01-14-2026 — Sleet and Sleep and Cheap?

Howdy all. A nice 41 degrees outside right now at 9:30 am, but winter bounces back later today.  3-6 inches of sleet, ice and snow will cover the rain by tomorrow sometime.  I’m just glad the winds will stay under 30-35 mph. However, I see that within the next 7 days, they may breach 45 mph again. UGH!  

Snow just finished melting and will soon be covering the ground again.

I haven’t taken any sleep assistance (no gummies, nor sleep cocoa/tea) for the last two days. But last night I slept way too much.  I was in bed by 9:30 pm and quickly fell asleep. I woke up just after midnight for just a few moments but then back to sleep. I did have to get up at 2 for water — quite dry mouth.  Then again woke up for another drink (and water removal !!) around 4:30. I quickly fell back asleep until 7:50 am, and really wanted to fall asleep again. Fortunately I forced myself to get up.   Easily 7-8 hours of real sleep.  And this morning, I feel totally groggy and have a headache. 🤕.   

Maybe sleeping is not a good thing.  Phew.

Shocker time.  I was online at AAA looking to see when my Home Owners Insurance for 2026 would be billed, and it was available now. It was down $25 from 2025 at a little over $100 a month this year. When I moved up to Ohio it was closer to $80 a month. That was so much cheaper than Florida!!!  

It had gone up from 2024 to 2025 by approximately $300 a year. Of course the “value” of the house also went up around 65% since I moved in. So that really isn’t too bad.  

My truck insurance bill isn’t available yet. It normally arrives around the same time as the Home Owners bill. The insurance for the truck, a 2018 Ford F150, was $531 last half year in 2025. The insurance for it is almost the same as for the house????  

And best of all, for the first time since I moved into the Central AAA area, I was able to pay online.  They finally have the website working.  I didn’t have to call, and wait for someone to take my credit card data over the phone. Gee, it only took them 6 years. Not having to be annoyed by calling in payments is a positive, and helps one Enjoy Life