Football and Martin Luther King Day

Yesterday was a day of football - the final four team battling it out to see who gets to play in the Super Bowl on February 2nd. In other words, it was the game to determine the Divisional Championship winners. My beloved Denver Broncos play for the AFC, DH's beloved Minnesota Vikings play for the NFC, so we both had "horses" in that race. I was pulling for Kansas City, a talented team and direct Divisional rival, DH was pulling for San Francisco, not a direct rival, but he would NEVER cheer for the Green Bay Packers. The best thing about two outstanding football games was that both our preferred teams won. So, on February 2nd it'll be Kansas City v San Francisco for the Super Bowl win. Outstanding! 

Kansas City will be representing the AFC in the Super Bowl. I'm
not a KC fan, but they are an exciting team to watch, and I have
to cheer on the AFC team in the Bit Game. 

The snow ended on Saturday with just a dusting in the latter part of Saturday morning. We ended up with about six inches total, not really bad at all. Of course, once the snow ended, the temperatures started falling again. We're not quite as cold as we were before the storm, but we're still in single digits and I'm cold as I sit at my computer to type this. In fact, I just grabbed the blanket I keep in the computer room to toss over my lap and my legs. Aaaah! Much warmer now - LOL. 

The San Francisco 49ers were victorious for the NFL, and I'm quite
happy about that. I did NOT want Green Bay in the Super Bowl. 

I have a customer in New Orleans who is one hank of beads shy for a project. She's willing to pay Express Mail shipping to get it to her ASAP, so I'll pick up the packaging materials on the way in to work, then phone her after I've made sure I have the beads in stock. If I don't it's a bust. But if I do, I'm happy to send them on to a good home. I suspect she's making something wrapped up in Mardi Gras, but can't say for sure. I'm sure it will look amazing, whatever it is. 

Traditional Mardi Gras colors are green, purple and gold. I have no idea
if my customer is making something for Mardi Gras, but she's been
buying a specific shade of green from me, so it's a possibility. 

Today's Challenge in the 64MillionArtists Challenge is a "Ta-Da List". I thought I might be able to do it quickly here, but the day really has just started and I can't justify more than one or two entries. I'll think about it through the day and see if I can wrap one together. 

Today is Martin Luther King Day in the USA - a Federal holiday. All
federal offices, banks, and the stock market are closed. There's no mail
delivery today either, so my customer's package won't actually be
processed by the postal service until tomorrow. I'll be open
for business, though, as will most businesses. 

So, I'm going to take this little extra time to get a couple of non-posting things wrapped up before I leave for the gym. Have a truly wonderful Monday and I'll be back tomorrow.