We parked in front of this vehicle at the Big Cypress visitor’s center. Too funny!

For the last few years we’ve had a Pur faucet filter on our kitchen sink, our old house had a whole house filter, but this one does not. The first one we bought was the cheapest one and after about a year of use, it began to leak around where it joined the faucet, so we bought the next one up. I really liked that one because it also had a little light telling me when to change the filter and you just flipped a switch for filtered water instead of the flipping the whole filter.

Well, around Thanksgiving, after about a year of use, it started leaking – truthfully it had been leaking a small amount for a while, but it became unbearable. I tried taking it off and using some plumber’s tape but it didn’t help. I was getting more and more frustrated with it and ticked that I would have to buy yet another filter.

So I went to the Pur website and filled out a support form. I was frustrated that the form pulled words I had typed and suggested answers for me, I had to click yet another button to say that, “no the suggested solutions did not help me and yes I wanted to submit my query”. Shortly, I had an email offering more answers and I had to once again click if I still wanted to submit or Pur would consider it solved.

Well I was about ready to just go with Brita, but I clicked the submit it button yet again, silently fuming. A short time later I had a response in my inbox. While the person did not technically answer my inquiry of they are only meant to last a year, they did promise to send me a coupon. At this point I felt better, I did not know what the coupon would entail but I decided to hold off on my switch to Brita until the coupon was in hands, “within 3 weeks”.

Tick-tock, tick-tock, a mere 3 days later I received an envelope in the mailbox from Procter and Gamble.

I did a little happy dance!  And with my coupon I was able to get the nicer faucet filter that also holds flavors.  Do I use flavors?  No, but that’s not the point!  No more leaky faucet and P&G took care of me, even if the whole process was a little tedious.

After blowing the driveway we had to get out and look around.  Love the bright berries buried in snow.

Check out this sign, it looks like the snow is trying to push it off the building.

I think soon the sign may just say “Bug”, lol

And Hallmark’s Gold Crown appears to say “Cold Crown” and emphasizes the fact with some dangling icicles.

Just one of four piles in this parking lot.  I know, the day was still dreary so it’s hard to tell, but the pile is already as tall as some of the nearby buildings and this was our first snow!  All through the winter you will find these piles in each parking lot, getting added to each time the lots are plowed.

I’m not sure what the total was for the night, I’m sure we got at least 8″, although our yard had more like 10″ from all the drifting.

The crow is more buried. lol

I love how the snow piles everywhere!

The wind must have really blown across our patio!

The swirl on the roof, makes me think of the curl on a baby girl’s head. Maybe I should climb up and stick a bow in it, lol.

Come on birdies, come and eat, oops, maybe we should clean the feeder off first.

The snow plows had been by before we went out, about 8am!  They sure are on top of it!  So, the guys cleared our driveway, photos to come, then we ran out to Starbucks and to look around!  What a glorious morning!

Don’t have much to say today, hope you find some sunshine.

I know some of us have wondered if we could get a nice 3D camera as our grave marker.  Well, I have yet to find one, but I did find this. “click”

I’m really slow getting this meme done. Funny thing is I volunteered to do it, Betty (A Glimpse into Midlife) got me my 5 words right away, yet it took me two weeks to get around to completing! I’m SO bad!

1. Thanksgiving – My dad’s birthday is near, sometimes on, Thanksgiving, so I can’t think about turkey without thinking of him – lol. Often, we will make a trip to Missouri and spend the holiday with my parents and grandparents, but this year we’re staying home. I am hoping to have a houseful of kids.

2. Cleaning – I’ve been running around cleaning and organizing like it’s spring instead of fall. My dogs even benefited from this burst of cleanliness – I’m not so sure they’re happy about it though.

3. Savings – I save everything – well I used to, I guess my natural tendency would be pack rat but my hub’s tendency is minimalism, so not much gets kept.

4. Presents – Birthdays. Christmas, Celebrations. I love giving presents but I’m horrible about making decisions about what to get people. I love to get presents too, but I think the best ones are ones given for no reason, the just because gift.

5. Parents – They live 700+ miles away – my fault, I moved, and I often feel guilty for that – although I love where we live and really do not want to move back to MO, I do miss them and wish we lived closer together so we could help out when they need it, and vice versa. I feel bad that they just have my grandparents near them, and all their grandkids are up here, and great-grandkids – just wish we all had more time together.

If you’d like to play along, just leave a comment and I’ll send you your own set of five words.