Weather changing; reserves depleted; shares needed, badly.

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The weather is changing more rapidly now: At the moment, we have a storm that consists of very little rain, but a great deal of howling wind. Temperatures are expected to drop tonight into tomorrow, for an average decline of abut ten degrees across the board. That may not sound like much, but in this tin can, that's the difference between needing to turn on the space heaters or not. And that's a huge jump in the electric bill.

It's also the first real sign of winter, which here will hit far sooner than much of the rest of the country, given our altitude. We have to be in the house before that point. And by "have to," I mean there is no margin for error this year, for many reasons, and so we have to get a huge amount done on the house in about the next four weeks. It's going to be hugely expensive, too. And the last two weeks have drained our resources, both financially and physically.

Right now, I'm simply not well enough physically to do much more. So here, once again, are the links — and as I've said the last couple of days, with one big change: I'm putting Wings's PayPal link back at the top. The last two weeks have not wiped us out completely, but they've put a huge hole in our reserves. This whole process has been a marathon made up of many sprints, and when we can, we have to push as hard and far and fast as we can through whatever stages are immediately doable, until we can't. Then it's scrounging and chasing funding, and then we gear up for the next sprint. We just ended one of those (not finished, precisely, because we didn't have the kind of funds available to get us as far as we wanted), and the problems with the plumbing and septic left a big hole in our available resources. We are approaching a standstill on the interior of the house if the tile can't get done, and given that we expect that to start sometime in the coming week, it's essential. So I'm back to robbing Peter to pay Paul with regard to specific tasks (because as always, the labor is eating us alive). But we will be at a standstill again anyway if I can't find a way to get all of these last big tasks funded. Beyond cash, Home Depot cards are still most useful right now, because there is still a kitchen to . . . well, create. I've also added some old items back onto the Amazon wishlist, namely stuff for the animals. I have to add a few other such items, too, but I just haven't had time even to think about it yet. Anyway, here are the links:

• Wings's direct PayPal link;
• Wings's site, for sales;
• Lowe's cards (the physical version) via our Amazon wishlist;
• Lowe's e-cards (delivered via e-mail) here; and
• Home Depot cards via the company site. The e-version using my e-mail address is great; I take the tablet to the store with me, and they scan it off the screen.

Please share them all, as much as possible. I'm having an unusually hard time navigating this autoimmune flare, and I'm behind on everything. To the extent folks can share the links and maybe give us a boost that way, I'd be really grateful, because I'm just not able to do anywhere near my normal level of work right now. Love and thanks to everyone.

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