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Hopalong:
I think you and S doing light-hearted activities that are just focused in the present is a great idea. Movies tend to evaporate on me so I can't remember what to suggest, but how about Barbie? I haven't yet rented it but heard a lot of women found inspiration and validation in it as well as humor.

Sounds like a good housekeeping team you found. One reason I treasure mine is that she's kind, honest and never shows any contempt at all for the chaos she's found here at times. Also cleans very thoroughly.

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Hops

lighter:
I was supposed to finish up the trim and get the Lake House on Airbnb site BUT my contractor had to cancel, bc another job took longer than he thought.

So..... we were scheduled to go back tomorrow.... the day oldest DD heads to Toronto for a pre University start date visit wtih my sister and BIL...... but we're expecting, and I kid you not, possible flash floods and 100% rain all day in the County and State I'm leaving AND in the County and State I'm traveling to, where the building, now housing every tool I own and most of the building supplies, will be buried in a foot of mud.

I've lost boots in that mud, at the edge of the driveway.  THIS would be a muck across a 100 feet to access the building and so.... another delay in finishing up the Lake House.

Will see if it gets sunny on Wednesday.  There's a bit of drywall work we can manage, but he expected 3 to 4 days and one dry wall patch isn't going to do that.  I don't neeeeeed the bunk bed built out now..... was going to put that off for a while, but he's talking about it.  I don't want to talk about it now and I think I have to buy more insulation as the bundles I had aren't anywhere to be found. 

I felt like throwing myself on the ground today and writhing in loud frutration.... wer'e so so so close to having things ready. but now instead of trudging to the building every time I need a tool or fastener or piece of trim...... I have to stare at mud and wish I could trudge to the building.

Oh well...the journey continues. 

I just walked through the dark and cold to gather up Retired Nurse's Christmas tree from the edge of the woods and it was so nice to be outside.  In the morning I'm meeting a goat farmer to drop off all the Christmas trees and wreaths I can get my hands on, bc the goats love to eat them. 

I'm actually able to laugh about the rain and mud, so will count blessings instead of focus on what I can't do. 

Lighter

sKePTiKal:
January is full of surprises this year, huh?

We got about 5 inches of crunchy iced snow a couple days ago. B mostly slept the whole day. I might as well have; watched a long Maggie Smith movie "The Lady in the Van". It was interesting and she did a great job. B plowed the next day; and we ran a couple little errands the day after. This morning is the fine frozen snow, s'posedly mixing later on with ice/rain before turning to all rain this afternoon.

Then, the weather guessers are saying there will be 5 more "storms" to follow. I don't call it a snow storm until the temps are around zero, you can't see 6 ft in front of you because the snow is coming down thick and blown by 20-30 mph wind. Accumulations of a foot or more. It's yucky weather to be sure! But the intrepid kitty boys are still insisting on going on for their "patrols". Freddy, the wise old "major" has been spending all night inside curled up contentedly on his spot on the back of the couch. Jack went out this morning and "junior" (Stinks) THOUGHT about it (he hates snow)... Jack's been stalking the elusive mice & voles & chipmunks in the snow - and entertaining us with his shenanigans. He'll be running inside shortly though, to warm up his toesies.

Hopalong:
In a warm mountain home, a fire going, people napping, maybe music, baking smells, snow cascading down like cotton....

HEAVEN, Amber!

The way snow forces us into hearing the stillness is so beautiful to me.

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Hops

Hopalong:
Lighter,
I'm happy to hear your satisfaction and excitement about this property project.

Got nuthin' helpful but good on you!


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Hops

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