We are the lucky ones...

Start with a little humor - did you know a dog could close his eyes in a picture like this? Pretty funny picture! Poor Rudy actually had frozen to this spot. His feet were stuck to the ice and he couldn't move. I had to get them free, warm them up, and unpack the ice and snow from his paw.. poor little guy!

We have been very fortunate this week because we have not lost power at all. We had some flickering on and off early on but it has been pretty steady since then and we have come to realize how blessed we have been. We went to the carroll electric and swepco sites and started adding up the number of people without electricity and it is overwhelming. Our thoughts and prayers are with you all!

Utah decided to clear a space at the base of the driveway for Tod to park his car. He worked for over an our with a hammer, shovel, and post hole digger to get the ice broken and moved. It is amazing how thick the ice is and how much snow had accumulated on top of the ice. The snow made walking a little less treacherous, but Hubb and I bought slid all over the place walking down the driveway!

This is what happens when Tod lays down on the floor.. he is swarmed by dogs. Rudy sits on his chest and growls at Hubb and Cosmo as they try to wrestle Tod and lick his face! Hubb also hates whistling and you can see Tod is whistling in some of these. I tried to get a video but the minute I get the flip out, they stop playing and stare at me! Check out how mad Rudy looks!

This is what Utah and I did last night when we got bored of watching tv, playing games, and taking pictures of Tod and the dogs. This didn't keep us entertained for very long either. Thank goodness American Idol and Fringe came on... we were going a little goofy at this point! We type A personalities get cabin fever very easily!

We pray that each of you have power restored as soon as possible and that you are safe and warm...