Note to Reader: As I was just about to post this, we lost power. For about a day and a half. We couldn’t get the generator working, because the starter had an electrical short. So it was a very cold night. Anyway, shortly after that was Christmas and then New Year’s Eve and then I had my eye surgeries for cataracts–the first on January 2nd, the second three weeks later. I have a post about that coming, but I thought I’d put this up first, even though it is already February 1, 2013. Who would have thought 2012 would pass so quickly. Anyway, here’s the post from December 20th of last year.
It’s Thursday evening on the 20th of December. The wind is blowing like a banshee out there. Max my hundred pound German Shepherd is trying to climb into my lap, but settles with curling around my feet like a cat. When the doorbell rings he turns into Cujo, my fierce protecter with bared teeth leaping at the door, but he’s afraid of the wind.
Tomorrow is the end of the Mayan Calendar. I don’t believe it will be the end of the world, although the increase of assault weapons with the threat of a ban and the NRA made lead to the end of us all. The thought of the tragedy in New Town makes me want to curl up in a ball in someone’s lap.
Greg always cheers me up. We have a tree up but decided not to bother with outside lights this year. We have so few visitors; I put them up to bring me cheer when the weather is cold and dark. But this year, I decided the tree would have to do.
I completed 50,000 words in November for NaNoWriMo, my Young Adult Novel LITTLE GLASS HORSE more than half way finished. With that much intense writing, there’s lots to catch up with. It was my first effort at NaNo and I had a great supportive group who all completed their goal. Yeah!!!
Greg really cheered me up at Christmas by helping me make Christmas cookies for family and friends. He did all the decorations! I always knew he was an artist! I ate a few too many of the leftover cookies, but I’m still glad we made them because we got great reviews from all of you. It’s nice to be appreciated. It really is the little things in life that get you through.
