I've tested the holiday light strings and am keeping a box of the newer ones. The really old strings need to stop being used, so they're going in the trash. I picked some bulbs off of one of the strings to have as spares.

Finishing up some kitchen odds and ends; the pumpkin bread has baked, there is a squash in the oven I forgot about. It's nice to find them again before they're a science project. :) I have some beef out to grind and make into taco meat for over the weekend, and I need to wash the dishes.

We're due for some really cruddy weather, possibly ice and snow on Sunday. Tomorrow I'll head over to Home Depot and buy a few hundred pounds of topsoil and humus to keep the truck more stable on the road. Pickups are heavier in front because of the engine and slip around unless you add weight.

I'm going to try for a family dinner on Sunday. My daughter thinks she can come by, but that is only if it is safe driving. And on Monday I take him back to the airport to head to Tuscon for the semester. I'll make it an easy meal, favorites, and let people munch and visit. Maybe bread or rolls, meat for sandwiches, soup, whatever.

SRS