Belated Happy New Year!

January 3, 2009! Where did the time go? It was New Years Eve, and then wham it's the 3rd of January. I spent the past couple of days with a sinus infection, still a little sore, but I can see better today. Black eye's like I've been in a fight! LOL I must look a sight, little old lady with shiners.

We have had snow, snow, and more snow. Yesterday when Ken was ploughing us out the tractor just would not work right. Finally he and Jack tore the tractor apart, and this morning Ken has gone in for parts. they think it is only a thermostat and and the cap that need to be replaced. All the rest of the system seems to be OK. They were worried that the block had cracked,but when they tore everything apart it looked fine and there were no leaks coming from there, or the hoses or the pump. Now in -23C they will try and get things working and put back together! Not a fun task to be sure. Having guys that can fix things and that are mechanical is frugal for sure! I'm afraid that is not one of my talents. I am not in the least mechanical. I try and help when DH doesn't have any help, but I think most times he'd rather do it himself. I am a good gofer, I can go fer this and that, and save him lots of steps. But that's it.

On the other hand I am good with the gardens. While DH bless his heart will carefully weed, and when he's finished the weeds are still there and the plants are gone! I know spring is coming even if everything is under 3-4 feet of snow and we have another snow storm on it's way! How do I know? Well, DH , picked up the mail yesterday and there was my first gardening catalogue of the year! It is my favorite to boot! So there I sat with my feet up, my reading glasses on my sinuses pounding ( and only letting me wear my glasses for a few minutes at a time) looking over the gardening catalogue! I have bought things from the Lindenberg Seeds Limited , several times, and always with good results. I'm sure I will again this year.

Had to leave for a time and now I'm back I will finish today's news.
The fellows fixed the tractor and put it back together except the hood and that they will put on tomorrow. First they wanted to make sure it would still work so they finished ploughing the snow. And scraping the snow off the portable garage, and the satellite dish. No new snow has fallen today so that is a plus.

By 10 this morning Gege stopped by and had a coffee I asked if she wanted to play domino's and she said yes. I stopped and made some corn chowder for our lunch and that bread and butter and coffee was what we had. Jack wouldn't have lunch he said he had, had a late breakfast, so just worked through and finished and went home about 1. Ken did stop and have lunch with us. Gege stayed till 2:30 and then headed home. The day went so fast! I put the chicken in the oven and some potatoes. But by supper time Ken just wanted bed, he was in a lot of pain. I made soup out of the chicken juice and the leftover rice, a little chopped up celery, onion, and carrots and salt and pepper. Later Ken got up and had a bowl of that. I know if he can't eat a meal he will often be able to eat some soup.
According to the weather reports the weather should warm up in a couple of days and be above freezing in the day time. I sure hope so, we could do with some melting. I keep looking out the windows to see a sign that winters leaving, or the days are getting longer...... I know I'm rushing the season, but a girl can always hope. till next time......