A Shelton H.S. student started to work for me today.  She is helping me with odd jobs around the house that take too much out of me to perform myself.  She got two cabinets cleaned inside and out with new shelf paper done today.  Bill (my husband) came home and offered to go get KFC for dinner.  He is wonderful to me.  Even puts up with my needing the house to be around 74 degrees to be comfortable.  He started the fireplace.  The weather has been so warm for the beginning of February.  All my Hyacinths have popped up.  The Pacysandra (sp?) on the side of the house is going to bloom soon.  I hope a sudden snow storm and freezing temps don't kill everything.  Chloe, our dog, wants to spend more time outside.  She is a joy, giving me a smile each day.  I sent Mike (my son) pictures I grabbed from the internet of our oldest grandson as a page in the royal court of the Saranac Lake Winter Carnival.  The theme this year is Alien Invasion.  Hence the Green Martian costume (pic shown.)   We are so proud of our grandchildren.