It sure has been busy with Elizabeth on holidays. I kept meaning to log on during lunch but something always seemed to come up. She is back on Tuesday and that should relieve some of the load. Of course it will take her a couple of days just to catch up on Jet Lag. Australia is living in tomorrow and she has to come back to today. We've made it through 3 rounds of crib so far, but the next one is the one we have to win in order to go to Nova Scotia. It would be so great. Rrain has seen her new house. The flooring is done and the bathroom renovated. Just the painting left. they let her choose the colours so that will make it seem like it is hers (at least for the year) they could get a lot more money renting to someone else, so she is lucky that way. the rent is high enough for a 400 square foot house. Tiny, but as she says, she just wants to have her own stuff back. She hasn't seen it in over 2 years. It's been bitter cold here, as you both know. Warming up a bit now, but the wind chill is still around. We haven't had the snowfall they keep predicting. I don't mind,but you get all set for a blizzard and nothing happens. Last time I was all stocked up on junk food to tide me over and we never missed a day. The dogs still rule the house. I think JJ has eaten 5 remotes so far and at $65 a piece she is lucky to be alive. The last one wasn't even a week old. This is the dog that Jim got because he promised me he would train her and she would be good. I wonder who trained who.Whitemud has postponed it's spring production and we will be doing a dinner theatre in the fall. We weren't happy with how it was progressing and I think most of us are relieved it is postponed. We will be doing something for the ACT Festival in April. I don't want to commit to much because WHEN I move on in Crib the Dominion Tournament is the same weekend. I will do something that I can be replaced in. The messy house is calling me. I have to go somewhere where I can't hear it. Have a great week