new license plates

Our new car license plates came in. My spouse got the emblem for his school, GVSU, which is kind of a triangle inside a circle. I got the Ferris State bulldog plate. I've never had an even semi-personalized plate before, so I guess this means I've committed to FSU. At least for another year, anyway.

Snow is in the forecast. Lots of it. Lake effect. Words to strike fear in the hearts of Michiganders. The sky outside is low and cold and gray, with a brisk wind. When I lived in Louisiana, I'd have had no idea what "snow sky" meant, but I know what it means now.

I just walked out to the mailbox to mail a birthday card to my husband's sister-in-law. She's such a persnickety person that she won't like it. She likes only sappy sweet maudlin sentimental crap, but I'm just not that kind of person. I like cards with a bit of humor and irony. I don't know why I go out of my way to be nice to her since she's never done much by way of being nice back to me. I guess it's just my way of trying to keep the peace. Another bit of mail that I stuck in the mailbox had to do with my mother-in-law's power of attorney. After her husband died and she had breast cancer, she had my husband sign on as her representative. I'm not quite sure what it's called. He's got an older brother and a younger brother who both live near their mother, yet my husband is the holder of power of attorney. He says, tongue in cheek, that he's his mother's favorite. It helps that I'm her favorite daughter-in-law, too. I think his mother trusts us to decide in her best interests.

We watched Dexter last night (recorded from last Sunday night). He helped a family friend die. She was dying of cancer and in a great deal of pain. Of course, it was a weeper. There is no harder decision to make than to allow someone to die without extraordinary medical intervention. Of course, I would not ever "help someone die" the way Dexter did (at least, I can't imagine that I would), but I can understand how someone would not want to exist day in and day out in horrendous pain. Just dealing with this shoulder pain has been bad enough. I sleep badly, I'm not getting much exercise, and all I can think about is how sweet it will be to get relief. Only ten more days till the appointment.

We have an appointment for Simon, our cat, on Tuesday. He really needs dental work, but right now, we're just going to get him caught up on his immunizations. We do need to get the dental work done soon, though. His breath is seriously stinky.