Winter of Discontent

Kiwi and Kea brave the storm at 8:20 a.m., first day of winter, 2008.

Well, the calendar is accurate today. It's winter.

It's the shortest day of the year, so that's good news. We start building back the daylight from this day forth.

Today's daylight is a bit hard to see. Snow is blowing, winds are gusting, and, baby, it's cold outside.

The passes are closed. I don't know when or if we'll get to see Willie and Debbie, who are in Seattle.

The three kids attended the Battle in Seattle at Key Arena yesterday. The outcome was the one sad Dec. 20 event for this year, and if that's as bad as it gets, we'll take it. The Zags put up a battle as did the UConn Huskies. I think all who watched got their money's worth of phenomenal college basketball action. Someone had to win, and the Huskies did it in overtime.

We had a calm, cold beautiful day yesterday. We spent most of it in the house, doing Christmas projects, munching, baking and watching the big game. You can guess who did what among the two of us. Bill went to town and brought back supplies.

Anyway, it's winter. All plans are in upheaval cuz we don't know what new hands Mother Nature is going to deal us.

So, we'll do what comes naturally---put one foot in front of the other, watch after all the critters, make sure the water's dripping from the faucets and keep the home fire burning---in the stove, that is.