It's Cold!!!!

What do people in Texas do when it FINALLY drops below like 70 degrees? They break out the winter clothes, sweaters for their dogs, chili meat and stew meat!! I know that people up North think we are crazy down here (I have been told so).
Now do we buy into to all of that? YES WE DO!!

We didn't bring any winter clothes to Gaga's house. We were only planning on being here for 2-3 weeks, not almost two months. Yesterday, it was easier to pick up some warmer clothes for the kids than it would have been to brave the depths of the shop where all of our stuff is stored.

We needed to make a "quick" trip in to Katy anyway to pick up a "bunky" board for the other set of bunkbeds and to pick up a Jacob from Oma's house. He spent Sunday night there.

Ramone got to go with us. I just stuck him in the front pocket of my hoodie and he enjoyed the trip. I was a little afraid that someone might see him and tell me there were no pets allowed, but I was going to tell them that I was a celebrity cuz they all do it!!

We ran our errands and headed on back to Columbus. I had two different people call and tell me to go to Walmart because they had just put out a bunch of doggie sweaters, so, of course, we had to go. We bought a cute little (XXS) sweater for Ramone and, when it's not freaking him out, it's keeping him warm. Never in a million years would I have thought I would be buying clothe for a dog. I hardly buy clothes for myself.

For some reason Jacob gets sooooo wound up after spending the night with Oma. It's not like she lets him run wild at her house. We haven't quite figured out why he is so difficult to deal with after spending the night away. This time was no different and, since there is a new puppy to play with, he seemed even more wound up.

I got dinner started, stew of course. The stores were PACKED yesterday with people preparing for this "blizzard". I prayed for the cleaning fairy to come and straigten up the house a bit. I got the new clothes in the wash and, when I realized the cleaning fairy wasn't coming, tried my hardest to get some work done. Not that taking two kids and a puppy (and Gaga) shopping isn't work, I just feel like I've accomplished nothing when I haven't been at home all day.

Poor Ralph, he walks in the door, comes to kiss me, and then goes to Jacob's room to give him a hug and a kiss. The door is locked. We tell him to unlock the door and ask him what he has been doing. When Jacob says "NOTHING", we know to expect SOMETHING. Well, one look at the fish tank and we could tell. He had poured about 1/2 of the fish food into the tank (if not more). So, instead of relaxing for a bit, Ralph sets to work cleaning out the fish tank.

Nana shows up, we finish cleaning what we could of the fish food from the tank, resume dinner, and then eat. Jacob is wild. Then the cops show up!!! Guess they heard all of the yelling. It was so loud with all of the commotion around here. NOT REALLY. I mean, yes, it was loud and there was alot of commotion, but the police were just here to visit. Mom is friends with a police officer named Gary, and Ralph was once a police officer here and worked with the Seargant. There really isn't always much for them to do in a little town like this, especially when it's cold. I guess all of the criminals are inside (I consider it good, when the cops are bored with not much crime). We visited for a while. I asked to borrow their taser gun and handcuffs. They finally left around nine, we tasered the kids and sent them to bed and then got to "relax" for a bit.

Yesterday was definitely one of the days I consider "tube-tie" days!!!