Overreach.

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A 5:30 wakeup was pushing things. By 7:30 I was rough. So I laid down for a bit, setting the alarm for 9:00. My mother called at 8:30. I dreamed a goodly bit in that hour but it all evaporated like smoke. She just wished to tell me about her life and news, gave me her new address, and thanked me for the card. She bowled me over so that I was doing good to get in a "That's good", "Great!", or such. Then, bam, gone. Fair enough. I love those short, sweet, to the point, goodbye, phone calls. Actually, I ought to take notes. Then again, I think that is often how mine go. Yeah, probably, if sometimes I get 'caught'.

It has snowed. And it stuck. Not to the roads or sidewalks, this time. But that will happen sooner or later now. With crops in, plowing and field prep seemingly done, there is no reason in the world for it not to snow now. I get that first winter wonderland look. Oh, that will pass as the winter wears on. But for a day I get to feel like a kid on a white Christmas. Sassy wanted out, so I let her go. It is her first taste of snow, she wouldn't go and I didn't make her go last winter. She was still far too young. I don't think that was quite her cup of tea. When she went out, it was like, "Hey! New stuff!" When she came in it was more like, "So are you going to, you know, get rid of that stuff? New was nice but now it's not". Cats are funny, and expressive, sometimes. Who knows what they really think but it is fun to try to piece it together.

I just saw this, too, and wanted to hand it out. It's giving me something to gnaw on. I think I am a winner, I just didn't realize I had nearly literally no leg to stand on while the world was demanding that I jump through hoops. So, are you a winner? Hat tip to Dr. Doug Ross. Ugh, I'll be thanking any sort after thanking a doctor now! :p

Well, on to whatever today will be. Later.