9:30 am and the blinds and shades are still closed because it’s so frigging cold out there. We’ve been up three and a half hours and the house still hasn’t warmed up completely.

And, as I hit myself upside the head, I was reading the forecast for Monday  when I said it had changed to rain and sleet, with no snow predicted. Don kept saying that several inches of snow were forecast, and I couldn’t figure out why there was such a huge discrepancy.

I forgot to check Sunday night. Starting this evening, and all night long, we’re getting snow and sleet and ice, with 5 – 8 inches predicted. Plus high winds.

Crap.

And just one more complaint and then I’ll shut up. I threw my back out yesterday, so yours truly is in pain.

This, too, shall pass.

Don is warming up the car so he can make a run to the grocery store. He’s almost out of his coffee. We added about ten other things to that list. We don’t want to have to go anywhere for the next three days.

But it’s sunny right now, so there’s that.

Working on the puzzle would not be the best thing for my back, so I’m going to use this opportunity to get back into my book.

One little thing to share with you:

These boots arrived yesterday. There’s a whole story about the substitute mail person who left a slip of paper saying he tried to deliver the package – I was watching. He didn’t. Don got in the car and somehow found him and he handed it over. This guy has pulled this before. He doesn’t want to drive up our driveway for some reason, even though it’s no big deal and really rather modest in incline. People – including big old oil delivery trucks – do it all the time. The last time he did this, I told him to honk and we’d be happy to come down to the mailbox and get the package.

Whoops. I complained again.

Anyway, I’d been waiting for this package a long time – it came from Russia – and I was so happy to see the excellent workmanship. They’re really beautiful – they were made by Hope Shoes on Etsy. And the maker keeps track of the shipment! She is the one who tipped me off that it was out for delivery.

Aren’t they cute?

Okay, my friends. I’m going to sign off. Say a little prayer that our power stays on! And all of you who are in the path of this storm, please take care! Stay home, stay inside.

And stay safe.

Happy Sunday.