Ice, Paint and Appropriate Gloomy Weather!

We were supposed to have a really bad ice storm. It began raining while we were at the house and it was only a matter of minutes before we had the ice on the eaves of the roof line.

It was an appropriate day of rainy, gloomy weather as I had to take my mom, and her cat, Nicole to the vet where we had to put Nicole to sleep. Nicole was 17-1/2 years old and had been in declining health for the past month or two. She had stopped eating, was having trouble walking (her legs would just go out from her almost like she was ice skating) and she was alternating between having accidents and not going to the bathroom at all. It's the hardest decision we sometimes have to make, but in the end...isn't it one of the greatest gifts we can give our pets? These little balls of fur make a big difference in our lives, and all they ask in return is to feed them and love them. Their passing sure leaves a great big hole in our heart! Even though it's only been a few days...it still seems weird not to have her sleeping on the bed or coming out to get a treat when I go to my mom's. It was at this same time last year that I lost Maggie. Maggie had an aggressive tumor on his leg and it had finally gotten to the point that he was having trouble walking and was in pain. I knew that I couldn't let him continue on. That would have been selfish of me. I still miss him a lot! Once we get into the house, I will get another cat. It won't replace Maggie, but will be another fur baby to love!

The really bad ice storm we were supposed to have never really materialized. We had rain and we had cold temperatures, but nothing too severe. The second picture you see is the ice at the bottom of the mirror on the motorhome. This was pretty early on and before it got dark! I think it was really too warm to freeze much more than this!

Friday the painters were finishing up the trim and painting cabinets. On Saturday we went to the house and nothing had changed and there were no painters. Imagine our surprise when we stopped by on Sunday and painters were there...priming the rooms! They had the hallway, both guest bedrooms, game room, breakfast room, entryway (wasn't supposed to be primed yet), and my craft/utility room done! It's just primer and the color isn't quite what it will be once it's done. In the pictures it looks kind of "orangey" but it's not really! The painters are going to be back tomorrow and Angelfish (the faux painters) will be there as well!