Baby It's Cold Outside...Even Alexa Said "Bundle Up"
By MARILYN
@Marilynda1225 (87260)
United States
December 5, 2025 9:51am CST
Happy Freezing Friday Everyone! when I asked Alexa what the temperature was this morning she said "it's 16 degrees with a real feel of 9 degrees so bundle up!!" I cracked up when she said bundle up 
My daughter has the day off from work and she's doing her yearly Christmas shopping day with her friends. They all take off from work and the 1st Friday of December is their annual shopping day. They pick a mall and meet there, shop or browse all day and then go back to someones house for dinner (usually pizza) and games. They've been doing this for 20 years.
So,it's just me and the pup today and with my daughter not being home I intend to open some of the boxes and not have to worry that she'll see something I bought for her. We exchange a few gifts so I try hard to make Christmas morning as much of a surprise as I can.
As for gift buying I still have to figure out what to get the dog groomer. Most everything I've read online says when it comes to tipping the cost of one grooming should be the amount to give. I'm really perplexed because she's not all that reliable but she does do an excellent job when she comes. My next appointment is next Friday so I have a whole week to decide.
Anyway, the fun part of my day ahead is mopping the bathroom floor and folding towels.
Right now I'm having my breakfast ... peanut butter and raspberry jam on toast and of course coffee 
My daughter has the day off from work and she's doing her yearly Christmas shopping day with her friends. They all take off from work and the 1st Friday of December is their annual shopping day. They pick a mall and meet there, shop or browse all day and then go back to someones house for dinner (usually pizza) and games. They've been doing this for 20 years.
So,it's just me and the pup today and with my daughter not being home I intend to open some of the boxes and not have to worry that she'll see something I bought for her. We exchange a few gifts so I try hard to make Christmas morning as much of a surprise as I can.
As for gift buying I still have to figure out what to get the dog groomer. Most everything I've read online says when it comes to tipping the cost of one grooming should be the amount to give. I'm really perplexed because she's not all that reliable but she does do an excellent job when she comes. My next appointment is next Friday so I have a whole week to decide.
Anyway, the fun part of my day ahead is mopping the bathroom floor and folding towels.
Right now I'm having my breakfast ... peanut butter and raspberry jam on toast and of course coffee 11 people like this
10 responses
@ptrikha_2 (48795)
• India
1h
The Alexa seems to be advising fine!
Quite a busy day for you and your daughter.
I do have one of these with Bread but not both.
Here the minimum has dipped to around 5.6 C.
Not much from your point of view but quite low for us as for the early December.
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@AmbiePam (107623)
• United States
57m
That’s a yummy breakfast you have there! I hope your daughter and her friends have fun; it sure sounds like a blast.
I went over to see my dad and his wife this morning after going to two pharmacies and the post office. It is incredibly cold, but the snow has melted, and there is no ice. So, that’s good!
Give Mush a pet or two or three for me!
I went over to see my dad and his wife this morning after going to two pharmacies and the post office. It is incredibly cold, but the snow has melted, and there is no ice. So, that’s good!
Give Mush a pet or two or three for me!
@RebeccasFarm (90883)
• Arvada, Colorado
1h
mmm breakfast.
Here its not really cold though.
Snow and ice.
Have a good day there now Marilyn.
@LindaOHio (207541)
• United States
2m
I like the shopping tradition. Sounds like fun. I don't know what to say about your groomer. It would bother me that she's not reliable. Have a good evening.
@rebelann (115200)
• El Paso, Texas
3h
When I read 9f my toes curled upwards, that's way colder than I care to imagine ..... and I was complaining cuz here it was 42f when I got up. 
@FourWalls (80715)
• United States
3h
I like a snarky speaker voice: “You’re not going OUSIDE in that crap, are you?”
@LooeyVille (63)
• United States
3h
Yes I think it's colder now after lunch than it was earlier this morning. I see an afternoon coffee in my future
