Temperatures have returned to normal after a couple of days of unusually cold weather. Our overnight low on Wednesday nights was 11 degrees. Thursday was as cold and miserable as Wednesday had been and then Thursday night's low was 18 degrees. Any time we get overnight temperatures that dip below about 20 degrees we have problems with frozen pipes. This year was no different. Not only were the pipes frozen so we had no water, but any standing water, such as that in my tea kettle, was frozen. There was even ice in the water of the toilet bowl. It never got warm enough on Thursday for the pipe to be repaired so we were without access to running water for 2 days. Fortunately we could get water from our front yard, where we have a "hydrant" that drains so it doesn't freeze. This way we were able to have water for flushing the toilet. There is a spring a couple of miles from our house and Randy and Jacqueline took containers to there to get water for drinking and cooking with. Jeremy fixed the broken water line while I was at work. I'm very happy to have the water working again so that dishes and laundry can be done. We will have to take steps to prevent a repeat of this situation when we run the water lines to the house. Repairing frozen water lines is a yearly tradition that I'll be more than happy to put an end to.
This has been a rough week for me at work. I'll be glad for things to return to a more normal routine. I anticipate that happening next week when school starts back up. We have been very busy and I know that things will calm down when everybody gets back to their regular schedules of work and school.
Randy seems to be about the same. As long as he takes everything that he is supposed to take and does his deep breathing exercises and his breathing treatments he feels pretty good. Unfortunately, if I'm not here to prompt him he has a tendency to miss key components of the plan. I just don't think his thought process works they way mine does when it comes to schedules and routines. Once before when he was sick and was supposed to be taking an anti-biotic he was forever missing doses. I've given him a schedule of what to take and when to take it, but thats no help if he doesn't use it. I get very frustrated because he is an adult so all of this shouldn't be necessary. I guess he's just one of those people that takes a really long time to develop a habit. Most people will develop a habit after about 28 days. I think he needs twice that, maybe longer.
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