Cleon down and Dion to go

 I did a little decorating before the storm came.  Yes, decorating outside when it is 67 degrees is much nicer than 22 degrees which it is right now!

 I have some sleds I wanted to decorate and put out but I was in a hurry so this is it for right now.

 Remember that bench which used to be brown?  I painted it "Buttermilk" which I like better.  Same color as the door the wreath is on.  I made my own chalk paint for it and also painted another coat on the front door.
I made turkey carcass soup last night and boy it almost went over the edge of the pot and it's a big pot!  I'll post the recipe tomorrow.

 I did lose power sometime in the night but it must have come back on because it was nice and toasty warm this morning when I got up.  Thank you Lord!  It changed from freezing rain yesterday, to sleet last night and this morning and then at 6:00 this morning it changed to snow and it's been snowing ever since!

 The birds were all congregating in my Bradford pear tree and flapping their wings to keep the snow from accumulating on them. 

 Grace was pretty interested in all that bird action.............

 I think these are robins that were coming South for the Winter but boy did they get a surprise!

 I haven't gone out as there is ice under the snow and I haven't seen a car go by all day.

 I'd like to decorate this beauty for Christmas but it belongs to my neighbor! LOL!  What a perfect Christmas tree for the birds and animals.

 My decorations look so much prettier with a layer of snow on them don't you think?

 I took all these pictures through the windows...I was surprised they turned out as good as they did.  Some might be "card-worthy". 

 Before I forget!  There is a free beginner's quilting class on Craftsy today.  Not sure for how long but I signed up and got in.  I've quilted before but if I don't do it for awhile I forget some of the basics so this is nice to always have to refer to.  You might want to check it out.  They often have free and/or discounted classes in all kinds of crafts.  What I like is it's always available (like forever) and you can take it when you want to.  They have excellent and qualified instructors too and you can ask questions.  There's a Susan Anderson class on her knitted "itty-bitty" toys I'd like to take too and so much more!

Well, I'm off to make some oatmeal cookies which I didn't get done last night.  I hope the power stays on through the next storm too and I hope the thousand's that lost power get it back real soon!  It's cold out there!  I also pray everyone get's home safe and sound as the driving is treacherous. TTYL!