Seven degrees. It hasn't been this cold since the February that Joey got out of prison. Thank God I still have the electric blanket. All around us the other counties cancelled school but we went in two hours late. It was a wasted day. We spent the majority of the time battling Taylor. She kept throwing herself in the floor.

Other news. I have a TV for Mom now. I drove up to Columbia and met Vicki in the Legends parking lot. She had a TV from her mother's club that has closed down due to the economy.

The refrigerator that I retrieved from Mom's house does not keep things cold. Either we've got a major power surge knocking out things or the 6 months that it was unplugged did a number on it. Don't know what to do. I will ask around and see who might know how to fix it. Refrigerated things divided between school and Barry's apartment. In the mean time, I've got crock pot cooking going on and dry goods to fall back on.

I let the assisted living facility take the whole amount of Mom's room and board out of my check. It was all I could do because her money had been absorbed when all the service charges were taken out. Money is tight. Depending on how much the electric bill is, rent may not be paid in full this month. If evicted I'll move in with Barry and make his life miserable. Just kidding. I don't think it will come to that.