Cold strikes same day as first snow

Snow arrived as predicted this morning. Fresh white covered the ground, but just barely. We only got a couple inches and that has all but melted away save for a few spots here & there. Our dogs, Nikki & Jr. Got officially moved to our back yard as of yesterday. Tanya spent some time & constructed a cable that allows another cable (attached to the dog) movement like on a pulley, so now she has lots of room to move about. That whole corner of the yard! There are lots of squirrels & rabbits who live back there & I'm thinking they'll have more to look at facing west. This works and old habits die hard. They still go to the front door to get out. Sometimes after coming in from the back, they still want to go out front. Guess they miss their old part of the yard.

On Saturday, I went shopping for cold supplies for all my sick family & friends. Today I am using those remedies and am glad I stocked up. Except I wish I had chicken to make soup with. I baked & ate a head of garlic (smeared on bread) I'm sure that should cure what ails me. Baked a killer loaf of bread using whole wheat, oat, millet, sunflower, & raisins. It came out very good now I am using "conditioners" to make my bread rise better. I guess working with various grains calls for extra help with gluten and such. Yeah, who knew? Tomorrow I'll try to make soup. At least it feels like the coldness has moved on. I hate fever conditions...Don't cha all? Cold & chills just makes me cranky & whinny. ick. Gotta get another cup of tea.

Work is cooking right along. I got a 2nd project which is good, except I haven't been real strong at multi-tasking lately. Lucky for me I read in a book that it really isn't healthy & can tax ones resources to concentrate on more than one item at a time. It said it's better to focus on 1 and I liked that, because it works for me, but then again sometimes I might just be being lazy. More green tea & less coffee & I should be able to handle everything. I need to work on filling that daytimer of mine. It's hard to work so far in advance.

Winter has arrived with all it's frost & snow. After last winter in Florida, I'm thinking it's amazing so many people live & really thrive in this environment during wintertime. Then again, it's good to freeze & kill all the bugs and diseases. This way spiders & snakes don't get so big & alligators can't live. Okay, Iowa may be a wonderful place to be. Each paradise has it's cost.