Monthly Archives: January 2016

There’s an old saying, Man plans and God laughs. That implies making plans is useless. I disagree, I think Ike (Dwight D. Einsenhower) had the right idea: Plans are nothing. Planning is everything. Plans are motivating, and sometimes they help … Continue reading →

The low was less than 10°F on our porch last night, but with the sunshine it got to slightly above freezing today. The Southwestern sun does make a difference! Presumably it was sunny up at the house too, so Andy … Continue reading →

I was reminded of this comic last week when we added up all we’ve spent on roadwork since the fire. It was a substantial sum, but not as much as we paid to have the debris from our old house … Continue reading →

You can’t blame a guy for trying — Calvin should get an A for creativity at least. Have you ever heard an ingenious reason/excuse for not doing something? January 9, 2016  

Andy ended up getting the road plowed today. He didn’t plan it that way, but Orlando got Kris Luster and his snowplow to get the truck unstuck. That was about a quarter of a mile from the main highway, and … Continue reading →

Andy did indeed have to put chains on the Jeep in order to drive in today. And he did need to plow. Unfortunately he got the truck stuck when he was plowing one of the roads. The first I heard … Continue reading →

Kaitlin phoned to say they’re home. We weren’t worried, but we were waiting and happy to get the call. The weather was yucky on the drive down — fog and rain, and their flight was delayed for a couple of … Continue reading →

It was overcast again, but we had a cozy time chatting in front of the fire. And we took a little walk (the snow was fairly deep for our boots). We’ll take off about 9 tomorrow morning for the two-hour … Continue reading →

Torben and Kaitlin burned the pile of slash that Torben collected last July: Then we came home early so we could choose the custom-made table and chairs to replace the card table in the living room. The local store has … Continue reading →

Kaitlin and Torben still haven’t gotten their warm coats and boots, but apparently their bag arrived in Albuquerque and is on its way to their motel. We had a good day anyway. Andy showed them how to turn on the … Continue reading →