Waterers and dinner.

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All waterers have been refilled.  And, the ones outdoors were brought in.  They were frozen, so it didn't matter.  Plus, I shut the lantern down, and lights off out back.  It looks like they drank well, for as long as they could.  They might even be thawed by morning.  I have enough, now, for six full waterings.  Which, if they used all the water in the waterers, would be three days at twice per day.  But, since they only drink about a quarter, if they are only three quarters full and I dump and redo at a quarter full, that gives me about six days of watering with a full load.  In the summer I have to refill them every day to every other day, depending on the heat.  Which, actually, is less than I do in the winter?  Odd, but true.  When they have plenty of water, and at any time, they drink less.  Even rabbits have psychological issues!

And, dinner.  Thick cut pork chops and bratwursts.  Those and sauerkraut.  I was curious if chops would go as well with sauerkraut as brats do.  I was almost sure.  Almost.  Now I know.  To my tastes, they do.  Well, not quite as good?  But not bad, and a solid positive.

Plus, having real meat, and not just fatted coffees and chia breakfasts, for the first time in a while, really helped... me go.  I was right.  Eat all the fiber you want.  But without something more substantial, you just get clogged up.  There has to be some sort of balance.  I feel much better.  

I am trying to feed the girls more, after washing Sam.  She, the poor thing, probably doesn't weigh three or four pounds.  Still, I am feeding her as well as possible.  It really isn't worms.  I dosed her with everything and the kitchen sink, to absolutely no avail.  And, she handled those well.  But nothing changes.  She simply cannot digest food well.  She just wants the gravy, it's all she can take.  If we can make it to summer, she might have a year or two.  I just don't know if she can make it.  I'm trying to give her as much attention, without crying when doing so, as possible.  Hospice is harsh work, even for pets.  She knows, I knows, Sassy knows.  But, we... don't let it get us down.  I want her to die loved and beloved, not abandoned.

Next?  I am thinking a shower before too long.  I want to warm and rest after running around in the cold to get the waterers in.  Then a whisker trim and shower.  A bit more gaming after that, then to cleaning the freezer top and setting up dishes again.  I think two loads set to wash, the one that was left to rinse, dried out, then set aside, back to a rinse or two.  Then, hopefully, finish those... at least to get them out drying.  And, maybe, start another two loads for tomorrow.

As well, perhaps I could get the bird feed into the dumpster.  If I can get it to fit.  They will be picking the dumpster up Wednesday, but I don't know when.  I'll just not plan to go anywhere that day.  I will try to get the dumpster moved, for ease of their operation, myself, sometime in the day.  If I can do it solo, I'll call in for help.

Yea, a few things.  But, too, if not tonight, I'd like to start sorting things.  In the living room and this room.  Going through boxes and stacks of items, putting them in keeper and tosser boxes, and figuring out where to put each... for the moment.  I am getting excited.  Things have already started happening, even if not everything hoped.  A real beginning to a possible change in the world.  My world.

As well, I realized that... the money I will be paying extra, for mortgage, is what I had planned to be saving.  And, the hundred I had been going to put on mortgage, extra, I can put into savings instead.  It isn't perfect.  It means I won't be able to pay down on the house as fast as hoped.  But, to have it all done, pretty much at once, and still have some savings and that be ongoing?  Not bad.

To be honest, what would really boost the value of the house would be new siding of some sort.  It wouldn't be whole house, just the front and back portions, Which are single story parts.  Not sure the cash out would cover that.  But, if I keep some savings, and add to it, it might be something possible in a year or two.  Of course, with else done, and that, it would be tough to give the house up.  

The only thing, further, would be to sort out the walls in the kitchen.  Mostly, they cemented/plastered the outside wall of the original stone house, which became an inside wall to an addition.  And, then, wallpapered.  Ugh.  I... suppose it is what they had, and what was reasonable at the time.  I am guessing steel or aluminum I-spacers/beams... to hold drywall or something like it, is what is needed.

It isn't terribly hard, but it is exacting, and actually is rather difficult manual labor.  Yea, it is.  But, for a short run, it wouldn't be too bad.  The bigger problem is the expense.  Mostly?  I suppose, while getting quotes for other things, if that cash-out moves forward, I could get some quotes on that, too.  Who knows, it might not, for just one wall in there, be as bad as it seems from this side of the project?  A couple grand might... be doable.  Five grand would be a bit out of range, at least to have done.  Could start buying components for it, over time.

Oh, it's cold out there.  Grilled the meats.  It was 14 F, and dropping I think.  Sometimes that is cold, sometimes it is alright, sometimes it is bitter.  I'd say it was closer to bitter cold than even just cold tonight.  Still, I was hungry, needed meat, and got it!  And sauerkraut.  It was worth the cold.

Later.