Randomosity

Two weeks 'til Christmas.  I ordered my mom's gift (actually 4 things, but one gift) and it was supposed to be there on the 16th.  It showed up at her apartment yesterday.  I told her to go ahead and open it, mainly because there was something in there I was afraid would pop open and get all over everything else.  (It happened with liquid soap for the office once.  What a mess.)  Thankfully, everything was fine.  Now she can enjoy her prezzies two weeks ahead of time.  Mom-in-law's gift is supposed to be to her house on Saturday.  Fingers crossed.  Eh, better early than late when it comes to prezzies.

We got our Starlink stuff.  Yesterday, Hubs was up on the rooftop... click click click... and I don't know if we're not doing the locator app thing right or there are just too many trees, but the first attempt to find a place to install the dish was a bust.  I may have to pay someone to come out here and do that for us.  We need the Starlink.  Hubs just tried to run an internet speed test and after a minute, that was still clocking.  We're so slow, we can't even see how slow we are.  Like watching grass grow.  You know it's growing, but it's too slow to see.  Let me put it this way... I can't be online doing anything while Hubs is online doing anything or neither of us can pull up a freakin' site.  And he needs to be online so much more than I do, so I walk away.  If you haven't seen me online much lately, this is why.  I've been using what little internet time I have to market books and/or work on spreadsheety stuff.  Gots to prioritize, doncha know.

I'm beginning to wonder if I even am a writer anymore.  But I go through these phases from time to time.

The other day while I was on the phone with Mom, an ambulance pulled into our driveway.  Hubs stepped out to ask what they needed and they said they were just turning around.  They went to the neighbor's house.  I hope everyone is okay over there.  But we don't get in each other's business, so it wouldn't be seemly to call and ask.  There's a fine line between being a friendly neighbor and being a nosy one.  I'm erring on the side of caution.  (Which is why it usually takes about a year before we learn of someone in the neighborhood passing away.)

For some reason, we've been seeing a lot of baby crickets in the house lately.  Well, let me amend that... The CATS have been finding a lot of baby crickets and that's how we even know we have them.  They chase them around, bat at them, etc., then Finn eats them.  They are NOT on Sawyer's menu, apparently.  He just plays with them and when they stop moving, he's no longer interested, which is when Finn swoops in for the snack.  I know... eww.

I only have one book left to read to reach my reading goal for the year.  I'll probably read more than one, but I'm not upping my goal this late in the game.  Which book it'll be is anyone's guess.  

Okay, Hubs is about finished with his chores, so my time online is coming to an end.  Have a great day and we'll see ya when we see ya.  Keep your fingers crossed for me and my internet.  Thanks.