....and the livin' is easy.....

Well, it's certainly not summertime, that's for sure!
27 degrees this morning on the way to breakfast at Amy's with The Brunch Group, and Tom said it was like a heat wave.
How cold was it? My camera didn't work! It was frozen!
Actually, that happened near the end of the day at the Fire and Ice event in Mt. Holly, too. Hmm...I'll need to watch for that this year...maybe get a little camera blanket for the winter.......!

I am sorry I missed the Pat McHugh birthday celebration at Throwback's. I didn't see the announcement about it until after it had already started. It would have been fun to see all the kids :-)  from yesteryear (not to mention wings....yum yum!)

Tax season is in full swing and I'm having fun getting back in touch with old friends and clients.

I can't believe it will be February at the end of this week! Time is really flying by!

Did you say snow???

Well, I don't think snow is coming this far and I certainly hope any bad weather is gone well before our DEAR lunch at 12:30. I'm looking forward to seeing everyone!

I'm loving this year's H&R Block commercials.(One is on right now, reminding me)
"Who DID this to you?" LOL

Lately news: Fun at book club, fun at Sugarfootin' Sunday at Prospectors, fun at the Brewins' NJ wedding celebration, fun at the Eastampton Seniors lunch with Officer Rodgers at John and Mollys (thanks, John and Molly!), fun with Tom.
So sad to hear about Aaron Swartz and wondering why more people aren't reacting to his death. It sounds like he was an amazing person. How could they do that to him? He unselfishly gave so much to the world.....
 http://www.democracynow.org/2013/1/14/an_incredible_soul_lawrence_lessig_remembers

One man sings "Les Miserables"-- Awesome!

My friend Deb Setzer shared this on Facebook. It is unbelievably awesome! (How did he do this?! and what a great voice!)

Did you hear about the IRS delay?

Seriously, I thought Jan. 22 was bad, but now I hear the IRS isn't accepting 2012 returns until Jan. 30th! Wow. That's quite a wait for people anxious to get their refunds ASAP.

Meanwhile, back on the homefront, Tom was a sweetheart and didn't make me go along with him this morning at the crack of dawn to get my car fixed up for winter at Frank's place in Berlin. That's the good news. The bad news is why is my nose running and throat scratchy?

I think we're back to dancing tomorrow (tonight?) and I am looking forward to it (although I signed up to take the Jeopardy online test (for fun!) at 9. Hmmmm...)

The 16th will be the second DEAR lunch get together this month at Casamari. It was great seeing Katie, Mary, Joan, and the Smiths yesterday. I hope Conni is feeling better.

My New Year's Resolution of getting more sleep isn't panning out yet, but I still have hope for future follow-through....

Looking Good!

We got up at the crack of dawn yesterday for Tom's surgery follow-up appointment with the doctor. Bottom line: no malignancy evident. Hip hip hooray!

So we celebrated by going to Frank's auto shop to get me new tires and some other motor work. We have to go back Monday to finish up.  Breakfast at a nearby diner while we were there was delicious!

We stopped by Virtua on the way home just in case Pat Hummell hadn't quite checked out yet, but she was gone which is good news.

We've been opting out of dancing due to Tom's hesitancy to overexert right away and I miss it terribly, but we'll be back soon.

Tax season officially starts for us (us being H&R Block) Monday. Today is dress rehearsal and I am looking forward to seeing all my colleagues after this long hiatus.

Happy New Year 2013!

We Django-ed instead of danced our way into the new year this year. (A good movie, but very violent and bloody...omg!)

Tom is still recuperating from Thursday's surgery and we are anxiously awaiting pathology results.

My New Year's resolution of getting more sleep is not working out so far, but maybe tomorrow...oh no, that's not going to work out either...hmmm...well soon, I'm sure.

Meanwhile I am inundated by little itchy red bumps. What's that coming from one wonders....

Good news dept: I don't have to go back to school on Wednesday! (Hard to believe I've been retired for six years now!)