December 24, 2008 

hristmas Eve....

And we are still dealing with frozen pipes and no water. That is what we dealt with all day yesterday. Under the house. Crawl under with more insulation. No water to wash off the insulation. Our house-sitter at this house failed to keep the water dripping while we were gone on the job.  I am glad we will not be here forever, I have determined farm life is much easier than city life *L*. But we are keeping our sense of humor about it. What else can one do? We shall soon be out on the land again.

It is still pretty cold, but the end of the week it is supposed to warm up. I am looking forward to cooking dinner tomorrow, although that may be a challenge. Bren wanted duck for Christmas dinner, so that is what we are having. It will be a quiet day. We did not get a tree this year. One present for each of us, but neither of us really needed anything. All-in-all, it should be a pleasant holiday and we are spending it together and that is what counts.