Frost on everything this morning

It was  20 degrees.

It has warmed up now.  We all made it to Kenny Gatlin's funeral. Jonel looked good. I really feel for her. She is just the sweetest person.

This is the Ozarks.

70 degrees yesterday. Snowing today 

What does it mean?

I read, a lot. Often, I encounter a word that I do not know the exact meaning but can surmise the meaning from the text.  I know spendthrift meaning is a person that spends excessively.  I know that thrifty means to spend responsibly. So, why is thrift in spendthrift the opposite of thrift in thrifty?

Thrift...

1. economical management; economy.

2. Also called thrift′ institu`tion. a savings and loan association, savings bank, or credit union.

3. any alpine and maritime plant belonging to the genus Armeria, of the leadwort family, having pink or white flowers, esp. A. maritima, noted for vigorous growth.

4. vigorous growth.

5. Obs. prosperity.

Thrifty...

(of a person or their behavior) using money and other resources carefully and not wastefully:

Spendthirft...

a person who spends money in an extravagant, irresponsible way:

So, why the opposite meaning from two seemingly similar words? The web knows!

"Spendthrift" derives from an obsolete sense of the word "thrift" to mean prosperity rather than frugality, so a "spendthrift" is one who has spent their prosperity

Now, so do you. And, I...

Robert's Christmas gifts

So, Robert asked for money for Christmas. I think most of his gifts were cash except for a few minor things. I know I got him a couple of shirts. Yesterday, he said he wanted to get an iPhone with his money. I had wondered what he was spending the money on. As it turns out, nothing. He still had most of his Christmas cash, enough to pay for the phone with $25 left over. He is not a spendthrift.

We got the phone and got it set up. I hope he likes it. He has always use android. They say iPhones are easy.  Sister will need to help as I do not speak Apple.