2025

 Well, 2025 is almost over, and I am ready to say goodbye to this year and I am sure most of you are too.

This year as many ups and downs.  Even though in May it was 2 years since we lost our sweet Azrael I still have been missing him a lot. The grief hasn't been as bad this year, but there are still days when I have been missing him a lot. 

I have really been on an emotional roller coaster this year.  Perimenaupause is not for the faint of heart. 

Had so many things going on with life, which I will not get into on my blog.  So many people I know get diagnosed with cancer as well.

There has been so much stuff going on in the world that has been stressing people out. 

I think we are all ready for this year to be over, and we all hope 2026 will be way better.  Maybe we could all wake up on New Year's Day to find that all the bad and stressful stuff that happened this year is just a bad dream. I know I wish it were just a bad dream. 

Do you make New Year's resolutions?  I don't bother.  

Sick Of Winter

 

December is almost over, and let me tell you, it has not been a fun month.

Winter has come with a vengeance.  We got lots of snow all through the month, and it has been colder than usual as well.    We did get 2 days of above 5C and rain mixed into that warmer weather, so some of the snow melted, but then  BAM!! More snow.  And then more snow and more snow.  We do have a battery-powered snow blower, but it isn't very powerful, especially when there is a lot of snow, so I try to use the snow blower only when I really need it, like to clean up the mess that the city plow leaves at the end of the driveway.  

Yesterday we had freezing rain.  It was supposed to be really bad here in our little city, but luckily enough, it wasn't that bad. Sure, we had a sheet of ice on everything, but it wasn't really bad. I mean, I was able to go walk on the driveway without slipping this morning. I still put some salt down in the driveway just in case.

 Right now it is cloudy, and the sun is trying to come out, but we are supposed to get heavy winds and heavy snow later on today.  I have lots of blankets on hand, some food that doesn't need to be cooked, bottled water, my devices are charging up, and I have a couple of flashlights in case the electricity goes out. Oh, and of course, Castiel (our dog) has enough food for a while as well.