Insights into a dog's life. Our dog, to be exact.

Ben and Dakota in the snow. Check out her sweet jacket.


I'm pretty.


Easy there, Dakota!



Dakota likes to read the NY Times with Ben.


Dakota's favorite spot.


Even she thinks Macs are better.

For the past two days here in snowy, blustery, Columbus, Ohio 99.9% of schools have been closed. Because of the snow-covered roads? No, here in the Land of the Frozen, it snows seemingly every day. If they closed school for the snow, kids wouldn't have school until April or something. So what does it take to close schools, you ask? BELOW ZERO WINDCHILLS. Sheesh.

Mel...you are just mean. :) Kidding...sort of. Man, Thailand sounds just marvelous right now. How I would love to be sunning myself of one of those warm beaches with a bowl of mango sticky rice in hand. Okay, I must stop.

On our way to church, the radio said:

Tomorrow's going to be nice and sunny ("Yes!" thinks Mandy) and the high is going to be eight...("Teen?!? Please say eighteen.)...SILENCE.

Eight degrees. What?!? Oh and it gets better--the windchill is ten below. Ohhh Hiiii OOOO!

Ben's optimism/sarcasm led him to say, "Hey, at least we don't live Minnesota." Oh, my sweet husband. :)