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I hit Walmart and Price Chopper while I was downtown. I also had a meeting at the funeral home, and later went to the nursing home to retrieve my aunt’s personal items. (They’ve ‘lost’ her wedding ring, which irritates me. I don’t know what I can do about it; it was listed on the inventory of personal items when she arrived, but didn’t go to the funeral home with her.)

I did a load of laundry, hand-washed dishes, ran a load in the dishwasher, went for a couple walks with Pip and the dogs, cut up chicken for the dogs' meals, and scooped kitty litter. I roasted a chicken (with mashed potatoes and corn) for supper. So good!

I read fanfic and watched an ep of The Pitt. Dr. Pol was my background tv in the evening.

Temps started out at 20.8(F) and reached 32.9 (that I saw). There was some sun, which made driving in the car nice, but not walking the dogs. o_O

This was a no-shopping day until Pip got a hold of it. In fact, I had no intention of going downtown at all. But the coffee maker at the garage broke and no one can live without their coffee so Pip took our Keurig to the shop and I needed to get another one for the house. (I also stopped at Dollar General for the final GC I needed.)

I did two loads of laundry, hand-washed dishes, went for several walks with Pip and the dogs, cut up chicken for the dogs' meals, and changed kitty litter. (Yes, you read that correctly. Midnight decided to take a poop outside the litter box, so since I had to clean the area anyway, decided I might as well change it a day early.) I stopped by the post office to mail what is most likely my final Christmas card and the library to pick up a book.

Today was the garage Christmas party (for their customers, as opposed to the dinner at the Bear’s which is for the employees). I put in an appearance, but I don’t know a lot of his customers, so I don’t stay long. Still, free lunch. *g* On the plus side, I got to see Former Librarian, who I went to lunch with a little while back (she’s also a customer at the garage) and the friends we go to Texas Roadhouse with (also customers), so I wasn’t all by myself.

I wrapped/bagged/boxed almost all of the Christmas presents I bought (to be fair, mostly books and gift cards * g* but there are a few other items from places like Bath & Body), which makes me happy! I can often be found doing that on the afternoon of Christmas Eve. o_O (I just have mom’s and Pip’s to do.)

I started the second Jack Reacher book and had Dr. Pol as my evening background tv.

Temps started out at 25.5(F) (and was still only 25.7 four hours later, which makes me wonder how much lower it went before it started going back up) and reached 34.3 (at around noon, and then immediately started going down). The sun was out, so it was nice and warm in the car, but don’t let it fool ya, because when you step outside it is COLD!


Mom Update:

Mom was doing the same today. ( more back here )

I hit Price Chopper, the Bakery, and Agway while I was downtown. I got GCs from Marshall’s (Price Chopper was out, so no points *sad face*), the local diner and a local pizza place, as well. (I also picked up a BK GC for Addy, which I hope she's tickled with.)

I visited mom, did a load of laundry, hand-washed dishes, went for a couple walks with Pip and the dogs, scooped kitty litter, and showered. I put a chuck roast in the crock pot before I left the house this morning. (If the crock pot is the greatest invention ever, the bags that go inside the crock pot have to be the second best. I love them! They make clean-up so much easier.)

I typed in my second fandomtrees fic, gave it a re-read and edit, then got it coded and posted to AO3!! I’m very excited. I’d like to write one more; two if I have the time (and mental energy). I stopped in to see my used bookstore friends because I still had to drop off their card. We had a nice chat. AND I watched another ep of The Pitt. Secrets of the Zoo was my evening background tv.

Temps started out at 53.1(F) and pretty much started dropping from there. It was 39 at noon. We certainly had the expected rain in the morning. At one point it was coming down hard AND the wind was blowing it horizontal. I got soaked walking into Agway. The rain turned to snow about noon, then stopped altogether about an hour later. But there’s more in the forecast, just not any accumulation, which I appreciate.

I thought the warmer temps and rain would get rid of all the snow/ice left, but it did not. The ‘ice’ is currently slushy so easy to walk on because it gives, but once the temps drop it’s going to be slick. Thank goodness for my Yaktrax!


Mom Update:

Mom was doing okay when I visited. ( more back here )

I did not go downtown today. I still got in some shopping, but only because I needed both milk and gas, so stopped at Stewart’s. And I might have stopped at the Price Chopper that’s ‘in the other direction’ to see what they had.

I visited my aunt, hit the post office to mail a couple more cards, hand-washed dishes, went for several walks with Pip and the dogs, cut up chicken for the dogs' meals, and scooped kitty litter. I got leftover pulled pork out of the freezer for Pip’s supper.

I wrote ~600 words on my second fic for fandomtrees! First draft is done, so I just need to get it typed in and edited. I read more in Boyfriend Material and watched another ep of The Pitt.

Temps started out at 30.9(F) and dropped to 22.1 before I left the house a couple hours later!! The forecast called for the overnight low to be 21, but we were skeptical of that because it was still 39.9 when we went to bed. Apparently Mother Nature was determined to get close to that forecasted low! All the snow that melted yesterday re-froze overnight, so that was fun. Temps reached 50.4 and we had sun today!

Tomorrow is supposed to be a high of 54 with rain in the morning and snow in the afternoon, which means a huge and sudden temperature drop. That’ll be more fun.

P.S. Thank you to everyone who has commented on my aunt update posts. I appreciate the hugs and suggestions.


Mom Update:

Mom is not doing well. ( more back here )

What I Just Finished Reading: Since last Wednesday I have read/finished reading: The Serpent on the Crown (An Amelia Peabody Mystery) by Elizabeth Peters and Killing Field (A Jack Reacher Novel) by Lee Child.


What I am Currently Reading: I haven’t technically started it yet, but the next book on my list is Boyfriend Material by Alexis Hall.


What I Plan to Read Next: I have two library books to pick up, so probably one of those.

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Book 110 of 2025: The Serpent on the Crown (An Amelia Peabody Mystery) (Elizabeth Peters)

I enjoyed this! ( spoilers )

I liked this book and have already requested the next. Sadly, I think it's the last in the series that doesn't look back at the ‘lost seasons'. I'm giving this one five hearts.

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Book 111 of 2025: Killing Field (A Jack Reacher Novel) (Lee Child)

I enjoyed this book, but I wasn't sure I was going to. The authors writing style, with all those short, choppy sentences, drove me nuts. ( spoilers )

I liked this book enough to check out the next in the series; I'm giving this book four hearts.

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9-1-1: On hiatus until Jan 8.


Matlock: Now there are two eps mom and I haven’t watched.


The Pitt: I have heard a lot of good things about this show and was excited when I found out that TNT was going to air the first season. I’ve watched the first three eps so far, and my comments have spoilers for all three eps. ( spoilers )


Tracker: Dang! I was right about the cliff-hanger, but wrong about who would be involved. ( spoilers )