The kids got off to school with a little excitement surrounding the potential freezing rain storm that’s heading our way later today. Might have to walk down to get them at three o’clock this afternoon if the weather does as they say it’s going to do. If that makes any sense. If the weather actually turns up then the afternoon activities are cancelled too. No tutoring, no Girl Guides, and no climbing either. It can be so hard to predict what’s coming that at this point we’ll believe it when we see it. That’s not a knock against meteorologists. We all know how chaotic the weather has gotten within the last five years. Too many confounding variables!
Luckily the other dog has arrived on the farm, and the two maniacs are running free tiring themselves out with little effort on our behalf. This is the life! Exercised dogs and a nice chat. The farm is a fantastic resource for those of us with dogs. They can be let off leash to just run, and run, roll around in the snow, and play chase unfettered. If I had to run him on a leash to get this much energy out, I would probably pass out from exhaustion myself. I still need to be able to work, clean the house, and be awake enough to chauffeur my children about town for extracurriculars. No good if I need a weeks worth of sleep to get over walking the dog. Best to let these two puppies run each other ragged, scoop up whatever is left, and go home to some peace & quiet. Work smarter, not harder!
Today is the first day with the new 360 L recycling bins. I even went so far as to carve out a little stoop for my bin down by the road, so as to not block my ever shrinking driveway entrance. We keep getting more snow, and I am quickly running out of places to put it. Now when I shovel I have to throw it several feet up, and over the current mounds, so that it A.) doesn’t tumble back down onto the driveway, B.) Doesn’t create a standing pool of water once we get some sun light or slightly warmer temps, C.) leaves myself more room to use for snow clearing since I do not want anymore snow, but that doesn’t mean we won’t get any! It’s early in the season, we could get up to 2 feet of more snow over the coming month, then again in February, and potentially more accumulating in early March too! Do the hard work now so you aren’t totally boned in a few weeks time.
Oh, the plows are here now, so my bins going to get buried in road slush, fun, fun, fun. Have I said how much I detest winter yet? If it isn’t already noticeable, I hate the snow, I hate the cold, I hate the ice. The only thing I do like, and it lasts for about a week, is how much nicer the holiday lights look in a fresh blanket of snow. But even that is fleeting, and could leave me in peace come January first.
The dogs have had their fill of one another, and look about ready to collapse in a fluffy heap. Best get them off home for a snooze. The windshield is showing rain droplets now too. I guess it is going to arrive earlier than the predicted one o’clock start. Could make things interesting!
Happy Tuesday January 6th, 2026 from southern Ontario Canada.
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