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A Warm Up

 

Although they say we'll dip to a low of 5°F tonight, yesterday the sun was out all day and the icicles started to melt.  What a joy that was to see.   I knocked them down over the door to avoid any falling on us.  The warm up is approaching thankfully.  I am prepared for a big muddy mess, but so glad to be moving out of the cold spell.

I had a lot of indoor house chores, and after doing laundry all day, I pulled the rug from the washer only to notice water on the floor.  Yep.  Guess what my husband is doing today?  Ha ha ha!  Fixing the softener line that runs into the water lines behind the utility room sink.  Water is shut off, so thankfully I had jugs of water to make coffee this morning.

Speaking of rugs, the rug at my master bath shower is a rag rug, crocheted from old bedding.  I do think it's time to make a new one, but time will tell.  I was exhausted from housework, but at least that is done and will free up time this weekend.  We need to tackle fixing the wood splitter too.  

Mail is running very slow in our parts.  There has been times when we are not getting anything for 3 days, which is very unusual.  We typically don't go one day without something (mostly junk mail), but I do worry about a late bill, so guess what I am doing today?  Writing down due dates and bill names on my handy dandy planner.  I pay them all online, so I can check my planner every day from now on.  

Oh, and speaking of late mail, the IRS said we didn't pay our taxes in 2020.  I typed up a letter, gave them the online bank confirmation number, sent them the interest they were charging us (which we should have had to pay).  Guess what they sent back?  Yep.  They interest.  Guess it was worth writing a letter with a real check vs. paying online this time.

Okay, sorry for the boring post.  I'm trying to get my husband to start this day.  I had to tell him about the mess in the utility room as he was literally walking in the door from work last night.  Hallway progress will depend on how long it takes to tackle today's repairs, and of course splitting some wood so we can turn off our expensive electric heat.

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Beside a babbling brook... said…
I worry about missing bills, or bills being late, if we don't get mail also. Which doesn't happen very often, luckily.

Hope he gets the latest job done, quickly. What a way to spend a weekend day.

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February 20, 2021 at 11:29 AM
Pioneer Woman at Heart said…
Beside a babbling brook, that's what worries me too. Nothing is arriving on time anymore. Thanks. I hope we get repairs done and over with too.
February 20, 2021 at 1:19 PM
Cockeyed Jo said…
We're back in the 60s for daytime highs and rain. Just as muddy.
February 23, 2021 at 4:37 PM
Pioneer Woman at Heart said…
Cockeyed Jo, 60's sounds fabulous. We haven't gotten rain here thankfully. The melting snow is enough for the muddy mess lol!
February 24, 2021 at 6:04 AM
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