Oh, the Weather outside is Frightful

Crazy storm blowing through. Had a lot of wind last night and a lot of rain this morning.
Tornado warnings northwest of us, but only thunder, lightning and crazy rain.

Sorry about the quality. It was raining on the porch, too; I only wanted to show how the water runs off the roof.

As you can see from the above picture, it wasn't raining nearly as hard then.

The storm has pretty much passed now. The UPS is working overtime while the lights flicker.

We are blessed if all we get is a bit of rain.

You all have a safe, blessed New Year. It will be here before we know it!

Thank you, Mom!

So my Mom sent us some money for Christmas and we used it to take everyone to lunch.
We did not go to the Paragon Casino again. As much as I love their buffet, hubby does not like driving all the way to get there.
I did some thinking and we decided on Noodles and Grill Asian Cuisine. It's right in town and has something that everyone can eat.
They were really

Youngest son Patrick.

He has several health issues, among them being that we never know what is going to make him sick. It is a problem we have been chasing for several years now and is still ongoing. We know a lot about what it is not, but not what it is. Spice of any kind and most seasonings, too, are a definite no no; as are potatoes in any form. So he got the beef fried rice.

Fried rice is pretty much always safe for him. This place doesn't make theirs with soy sauce like a lot of places do, which is also a plus.

One thing we like about this restaurant? Bean sprouts. It may sound picky, but a lot of Asian restaurants around here don't serve bean sprouts. Even the Tao restaurant in Lafayette doesn't. But they do here and we like bean sprouts.

Middle son Robert.

He did two tours in Iraq and has PTSD. He likes things spicy, so he got the Penang Udon.

He said it wasn't as spicy as it looked; but was still very good.

Hubby ordered Wonton Egg Noodle Special.

I ordered the Pepper Steak. When it came out it didn't look like pepper steak, but I tried it anyway and it was really good, with just a bit of a bite to it.
When we got the receipt, it turns out it was Triple Meats with spicy Garlic Sauce.

All in all, a great lunch. THANK YOU, MOM!

God bless you all and Merry Christmas. ♥

A quick update

Hubby will be getting a mobility chair from the VA. We wanted a cart, but they say he needs a chair.
And before he gets the chair, we had to have a new door, which they paid for.

So, our old door, and the new ramp they paid to have built.

And the new door. Turns out I took a crooked picture. Typical for me, haha.

Fifty-five here for the first official day of winter. Depending on which weatherman we listen to, Christmas will be anywhere between 69 and 74. Good weather for more painting!

Happy Winter Solstice. Merry Christmas and God bless. :)

A little foggy this morning.

Taken about 7AM Central time.

It's almost noon. Fog is pretty much gone.
Rain tomorrow and Thursday.
Maybe a new door Friday.

You all be safe and have a Merry Christmas. God bless.

The year is almost over!

Crazy. Seems like I just paid my taxes. Which will be going up. That sucks lemons.

Anyway, A few fall pictures.

A small Sun Dog.

And our new "shop light".

I have been wanting something to help light the garage - which does not have electricity - when the sun is setting in the fall/winter and we are grilling. This light does a great job with only one light on!
We just run an extension cord from the RV and we have light! :)

You all be safe. God bless and Merry Christmas!