winter is upon us.
snow snow snow and ice
and it's here to stay since the weather forecast calls for way below freezing.
the chickens are alive. surviving with their own body heat in their plywood coop with no door. they're troopers so far.

i really want to find a church to go to and be involved in
maybe join a hand bell choir?
i used to go to blackhawk evangelical free church here in madison
but it recently moved to a new HUGE farer away location
and i want to find a local close church if possible

i've been looking online some and am interested in elca lutheran churches
the good shepherd lutheran church looks neat
maybe i should check it out
but it is not walkable, something i desire
a 15 minute drive
it might be bikeable though in the summer

i also want to go caroling at christmastime, but i am not a singer.
i need to find some song-leaders and possibly instrument players to lead the songs
and then get a big group of people to drowned out my voice
but i really want to do this
i have a feeling it will be hard to plan and actually find others who would like to participate

also, i need to start xcountry skiing again!
this smashing amount of snow (although there is ice underneath it all) is nice and fluffy for skiing
if i wasn't trying to make up hours at work i would be skiing at the arboretum every morning
but instead i am standing as the busstop at 7:30am

i am unsatisfied at work
and believe that everyone deserves vacation and time off when they need it
no matter the workload, no matter the schedule

i am taking a three day weekend, although technically i have already made up my hours from working overtime this week. i need a break.

julie is here from portland! and we are moseying around madison and then heading down to chicago to see the sights. staying with ruthie. admiring her new furniture. it's gonna be a good weekend.