Ice!
The rain that came before the snow froze, and under every inch of snow at our house, there is ice, nasty, treacherous ice. Mike and I have been working since Saturday to get rid of it, but it's thick and stubborn. Fortunately, the temps will be in the 40s all week to help melt it. Unfortunately, the temps will be in the 40s all week with no chances for precipitation of any kind for the foreseeable future. All three of us, Mike, Dempsey, and me, are missing Mirabella terribly, so it was good to get away for a few days. Dempsey loves Iron will Dog Lodge in Montrose, and he had such a great time, if the pictures they sent are any indication. And any time I can get together with my sisters, it's going to be healing. Just a few pictures from a completely different environment: Me and sisters Claudia and Jan Ethel M's cactus garden decorated for Christmas. It is huge!