Day off tomorrow!

High winds today, and perhaps this is the reason there was no dial tone on the store phone today.  A couple drove down from up north and a trip that normally takes two hours took  four.  They were on their way to Florida to help her mother put new shingles on her roof.  Twelve inches of snow had fallen and they had trouble seeing the expressway. Another couple drove in from Chicago to watch their daughter's swimming match.  She is a senior at the university.  Someone ordered a dozen red roses for his wife's birthday and at the end of the day, a woman and daughter bought fingerless fur lined gloves.  A father and daughter came in to buy flowers for the little girl's mother.    The president of the company drove over to check out the  phone line, but had to call the phone company.  I am off tomorrow to rest up for the holiday and nine consecutive work days.

I am reading a book about a young woman who is trying to survive the harsh Alaskan winter.  She is on a small island in the river.   She hopes to escape the island once the river freezes over.   The ice bridge is almost complete.  However she will have to face wild animals such as wolves.  She imagines that the wolves are friendly and are encouraging her in the struggle to survive.  I am almost finished with the book.  I like survival stories such as this one and Hatchet.