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We are having very, very cold weather... frozen fog every morning... 16 degrees right now

 

My wonderful whirly-gig always shows the weather off to the best degree.. here it is all covered with the hor-frost, frozen fog, whatever...  we had that wet, wet snow, it froze SOLID, you can walk out there on toop of it, even me.. little Finn has a difficult time, wobbling across the landscape.. and it is really high for him.. he just takes off and climbs and investigates the whole back yard.... it really is the cutest thing.. would be cuter if i did NOT have to be out there with him.. he keeps looking for me and where i am and if i sneak back in the house when his back is turned, he takes off running, stumbling back to the house and throws himself against the screen door wanting back inside.. he has been doing pretty good tho in the potty business and even has hit the pee pad a couple times on his own.. and gone to the back door wanting out, so i have hope that all is going well and eventually he will be trained.  he is 3 mos old now!!!  he is learning... certainly knows his name.. i yell. FINN-NO and he stops and jerks his head up from whatever he is doing and looks at me and then goes right on doing whatever bad thing he was doing....  he is bitey tho and trying to get him to stop doing that.. he knows OW!!! and does acknowledge "gentle" when keeping hold of my hand, or sweater, or blanket or what ever and looks up with that purely Dachsund look they have.... he can be a dear.. but is still a terror, think it is the 'teenage' coming out or terrible 2's maybe... whatever, not fun

This is Umatilla St road to my house...  there is snow stacked all over town in these HUGE hillocks of frozen snow... most businesses have done a good job in clearing their parking.. but some of the side streets are awful and at some intersections there is just frozen ridges you have to bounce over... have to go to Bend Monday and not really looking forward to it, BUT where i need to go is on the way to Mt Bachelor and they keep that cleared REALLY well for the tourists.   :)

Take Care All and God Bless... Blessed Christmas to you!!!!