The weather’s been miserable. Very cold and windy and we got more snow, too. Yesterday it rained all day and pretty hard at times too, for Oregon standards. The good thing is that I’ve heard only one bark from the canal dog in the last few days and nothing in front. I think they went away for the holidays. I hope they get killed coming back if they did!

In shocking news, I did get another check from the sweep people, though if this one’s any more cashable than the last, we won’t know until tomorrow. Today we had to get his bonus check cashed so we could pay the rent. The check is definitely darker and looks more like it was printed with the toner it’s supposed to be printed with and not a photocopy. If the bank won’t cash it, we’ll try a check-cashing place. We’d lose a good chunk of it, but to get something from these people after being teased and jerked around for so long would be better than nothing at all.

Saw Liz today. She first spotted me walking by when she wasn’t checking anyone out and smiled at me. I smiled back. Then I ran back up to ask her if they carried this fruit tea I won a coupon for. Of course they didn’t. Then we checked out through her. I told her, “Five more months and we’re out of this freezer!” I then asked if she’d been here all her life. She said no, but didn’t say where she was from like I was hoping she would to give my book an even bigger touch of realism. She had mascara on this time, but was still as pale as my Ashley mannequin and a touch chubby at least in some areas, suggesting once again that she may’ve either lost a large amount of weight or is in the process of gaining. Again I wondered if she could be pregnant, but I can’t believe a pregnant person would work on their feet all day.