The first school snow day.

We are in the midst of a big snowstorm.  They tell us we could get 8 to 12 inches of snow and then a change over to freezing rain.  Of course meterologists have been known to be wrong but at the moment the snow is coming down at a pretty good clip!

This is looking out back towards the woods, you can see the snow in the air coming down.

This is how much that has accumulated on the bird feeder already!

This is looking out on the front porch.

I'm glad that I got out to do my errands early and got home just as it was getting rather hard to see out the windshield.

I got my mail out of the mailbox and had a package with some familiar writing on it!  It was Pea's Pay It Forward gift and it is so cute!  I have it right on my refrigerator!  It is a tea pot with a tea bag in it all ready for us to sit down and have a cup.  Thank you Miss Pea!!!

I had another surprise too.  The doorbell rang and there was a delivery man there with a beautiful pointsettia! It is from a friend of ours that sends one each year. We used to travel with him and his wife when they were in the same business as we are and we had lots of fun together.  Thanks Bill!

You can see Snoopy in the left hand corner.  I love Charlie Brown and all of the Snoopy characters so when I found this at the Hallmark store I was so pleased.  It plays three diffrent songs all associated with Charlie Brown.

This table runner I found at the Curtain Shop.

I have to take Nick to the vet tomorrow for some x-rays of his back.  His trainer mentioned to me that she thought he was a bit sore on his back and that I should have the vet come take look.  He came up on Monday and sure enough Nick's back is extremely sore with something wrong with his spine.  It is treatable usually so we are praying for a good result.  The x-rays will tell the whole story and then we will decide on a course of treatment.  Am I concerned----YES----he's only eight years old and I don't know much at all about this condition but we will take it a day at a time.  I will have more to report after tomorrow if we are able to get out on the roads.  I will not trailer if it is icy.

Saturday we had our work day at the Humane Society.  Someone graciously donated four loads of pea stone and we had to put it in one of the outdoor enclosures where the dogs can run and play.  It looks so much better and will be a lot more comfortable for the dogs to get some exercise.  This little guy worked right along with us big people!

We had 17 volunteers there of all ages and sizes.

This is one of the other board members that I work with.  He has been on the board for quite a number of years and has a real heart for animals.

A BIG thanks to the Hubs for bringing the tractor and running it all day for us.  It would have taken a month of Sundays for us to do it by hand!!!

It looks so much better now with all the old roots and weeds gone and a nice thick layer of pea stone!  The dogs will be happy!  :o)