Getting ready

Kim and I are getting ready to go to Madison for a week. The weather looks abysmal, but all the reports say it will warm up a bit. I'm bringing my winter silks for sure this year, so as not to freeze my hiney off.

I'm looking forward to eating at Baraka's on State St and maybe some Zanzabar Chocolate ice cream at Ella's Deli on East Wash if I'm not too cold. We'll catch a few flicks with sister Cris at the Sundance Theater, keep bundled up and I'll need several helpings of Pop's chicken soup to keep me warm.

Merry Christmas everybody. And those in Madison, we'll see you very soon.

Out to get the mail

Don't I look purdy!










Snow and more snow









Hi honey bunney









Elizabeth Lake









Blankets of snow









Greenside Grill









Finally the mail!

The morning after...

This is getting ridiculous!

Okay this is officially getting ridiculous! My camera died so now here are some iPhone pictures.













Trees are starting to crack under the weight of the snow and we decided to move Kim's truck just to be safe. This is supposed to stop at midnight, but I don't know. Yep, somehow we transported to Wisconsin.

Snow date

It keeps snowing and snowing and snowing...












So, Kim and I decided to take the naughties (Abby, Spencer & Linus) out for a walk. We even had a snowball fight. My Christmas present came early.

What's this white stuff?

For a moment this morning I wasn't quite sure where I was. Well not really, but it sure is feeling like Wisconsin. Elizabeth Lake is in the middle of a snow storm. I actually had to call snowed in for an assignment (this has never happened to me). Kim and I felt it would be safer if I just stayed put and not try to go out there.

Who knows if the roads are open and I'm not quite sure how to check. In Wisconsin, they have this down pat. But in California, it starts to rain and people forget what to do, let alone what to do if it snows. I didn't even know which website could point me in the right direction. I give in (oh don't twist my arm *wink*).



Today I'm going to enjoy being snowed in with my honey, sit by the fire and watch the snowflakes fall from the sky. I couldn't think of a more perfect day.

Happy snow day everybody! They it is say possibly to get up to 12 inches today really!?!

Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow

We had ourselves a little bit of snow here on the west coast...well at least at our house in Elizabeth Lake. It is the first snow of the season and it seems the little storm isn't over yet. It was a beautiful surprise this morning with the desert colors and a blanket of white. It's welcoming me (preparing me) for the weather to come in Madison.

I can't wait to see all of our mid-west family and meet some new ones (wink). After many years of living near the beach (no complaints here), I finally get to have my white Christmases.

Winding down...well sort of

So the semester, both where I interpret and where I teach, are finally ending. I still have to administer a final tonight, grade it and turn it in, but I'm on the home stretch. I'm looking forward to a bit of down time. It will be short, but sweet. As soon as I get back I have to get back to the grindstone and work an event I am in charge of running. I don't think I'll be able to get that off my mind while we are in Wisconsin.

Kim and I arrive in Madison on Christmas Eve and are staying until New Years Eve. I'm looking forward to meeting Ivy and seeing Kevin and Shawnie. I'm also drooling, thinking about Garry's homemade chicken noodle soup. This is seasonal treat that Garry concocts that leaves all who partake full and wishing they brought different pants.

I need to buckle down and start shopping for gifts. This year we all agreed to be Christmas-lite. The economy sucks ans no one can really afford it. I'm just happy I'll get to spend little pockets of time with those who I love.

Introducing Linus

Let me see, were shall I start? Kim and Cris were driving home from the airport and almost ran into Lola and Linus. Of course they could not leave them by the roadside, so they took them back to our place until they knew what to do with them. I swear they are dog magnets!





After struggling to find a shelter that accepted Pits (very few in Southern California), we finally dropped off Linus and his sister Lola at the West Valley Animal Shelter in Chatsworth. Paranoid that they would be euthanized, Kim and Cris got in contact with It's the Pits in San Diego and worked with the them to get the puppies fostered.

Long story short, Lola was quickly adopted from under our nose....erg! The shelter was supposed to give us first rights when they were ready to be adopted. I hope the people who adopted her are kind and loving people. In the mean time Kim and I are fostering (wink wink) Linus and promptly getting attached. We'll see what happens. Our decision is not yet finalized and we want to keep our options open.

He is pretty darn cute though huh?