For a week where nothing much happened, it has gone by quickly. Here it is already Saturday and it's been nothing to write home about.

Our snow is gone. It was so warm Saturday and Sunday you could almost watch it leave. Sunday night into Monday morning the rains came and right at 5 am there was a little thundershower with some wind that knocked out the power. I had gotten Bill's big back-up tank ready before we went to bed so I switched him to that thinking that we could just go back to sleep. That's usually the time the cat starts trying to wake me, but she was still snoozing. But, Bill acted like he had never used a tank before and was worried about how he was going to go to the bathroom with it since the tubing wasn't long enough. So, since it was now barely raining and no more lightning, I got dressed and started the generator. Of course, he went back to sleep after changing him back to his concentrator. The power came back on about 7:30 so it was back outside to turn the generator off. I saw a company on line that is not too far from us that installs generators and services them and I may call them this spring to see if they can change it to automatic. We've tried for 2 years to get it done but we never hear from the electrician again. Just something else to add to my list of things to do.

We followed a friend to Paragould Wednesday to return a rental car. She had been in a wreck and had the rental while her car was being repaired. It was a pretty day and Bill decided to ride along just to get out of the house. We were there and back by lunch time.

That's really about it. I've spent the week caking yarn trying to see just what yarn I have and get it into some kind of order. It was taking over the dining room. It is still taking over the dining room, but most of what needs caked now is from projects started and then for one reason or another not going to get finished. Then, it's just a matter of finding a place to store it all. I shouldn't have to buy yarn ever again, but it will always happen that I won't have what I need for a project (like Kiyann's afghan)! 

We're supposed to get lots of rain today and then next week-end could get rain and snow again. I'm ready for good weather! And, this is about it for this week. Happy Saturday!

There's not a lot to tell about this past week. Our little ice storm hadn't even melted and we got another storm Monday night. This one was all snow and boy, did the forecasters get it wrong! It didn't matter which station you listened to, our area was only supposed to get a dusting to 1 1/2 inches. It started snowing just after dark and when all was said and done by daybreak Tuesday, we had about 4 inches. I was up to the bathroom about midnight and it was snowing so hard it was almost a white out. And it was little tiny flakes, the ones that mean business! 

I was surprised that AT&T kept our appointment to see what was happening with out internet. It was the wire that goes from the box to the house. I felt sorry for the guy as he had to do most of the work outside and it was very cold! But, it is fixed and it is working wonderfully. The speed is even better!

Since we were basically snowed in we didn't have much excitement. Christopher and Brianna came by on her birthday and brought us a few things from the store. I was really surprised when she asked, without prompting! We didn't need much, more bread, dry cat food and Diet Coke. I was dreading having to clean the car off. But the snow was very powdery so there wouldn't have been a lot of heavy scraping.

By Thursday it was starting to melt and I did venture out to Dollar General to get a few things, and yesterday went to Walmart. It got warm enough those days that the snow is really melting. The worst area now is the back patio. From all the dripping it is solid ice. I'm glad we have a fence around the air conditioner that I can hold on to when I feed the cats.

Joe came over a couple of times, once to bring me some ham and white beans Barb had made. I dearly love them and Bill doesn't eat them. They were so good! He also called and asked if our trash was ready to go to the curb. He had dug his can out and said that he would come and get ours. We had to use a hammer to break the ice all over the top to get it open to put the last of the trash in.

Because of the weather we didn't get to do much. Bill hardly left the couch again. One thing I've noticed is that he's getting really hot in the night and stripping out of his pajamas. I don't know what's causing that, unless it just because he's sleeping with his head almost completely under the blankets. I need to do some research on that.

When I filled our medicine containers I realized that he was going to be out of one of his anti-rejection meds. So, Thursday morning I called to re-order them and found that Kim had not put the prescription in! I had talked to her about it the end of December. I told the pharmacy that he would only have 1/2 a dose on Wednesday morning. They were faxing a request to Mayo right then. I then called Stephanie and left her a message that there was a problem and Kate called back and said she had talked to Stephanie and they were working on it. I told her to watch for the request and that he was going to run out. So, I'm going to be on pins and needles until Tuesday or Wednesday. It if comes Tuesday, wonderful, all is good. If it doesn't come until Wednesday, he'll get the 1/2 dose and I'll make it up in the evening. If it doesn't come Wednesday, I'll be back on the phone with Mayo. This is the first time this has happened and it's mainly because of the dr. in Memphis changing the dosage, and then shorting the amount by 30 pills. He wrote it for 3 a day for 30 days, but only 60 pills instead of 90.

That's it for this week. It's supposed to be in the 50s today and 60s tomorrow with rain coming in Sunday night into Monday morning. I told Bill now that I've had snow it can all melt and spring can come. Don't think it will happen, but I can hope! See you next week!

We've been having internet problems and I don't know how long it will stay on today, so decided to get this updated.

We had a nice little ice storm last night/this morning. We were supposed to get a little ice and then 1-3 inches of snow. But, we got just the ice. There may have been a little snow mixed in when the ice stopped but I don't think so. I have seen a few flakes float around, but not many. All the schools are closed, city offices are closed along with Emily's office, a restaurant and the newspaper. We were prepared for it and don't have to leave the house. There's a pot of vegetable beef soup in the crockpot and a fresh pot of coffee made.

We had a quiet week, with nothing at all happening. It was foggy and misty every day, although it finally got warm before the storm. It was 64 yesterday and today it is 24. Brianna came and ate lunch and supper with us Wednesday and then again last night as she was killing some time before choir practice. 

Bill is still getting very winded when walking at times, mainly at night when he's walking to the bedroom. It doesn't seem to bother him walking to the kitchen, though. We do have his appointment with Dr. Burbeck in February so maybe she'll have some answers. He's also sleeping a lot more, not getting up until 8:30 or 9. This is the man who turned me into a morning person, usually up and dressed and shaved by 7 at the latest. Now he may get dressed before he leaves the bedroom, but not always. And he only shaves every 4 days or so. For those of you who know him, you know that it is really out of character. I think the shaving is due to getting short of breath since he does have to do some without his oxygen, and he stands to do all of it. He is using his electric razor more. 

So, that's what our week has been. We've just stayed dry and not trying to stay warm. It feels colder in the house today than it did when it was only 10 with the sub-zero wind chills. But, sweaters and throws and coffee are keeping us comfortable.

I hope everyone in the path of this storm stays safe. See you next week!

Good Morning everybody! I wish the cat would let me sleep past 5! I know, I know, I could put her out of the bedroom and shut the door all the way, but then she just sits in the hallway and meows. And with the hardwood floors and a narrow hall, it echoes and gets really loud. So, up by 5:30 and then she's back snoozing after her breakfast by 6!

We didn't even make it to the "fake" ball drop at 11! We were both tired so we were in bed by 9:30. I woke up once and it felt like I had been sleeping for a long time. My thought was that everyone stayed civilized a nd there was no gunfire. But, it wasn't even midnight yet! And no, they were not civilized. The gunfire started and one guy reloaded 3 times! His clip only held 7 rounds! Another one held 9 and he reloaded once. That one was very loud and the cat jumped and ran to the end of the bed and I couldn't get her to come back to me. There was another burst a little farther away, and I don't care what anyone says, it was automatic. You can't fire 30 rounds as quickly as these were fired by pulling the trigger each time. But, we had no broken windows or holes in the house as far as I could tell.

It's been bitterly cold all week, although not as cold as in some places. But, bitter cold for us. Windchills have been below 0 and some days we struggled to make 20. It's supposed to be in the 40s tomorrow with rain and the rain could start as a wintry mix depending on when it actually starts. Needless to say, we barely left the house.

We did go to Ryan and Amanda's yesterday. Ryan called and wanted us to come up. He's still not found a job and they are getting desperate about money. He has re-applied for his old job back. He said it won't be on nights so he will lose the shift differential, but it's more than he's making now! Hopefully they won't take long to make a decision.

Bill seems to be getting weaker and weaker. I think most of it is because he's not moving so that when he does stand  and move his blood pressure drops. He's also not drinking enough which of course is nothing new. He keeps talking about walking on his treadmill again. I told him yesterday that he would be too worn out just walking to the apartment to get on the treadmill! I've tried to get him to just walk in the house. Our house has an open floor plan, yet it's not a "great room" design. But you can make a circuit through. He is limited by the length of his oxygen tubing, but I told him to walk one direction and then walk back and go the other way as far as he can and to do that a few times. But, so far, he just sits. I think yesterday he finally go up and dressed about 9 and he didn't leave the couch until we left for Ryan's about 12:45.

And speaking of the apartment, when I took the trash around to the curb Wednesday night, I noticed a pile of something on the bricks by the apartment door. It was 3 pairs of khaki pants, 2 long, 1 short, in different sizes! There was also a dark green sock and a white sock in the yard. What makes it so strange, is that they were neatly folded, except for the socks. The only thing I can figure, since there was nothing wrong with the pants, is that someone moving or going to the laundry lost them and then someone found them and thought that the apartment door was the back door to the house. When no-one answered the knock, they folded them neatly and put them on the bricks. I had Joe come out and check everything out with me that night because I knew he would come armed...and he did. But, everything was fine, all locked up. The garage and apartment doors are connected to the alarm system, so we would know if they had been opened, and no windows were broken. It's still just a mystery!

We have no plans for the coming week, and nothing scheduled until our eye appointments in February. We should see Dr. Burbeck in February, but we don't have an appointment set with her yet. I'll probably need to check on that this week.

That's it, the first week of the new year is in the books already. Stay warm and dry!