damn it was cold outside with max early this morning.

i can report tho, the new windows are amazing! the furnace doesn't run nearly as much as last year. i'm really glad we could put them in finally.

i'm very grateful for the things that i have that i never had before.
i think of that when i do laundry. i grew up using a double tub wringer washer and hanging clothes on a line. i have a washer and dryer and i have a microwave and i even have a food processor now. bought that not quite a year ago.


and then, there's my "love affair" with my dishwasher. oh my, i love that dishwasher.

even the fact that i have clean water from a tap doesn't escape me most days.
i am lucky.