Wild and Woolly!!!!

 Wow ... it could not have been a more wild and woolly day in Arizona!  Let's start with THIS!!  The winds came up last night like a tornado!  Honestly, it sounded like it was going to rip my house from the foundation and send it off to Kansas!  

That was followed up by rain ... a really big drip drip drip that I'm praying was OUTSIDE my window and not inside.  I'll check that today.

After several crazy nightmares, I finally woke up to that excruciating quiet of .... SNOW!!  It's so quiet you could hear a pin drop!  Even the trains are not running.  The little black kitty kitty is a metal one that fools Cooper every time he goes outside.  

My thermometer reads 34 degrees and it's snowing continually.  I'm sure it won't last long, so I'm getting pictures as fast as I can!

Next up, we are all okay from the HAZMAT spill down the highway.  When you get one of those screaming messages on your phone, you quickly pay attention.  

There's some construction along this section of the highway, causing people to slam on their brakes because they just drive too fast and ignore the signs.  This is nitric acid ... not something you want to breathe in.  

Luckily there are no houses close to this and it's about 12 miles down the road from us.  They closed the highway completely.  I'm sure they got it all cleared up before the big winds came.  The West is still a wild and crazy place to live!!

Back to the NORMAL part of the day, after getting a flooring estimate that's WAY over my budget, especially with electrical and hot water heater issues looming, Patty and I took off for the quilt shop.  She gets 20% off everything she buys on her birthday.  Lucky for me, Patty includes me in the fun.

On this day, all I needed was the backing material on the left.  Patty also found some backing for the quilt I made for her, to eventually be sent to her friend in Alaska.  

Then we went to Joanns.  Why?  Because she had ANOTHER coupon for 20% off everything bought, including sales items.  Woohoo!!  Patty got several more pieces of fabric and I picked up this fabric box along with a $65 packet of blades for my cutter.  I never buy them unless I get at LEAST 40% off, which I did, thanks to Patty's discount.  

So THEN it was time to treat Patty for her birthday.  We go to Coldstone Creamery every year ... it's tradition ... for a coffee lovers sugary treat.  Oh yes, Patty had a coupon for THIS too!!  Buy one, get one free, my treat.

Okay, I inhaled mine, as you can see.  There is NO ice cream better than this amazing concoction of coffee ice cream, Heath bars and nuts.  Next time I'll bring a candle!

It could not have been a better day ... we laughed a lot and had a great time, not to mention scoring lots of fabric at sale prices.  

It looks like the snow will only last a couple of hours before melting away.  It's going to be sunny all day, with 15-17 mph winds.  I guess if I'm going to build a snowman, I better go do it NOW!!!