Well, the storm is over and gone and on to our friends to the east! Sorry!

It’s going to be cold, though, the next 10 days. Hardly gets above 30 degrees at the highest projected point! Yikes! Lows down to the single digits. Well, that’s to be expected this time of the year. We’ll be fine as long as the pipes stay warm. So far, so good… Tim’s fix seems to be holding strong. I do still turn on the hot water a bit when I’m up late… just a little to warm up the run and all. Don’t want it to freeze up. I also run the cold a bit, I’ve been told you need to keep both running clear and non-frozen!

The view out the kitchen window has been fun… the window box is collecting a little snowscape of drifted snow on my little dead flower clumps! Ah… so pretty! I’m not sure that Martha would approve, but hey, this is Moby Home living, not the rich and the fancy!

The birds are a little on the thin side… that is, visitor-wise. I know when it’s really cold and bitter out, they tend to stay snuggled up in their bushes and trees, waiting it out. But their little metabolisms can’t wait too long, they need a lot of food to keep their body heat and all. Maggie filled up the bird feeders and I think tomorrow we’re going to make bacon grease seed cakes for them and lay them out on the water try. We’ve been saving up the grease from a month of breakfasts in the frig and we’re going to make a yummy high protein mess with peanut butter and fat and seeds and such. Maybe even some peanuts and raisins. They will be lovely. And I’m sure our little friends will be delighted!

We managed to unbury Jessy’s wagon… it was really covered in it for a good long time!

Oh, just a little whisper of a rumor that my car MIGHT finally be coming home… I talked with Bill on Monday and he was going to try and get her ready for me by Friday. Now, I am hoping that he meant, tomorrow…. but to be fair I didn’t clarify WHICH Friday he was talking about! HAHA. Seems he’s had a little trouble with his partner and getting to it because I have been so laid back and nice about waiting and all. Being nice gets you in trouble a lot of the time, let me tell you. But he said they were going to focus on it and get him done. The storm might have put him off his schedule a bit, and I understand. I’ll be honest, I wouldn’t mind if Gunnar had to wait just a little longer… just my luck I’d get him here and then some slippery slidy accident would mess him up!!! My poor Gunnar baby… But I will admit… it’s been a long time. 3 major holidays have slipped by and another is creeping up around the corner!!! Well, when you’re bartering and getting a sweet cheap deal, you just gotta be patient sometimes. Sigh.

Aah….. just waiting for the spring, you know. Waiting… Waiting….. and more Waiting….