I ate the babka...

 I cannot lie; I ate all the babka.  It was amazing.  I couldn't help it.  It has been so cold.  With the cold came the joys of my new job.  Everything went wrong. Waterpipes froze, water heaters died, things leaked, and furnaces were on the fritz.   At work we are a team, and we are limping along.  Not one person on my facilities team has been on the center for a full year, so we are all figuring things out together.  I've learned more about septic systems, furnaces, water lines, and water heaters then I ever wanted to know. My mind was exhausted.  Babka seemed like a good comfort food solution.  Thank goodness, along with everything else, our scale broke.  

I went snowshoeing both yesterday and today.  I don't know if you can tell by my ski poles how deep it is. I know I keep saying it, but I really love my snowshoes.  I also really miss Ella.  I have notices it is much harder to talk myself into going out on cold days without my motivator. 

I was so excited to see this indignant ruffed grouse.  Doesn't he blend in perfectly?  He wasn't happy about my interrupting his day. 

While I was wandering along, I saw this tiny feather in the snow.  It was so delicate.  

I hope this temperature was an anomaly.  It does kind of feel how my week at work went.  When I retire, I'm going to write a book about my adventures. It will be a comedy.   

I have faith that things will improve.  We will be a well-tested team by the time this winter is over.  For the most part, the students have been good.  The only time they panicked was when the porta-potties I ordered in case of an emergency came on center.  It took a while to calm them down.  

Have you ever had a time when it seems like things were breaking all around you?  Did you make it through?