It has been really cold here. Hasn’t been above freezing in days and seems to hover around 20 degrees F, which means it takes a lot of effort (attention and frequent thawing) to keep the hummingbirds fed and happy.

Shortly before this big freeze, the pump on my goldfish pond stopped working, so there’s been a solid sheet of ice on it for days. I can see something reflective that looks like it’s laying on the bottom of the pond. I’m hoping it’s not a casualty, but I can’t imagine what else it would be. That makes me sad. I wonder who it is.

I’ve had somewhere to be every day this week, (which makes me grumpy), so we’ve had to go out and brave the weather. This has given me an excellent opportunity to use the lovely blanket Carol crocheted for Max. Isn’t it cool?

Despite the weather, I haven’t been cold. Everyone else I’ve talked to is freezing their tails off, so I feel like a bit of a freak.

Nate and I are celebrating our 16th wedding anniversary today. I love seeing the years pass by. Life gets so much better with age. It’s bittersweet with the kids because they’re passing through ages and stages they’ll never be in again, and though it’s great to see them grow into fine young people, there’s a sense of loss for their “little-ness” as well. Fortunately, marriage is the opposite. I wouldn’t go back to the “young married” days for nuthin’! They were certainly great in their own way, and we were happy.

But this is so much better.

Happy anniversary, love! Being a deadline day, I hope you’re able to come home tonight.

I am half way done with the last bar on the Log Cabin quilt. My mother-in-law’s next chemo session is tomorrow, and I was really hoping to have it done by then but this week has been SO busy! Running errands takes a phenomenal amount of time. There’s a reason I don’t make a habit of it, I’d never get anything done! So, I’m still aiming to have the blanket done by tomorrow afternoon, but it won’t be blocked ’til later.

It doesn’t lay completely flat without a little coaxing. It’s not bad, but if I were to do it again, I’d pick up 9 stitches along the short side of the perpendicular bars instead of 8.