Sandy, I think we have about a foot of snow out there total...we didn't get as much, since Naperville has a bubble around it...lol Your table outside looks like ours on our deck...my poor Golden is having a heck of a time doing his business outside...snow's up to his belly.

I went out and shoveled, then DH came out from working at home to start the snowblower. I was glad, because the wind's whipping around now and the wind chill is really starting to drop. Such a nice DH

I swept up the needles from my fake xmas tree this afternoon...I had 2 handfuls!! (or is it handsful?). My tree is 34 yrs old, and a long-needle very wide tree-about 6-7 ft. wide at the bottom branches. We looked at new fake trees, and I couldn't believe how expensive they were! So I continue to clean up the fallen needles...makes it seem like we had a real tree without the danger of a fire!

DH is going to the Blackhawks hockey game tonight, so I hope I can make a dent in my medical transcription homework. I'm really struggling and very far behind...my memory is so bad that I can't remember anything I've read, and I get overwhelmed so easily...feel like I can't do anything with my brain.