Near blizzard-like conditions, they are saying on the Weather Channel...this is the most wonderful weather of all, to me.  Only about 4" of snow so far, but it is supposed to continue all day.  I just love this.  Of course, it might be a little more challenging if I had to go someplace, which I don't, but there have been many days like this in years past, when I did have to go to work or whatever, and I have relished the effort.  I absolutely love snow!  And especially, this kind of a day, where it is somewhat warm and snowing.  I have already put on my parka and stood out in it and just let myself get covered with snow.  My dogs have also been out, and we have laughed at how funny they look when they are all white and big.  Then they come in and shake themselves off, and lick their paws for awhile.  Pepper is especially funny, being black and fluffy. 

I was able to remove the strainer basket on my dishwasher last night, after locating the instruction manual, and was horrified to see what a clogged mess came out of there.  It took me about half an hour to get it all cleaned out.  Of course, I only got about half way through cleaning the kitchen yesterday before tiring.  So today, I need to wrap presents, bake bread, and continue the cleaning festival.  I am also getting near the climax of my novel, only a few more chapters to go; I'm hoping to finish by the New Year.  I also wrote for about two hours yesterday.  So it was a pretty full day.