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<\/a><\/p>\nOur daughter Felicity has arranged for us to get a fresh Oregon Christmas tree; when it arrives we will begin\u00a0decorating inside the house. \u00a0Harkens back to our Oregon days and visiting the lovely tree farms in the Pacific Northwest.<\/p>\n
We did have one other event of note; we delivered our last two foster cats, Pieter and Ernst, to the Rifle Animal\u00a0Shelter, where they are awaiting adoption. It seems a bit strange not to have kittens in the house (Pieter and Ernst were here six months due to a continuing\u00a0medical issue), but the kittens\u00a0are now\u00a0certainly ready\u00a0to be adopted into homes of their own. May\u00a0they adopt quickly.<\/p>\n
A few other notes: We had our first measurable snow, 2 – 3 inches, enough that I used the John Deere lawn tractor\/blade combo to clear our driveway and sidewalks. More snow, and frigid\u00a0weather, is in the forecast for the upcoming week. The cold is harder to bear\u00a0than the snow but\u00a0–\u00a0it is December – such weather is normal. I’ve started carrying the jumper cables in the car just in case, and have the cable chains and tensioners ready to go as well. I\u00a0hope to not have to use jumpers\/chains\/tensioners, but with an hour-long commute each way it is best to be prepared.<\/p>\n
That’s it for now. Thanks for looking in!<\/p>\n
Pam’s Two Cents Worth:<\/p>\n
Preparing holiday cards\u00a0— the list gets smaller each year. \u00a0Busy time at work\u00a0—\u00a0the end of the semester at the community college.<\/p>\n
Hate, hate, hate the colder-than-a-welldigger’s-behind\u00a0weather.<\/p>\n
Happy Trails.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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