Chatter for a Cold Winter's Day

I think we finally have winter here in upstate NY. It's freezing out there! This reminds me of home. At least we have sun, so it's warming me up in my cubical. On lunch so I'm dashing this off quick.

Haven't been able to work out the last few days due to the downstairs toilet backing up and spilling carnage all over the floor and hallway carpet. I do my workouts down there, but I ain't going down there until we get the situation fixed. We're on septic and the septic system is shot, so we have to hook up to sewer.

We only got the carpet installed downstairs two years ago, but I'm thinking it might be prudent just to rip it out and put some quick and easy tile down in that small area outside of the bathroom. We'll likely have to replace the carpet in the laundry room as well, as some of that area got wet. *Sigh*

Last night we had a power outage for about an hour. My little guy was having a blast running around with the flash light. At least he was amused. Thankfully the power came back on before too long, though.

Last weekend I finished plotting out the known scenes for the current work in progress. Now I just have to sit down and finish writing the thing. Still having fun with this story. It's hard to get close to characters other than the ones in my Leah series, because I know those characters so well and it's so natural to write them. But I think it's good to do something else now and then to keep from stagnating.

I'll be ready to start the new Leah book right after this one is finished. I have some of it laid out in my head. Getting antsy to start.

If you're experiencing the same cold snap as I am, bundle up! It's going to be a long, cold winter, my friends.