• We have a steeply sloped roof and the snow collects there then melts off into our yard, creating huge piles.  Every winter we have a huge pile like this on our deck, but it’s never been so large that it touches the glass. Eek!

  • When I shoveled on Sunday I created a path around the house and to the deck for the stray cat, Ghost, to use (he sleeps under the deck). I was so happy to see his paw prints and know he’s using it! I wish he’d use the cat house, but he doesn’t.

  • I received surprising news from the library this week. Apparently I never should have had a free library card there because we live outside their district in an unincorporated area that does not pay library taxes. I confirmed all this – despite our EXREMELY high taxes, none go to the library, and we are outside of their mapped district even though I live in the city of the same name. I had NO idea. If I want a library card, I have to pay a $154 non-resident fee each year, starting 2/27/21. I can afford it, and they deserve the money, and my reading hobby is worth it, but I am so pissed off about the taxes thing I think I will go without one for a while and see how it goes. This made me so upset the day they called me. I feel better now and am ready to look into other solutions (before deciding if I will pay the fee).
  • For months our work IT has said to leave our computers on 24/7 until we get the new Office Suite and it was finally installed on my laptop yesterday so I can FINALLY TURN THAT DAMN THING OFF AT NIGHT. Yay! I haven’t used my multiple monitor set up with my personal laptop for months since I’ve left my work laptop plugged in there.
  • We’ve been watching Bloodline on lunch break, and it’s just such a bad, boring show. Don’t watch it.
  • At the nail salon last week I saw part of that show Fixer Upper and thought it looked fun to watch (I’d never seen it before)… then lo and behold I had an ad for a discounted price of the Discovery+ app (which includes that show) in Facebook yesterday, so we decided to sign up!  Discovery was one of Steven’s favorite channels when we had cable at our old house (5+ years ago! We’re coming up on 5 years here this weekend!!!!). He likes the homes shows, car shows, and the gold digging shows. I am excited to watch the last horrible episode of Bloodline then pick something new to watch on Discovery+.

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