I'm looking at my last entry--from December 5th--and I'm just now realizing it's been an entire month since my last entry. That's not to say that nothing has happened in the last 30 days; I just haven't found the time to sit down and write about any of it. So here's the last few weeks, in a nutshell:
1. There has been more Obama on the news than there has been Bush, which is always a good thing. Less Bush. WAY less Bush.
2. We've been going through a hellalot firewood at our house. Winter's here and it's been oh, so cold. All those fallen trees over the last couple years on our property--I now recognize and appreciate the sacrifice those frail alders made to keep us warm. Thank you alders! Your burnage keeps our cockles toasty.
3. We had an early release from school this year, the second time in 2 years. Snowfall in the Pacific Northwest = immobility and panic and so schools must close. This means, for us, two more days on top of the usual 2 weeks of cabin fever. A tree came down over a line and threw sparks, smoke and flame for a day or so while those of us trapped behind it huddled in fear and helplessness. Guess there's nothing to do then but sled and drink wine, which we did. Not too bad, but I'm realizing as I'm surrounded by bickering boys who by now are sick of one another (a trait I must admit I share) that I understand the true story of the Donner party. It wasn't hunger that did them in. I think if more research is done, we would find that the ones who went first were the loudest, most unshutuppable ones.
4. Oh, and we saw the fabulous, divine Dina Martina (
http://www.dinamartina.com/). THANK GODDESS. A year without Dina is like a year with out you-know-who. You do know who, don't you??
