We had some fierce winds a few nights ago and it has been so cold. This reminds me of why I like living in the south!!!!!

I really like the 25 minute drive that we have from the school that my daughter goes to, to our home in the country. It is our best time to bond, as I drive and we both are looking straight ahead. (When she drives, I'm afraid I don't bond as positively!) I love hearing about her day, the ups and downs of teenage life.

As we near our area, we notice a tree has been knocked down by the wind and crashed over a mobile home...breaking the tree in two. A woman is out at the road and frantically flags us down. Our minds race as we stop to help her.

She runs up to the car and looking at us both....she asks, "can I bum a cigarette?"

Wow!

At first I was shocked until I remembered times in my past when I searched high and low through all my cabinets for a stray piece of candy from last Halloween!