A wonderful week

 Since Thanksgiving we have been in limbo. We were both unemployed without any real idea of what was on the horizon. Bruce attacked the task of finding work with the same diligence he gives to projects it was every day, networking, posting on job boards.  But December is a tough month to become employed.  I picked up a little project that started mid-January but still no bites for hubby.  And then he started getting calls that had possibility.  It seemed to be narrowing down to two.  But after rounds of interviews one was the clear favorite and converted to an 18 month contract offer with a company in Charlotte with very little travel. We still don't know if he has to go into town every day or have a split schedule.  The job didn't start until after the holiday so we took ourselves to West Virginia for the week.  The snow has been perfect for skiing and no one was around at the beginning of the week so Bruce got lots of ski time with no lift lines.  

It has been very peaceful for me. Zed is here and seems to be enjoying the change.  The mountain air has given him an appetite and the new smells brought in by the winds have persuaded him to leave his bed to bark at the door.  

We got new snow all day yesterday along with the rest of the east and high winds last night drifted it up and over the cars. Bruce dug out a path for Zed to get from door to driveway.  True to his old habits Zed cannot poop too close to home.  In desperation he dashes across the street to Amy's garage but today the plow had just come down the road so he got to wander up the road searching for the perfect spot.  Challenge is he will walk until he starts to shiver and if he is too far from home he needs a ride back. We head home on Monday to start our new regular time.  I'll miss being here even though I am going a little stir crazy with nothing to do.  Maybe tomorrow I will be venture out to town in search of parts for dinner.