Day Ten....Tuesday, Jan 13

I left for RD early to pick up the thermostats for Jim's truck by 10. It is 1:30 and I am just back. I hurried because there is snow forecast for this afternoon until tomorrow night. It is warm, though. The roads were pretty good – until 822 and 611 and it did not start to snow until almost 611. I feel kind of frustrated…..I cannot take Jim the things he needs because of weather/road conditions, I am afraid to go to Wetaskiwin for fear I won’t be able to get through snow on the gravel – even getting into the driveway is tricky right now. If it snows as much as it is supposed to, I may not be getting out tomorrow morning. I want to go in and be with Kath for a few hours – and I know she is expecting me to be there more than I have been, but I feel like I cannot leave.

I did some tidying and cleaning today, not a whole lot, but enough that I don’t feel like I’ve just sat around all day. For one thing, I got the drawers in the file cabinet organized.

The rig out back is quiet tonight – bright, but quiet. It is snowing lightly and the temp has dropped again. So pretty.

This is the bottom drawer of my filing cabinet....believe it or not, this is cleaned up and organized. This is where I keep various computer cords, batteries, stores of pens, even new packs of cards....among other things.

Day Five - January 8, Thursday

I left the house by 8 to get Bear in to the vet for his surgery (14 teeth removed)

The trees and grasses were covered with Hoar Frost…so pretty.

After dropping Bear off, I went for groceries.

On my way home, Vinj called – Kath was having a bad day. A girl from church was coming to look after Casey and Seth but had to leave before Kath was going to the Doctor. I said I’d come by 2:30 to help out.

A storm was blowing in…..it was snowing and blowing as I drove back to town, but it did not get as bad as they predicted.

I stayed at Kath’s until I had to leave to get Bear. $650 later, he has very few teeth but will likely feel better and eat better than he has in years. I can relate to the poor little guy. He will be upstairs with me for at least the next week or so until he can eat the regular food again. Then again, maybe I’ll make this a habit? He’s not much trouble.

Also today, I called about getting Jim's gas monitor recalibrated (had to leave a message in the end) and talked to our agent at Ing & McKee where we buy our liability insurance.

I cleaned and organized another drawer in the filing cabinet, and made a pot of taco soup.

Jim called on his way back to the hotel from his location. We had a long talk - for the whole hour that it takes to get to town. It is always good to have a long talk with my best friend.