A few days later, I was ticketed to fly to California to be with my daughter for a week or two. My friends Judy and Phil were going to drive me to the airport--normally a 10-minute drive--but it was snowing like crazy that day, on top of the ice. I told them I would meet them at the curb because I didn't want them to attempt walking up the icy driveway to get me. God bless them, they were here on time. It soon became clear that Phil's truck's wipers weren't working properly. It was a white-knuckle trip. When they dropped me off at the curb at Indy International, I left my snow boots in their truck, saying that I hoped I wouldn't need them until I got back.
When I finally landed in San Jose, it was warm! Maybe 70 degrees. It was like Heaven! I relished the sunshine and enjoyed a day or two of warmth before things got rainy and cold (by California standards).
Fast forward one year--the year without a winter. Indianapolis is hosting the Superbowl...and guess what? Temperatures have been in the 60s all week! I don't think we've seen more than two inches of snow at once all winter, so far. It's February now, so unless the weather gods are totally angry, winter is on the down side. Ain't it grand?? Rain is on the way...but it is ONLY rain. I am now officially and totally spoiled.
I had a funny this week. My granddaughter, Robin (age 9), lost a tooth at school but decided not to tell the adults in order to determine if the Tooth Fairy is real. Her stepsister ratted on her by telling the parents. The parents responded accordingly, and Robin came down the next morning all agog that her experiment had worked. She KNEW the Tooth Fairy was real! I am thrilled about Robin's scientific mind in trying to determine truth, but she needs to learn about variables that will create false results. What we have now is a child who has an idea about scientific investigation but still believes in the Tooth Fairy!
I will be going up to visit my daughter and grandkids as soon as I am in receipt of my Social Security tax info. It was supposedly mailed in January, but either I've lost it or it never arrived. I've put in for a replacement. It will be a help-grandma-with-taxes trip. I hope!
Back in January, I got a call from Vectren saying that they wanted to come and check my gas meter because it wasn't showing any usage for September and October. I blocked out the whole day for them, but they never showed. The next day, as I was getting dressed, they DID show, but the dude was heading for the truck to leave as I finally got to the door. I waved and yelled, but he didn't see me. They've never called back. Yesterday, I got my gas bill which showed gas usage over the past year. Sure enough, Sept. and Oct. showed zero usage...but everything was normal both before and after. I was here and the furnace was on. At the very least, the meter should have shown the stove and water heater usage, but no. Either the meter failed...or the meter reader did. I have no explanation!
It's Friday. Just another day of the week for us retired folk. I wish I had the capability of going downtown to see the hooplah of the Superbowl Village in Indy. I've seen/heard a lot of really good press about Superbowl festivities. Wish the Colts were in the mix. It would sure change things for me! It's all a once-in-a-lifetime experience, but I just can't hack it. Too many bucks; too many inconveniences. Best left to the young folks. I'm just not a young folk anymore!
Enjoy the weekend. Root for your best team. Most of Indy is rooting for the Giants (Eli Manning) because they dislike the Patriots for knocking the Colts out of finals too many times.
Look folks...it is only a game! Whoop-de-doo!
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