Yesterday afternoon was spent sitting around the DMV with Lisa (it was even more mobbed than usual, if that's even possible?) while 'back at the ranch' Tom and Chas used that time to replace her car battery.  A lot of aggravation (months of it!) but finally all the paperwork is in order - and her car is running again.  Relief all the way around.  

And for the time being her car is out of my garage, so with mine in the shop the garage is actually empty... of vehicles, that is!  (If it just weren't so cold out it would be a good time to clear out some of the clutter in there.)  Lisa's still flying back to California with Chas on Saturday, but in January the plan is for Alex to drive her car out to her.

Tom headed to Quartzsite this morning (just for the day) to help Randy set up for the big upcoming rock show.  During January Tom will no doubt return for several weekends to hang out with the knappers from around the country.  In past years their numbers have been dwindling, in no small part due to the cost of gas to haul trailer-loads of rocks across the county.  But now with gas prices so low (under $2 here), it could bode well for the rock show.

I have a few more piddly errands to run today, plus Cindy is coming by for a visit later on (and to pick up her T-shirt 'quilt' that has been languishing here for years.) The rest of the day I plan to attack more of the clothes in my closet.  It sure did feel good to get rid of the first two bags of clothes that were doing nothing except just taking up room. So I'm feeling somewhat motivated.