Thursday Thirteen

**the barn/shop with some snow removed.

Thirteen Updates and Observances :

1. Even though we've gotten so much snow cleaned up and shoveled, we are on two different storm watches until Friday. 2 more feet expected. We got about 5 inches last night.

2. Not one power outage while Hubs was home, of course.

3. I've started drinking coffee in the mornings. Not sure why, but I have. Even ordered my own coffee maker yesterday.

4. Found out that besides an RV, two four-wheelers, a jeep and many other items were inside the collapsed shop, there were also 4 motorcyles. Ouch.

5. Gummy bears don't really freeze.

6. Hubs rental car could not get out of our driveway this morning. We had to use chains and some help from a friend.

7. My shovel broke. heh.

8. Marble thought the snowblower was the coolest thing ever. She actually ran under the snow as it was being shot over the fence.

9. The winds are so awful today that the snow off the trees is just being thrown at the house. Sounds awful and so much colder outside.

10. My foot's okay. Just a little black & blue, and sensitive to the touch. But seems to be working fine.

11. We had a cougar in our driveway this morning. As usual, I didn't see it, but the snowplow driver did. Time for kitty count.

12. Snow shovelers are making $30 and hour right now to shovel roofs. We drove into Sandpoint yesterday and you just saw them everywhere. They were also called to all schools in the area. Schools were closed until the roofs were cleared.

13. Because of the winds, the shovelers aren't coming today. But, I have no plans to leave the house except to feed animals. There's probably so much more to say, but as I watch out the window right now and see all the trees bending, I'm just wondering how long I'll have power.
**I probably just jinxed myself.