Snagged off Sally's Blog - HA!
Joe Snowmaching at the Ranch Today was a nice day but very cold. It was somewhere in between minus 20 and minus 40 for the low here last night - and about 8 for a high. Depending on where you are and the weather, it can be a different temperature than someplace 20 miles away. The wind didn't blow and it was sunny. The house sure groaned and creaked and something gave loud bangs from the cold. I've been trying to get used to all the new sounds here. The ice maker on the fridge twitters like a bird.
Yesterday the subdivision road plow came and cleared our roads. And it was beginning to need it. We get a couple of drifts that could get bad, but so far everyone just drives through them. There are lots of trucks, SUVs and 4WDs etc. up here. I didn't notice it had been done until today. He probably did it while I was taking that nap.
This morning I got quite a bit of housework and the laundry done. Craig, Bonnie and Cheyenne stopped by this morning when they were in town for church. Cheyenne said he would hook up the printer, but needed a USB cable and of course I didn't have an extra one. So he will stop by on his way from work tomorrow and bring one and set up the printer. Craig and Joe went out and checked the garage door. Craig said that the lasers can get knocked off their "view" by something just touching them - like the dog brushing by them or sweeping the snow etc. So now we know to watch for that. Thank goodness the door isn't going bad. Had enough of that. Every day without a problem or something breaking down is good.
Later I took the dogs for a short walk up the road in the direction of the lake. We may have gone about 1/2 a mile or so. They really enjoyed it. Raven would leap in and out of the deep snowdrifts, and Sparky stood on the road and watched her - he certainly wasn't going there. He just barked a lot. You can see about half the mountains from that hill, as compared to from the other end of our road toward town you get a magnificent view. The house is in the lowest part of this little valley and can't see the mountains.
Tomorrow morning Bonnie is going to pick me up about 9 a.m. to make the trip to Jackson. Am taking my shopping list. We have lots of options for interesting things to do. I've about got my suitcase packed for staying overnight, and the things together that I'll need to take. I'm taking the bag with all the picc line flushing stuff in it so they will know how much more to add to it for the next three weeks. And will take all the prescriptions to show to the doctor. So send me your good thoughts and prayers that all goes well with the little surgery. I'll let you know soon how everything goes.
Joe says he's going out to the ranch tomorrow, and I told him he better not get stuck because no one will know it. I'll call him in the afternoon to see if he got home o.k. So looking through the back files of photos I found this picture of him snowmachining at the ranch. If he goes that's about what it will look like. Debbie called this evening and they had been out in the Mojave desert with their trailer and ATVs over New Year's - out Razor Road near Baker/Barstow. Tayler is still home and she went too. They just got home this afternoon.
I won't be blogging Monday or Tuesday, but will catch up after that. I'll put a few pictures on ahead of time though.
2 comments:
All of the good thoughts and prayers are coming your way from Arizona! Stay warm and safe! Luv ya!
There is an ice maker here where I rent too and it also makes noises. In fact, twice I heard knocking and went to answer the door to find noone there! I finally realized it was the ice cubes dropping. My prayers are with you, dear Lynn. JAM
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