Jimmy (Lulu's nephew) is tearing up carpet and will be laying hardwood flooring while we are on our trip.
There is one spot on the stairs where my old dog Finnegan likes to pee and at his age and infirmities, I'm not going to correct him. The carpet is gone on that spot and we will lay down old towling for the time being.
Got some beef stew in the pressure cooker for dinner tonight. Next up is getting the truck unstuck from the mud. I parked the new trailer on the grass by the house and with all the rain, the truck is not getting any traction. I'll give Jimmy a quick lesson on driving Buttercup the tractor and pull it out in an hour or two.
The National Weather Service has issued a landslide warning - there is so much accumulated water in the ground. Here is the state of our Nooksack River a few miles from us:
The red line is flood stage so we just dodged a bullet. Low-lying ag fields are flooded but no structures damaged that I know of.
Time to throw another couple logs on the fire and hunker down for the day...
UPDATE: Just checked and Cliff Mass has another excellent post on the state of our Winter: Is Winter Over?