Well, I think I am finally starting to settle in for the long cold winter. It has been snowing for the past few days, and it's here to stay. It's only 10 right now and not going above freezing anytime soon, probably not until spring. The wood stove is working 24/7 keeping us cozy. In the evenings we go down and haul up wood every hour so we have enough to last through the night and next morning. We just made our last trip and it was bitter outside even though the woodpile is right outside the downstairs door under the deck. Tonight I saw fairly big footprints in the snow (not big enough for a bear, thank goodness). I'm going to do some research to find out what animal they are. We've seen deer, turkeys, foxes, rabbits, the usual. Nothing exotic. Neighbors tell us there are a few bear around.
Yesterday and today I spent organizing and filing mountains of paper in my office. It's a New Year's Day tradition. If I'm slightly hungover, it's something quiet I can do to keep busy and start the New Year off organized. I'm always so proud when I'm finished. Soon I will get down to the onerous task of working on my business spreadsheets. Every year I swear I'm going to keep up with it on a weekly basis, but I never do. Maybe this year will be different. Maybe someone will do it for me.
Luckily, we don't need to go anywhere until grocery shopping next week
