January 1, 2016 A Very Cold Start to the New Year

On the south ridge looking up to the peak.

Wednesday 12/30. I took down some of the Christmas decorations today.  Will do the rest tomorrow.  I like to do it gradually. . .

JB put some SeaFoam in the gas line of the snow blower yesterday to dissolve any clogs that may have formed.  He let it set overnight and today it started up after just a few pulls.  He widened most of the pathways, much to Dinga's delight.  She loves to jump up and try to catch the snow as it is thrown.

I baked cookies, sorted more photos, and was able to let the wood stove cool down so I could clean it out.  A very dirty, but necessary job.

We finished watching the third season of Longmire, but now it's going to be very hard to wait for the fourth season.

Thursday 12/31. It was 10 and partly cloudy this morning.  Brrrrr!  And, because it is so cold, we have decided we really cannot go to Larry and Elsie's this evening.  Am very disappointed, but it is just way too cold for these two old bodies to drive down in MAX.

In thinking about greeting the new year, I have identified some things, ideas and people that I need to let go of.  Sometimes hanging on can just hurt too much.  So it is out with the old and in with the new.

I took down the rest of the Christmas decorations, sorted and threw out more photos (although I am putting some aside of people who may want them).  Always around New Year's I get in a real sorting and throwing mood.  This year it seems to be aimed at my thousands of photographs.

JB did some more clearing with the snowblower, and then baked a chocolate cream pie from scratch.  Yummmm!

The sky was partly cloudy all day but the sun managed to shine most of the time.  Our high was a whopping 16!  Too cold for me to be out any longer than it took to do the daily chores, which included gathering an egg the girls gave us.  It was a much lighter brown, so I think it was Blondie's gift.

Friday 1/1. Our wishes for a very Happy and Peaceful New Year to All from our frigid little corner of the world.  It is 10 degrees again this morning and overcast with freezing fog trying to move up from the canyon.

Thought for the day: Make a list of the things that make you happy. Make a list of the things you do every day. Compare this lists. Adjust accordingly.  From a posting on Facebook.