Lincoln living in a 3 walled log cabin in this weather. We are blessed with a nice, warm, cozy dwelling in which to endure the schizophrenic Indiana weather.

Such a hard working boy...still in his jammies....(one of the many joys of homeschooling).

This one has the ability to focus to the point where the house could explode and he wouldn't even realize it... My brother has that ability and it has served him well over the years. Look at him deep in thought....concentration...soaking up pearls of wisdom....

Ok. That's a little over the top, I know.

He's actually reading a book that is on his reading list, but he's been stalling all year....

It's Girl of the Limberlost by Gene Stratton-Porter. He just started it today and he's almost finished. He really liked Freckles, also by Gene Stratton Porter, so I don't know why he didn't want to read the Limberlost book. Probably because of that "Girl" part of the title.... Gene Stratton Porter is an Indiana author by the way....

This one has me trapped. See how her chair is right in between the two tables? I'm back on this side, stuck between the cabinets and the table. It's the reason there are so many Twitter entries on my sidebar today. I couldn't get out to clean, do laundry, stuff like that....so I had to sit at my desk and twitter and surf (poor me) while I waited for her least little plea for help with Math, English, all that fun stuff....

You can't see them very well, but she has Esther cradled in her left arm and Muncie underneath the covers keeping her legs warm (another benefit of homeschool - the dog lap warmer).

You can see a little better in this picture.

What an exciting life we lead....(don't' fall asleep, ya' here?)

Gloom, despair and agony on me-e!

Deep dark depression, excessive misery-y!

Think About This Instead of the Forecast

With a winter forecast of upteen inches of snow, I needed something to brighten my day.....















I sure feel better now, reminding myself that I have this to look forward to after a dab of planning, a little work (OK, make that alot of work). It will be here in a blink of an eye....if we can just get through this snow. It's the last big snow of the year. I can feel it. How about you?