Do they make doggie ice skates?  Gavin and Patty certainly could’ve used them yesterday.  The yard has turned into a rather large ice rink.  There has to be at least a two-inch layer of ice on the snow now.

     I will be so glad to see all that snow and ice melt away that I won’t complain about having a muddy yard.  Well, I promise not to complain too much.  Hmm, maybe I should I hang a note up to remind of that when the dogs and DH track a ton of mud across the kitchen floor.

     AJ has made out like a bandit with all the shoveling she’s been doing this winter.  It has taken its toll on her though.  I do adore this hard working woman who has kept the MIL’s and our walks clear for two winters now.  I don’t know what we’d do without her.