Winter is here with a Vengeance

Our view from the patio window Xmas 2012

Well, it's official and there can be no doubt. Winter is here and here with a vengeance. After last year's pitiful winter of .5" of snow, we were more than due for the bigtime snowfall we got a couple of weeks ago. Clearing the driveway was yet another reminder that either snow is getting heavier or I'm getting more out of shape. While I was happy to see the County clear the road so quickly, I was less pleased to have to dig out the end of the driveway again.

In fact, between the contentious Xmas we had on Syls Drive and the sudden snowfall, Old Man Winter chased us out of town and we spent a quick week in St. Augustine, FL. I can testify that Florida is relatively warm compared to the snowy vistas we left behind.

Now the snow has melted in time for frigid icy cold. It doesn't take but a quick trip to the mail box to realize that we're not in the warm South anymore. What better way to escape from the wintery blahs than a week's vacation in an Orange Beach AL condo graciously donated once again by Gary Malin.

10 bucks, 1/10 of a Ben Franklin for a week on the Gulf. We've extended the sale of tickets another two weeks ( the committee felt guilty drawing for the condo while on a cruise ship, I guess) so send your ticket money in to Linda or get hold of Linda Gamblin or Patty Qualls or Bob Willis in the next few weeks so you have a real good chance of winning a great vacation.

We'll announce the drawing. It'll be toward the end of February, somewhere local again (last year we used the drawing as an excuse to hold Parkway Pizza hostage for a few hours) and draw out the lucky winner and a first alternate (just like Miss America.....if the winner is unable to fulfill their obligation to enjoy a fabulous vacation on the Gulf, the first alternate will take their place.......etc., etc.)

As the late Billy Beal used to say at the end of his enzyme detergent commercials on TV, "Don't wait....Do it today!"