Finally

The day I leave is almost upon us and excitement is mounting. Always bittersweet because there will be much missing.

Everything is packed except for the few things that are still drying on the laundry rack downstairs. Maybe I'll just have to wear those items:)

We didn't get too much strange weather out of the storm on the weekend. Church went ahead as usual with some bare pews due to the icy roads.... It poured for most of the day and lots of water came into the basement until we averted the flow of the drain spouts, many of which were frozen solid and spewing water toward the building instead of away from it. Some sand was brought in and dumped against the foundation in spots and miraculously it stemmed the tide. I borrowed a wet/dry vacuum to help suck the water off the carpet and after two or three days it dried out.

We have had a lot of sunshine since those rainy days and are loving it!!! Blixie spends a lot of time in the house while I am at work but for the last two days she spent the afternoons in the hot sun on the deck on her cushy dog bed. Next week she will be outside a lot more and we'll plug in her heated pad on the super cold days. (I know....a dog with a heating pad...) It keeps the water from freezing too....

I hope to relate my days out East here too. Handy that you can access it from anywhere!!