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Tuesday and the weather promises to be windy and rainy with the worst weather east of I55 and north of I20.  At 9:26 am we have the quiet before the storm.  Even the dogs next door seem to be expectant but quieter than usual.

Gigi called to ask about the barking dog problem I had reported to her earlier in the day when just before noon, my patience with a mindlessly barking animal ran out.  She said my-renter neighbors in our family house had just retrieved their 4 hunting dogs after last complaint from the neighbor on the other side that caused them to be temporarily restrained in my sister's barn because of threats from law enforcement.  The barking is worse during the morning and and early afternoon as the family is away at school and work during those hours, but I dread the days when I would care to open the porch door and window which muffle the sounds now.

The wind is definitely picking up now. I always pray not to lose power, but at least the temperature forecast for today is in the 70s, but due to drop precipitously tonight.  Gigi is checking with sister Patricia to see whether she could meet us for lunch in Starkville tomorrow as G has a meeting up that way, the weather should clear by then, and us girls are always looking to celebrate our birthdays during the period from late January through early February:  G's being January 25 and P's and mine are on Feb 5.  There are 3 years separating each of us:  first me in 1948, then P, in 11951 then G. in 1954.