january 11

we popped up for the day sunday, neither of us having much energy (Steve had the super crud)to do anything but watch football saturday (well, after i ran errands all morning anyway and trying not to succumb to the super crud).

stopped at home depot for paint on the way out, and ended up completing our lighting purchases. we got some pretty homely but really priced right lights (2/$15) for the back porch & upstairs hallway, and sconces for the stairway.

all of these need to be painted- the sconces to match the walls & the overhead light sanded down & painted with some faux finish that will look better than the current shiny stainless.

so poor halle and echo, like the kids who never want to have to touch each other (mom! she's crossing the line! she touched me!) have to cuddle up. i guess it's ok for echo to rest his head on halle, but not visa versa.... she looks kind of put upon, doesn't she?

the sun was out- yay!
the pups & i did a short walk- they were sinking b/c it has warmed up so much- until echo remembered the snowmobile track trick. lest you find that hard to believe, i have the evidence below:

bunnyman has the most delicate little toes- he scrapes them on the ice and starts bleeding pretty quickly. good thing the dog boots came in the mail today (that's another story).

then i finished hanging curtains, put some test paint colors on the guest bedroom wall. then we all hid while steve worked on the shower.

Steve's 2 cents worth now. While they we're out having a nice hike, I was busy troubleshooting the sled, as to why the lights and gauges had decided to quit working. Minimal cursing, actually none now that I think about it. Anyway found the relay I was looking for and got it off, changed plugs, etc...

So into the house to figure out how to make the screaming deal shower controls work. That required cursing. After their big hike they appear to be all worn out (and, for some of us, trying to stay fairly healthy). At least this is what I viewed.

Yep, looks like it was a rough afternoon for them. I did manage to get something figured out on the shower, just a little more shopping to do.

(and i, so far, thanks i'm sure to getting some sleep sunday, seem to be fending off the major nastiness).