Thanksgiving Travel or Not

We are having the strangest weather............75 DEGREES. The other night it was 26. Most of my tender flowers froze. And now it is back up into the 70's. And I thought the weather in Louisiana was unpredictable......hah.

Thanksgiving is almost upon us, and I am supposed to go to Texas for the baby's christening on the 24th. I haven't worked out the details, do I go the whole week, or do I leave right after Thanksgiving and just spend a few days. Decisions, decisions. The problem isn't so much the being gone, it is the trip. I have not been feeling well enough to spend time on a plane. And I certainly don't feel like driving. It is at best a 16 hour drive.

Much to think about. AND Nick has another Science project. It seems that unless I am here to hammer at him, DO YOUR HOMEWORK, seldom does it get done on time. He is a very bright child, but unless he does his homework him grades do not reflect his intelligence. It only reflects he is a bit lazy. Makes it hard for a parent to evaluate her child's learning curve. So there is more to consider than just taking a trip.

And then there is the cat, unless I stay home to protect him, all the cats in the neighborhood comes onto my back porch and beats him up. They literally knocked the poop out of him last time and ripped his ear. I had to board up the kitty door. This wasn't an issue until two years ago when the lady across the street moved in with her three cats, none of them fixed, and then just turned them loose to breed. One of the females has had a batch of kittens just as fast as nature will allow, and now the street is overrun with feral cats. All of which have found that they can get inside my house using the kitty door. I have sat in my chair watching TV and observed one of those cats cross right in front of my face heading for the food dish. They have become quite bold.

I am talking myself into staying home, I think......

Cold, Cold, Cold

The temperature has dropped to 34 degrees tonight. That is cold for this time of year. We go right from summer into winter. I just can't get quite used to not having a fall. We are supposed to have one, but for some reason it doesn't seem that we do. I need to go out and bring in my plants on the porch, and cover a few things outside just in case. But it is almost 6am and if they haven't frozen yet, I don't think they will tonight. Time to turn on the heat pad and roll into bed. I have to be back up in one hour, I suppose there isn't much use going to bed now, might as well wait until I get the kids off to school and then go to bed. I was up all night, no particular reason, just didn't feel sleepy.