The Pies A quiet day with clouds - mist - and whiteout throughout the day. It snowed lightly off and on last night, all day, and still is about 8 p.m. Very light breeze, if any at all, and not bitterly cold. In fact at one point when I went out, the air had that neat smell of snow and humidity and I just took some enjoyable deep breaths. Precipitation Monday is supposed to be 40% chance of light snow, and still light wind so we should be in good shape for driving. The road will be slick, with a little black ice.
I baked two chess pies, one for Gina and one for Frosty, did laundry and vacuumed, Only reporting these mundane chores because I'm able to do a little bit of these things now.
Frosty and his son and big black lab came over this afternoon with his large flatbed truck with the v-plow (last time remember was a gigantic tractor with big solid plow). It's kind of a neat plow that lets him push or drag the snow. As they came in our lane the snow was flying clear over the top of the truck and hood. I don't know how he could see to drive, guess he didn't care about that, but it was quite a sight. He can drive backwards just as fast as frontwards. As he worked he got clear up flush to the garage door, so we now can drive the SUV right out in the morning. He must have spent 1-1/2 to 2 hours on the job. And he cleared lots of the snow and deeper drifts out of the yard on the approach to the garage. He shoved up two huge piles of snow one on either side of the road outside the yard that are higher than his truck. He did a nice job. (Later about sundown I saw a snowplow go by on the county road, but don't believe it was the county equipment. Maybe it was Nick going down to the Parkinson Place or something like that.)
Joe has fretted for two days about getting the road cleared - who's going with you - when are you leaving- check the weather - check the road report - are they through doing avalanche control in the Hoback Canyon - and this morning he went out and shoveled his truck out and made a track to the mailbox. I kept telling him Frosty wasn't supposed to come until Sunday afternoon, but that's how that goes. So grateful to have such a nice job done and THANK YOU FROSTY!!
Gina is going with me again in the morning to Jackson, I will have to get up before 5 a.m. and out of here before 6. Must do the usual no food or drink for 12 hours before, no jewelery or lotion, shower with antibiotic soap, check in the Day Surgery before 9:30 (and remember this is outpatient surgery to put the Bard Port in my chest at 11 a.m. The whole thing should be over by about noon or so. After I recover from that we'll go back to Oncology for the chemo treatment. I'll let you know how it goes, but probably won't write anything tomorrow.
I want to apologize again for not answering many emails or initiating many phone calls. The ambition for it seems to be way low, and I hope everyone understands that the incoming messages and calls are fairly time consuming without writing to everyone. That's where the blog comes in and it is a letter to each of you individually as well as collectively. It's about the best I can do right now, and I'm sorry not to do it individually. Please don't stop staying in touch because hearing from everyone is so meaningful right now. My soul friend Nancy in AZ, who has so much of her own difficulties right now says: "If you count Good Friends and Loved Ones,as Gold, you are about the Richest Lady I know". Thank you for that special thought Nancy, and boy is that the truth!!
