We have apparently survived the Ice Storm of the Century here in Central Oklahoma. Our damage was limited to a couple of stained spots on the ceiling where the ice made the roof leak. Our roofer says the roof is in good shape, he had to re-set a couple of nails, but other than that, no problems. (We asked for an estimate of any needed repairs, just to make sure he was not just trying to get them out of warranty liability. Our insurance covers ice damming, which is what caused the leaks. )
We may not make an insurance claim. The leaks appear to be gone, and we were going to repaint the ceilings and walls in the living room and our bedroom eventually anyway. (Stains are not even noticible unless you know exactly where to look.) (But we'll see what happens next time it rains. )
I am of two minds about the insurance thing. I don't want festering damage to surprise us later, but I also don't want the insurance company to have us claim what is really minor damage and then raise the heck out of our rates. We mainly have insurance in case the house blows away in a tornado or burns down. We figure we can fix minor stuff on our own dime. (Have in the past.)
We got off pretty lucky, actually. Most people were without power at least part of the time. We were not. One of our trees broke apart, but it didn't do any serious damage to anything but itself. Matt was able to haul most of that stuff out of the yard by himself.
I just wish I could lose this feeling of waiting for the other shoe to drop.
Monday, December 17, 2007
Sunday, December 2, 2007
First Sunday of Advent (Already?!)
We had a good day today, if a lazy one. (For me, anyway.) Matt did a practice run on a dish he wants to take to the potluck at work, so he cooked and I goofed off today.
I don't have anything done that I should have done by this point for Christmas. I don't do much, but the few things I do tend to be time-consuming. Like making potholders for everyone on the library staff. (Not that everyone wants one, but they were wildly popular when I made them before, and I have bookmarks, which are always a hit with library natives.)
The Great CD Recording Project has almost been completed. Matt needs to record some of his tracks over. They came out way overmodulated. Most of mine sound better than I feared they would. As for the bobbles, wrong notes, and sinus glitches, well, stuff happens. It would happen if I were singing live for people, and so if it happens on the recording, I guess I can live with it.
I finally succeeded in snaring the elusive Advent Candles that actually go in my Abbey Press Advent Wreath. The Cathedral Books and Gifts store run by the ECW finally had some in. So, I carefully packed away the ones I got at the craft store, and we lit the first official Advent candle this evening.
I still have to write the Annual Cursed Letter of Christmas and send forth the annual greetings wondering who I won't hear back from this year.
There isn't too much to tell everybody this year. 2007 has been fairly benign. The only major trauma was to our credit pay off plan, as the Air Conditioning and Heating system had to be replaced to the tune of $8,000.00. There were also a couple of car repairs for Matt's Taurus, but we managed to get those taken care of fairly quickly. No major health scares for us or the pets, thanks be to God.
We never have major accomplishments to tout, as we are middle aged, childless, and rather boring. Boring isn't always a bad thing. Being boring gives me plenty of time to think. Mostly I waste that time worrying about whatever apocalyptic scenarios I dread most. (My secret motto is "It isn't IF, it's WHEN AND HOW BAD")
Meanwhile, back at the library, we have completed our annual 'canned goods to reduce your fines' campaign. This benefits a local food pantry. Gee, I hope they really need ten tons of chicken soup, green beans, and corn. That's what we got the most of. Some people were really into the spirit of it. They brought stuff like canned chicken and tuna, and Spam. They spent more on the canned goods they brought than they actually owed in fines. Some people just brought us the canned goods, they didn't have any fines. This community is really refreshing sometimes.
I don't have anything done that I should have done by this point for Christmas. I don't do much, but the few things I do tend to be time-consuming. Like making potholders for everyone on the library staff. (Not that everyone wants one, but they were wildly popular when I made them before, and I have bookmarks, which are always a hit with library natives.)
The Great CD Recording Project has almost been completed. Matt needs to record some of his tracks over. They came out way overmodulated. Most of mine sound better than I feared they would. As for the bobbles, wrong notes, and sinus glitches, well, stuff happens. It would happen if I were singing live for people, and so if it happens on the recording, I guess I can live with it.
I finally succeeded in snaring the elusive Advent Candles that actually go in my Abbey Press Advent Wreath. The Cathedral Books and Gifts store run by the ECW finally had some in. So, I carefully packed away the ones I got at the craft store, and we lit the first official Advent candle this evening.
I still have to write the Annual Cursed Letter of Christmas and send forth the annual greetings wondering who I won't hear back from this year.
There isn't too much to tell everybody this year. 2007 has been fairly benign. The only major trauma was to our credit pay off plan, as the Air Conditioning and Heating system had to be replaced to the tune of $8,000.00. There were also a couple of car repairs for Matt's Taurus, but we managed to get those taken care of fairly quickly. No major health scares for us or the pets, thanks be to God.
We never have major accomplishments to tout, as we are middle aged, childless, and rather boring. Boring isn't always a bad thing. Being boring gives me plenty of time to think. Mostly I waste that time worrying about whatever apocalyptic scenarios I dread most. (My secret motto is "It isn't IF, it's WHEN AND HOW BAD")
Meanwhile, back at the library, we have completed our annual 'canned goods to reduce your fines' campaign. This benefits a local food pantry. Gee, I hope they really need ten tons of chicken soup, green beans, and corn. That's what we got the most of. Some people were really into the spirit of it. They brought stuff like canned chicken and tuna, and Spam. They spent more on the canned goods they brought than they actually owed in fines. Some people just brought us the canned goods, they didn't have any fines. This community is really refreshing sometimes.
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