Cold and Snowy and Cold and...

The weather has been very cold and then it will snow and warm up until the snow melts. Then it will get cold again and (see Title above for more details)...

I have been rearranging some of the computer hardware around the house. My old HP photo printer croaked and the old LaserJet 4+ hadn't been relocated after the new Color LaserJet was installed. So, I moved some printers around and also installed the new little HP photo printer Pam got me for Christmas. I also installed a couple of USB hubs as the amount of USB stuff keeps growing in the house.

At Pam's recommendation, I installed a new wall of spice racks in the pantry, clearing up lots of prime kitchen cabinet space. I put all of her prized cook books in the newly opened up space so she can now get to them all. It also gives us much better access to all the spices and associated rubs and sauces. We got the 6' high spice rack/shelving unit on sale at Lowes for a great price. Using some of the new tools acquired at Christmas, I was able to add a two tiers to each shelf adding to the number of spices and their presentation.

I have recovered from my sleeplessness of the beta blocker meds and am once again getting reasonable sleep. Hooray! Nasty stuff.

Pool last week didn't go too well, AGAIN. I was still not getting much sleep and am blaming that for the problem. I didn't do horribly, but not up to my personal standards. But, it did bother me enough to start me on a newly inspired practice effort that should result in getting better - where have I heard that before...

Pam made some killer chicken noodle soup yesterday with my assistance. She has been having big fun with the new noodle maker attachment to her Kitchenaid mixer I got her for Christmas. A true win-win gift. Great stuff.