It's Doggone Cold!

We said farewell to 2013 this week and like any year, there were ups and downs for all of us. I hope I'm ready for the challenges that this year will bring.  But ready or not, 2014 is here.

~Todd on New Year's Day~

Our year is beginning with record breaking cold, bringing with it snow that started falling just as I was leaving work on Thursday.  My one hour commute turned into nearly 3 hours where at one stretch along the highway I counted 9 cars that had slid off the road.  Exhausted, I went to bed early only to be jolted awake about 3 o'clock in the morning by what could only have been the sudden silence.  The high winds that had been blowing all night had knocked our power out.  Navigating around the dogs in total darkness I found my phone to report the outage to the utility company.  The dogs were of course now totally awake, and wanted to go outside to bark at the wind and maybe have a treat or two.  After everyone was back inside, all we could do put another dog *blanket* on the bed to stay warm and hope the power would come back on soon--And yes, mentally go through that list of things that we DON'T have for a power outage, and wonder why I hadn't made sure we had those extra batteries?

Thankfully we didn't have to wait too long for the power to be restored.  Despite the still dicey roads and blowing snow, I did make it to work by 10:30.  Now we're waiting for it to warm up.

~Cissy on the 'forbidden chair' keeping warm~

According to the weather forecasts, we may be waiting a couple of days for that. 

~Shadow, who always finds a way to get his nose dirty  ~

The dogs are the only ones who seem to be okay with that.  

Enjoy your Saturday!