Meeko, the Red-Nosed Kitty

I kid you not, Brittany had Meeko in the house warming up and he came out from under the Christmas tree with this little Christmas berry on the end of his nose!

...and growing

14 inches and growing! I thought we were done! Brittany's supposed to fly out (alone) of PDX on Saturday for Canada. We're praying that it won't be a problem by then!

More Snow Pictures

Lamar and I took a walk before it got dark down our road and on to Church Road a ways. The snow was coming down...more like little pellets, stinging our faces. But, I must say, the walk really felt good! And just as Lamar was determining that his car would bottom out down our driveway with the snow, Devon, our next-door neighbor came with his jeep and happily obliged packing it down for the morning commute. Yay!

Here are a few more pictures of the day around our place.

Officially Winter!

What a difference one season makes!



We now have 13 inches in places and it's still snowing!




Brittany couldn't believe that the bed of her truck was almost full!

You can't tell, but this is actually part of the pathway leading to the arbor entrance of the Secret Garden.

A Week Later

A week ago today, I started taking pictures of the snow around our house.



I never dreamed that a week later, we'd have a foot of snow! Notice the Douglas Firs hanging heavy with snow and our address sign in the front flower bed.





On the back deck, the birdfood is no longer sinking in the snow. No, that layer of ice we got last night took care of that. Makes a much easier meal for the birdies!






I haven't been out in it much, but later on this morning, when it's not so dark around here, I'm going out and getting somemore pictures. You probably have wondered what has taken me so long! So stay "posted"!

OK, That's Enough!

We're so fickle around here...I love the snow. It is so beautiful, but I'm ready to get back to the normal. I was on the phone this morning to call all those in our church who don't have emails. I was letting them know that all church activities tomorrow are cancelled, including our Christmas program. We've already had to cancel other things centered around Christmas. You do what you have to do, but it doesn't mean that we have to like it! Right?!




It's been snowing all morning. Little flakes, but snowing, just the same. Brittany and I decided we'd try to go into Scappoose for another run to Fred Meyer. We made it down Church Road, but as soon as we got on the highway, we slid. OK, we're done. So, we turned around and came back home. I was going to stop by my mom's to give her some company, but it just didn't work. She's fine too, but doesn't like being trapped either.

Lamar should be getting off early today and hopefully, he won't have any problem getting over Cornelius Pass.

In the meantime, Brittany and I are going to have lunch, watch a bit of a movie, make our annual Christmas fudge and dream of that first day of snow, when all was beautiful and new and exciting!

Night Snow

Our first night of the beautiful fluffy stuff was too tempting for me with our new camera. I'm slowly trying to figure everything out, but so far, I think I'll keep it.