S..L..O..W MONTH

Heidy-Ho, Blogging Pals!!

Yes.  It has been a VERY long time since the last post.  While I know I could regale you with tales of rampant insanity, caustic customer service, or basic ineptitude, I figure you are already "on the ledge" about my periodic rants.  I try to NOT unload all of my frustrations on you, my loyal readers.

With that said... it has been a VERY slow month.  It has been difficult to remember that February is the SHORT month of the year!  Time has simply eked along without any due speed.  We have had a very WET February, too, which always makes things seem to drag on.  I'm sure I will be grateful as we move into "real" springtime.

Tax season has begun (another thing that probably made February seem terribly slow!).  As the piles of paperwork roll in for both my household and my aunt's household, I have been faithfully placing them in the appropriate pile.  With prior experience telling me that there will be "amended" paperwork rolling in, I find it unnecessary to become involved in completing the CPA forms at this point.  :)  I have done so in the past and then had to revise it all... and refuse to do that again.  Call it my relaxed approach toward the Infernal Revenue Service for 2013.

As we approach March, it seems as though we have a window of sunshine coming.  It started yesterday and, if one can believe a weather report, it seems we should enjoy a good period of sunshine and comfortable temperatures here in southwest Louisiana!!  HOORAY!!  It is finally a good time to get out and begin working on enriching the Tire Garden soil and plan for its 2013 season planting!

While I have not painted anything else in the house (and probably never will again!), I did obtain  new pulls for the "butler's pantry" area just outside the kitchen-proper.  The Man (love that guy!) once again provided an assist with removing and painting hinges and screws the appropriate black needed.  All eight doors and four drawers are now looking so much more "in tune" with the kitchen cabinets.  :)

The Jasper Air Show approaches!!  The dates are March 16-17.  We are both looking forward to attending.  Since we caught the B-17 flight last year, we are considering flights in a T-6 Texan this year.  It is an airplane that was used as a trainer for pilots who would be flying fighters during WWII.  It has tandem cockpits (one behind the other) and is a very maneuverable plane.  It can handle rolls, loops, and all manner of aerobatics easily.  I am considering whether my body parts would be able to handle them, too!!  It would be a very different ride from the huge, beautiful B-17, but probably just as exciting in its own way.  I'll let you know.

Oh!  And for those of you near enough to enjoy, I went with some friends to Lake Charles to a Greek-Lebanese restaurant last week.  It was an enjoyable experience.  As usual for me when I have the opportunity to catch Greek-Lebanese, I ordered the Sample Platter which gave me a diverse taste of the items available.  It was delish... but I had to bring half of it home and enjoy it the next night as there was quite a bit!  The restaurant is called "Zeus Cafe" and is near the mall in Lake Charles.  I will also mention there is another Greek-Lebanese eatery called "Toga Grill" which is also very good.  It is south of 210 on Nelson Road.  They offer two very separate dining experiences but the food at both has been worth return visits.

Finally, before I forget again (!), the Decorah Eagle pair is back.  I don't believe there are any eggs yet... but eggs have arrived between mid-February and early March the past four years so it's probably time!!  It seems as though they have built a second (new) nest this year so there is a question where they will actually nest this year.  If it's the new nest, we won't see them as a camera cannot be installed at this point.  Hopefully they will return to the old, familiar nest for us so the Raptor Resource Project can get a camera installed at the new nest in case they use it next year.  You can check them out at UStream or at Sportsmans Paradise Online.
*** DARN IT!!!  They have chosen the new nest.  Go here for more information.  There are other live cameras available for other nests.  Check out http://sportsmansparadiseonline.com/Live_Webcams.html for a list of live webcams for various critters.

That's pretty much all that has been going on during this S..L..O..W February in southwest Louisiana.  I hope your February has been a little more exciting... but only in a good way!!

Until next post...