And now we have nearly rain.
Dec. 24th, 2008 03:24 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
agoodwinsmithWe're about 40 minutes from sunset and it has snowed all day. The heaps are very heapy. Things are just about melting (there are drip beads on the dead maple branches), and the precipitation coming down is almost rain - not quite. That's what we need: just a little bit of melting before sunset so it can freeze into crunchy weird treacherous shapes.
My folks aren't coming down for Christmas - which is okay because the roads are just so ugly and have been ugly for ages. I'd rather we had Christmas later than we had a scary Christmas - but it does make things a little weird. We're not even sure we'll get out to SOGP's Mom's house tomorrow (the plan). The Skytrain was stopped for a while because of a fallen tree. It wouldn't kill us to stay overnight there - but I don't wanna.
So, I have wrapped SOGP's gifts (I had no clue this year, and got him books. He's very easy-going in the book dept, but I know he likes history and there was a new one by Gavin Menzies, so even if the other ones are so-so, this one will be a hit.). Cleaned the tub. Washed half the towels. Sorted some of the heaps of paper crud in the living room and started to fill the rolling cart with paper recycling. Paid some bills on line. And tried to figure out what to feed the housesparrows since I failed to pick up their cereal yesterday. I've been trying Quaker Oats, but it keeps getting buried faster than I can throw it out. It's all very well to say that the Christian God watches the fall of every sparrow (or whatever), but he sure doesn't provide them with warm boots and rain hats. Took down last year's Christmas Cards and put up the new ones.
And it so does not feel like Christmas Eve.
Happy Christmas to all of you. Whatever you celebrate, may it be the best one you've ever had.
My folks aren't coming down for Christmas - which is okay because the roads are just so ugly and have been ugly for ages. I'd rather we had Christmas later than we had a scary Christmas - but it does make things a little weird. We're not even sure we'll get out to SOGP's Mom's house tomorrow (the plan). The Skytrain was stopped for a while because of a fallen tree. It wouldn't kill us to stay overnight there - but I don't wanna.
So, I have wrapped SOGP's gifts (I had no clue this year, and got him books. He's very easy-going in the book dept, but I know he likes history and there was a new one by Gavin Menzies, so even if the other ones are so-so, this one will be a hit.). Cleaned the tub. Washed half the towels. Sorted some of the heaps of paper crud in the living room and started to fill the rolling cart with paper recycling. Paid some bills on line. And tried to figure out what to feed the housesparrows since I failed to pick up their cereal yesterday. I've been trying Quaker Oats, but it keeps getting buried faster than I can throw it out. It's all very well to say that the Christian God watches the fall of every sparrow (or whatever), but he sure doesn't provide them with warm boots and rain hats. Took down last year's Christmas Cards and put up the new ones.
And it so does not feel like Christmas Eve.
Happy Christmas to all of you. Whatever you celebrate, may it be the best one you've ever had.
