Long Winter

It seems like this winter will never end!

We are not getting the kind of ridiculous snow my son is dealing with in the DC metro area, but we are expecting some of the white stuff this week. The ground is saturated from snow and rain already, so more precip is not exactly thrilling. We are hoping that the weather warms and clears by next weekend so that we can ride.

We had a couple of glorious days last weekend in which we spent time grooming Thelma's Shih Tzu. We started out on the porch, in the warm sunshine, with the clippers. The whole task took several sessions (clipping, then later a bath, then drying, then brushing) and resulted in two-and-a-half bites (I got the half bite; Thelma got two bites, one drawing a significant amount of blood!). It was so nice, despite the bites, spending time outside in the sunshine with a light breeze blowing.

In the worst part of the winter, we had some serious issues arise that resulted in us being apart for 3 weeks, but we are back on track and are doing fine. Sometimes you don't know what you've got 'til it's gone. We are worth the work. We are worth it.

In about 3 weeks I'll start back to school - full-time, online - to finish up my masters degree. Thelma is looking into her options, as well, so we will be busy. Rest assured that we are still here and we're going strong. We just want some warm days and sunshine. Is that really too much to ask? :-)

- L