Baby it's coooold ouuuutsiiiiide!

[averygoodun42]

Minus five at the moment. That's Farenheit. Minus 21 centigrade. Now, I know that's nothing compared to those of you out in the midwest. I bow down to your deep-freezingness, but, you know, considering the furnace has to come on every hour to maintain the evening inside temperature of sixty-five degrees, I'd say it's note-worthy.


It's been a long day, although it started out really nicely. First, Babe slept in. And when he woke up, he came downstairs, and stated very sweetly that he was a big boy and was going to use the potty.

HALLELUJAH!

And then he was a sweetheart for most of the day, even though I spent the majority of the day cleaning. However, I did get an awful lot of cleaning done. Not only that, but I also got the living room set to rights, including finishing up the table to cover the a/c unit (pictures will be taken tomorrow, I promise). And I got art up. And laundry done. And my bed made. And a trip to the allergist and to the chiropractor.

And then the knitting ladies came over. :-)

The only downside was that about half an hour before the knitting girls were due to arrive, Babe said, "Uh-oh, I'm a baby again."

The bright side of it was that I dealt with him in the proscribed manner... calm, collected and encouraging. And I was even patient for the first half-hour of bathroom negotiations.

Too bad he wasn't having any of that.

Ach well. At least all of the knitting ladies are mothers, so they all know what I'm dealing with. And then Geoff got home to babysit and I didn't have to deal with it at all.

Oh, and the knitting ladies all praised my bread. Wheeee!

So, anyway, besides that and a very, very tasty grilled cheese and spaghetti sauce sandwich on my yummy homemade bread, nothing noteworthy happened today. Besides it being the coldest day yet this winter, that is.

Comments

[junewilliams7.livejournal.com]

calm, collected and encouraging.

you are much more saintly than I would have been! my fingers are crossed for you - here's hoping Babe doesn't need those diapers after all.

and that grilled cheese sandwich sounds fab...

[averygoodun.livejournal.com]

Well, by the time my patience had run down, my friends were here... Besides which, I feel bad for how we've been treating Babe. Not bad enough to let him get away with it, but...

It was. =)

[sbrande.livejournal.com]

Yuck, you can keep that weather thank you very much. I loathe the cold.

Loves you, and sends you warm weather, Sonia :)

[averygoodun.livejournal.com]

And you can keep your 40 C weather for yourself. At least the cold you can dress for. ;-D

(Also, a good, solid cold snap kills the worst of the bugs, so the warm weather can wait a while. But thanks for the thought! =)

[dickgloucester.livejournal.com]

That is COOOOOOOOLD!

Good luck with Babe.

[averygoodun.livejournal.com]

According to the weather service, it is currently -10F (-23C). Since that's with the sun shining, I wonder what the low was...

Thanks. I think I'll need it.

[zalena.livejournal.com]

I find myself slightly envious... I can't quite put my finger on it... but I'm glad Babe is on the mend.

OT: The SSHG Quiz

[morethansirius.livejournal.com]

I'm currently at minus 2F. Makes yesterday's plus 9F seems positively balmy by comparison. Brrrr! In other news:

Today's quiz on quiz_sshg features stories from the Winter 2006 sshg_exchange. Come play the quiz and rekindle fond memories of a Christmas Past. I'm sure you will recognize quote #3 as it's from your very own A Matter of Perspective.

Here is a Featured Author banner from the SSHG Quiz:
http://pics.livejournal.com/morethansirius/pic/000830a9/g48

Thank you for your wonderful SSHG Exchange story!