California and Minnesota

Oh what a beautiful day out... well not really.

I just got off the phone with a friend of mine who is in California. Now as you all know California weather and Minnestoa weather are a bit different.

Today I was thinking as I look out the window at my sidewalk covered in ice wondering if I can even make it to the mail box later to get the mail (that's if it even comes today). I wonder maybe when my husband says lets move south he is right.

Then the phone rings and its Mary Q! She is an elderly lady who mean only the best for everyone. She allowed me to live with her years ago while I was finishing up some college classes. We met when I worked at the Children's Group Home. We were both Counselors there. We've stayed in touch all these years. She was the first person to visit me in the hospital when I had Maddison!

Anyways, her dream is to live in Minnesota. Her husbands dream is to live in California. So for some time he was there and she was here. She would take a transfer at her job and work our in California for 4 months and spend time with him and then come back to Minnesota. In September of 2008 she went to California and fell and hurt her foot. So she hasn't been back yet. I told her on the phone today she should be glad not to be here.

Her husband had just came inside from using the hot tub. Now wouldn't that be fun. Instead I will stay bundled up inside and watch it rain and snow at the same time! I will dream of winning the lottery so I can take a trip to California and visit Mary Q someday. She's like having an extra grandmother!

Mary Q is the reason I never run out of toilet paper! When I lived with her she had the fear of having bad weather and running out of TP. So she told me it was my job to by TP (she didn't charge me much rent at all for staying with her). So to this day I always buy TP when I go to the store even if we are not out.