Cabin Fever

It has been quite the week. Last weekend we got 14 inches of snow. That was fun. Here are some of the pictures of the girls sledding down the hill in our back yard.

They had a blast.

Obviously, the new toboggan was a much more thrilling experience than the trash can lids of last year.

Ever vigilant Abby, wishing she could run free. Unfortunately, we have to chain her, given her tendency to jump the fence and run the neighborhood for hours.

Meg in her usual spot. She doesn't like to venture into the snow. Too deep for her, I guess.

Amanda making the first solo run after we packed down the snow. It still needed some more packing. She sank a little and slid right off of the toboggan.

Abby after a hard day of snowplay.

The cedars in the back yard, taken yesterday.

The front sidewalk, after the second shovelling of the weekend. It's a sunny day, today, so whatever fell onto the walk after I shovelled yesterday should melt off.

Now, about the cabin fever part. It's been a long week, since last weekend's snow shut down the schools through Wednesday. Emily got to school on Thursday, although the schools opened two hours late. School was then cancelled on Friday. The dogs, especially, have been taking it hard. They haven't been able to spend as much time outside, so they have been closed in the house. Meg has definitely lost it. We had to shoot her with a tranquilizer dart after she started to chase Abby around the house with an axe. Ok, that didn't really happen, but I couldn't resist "The Shining" reference. The dogs certainly have a lot of pent up energy. Abby has been running around the house and yard with a head in her mouth. I couldn't figure out what she kept playing with, but apparently she beheaded one of the Barbie Prince dolls. Thus perished another girlie man. That's a topic for another day.