Category Archives: Everyday Stuff

Wow, where to begin……at the present, I’m having to fix my tree 4-6 times a day.  I use to have a very beautifully balanced tree…..but now the branches on my 10yr old tree are all bent…ggrrr We have had kittens around xmas trees before, but NONE of them have climbed it.  They would bop the lower hanging ornaments and sleep under it, but that is it.  We found Drew at the very top inside of my tree just purring away until Harold grabbed him out of it.

I love having my tree and having presents under it, but I can’t even have presents under it.  =(  Some days I feel I should just put it away, but not having my tree wouldn’t feel right.
Ever since I got back I have been working.  I totally fell behind while at my folks.  I have never fallen that far behind, but when I think about it, I have more responsibilities then I did last year.   I still haven’t done the books since I did the payroll, but I’ll do that tomorrow.  We were going to go see Bond, but schools are closed due to the weather and we don’t want to try the movies unless they are in.

Which brings me to our weather.  We have been having some very unusual weather there.   We just had one winter storm front go through.  The buses all have chains on, there have been major accidents on the interstates, and it is very cold, in the 20s not including the wind chill (with gusts up to 40mph).  The issue that I’m having is that you don’t know what to expect 10 miles away because of the hills and the difference in elevation.  That really effects how much snow that you get.  In the midwest, it is pretty flat and pretty easy to figure out…if you are closer to the Great Lakes, you have more snow.

We really don’t have the much snow in our little town, but you have to be extremely careful on the roads.  They don’t use salt and since this is unusual, they don’t have a fleet of snowplows and staff to attack every street like the they do in Indiana.
It was clear, with stunning crystal clear views of the Mt Hood everywhere, but cold as heck today.  We are suppose to have to the same thing tomorrow and then we have another winter storm on the way.  Good thing we just have the gym planned for this week.

That is what is going on for this week so far.  I hope to have time to do a post about my trip tomorrow.  That is what I was planning on doing tonight, but as you can see it turned into something else.  =)