winter wonderland ... kinda

A "winter storm" was suppose to come through our area on Sunday night and dump 1-3 inches of snow on us and lots of ice. Well, this is about all we got. Nasty sleet and freezing rain all day long. The kids were disappointed that we didn't get any snow but we had Mackenlee's 5th birthday to keep our minds occupied! We decided to bring our dog, Daisy, in last night since our back yard is covered in cedar trees and I didn't want one to snap from the ice and fall on her house. She LOVED being inside. Granted it took a lot of work to get her inside. You see, we have a small Maltese that follows Brian every where he goes. So, when I asked Brian to go bring Daisy (a Britney Spaniel) in, he expected her to behave like CJ, our Maltese, does. Wrong! Daisy ran out of the gate and down the street. He went chasing after her, calling her and even getting the Expedition cranked and de-iced. At that time, I stepped outside and glanced at our neighbors house and said "there she is and called her to come here. Of course, she ran straight to me! I was able to pick her up (all 40 pounds) and carry her in the house. It's really sad when you have to carry your 40 pound dog into your home. You see, Daisy is afraid of our stairs. Like it really freaks her out! I'm not too sure why, but she took one look inside our front door and bolted. Silly dog. Once I was able to get her indoors and upstairs, she was perfectly fine and enjoyed being inside for a while. After the adventure of almost losing my dog, I was glad to have a low key day today. We are, on the other hand, very excited about WEE School starting back tomorrow for the older 2. And they are excited as well!