For once the weather reporters didn’t get it wrong. We got hit pretty hard by an ice/snow storm over the past two days. We had 70 degree weather earlier in the week. Then it rained all night Wed night / Thu morning. The temperature plummeted 40 degrees and the rain turned into sleet and ice that fell all day Thursday. Sometime after dark, the ice turned to snow and over the night deposited 3-4 inches of snow on top of an existing 3 inches of slush/ice. By morning, the slush core was more or less frozen solid, and the snow sitting on top of it created pretty hazardous conditions. I decided I was going to go to work, but couldn’t get my old truck into 4×4 (which means it’s rear-wheel drive), and couldn’t get Kelly’s car unstuck. Kelly had the day off because her buildings were without power. So I decided it wasn’t worth it to a.) unstick the cars at my normal go-to-work hour of 6 and b.) even if they were unstuck, probably not worth risking the drive. So Kelly, the kitties, the puppies and I were all home to enjoy the winter wonderland.

The puppies love snow. They were super excited every time they went outside, and loved eating, running, playing, fighting, rolling, sticking nose in, falling over in, and sliding on the snow. I have some pictures (click on the picture below to see them all) and a video of one of their tussleing matches. Enjoy our wintery wonderland…

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Some of you know about the BBQ Fest I had earlier this year in Kansas City. Well, part 2 in the 3 part series has been planned. My brother-in-law has some meetings in Austin, TX which happens to be one of the planned BBQ capitals. So Nate and I are going to fly down to meet him on the weekend, and have a BBQ craze! Looking forward to it with great anticipation.

If you aren’t aware, Tom Cook and I are currently en route from Sacramento to St. Louis for a major road trip. I set up a separate blog for it…

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