Tomorrow would be your 55th birthday. It's the first year I didn't get a cookie cake in your honor. I have your favorite chocolate chip cookies in the freezer - I made them for S before she went back to school. I did get some eclairs though. They don't compare to your mom's cream puffs. Due to the expected weather, I went and put flowers on your grave last week. Plus, the guy is coming to clean the fireplace tomorrow. I hope.
It's been super cold, so I have missed the fireplace. The heat is fine, but it wakes me up every time it goes on. On top of that, it snowed about 10 inches. That's fun. The snowplow took out the asshole neighbor's mailbox. Remember when the snowplow hit ours? They had a temporary one up before we even noticed and had repaired and reinstalled ours before the week was over. I don't think they're going to do that this time - the current staff at the street department are nepotism hires and they're terrible.
Not sure why the picture is in that orientation. Anyway, I survived another snowstorm without having a heart attack from shoveling. Yay, me! Our neighbor 2 doors down used his snowblower on the driveway, and the cold meant the snow was very dry and light, so it wasn't terrible. I was actually using the leaf blower yesterday.
I know you would tell me it serves me right and dogs aren't worth it, but one of the boys has had major eye problems over the last couple weeks. He got an ulcer on his eye, which was infected. Then it cratered. Then it ruptured. Poor guy is totally blind now. The vet wants to take it out, but he might not survive surgery and anesthesia might cause other problems. But the dog is resilient, and so the rupture healed over, and now we'll just wait and see what happens to it.
I've been selling some silver. The world is so crazy that silver actually hit $100 the other day. I should probably sell more but I fear the dollar will devalue and then I'll be broke. I think you would be appalled at all the things that our government is doing right now. But I am glad (sort of) that I don't have to hold you back from acting. OTOH, I feel like you'd have been able to implement all of my terrible ideas. Ah well, better that you don't have the stress of the volatility. I hope it's nice and non-violent wherever you are.
There's a Robin Williams special on HBO - I was going to watch it today but didn't quite feel up to it. I still have your picture with him hanging in our bedroom, even though looking at it sometimes reminds me of how you both died.
Well, off to bed. I'm exhausted. Wish you were here for warm snuggles and a birthday celebration tomorrow.
Love,
A
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