not much to blog about

Nothing much noteworthy has happened in the last few days. I've had a problem with a tooth - infection around the root. Will have to have a root canal soon. Meanwhile, I've been on two different antibiotics. The first one caused a weird reaction - dizziness and a queasy feeling. I was afraid to drive the car, so was house-bound again! Luckily, on Friday, I got a different prescription, and so far, that one seems to be ok. At least the pills are working, as the tooth isn't sore now. I have an appointment with a specialist on Tuesday and hope to get the procedure done soon, as I am heading for Florida in March and don't want to have tooth trouble down there.

Snow here is melting at a pretty good clip. The huge package of snow hanging down from the roof next door fell yesterday. I heard a crash, but saw very little evidence of extra snow on my deck or below. Maybe most of it fell on my neighbor's deck, or maybe there wasn't all that much snow up there. (It looked like a lot when viewing it from below.) Anyway, no damage done, which is good. Today I plan to try using a hair dryer and/or boiling water to remove the patch of ice in front of the door to the deck. It's only a small patch, but is about 8 inches thick! It's fun to watch the birds skidding around on it, but I don't care to be one of the skidders, so I have not used that door recently. I need to fill the bird feeder, but am afraid to cross the icy patch to reach it. The problem with my deck is that in the winter, the sun never shines directly on it. Snow on it doesn't melt - it just sits there reminding me that we are still in the midst of WINTER!

The other thing I am planning to start today is my Income Tax paperwork. (Planning does not mean I will actually do this!) This is not something I enjoy doing, although my returns are not too complicated. It's just a hassle getting all the needed information together. I'll be fine with it, once I get up enough mental energy to start.