Today I ponder. . .

What would I do with my time if I closed down all of the networking sites. Definitively, I am one of those people who has to close the book completely to stop reading. So not being on a networking site would be quite a herculean task of saying adieu to the people I chat with and the statuses I read. I think, to start, I will close down everything that I have not used in the last six months. This would mostly be a collection of business "networks" and a blog or two.

The weekend was delightful, particularly yesterday spent with Dave. We didn't have a rushed day, but we had a good day. A trip to Home Depot, more "dream building" of our house and the surrounding spaces. A good deal of the dream building talk consisted of a garage.

We do not need a garage so much for the cars, we are used to uncovered parking and have been, each of us, for most of our lives I would suppose. But we would like a garage at some point. To hold snow mobiles, to hold a car perhaps. We imagine a carriage house style - brick on the first floor, shingled on the second, to match the exterior of our house. The second floor would be a craft room, extra space for the kids to play. Adjacent, on the ground floor, dave would like a little workshed to hold power tools and outdoor tools. Perhaps even a small spattering of mechanics tools for at home car maintenance. We pondered whether or not we would bring both water and electrical over to the shed, and agreed that we would want electrical minimum. And as Dave put, "Hey - why not put in water!"

Saturday, in the doing - not dreaming mode, I finally planed down the edge of the bathroom door. Since it was hung by the workers an amazing two years ago (how time flies!) it had not closed without a good deal of shoulder force. In about half an hour I had planed the edge enough so that the door closes easily. I keep forgetting now, and still have the tendency to almost slam it shut in my expected need to force it closed.

Sunday, in the effort of doing, Dave and I bought a combo of nail guns and air compressor with Christmas money. Now we do not need to borrow from any friends when it comes to finishing a room with wainscot or crown mould. This makes me very happy, as both are the major detail works that are required the most from now on out. We will still need to rent a framing gun for the cases where one is needed. But otherwise, we are set. Now on to finishing up the front den!

And so I leave you with Trilla, sitting on the sofa, looking out at the snow. And Layla - outside eating the snow!