A Slushy Mess but a Nice Day

A rainy/sleety/slushy/messy day. And although we had a period of snow this afternoon, the precipitation didn't add too much to the mess that's on the ground. However, it's to go down to the teens tonight and the wind is picking up. That means the stuff on the ground freezes...UGH  The good news is that Monday should be in the 50s so the frozen stuff will melt.
There is a rather large puddle at the bottom of the front porch steps. It was just a bunch of snow but yesterday the area turned to water. Now Honey has enjoyed the snow, danced in it, sniffed it with her nose that then holds the flakes, jumped and sat in it. But she does NOT like this puddle. I took her out. She sat at the top of the steps – no, Mom, I don't want to go down. I could hear her saying this. Well, down we went and she, the wuss, went into the bush on the side of the walkway to not get her little toes wet! Then off she went to cavort in the snow and really, got wet all over. On the way back in, same route – around the puddle and up the stairs. Smart dog!
We had plans for dinner. However, that plan didn't work. So, at 5:30 we were without a plan for eating. Now I spent the afternoon going through my typed recipes and making sure all of them were saved to a flash drive in Word 07. I also printed any out that were still hand written in my file. So you could say we were recipe focused. However, at 5:30 there was a limit to choices. So, in the oven is Barber chicken (broccoli, cheese and ham). I love Barber chicken!!! B is not so liking them but given several choices, he is OK with this. I also have a small pot pie size cherry pie in the oven and conveniently it needs the same temperature. Add a salad and there is our meal.
I have to add that Honey just jumped up on the sofa and is laying beside me. She did try to nibble on the laptop..guess it didn't taste too good as she is now asleep with her head against my leg but not on my lap as that is where the lap top is. Such a good girl!!!

Well, it's warm inside!

Another cold morning! It's 11 AM and the temperature is up to 31. Quite a lot of snow melted during the brief warm spell. The roof is just about clear thanks to the warm temperatures and the sun! The slope across from the front door, a favorite potty stop, is quite icy. So we now go to the back of the houseby the septic mound where there are bare patches and flatter land. She is so interested in the acorns, twigs and branches she finds. Yesterday, with the wind blowing, she spent enjoyable time chasing the dancing leaves. She even managed to get one or two. Honey then brings these prize treasures back in the house. I then remove them when I give her a treat. I swear we could start a nice fire with all the twigs and such she has brought in.

This morning she was under the table as we ate breakfast. Then she stretched. This is Honey relaxed... such a cutie!!!

Yesterday she was playing with her newest favorite toy. After covering the sofa with a fitted sheet, we have allowed her to get up. In the evening, she often sits next to me with her head on my lap. In this picture she was really enjoying this toy (that you can just about see by her mout)h and the sofa was one "stop" on her play time.

It was warm today!!

It was above freezing this morning when we went out at 6:10. You could just feel the difference. Right now at 2 PM it is 48 out. The wind has started to gust and there is water dripping off the roof. It's overcast and we are expecting show showers. However, it's to then warm up again by Wednesday and stay warm. B got the VW out of it's spot - between the snow blower and the melting he was able to move it.

Yesterday I took pictures of Honey while she was eating a treat and she relaxed and fell asleep in the middle of eating. That's unusual...nothing gets in the way of our girl and her food. You can also see how big she is getting!

She opened her eyes when I got down to take a picture

And then closed them. The treat - a rawhide bone, is between her front paws.

The sun is out!!

Sun out... so even though it's cold we aren't complaining.

Honey was busy yesterday...snuck up on the chair where she is NOT supposed to be!

OOPS....better get down

I love this treat

A Beautiful Morning

Snow again...and it was quite lovely. Honey and I went out for a walk around 5:30 and the snow was falling softly - big flakes. With the lights on it was beautiful! I went out around 6:45 with the camera to take some pictures.

It was still snowing

From the front deck to the woods - and it's snowing!

I was back up the hill on the side of the driveway. Still early in the morning but the big flakes had stopped