We got more snow overnight plus wind chills in the minus degrees.  Talk about an arctic blast!  That polar vortex arrived with a vengeance, so we Scotties are not allowed to spend much time outside before Wen shoos us back inside.

The frigid temperatures are supposed to last for several days, so it looks as if we will be hunkered down inside except for quick doggie bathroom breaks.  It’s definitely a winter wonderland out there, but as pretty as the snow is, the fireplace in our living room is much more appealing right now!

Sadie, our resident goat, struck again.  Wen noticed that one of her favorite gloves was missing off the kitchen counter the other day and when she went looking for it, she found Sadie carrying the glove in her mouth.  Wen took the glove away from her and immediately saw that the thumb with its faux leather tip had been chewed off.  Yep, Sadie had evidently eaten the thumb.

Every time one of us Scotties eats something that could potentially cause an obstruction, Wen has to monitor our poop in the backyard to make sure that we pass whatever it was that we ate and late last night, Sadie passed the thumb of the glove in four pieces, thank goodness.  Another crisis averted and all’s well that ends well!

It’s been really cold lately, so the snow in our yard is not going anywhere, but at least the sun’s out and it doesn’t look so dreary.

With the overnight low temperatures, the paths that we Scotties have made have frozen hard and crusty, so we have an icy grid to follow as we run around the yard.

Does the cold keep us from eating snow though?  Of course not!  Our noses are in the snow as we crunch, crunch, crunch!

We Scotties tend to treat the snow in our yard as one giant snow cone.  We seek out the freshest, most pristine spots to lick and eat snow and we really enjoy the frozen delicacy.

It makes sense that we like to eat snow, since we also love eating ice cubes for a treat.  Snow is not crunchy like ice cubes, but eating it is a super refreshing way to get a drink and way more fun than lapping up water.  Right now with all the snow we have, we Scotties can go outside and pick out spots to enjoy our favorite frozen treat for days.  Mmmm!

Well, we had another snow day yesterday and it’s also super cold right now, so we Scotties didn’t spend a lot of time outside.  We didn’t even plow our usual circular path around the yard since the new snow on top of the snow we got the other day was kind of deep.

It seems as if our 50 degree winter weather has come to an end and now it’s more of a typical snowy January.  That only makes snuggling up by the fireplace after being outside even sweeter!

 

We Scotties woke up to a winter wonderland in our yard this morning.  When Wen opened the patio door and we went running out, it was a surprise to find the deck and yard covered in snow, as we haven’t had any in quite awhile.

Of course we ran circles through the snow and had a frolicking good time while Wen cleared the deck.  Then Molly started digging, so we had to go inside.

It’s fun for us Scotties to have a snowy day.  It is January after all!

The Denver Broncos have one last chance to make the playoffs this season and the game is today.  If they win, they’re in, but if they lose, they’re finished for the season.

Win or lose we’re still big Broncos fans, but honestly, it’s been a long time since they’ve made the playoffs and it would be very exciting for Denver if they did.

One thing is for sure:  we’ll be watching!  Go Broncos!!!

All of our Christmas decorations have disappeared.  Our living room has looked very festive and colorful since November and now it’s back to normal since Wen took everything down yesterday.  Now in comparison to the holidays, things are seeming kind of bland.

Bye bye decorations.  Thank you for dressing up our house for the holidays!

Last night was New Year’s Eve and we celebrated at home, since Wen has been sick for almost a week with a really bad cold.  We watched New Year’s celebrations on TV and then when it turned midnight, fireworks popped in our neighborhood.

Let’s hope that this new year will be a great one for everybody!  We all deserve a happy 2025!

 

 

We three Scotties are big time dirt eaters and we are driving Wen crazy with our obsession.  I suppose it’s bad enough that we dig holes in our backyard every day and that Wen has to constantly repair our holes, but I am a super accomplished digger and when I’ve dug a fresh hole, all three of us Scotties love to eat the dirt from the hole.

Since Wen accompanies us when we go outside, she is always policing our less than desirable activities and when she catches us eating dirt, we usually get reprimanded. Unfortunately for her, our dirt eating has become a habit that’s pretty much unbreakable and as long as we have grass in our yard, holes will be dug and dirt will be eaten.