Snow Day ...
Feb. 5th, 2010 07:52 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
texchanAgain. -.-
Actually, I love the snow. I love sitting by the window and watching it fall. I love how quiet it is, and how it makes the whole world seem all muffled and silent. And I love how it looks once it's all over the ground. Just so pretty, pretty, pretty. It really makes my mundane, hum-drum front yard look like something out of a fairy tale. We live near a train and a highway (double trouble -- LOLz!). Actually, you can't really hear either one from our house. Outside on the deck, you can hear some highway noise but it's not all that bad because there is a retaining wall. Anyhow, when it snows they sometimes run the (empty) train all night long to keep the tracks clear. There is something I love about lying in my bed on a snowy night and hearing that very muffled clack-clack-clack. It seems like a weird thing for me to say, but it's comforting. Somehow, it gives me a warm-fuzzy feeling of "home". Maybe it's the thought that there might be people out there, scurrying to and fro and trying to get somewhere, but I'm all tucked away at home -- safe and sound with my family nearby. It's a good feeling, and I think one of my favorite things about snowy days (and nights), overall.
It looks like we're set to get quite a lot of snow this time. We shoveled off our deck this morning. It still had unmelted snow from the previous storm system, and, if we really get 20-30 inches of snow (or more!), I was worried it might collapse. Snow is pretty, but it can be heavy, too.
Hubby managed to get a sled for the kiddo. It's kind of a crappy one, but it was all the store had left. It only needs to last through this one storm, really -- just so she can have some snow fun tomorrow. She's already looking forward to that. I used to love playing in the snow, too, but it seems the older I get the more I prefer to stand in the doorway and watch her and hubby goofing around out there. Plus, I can get better pictures that way; I don't have to worry about my camera getting too wet!
I'm still pecking away at the closets. I think the office closet is pretty much done. I have a few things that were temporarily stowed away in the kiddo's room, on top of her built-in shelves, that I need to get down and stash in the closet. But, other than that, I think I'm in decent shape. The master closet ... Well, that's another story. I think pretty much all the clothes are in there, although I have a lot of washing to do. I still need to put the shoes and my extra purses in there. Maybe I'll do that tonight, after the kiddo is done with her bath. I'm working on some laundry, too.
It seems like we managed to fix the whole flicker thing with my new monitor (knock on wood). I'm pretty much in love with this computer, so it seems I'll keep it. Even though I feel rather guilty about that because of the price. I guess it could count as my Valentine's Day gift ... birthday present ... anniversary gift ... and, maybe, even my Christmas present, too. >.O (Yes, I have a lot of guilt. *nervous laugh*) I'm still getting used to how it works and how everything is set up. Even though this is a change I've contemplated for a long time, it's still a BIG change. I have to figure out a good way to organize my files and stuff with the new OS. And, considering I've been using PC for years, I think that may require me to rethink the way I do quite a few things. But change is good. =D I have slowly begun to save a few files on here. I think I'll probably wait out the two week return period before doing the major file migration, though.
On the super-duper plus side, my scanner will work with this computer! Hubby found a driver for it and mac scanning software for it. I downloaded and installed all of that last night, but I was too tired to try hooking up the scanner. I just didn't want to look for the plug. Today, hubby hooked it up for me, and ... it scanned! WOOT!!
Now, if only I could summon up the energy, desire, or inspiration to actually write ... my life would be peachy-keen. >.O
Actually, I love the snow. I love sitting by the window and watching it fall. I love how quiet it is, and how it makes the whole world seem all muffled and silent. And I love how it looks once it's all over the ground. Just so pretty, pretty, pretty. It really makes my mundane, hum-drum front yard look like something out of a fairy tale. We live near a train and a highway (double trouble -- LOLz!). Actually, you can't really hear either one from our house. Outside on the deck, you can hear some highway noise but it's not all that bad because there is a retaining wall. Anyhow, when it snows they sometimes run the (empty) train all night long to keep the tracks clear. There is something I love about lying in my bed on a snowy night and hearing that very muffled clack-clack-clack. It seems like a weird thing for me to say, but it's comforting. Somehow, it gives me a warm-fuzzy feeling of "home". Maybe it's the thought that there might be people out there, scurrying to and fro and trying to get somewhere, but I'm all tucked away at home -- safe and sound with my family nearby. It's a good feeling, and I think one of my favorite things about snowy days (and nights), overall.
It looks like we're set to get quite a lot of snow this time. We shoveled off our deck this morning. It still had unmelted snow from the previous storm system, and, if we really get 20-30 inches of snow (or more!), I was worried it might collapse. Snow is pretty, but it can be heavy, too.
Hubby managed to get a sled for the kiddo. It's kind of a crappy one, but it was all the store had left. It only needs to last through this one storm, really -- just so she can have some snow fun tomorrow. She's already looking forward to that. I used to love playing in the snow, too, but it seems the older I get the more I prefer to stand in the doorway and watch her and hubby goofing around out there. Plus, I can get better pictures that way; I don't have to worry about my camera getting too wet!
I'm still pecking away at the closets. I think the office closet is pretty much done. I have a few things that were temporarily stowed away in the kiddo's room, on top of her built-in shelves, that I need to get down and stash in the closet. But, other than that, I think I'm in decent shape. The master closet ... Well, that's another story. I think pretty much all the clothes are in there, although I have a lot of washing to do. I still need to put the shoes and my extra purses in there. Maybe I'll do that tonight, after the kiddo is done with her bath. I'm working on some laundry, too.
It seems like we managed to fix the whole flicker thing with my new monitor (knock on wood). I'm pretty much in love with this computer, so it seems I'll keep it. Even though I feel rather guilty about that because of the price. I guess it could count as my Valentine's Day gift ... birthday present ... anniversary gift ... and, maybe, even my Christmas present, too. >.O (Yes, I have a lot of guilt. *nervous laugh*) I'm still getting used to how it works and how everything is set up. Even though this is a change I've contemplated for a long time, it's still a BIG change. I have to figure out a good way to organize my files and stuff with the new OS. And, considering I've been using PC for years, I think that may require me to rethink the way I do quite a few things. But change is good. =D I have slowly begun to save a few files on here. I think I'll probably wait out the two week return period before doing the major file migration, though.
On the super-duper plus side, my scanner will work with this computer! Hubby found a driver for it and mac scanning software for it. I downloaded and installed all of that last night, but I was too tired to try hooking up the scanner. I just didn't want to look for the plug. Today, hubby hooked it up for me, and ... it scanned! WOOT!!
Now, if only I could summon up the energy, desire, or inspiration to actually write ... my life would be peachy-keen. >.O