Rest In Peace Skip

Last night Trip sent a text out to the family to let us know that Susan's father, Skip passed away. He'd been in the hospital since Tuesday after he was found at home, unconscious. It seems he'd fallen or collapsed and after tests etc., they found he had an infection that they just weren't able to combat. They struggled all week with his blood pressure and failing kidneys but in the end, his body just couldn't fight anymore. I'm so very sad for Susan and JJ and Trip. It's so hard to lose a loved one but with so little time to absorb what's happening it's a doubly difficult and tragic. I know they know how much love and support is being sent their way and I hope they can take comfort in that. 

My school is on a 2-hour delay but I ended up calling in. We probably got an inch in my neighborhood (more south, toward the city) and the roads are fine but I tossed and turned all night thinking about Susan and then looking out the window. There's nothing I'm missing at school since classes will be so short and it was a movie day so what the hell. 

I'm not sure if Jim's going to work or not. His company actually had their "Christmas Party" scheduled which entailed a 9:00 am meeting and then the "celebration". This means that it was a paid day off. With the weather, however, I'm not sure if they cancelled it or not. If they did, I don't know if that means that Jim can go to work or what. I guess I'll find out when he gets up. 

I was just sitting here on the couch and I heard a weird noise. I looked up, didn't see anything and said, "Puppies? Is that you?" Nothing. A few minutes went by and I heard it again. I looked up and found Scout, with a box of tissues, just ripping the tissues out and scattering them all over the floor. WHAT THE HECK SCOUT!? He loves him a tissue. He always steals Jim's (who leaves them laying around) but he's never stollen a whole box to rip them to shreds. Guess I'll have to start putting those up so he can't get them. Bad puppy! 

Weekend plans: None. We're going to get another round of snow tomorrow (2-4 inches) so we won't be doing much except hunkering down, sitting in front of the fire, watching Stranger Things and Taylor Swift's End Of Eras Tour docuseries. (Jim doesn't know about that yet but he'll love it.) I'll head to Aldi at some point and maybe we'll go to lunch tomorrow before it starts snowing...who knows?

Dinner tonight: I think I'll make no-peak beef tips with some broccoli and mashers or egg noodles.

K - I'm going to go see what Jim's plans are and then probably start a fire. Happy Friday! One more week for Muir! Later!