Good morning or good evening, wherever you may be. It is just past 1:00 a.m. in "The City."

I was going to go a different direction with this blog and I might still. However, that depends on how my general blogging goes..

We have a current temperature of 30° that feels like 26° under cloudy skies. The NWS is forecasting this morning's low to reach an actual low temperature of 28° with light snow. Later today, after the sun rises @ 7:55 a.m., the high temperature will reach 39° before the sun sets @ 5:11 p.m. and the temperature drops to the overnight low of 29°. Saturday is the 27th annual Jingle Bell Parade sponsored by the Tri-Cities Chamber of Commerce, which is scheduled to step off  @  6:00 p.m., followed by the lighting of the Community Christmas Tree in Grand Haven's Central Park. However, there is also a 100% chance for rain on Saturday, so the parade and the tree lighting will be subject to possible inclement weather conditions.

Yesterday, Mary and I stopped off @ The Bookman to purchase our annual gift for the Loutit Library. This year we chose to buy two gift books. I've added a pic that Mary took with her Smartphone while we were at the store. Each book will include a dedication in our names so that future readers will know how these books became part of the Loutit collection. Mary's book choice is the story of an immigrant mother from Mexico and her daughter as they journeyed to the US In 1994. My choice, is a story of perseverance and believing in yourself.

Pictured on the left is the book that Mary chose, Dreamers, by Yuyi Morales. On the right is the book I chose, Elbow Grease, John Cena.

We didn't accomplish much yesterday. Mary did make it to the grocery store and I made her favorite vegan Italian meatballs. Several of those became part of our dinner.

Today, I have plans to do some coloring, do the crosswords and perhaps read and listen to more Christmas music. As I've said many times, Christmas is my favorite holiday. Naturally, I had to watch a movie on The Hallmark Channel last night. That was why I thought about changing the direction of my blog, but that is going to wait for another blog. Ciao.