Sunday was Super Bowl #48 and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punxsutawney_Phil" target="_blank">Ground Hog Day</a>.

Denver Broncos didn’t do so well, which made for a tough day for fans and some very quiet Super Bowl parties as all hope for a comeback failed.

<a href="http://judythewriter.files.wordpress.com/2014/02/ground-hog.png"><img class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-4166" alt="ground hog" src="http://judythewriter.files.wordpress.com/2014/02/ground-hog.png?w=150" width="150" height="112" /></a>The mythological Punxsutawney Phil, who has been predicting whether winter is over since 1887, gave a nod to the game with this year's prediction poem:

"A Super Bowl winner I will not predict,
But my weather forecast, you cannot contradict,
That's not a football lying beside me
It's my shadow you see
So, six more weeks of winter it shall be!"

Not the report I wanted to hear. What about you?

Like the Denver fans’ hopes of a Super Bowl win, all thoughts of warm weather and sunshine arriving early have been dashed away.

The news will not be well received by most of the U.S. considering the extreme cold that has blanketed so much of the country this winter.

There is a bit of hope because Phil's predictions have been correct only 39% of the time, according to the StormFax Weather Almanac and records kept since 1887.

I’d say the ground hog could be wrong again except the Farmer’s Almanac predicts “a wave of storminess stretching almost from coast to coast, bringing a wide variety of precipitation types as well as strong and gusty winds.”

It’s time to remember all the good things about winter –
• snowmen
• hot cocoa
• warm blankets
• and curling up by the fire with a great book<a href="http://judythewriter.files.wordpress.com/2014/02/read-2.jpg"><img class="alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-4167" alt="read 2" src="http://judythewriter.files.wordpress.com/2014/02/read-2.jpg?w=150" width="150" height="100" /></a>

If you’re unsure what to read, check out <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Pendants-Promise-Judythe-Morgan-ebook/dp/B007ZU71N2/" target="_blank">The Pendant's Promise </a>or <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Love-Morning-Prequel-Pendants-Promise-ebook/dp/B00DQ1AEPQ/" target="_blank">Love in the Morning Calm</a>.

Both books are available in paperback and for eReaders. The stories will warm your heart and make you forget about the weather outside.

Happy Reading!