December marches on

So Christmas madness is upon me.  Except it's working the fingers to the bone online instead of running around stores. How crazy the world has become! Our first Xmas all separate - just a tad apprehensive on how that's going to feel, but, a few days later the girls & guys will be down for New Years which should be lots of fun. I'm putting in an order for normal temps then (70's). They are definitely not right now -it's 20 degrees below normal - quite chilly for here. Here are the happy sea birds and it looks warm - but it's not! I think they're huddled together to block the wind.

Finished #58 on the Kindle - another freebie! The autobiography of Benjamin Franklin by Benjamin Franklin. Absolutely fascinating - he was an amazing man who never stopped inventing, creating, and performing political miracles. Should have paid more attention in school to him... Finished another "regular" book #59 -the ongoing series by Lynda S. Robinson: Murder at the Feast of Rejoicing. So enjoyable - the Ancient Egyptian murder stories. I realize that sounds a bit odd - it's just pretend murder okay...

One of our resident baby alligators.  They are all currently hiding below the surface of the water waiting for it to get warm again. Supposedly they only eat once a week anyway, so can have a little snooze in the mud...
The battle continues to get our small repairs done. Hammering is going on as I write in the other room, from the bathroom tile guy. It took many days for someone to show up, but hurray progress!  Of course the job has turned into a slightly bigger (and more expensive) one than first thought. When ripping apart things the rule is you will find more damage to be repaired always.