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| Our porch with south end wood before we finished the north end |
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| Our 1st row of wood on north end of porch |
Jesse still does not understand the act of moving to a new time zone without leaving the one we are in. It's okay for me in the morning, but by 8:30 pm I am ready for bed. Why is it that the government wants to screw around with every single aspect of our lives?!
No, I did not sleep in this morning. I just couldn't access the Internet earlier. I am a bit cranky after 36 hours of 35-40 mph sustained wind and gusts to 55 mph. Oh, we had our 30-second lulls, but they just caught our attention and made it sound as if something was wrong because it was so quiet. However, it was a great excuse to stay inside all day, except for getting fire wood and tying down tarps that were blowing away. Not sure just what I did, but I managed to stay busy. Finished some Christmas presents. Cleaned up the loft a bit. Started a new book. JB worked in his shop for a while, installing a light over his work bench and generally cleaning up. A nice, relaxed day - except for the !!*%@# wind! And the fact that our high temperature was only 32. Don't even want to know what the wind chill was. This morning it is still a bit windy, but the velocity has backed way off and now it is snowing. I see that we lost the tarp over the splitter. Will have to put another one over it as we probably won't find the lost one until Spring.
Talked to RJ and he is nice and cozy with his new stove. He says it is actually a little too warm, so he will have to learn how to moderate it like we have. We hope to be able to drive down to his cabin today to see his stove all installed and working. He says he has also put in more wood floor. Will take pictures and post them.
He will be listening to his NOAA radio to be sure he can get home on Wednesday. If not, he'll just stay another day or two. In Washington you cannot drive from one side of the state to the other without going over a mountain pass. There are two major routes, I90 over Snoqualamie Pass and Route 2 over Stevens Pass. I90 is the best one for winter travel as it is six lanes with an altitude of only 3200 ft. However, with a major winter storm like we just had, they can all be closed at once. I90 doesn't usually stay closed for more than several hours, but it has been known to close for a whole day, which can play havoc with transportation around here. Even if the pass is open but has snow, ice and limited visibility, you don't want to be driving it.
When I was in junior high and high school, my Mom drove us over to Spokane every Christmas via Stevens Pass. She was motivated as I remember driving through snow storms, but she never let the weather stop us. And that was in a VW bug!
Thought for the day: It's not intelligence or ability that necessarily gets the job done, but perseverance.
He will be listening to his NOAA radio to be sure he can get home on Wednesday. If not, he'll just stay another day or two. In Washington you cannot drive from one side of the state to the other without going over a mountain pass. There are two major routes, I90 over Snoqualamie Pass and Route 2 over Stevens Pass. I90 is the best one for winter travel as it is six lanes with an altitude of only 3200 ft. However, with a major winter storm like we just had, they can all be closed at once. I90 doesn't usually stay closed for more than several hours, but it has been known to close for a whole day, which can play havoc with transportation around here. Even if the pass is open but has snow, ice and limited visibility, you don't want to be driving it.
When I was in junior high and high school, my Mom drove us over to Spokane every Christmas via Stevens Pass. She was motivated as I remember driving through snow storms, but she never let the weather stop us. And that was in a VW bug!
Thought for the day: It's not intelligence or ability that necessarily gets the job done, but perseverance.
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