I mention quite often that the boys have the ability to crack me up frequently. The other day the boys had a rather quiet protest over the ottoman. Their ottoman is perfectly placed in front of a window off to the side to lay on. Other than that ottoman they are not to be on any piece of furniture.
Now before I tell this story let me state an interesting thing about small dogs. Despite their size there's something about how small dogs stretch out that they can take up some serious space if they want to. Well on this particular day and at this particular moment of the day Cody wanted to take up as much space as possible leaving no room for Simon. No worries, Simon's good at fitting into a tight squeeze! Remember the fridge incident? Even though there was no room for Simon to lay down he still wanted to be up on the ottoman. In one quick jump he landed and promptly sat down on Cody. At the time Cody's head was positioned in the opposite direction looking out the window so he was rather shocked when he felt Simon sitting on him and he was quick to turn his head towards Simon to give him a disapproving glare. Simon didn't care about the glare! He continued to sit on Cody. I sat back to watch the pug show because it was currently better than any show I was watching on TV. I was curious how long Cody would allow this? Not to mention curious about how long Simon would actually want to sit on Cody? A few minutes went by. Cody gave Simon another disapproving glare followed by a small groan. Likely thinking to himself, "Is this little guy nuts, how long is he going to sit on me?" If you've ever been around Cody much you know the groans he likes to use it's not a growl it's just a simple unhappy groan he does. About 30 seconds later Simon decided to jump down. Simon however didn't go far. He now sat on the floor looking up at the ottoman watching Cody's every move. A few moments later Cody got up and jumped down too, he walked off towards his bed and Simon jumped back up on the ottoman. Likely thinking he had scored a win with that battle! Finally got big bro to move! LOL!!!!
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Thursday, February 17, 2011
Valentine's Day!
I meant to put up a Happy Valentine's day message back on Monday but I was rather busy. The hours just flew by that day. I also meant to make this post before now.
For our Valentine's day, we discussed prior to the day what we would like to do. So the evening was spent getting take-out and making a venture to Blockbuster to get the agreed upon movie. When we arrived at Blockbuster I noticed a different movie that I would like to see. However, it would be a total "chick-flick". Out of fairness to my boyfriend I was trying not to want the chick-flick. Normally after my boyfriend has observed my face light up over a particular movie he will offer to rent the chick-flick instead of whatever movie we've come in to get. This time though he made no response. I didn't think much of it. The movie we agreed upon was more pleasing to both of us. So we went with the agreed upon movie and on we went with our night.
After we finished dinner and started to open gifts. What was in my gift bag? The chick-flick movie I had oohed and awed over at Blockbuster. LOL! We ended up watching the movie he got me versus the one we rented. Instead of flowers I requested a petite cake to share. So once again he picked a yummy cake for us to have for dessert. It was a fun relaxing time spent together.
To my boyfriend: You are awesome! A truly amazing man. Thanks for being my Valentine!
For our Valentine's day, we discussed prior to the day what we would like to do. So the evening was spent getting take-out and making a venture to Blockbuster to get the agreed upon movie. When we arrived at Blockbuster I noticed a different movie that I would like to see. However, it would be a total "chick-flick". Out of fairness to my boyfriend I was trying not to want the chick-flick. Normally after my boyfriend has observed my face light up over a particular movie he will offer to rent the chick-flick instead of whatever movie we've come in to get. This time though he made no response. I didn't think much of it. The movie we agreed upon was more pleasing to both of us. So we went with the agreed upon movie and on we went with our night.
After we finished dinner and started to open gifts. What was in my gift bag? The chick-flick movie I had oohed and awed over at Blockbuster. LOL! We ended up watching the movie he got me versus the one we rented. Instead of flowers I requested a petite cake to share. So once again he picked a yummy cake for us to have for dessert. It was a fun relaxing time spent together.
To my boyfriend: You are awesome! A truly amazing man. Thanks for being my Valentine!
Is it Spring?
The weather has been so wonderful I've been questioning whether or not Spring has already arrived. Or is the weather warming us up for another big chill? Surely this is not Spring already.
Cody's loving it! He's completely thawed out since the freezing arctic temps. Simon doesn't much care what is going on with the weather as long as he gets to go out in it for his walks. He's an all-weather type of boy!
Walking the boys has been very enjoyable no coat needed. Maybe a light sweater but no getting on a coat, gloves, and a scarf. I like the temps we've had this week but I'm not quite ready for Spring. Almost ready but not quite. I would like at least a few more cozy nights in front of a fireplace sipping hot cocoa.
Cody's loving it! He's completely thawed out since the freezing arctic temps. Simon doesn't much care what is going on with the weather as long as he gets to go out in it for his walks. He's an all-weather type of boy!
Walking the boys has been very enjoyable no coat needed. Maybe a light sweater but no getting on a coat, gloves, and a scarf. I like the temps we've had this week but I'm not quite ready for Spring. Almost ready but not quite. I would like at least a few more cozy nights in front of a fireplace sipping hot cocoa.
Friday, February 11, 2011
Simon's Tight Squeeze!
Well there's been numerous times in Simon's nearly 9 years of life when that over anxious food desire within him has gotten him into some issues. Mainly bellyaches! But what happened today is certainly a first for the little guy!
Sime loves peanut butter! There's really no words in the English language to accurately describe his love for peanut butter. Cody loves peanut butter however, not quite as insanely attracted to it as Simon. With Simon all you have to do is bring the jar out of the pantry, he instantly recognizes it without me even opening the jar. I think he has radar on the peanut butter jars in our house.
Today I was baking, in this particular recipe I threw a little peanut butter in. Because Simon taught me a long time ago that nearly everything is better with peanut butter. Wink-wink! I decided to give the boys a smidgen. I gave Simon his on a lid. He went chasing all over the kitchen pushing the lid from one side to the other with each lick of the peanut butter. I soon noticed he was near the fridge. As for Cody, he had his peanut butter cornered on the opposite side of the kitchen. I hoped Simon would soon be able to corner his as well. As I'm continuing to mix in ingredient after ingredient I soon hear a chorus of tapping noises on the floor from the paws of one of the boys. I look over to see only a Simon hiney. During his pursuit of his peanut butter filled lid he had gotten himself wedged between the wall and the fridge. His back feet were moving at a rapid pace to free himself yet he was not completely frantic at the situation he was in. In order to free him I pushed the fridge over a little. Once he was freed he turned his focus back to his peanut butter lid which was still under the fridge. Mommie to the rescue again for the peanut butter filled lid!...which wasn't exactly filled with peanut butter anymore. But Simon cleans up everything very thoroughly. To him it had enough peanut butter in it to be concerned about it going to waste sitting under the fridge. Crazy puggie!
The boys crack me up on a regular basis and today was no exception! The funny thing about Simon is that he's so unfazed by certain things. He wasn't that concerned about being stuck. He wanted to get out don't get me wrong but he wasn't in complete panic mode. Then once freed he was all about his peanut butter again. I could say Cody would have been in complete panic mode had it been him that was stuck but on the other hand Cody would never be in that situation. He lives a much more cautious life than reckless Sime!
Sime loves peanut butter! There's really no words in the English language to accurately describe his love for peanut butter. Cody loves peanut butter however, not quite as insanely attracted to it as Simon. With Simon all you have to do is bring the jar out of the pantry, he instantly recognizes it without me even opening the jar. I think he has radar on the peanut butter jars in our house.
Today I was baking, in this particular recipe I threw a little peanut butter in. Because Simon taught me a long time ago that nearly everything is better with peanut butter. Wink-wink! I decided to give the boys a smidgen. I gave Simon his on a lid. He went chasing all over the kitchen pushing the lid from one side to the other with each lick of the peanut butter. I soon noticed he was near the fridge. As for Cody, he had his peanut butter cornered on the opposite side of the kitchen. I hoped Simon would soon be able to corner his as well. As I'm continuing to mix in ingredient after ingredient I soon hear a chorus of tapping noises on the floor from the paws of one of the boys. I look over to see only a Simon hiney. During his pursuit of his peanut butter filled lid he had gotten himself wedged between the wall and the fridge. His back feet were moving at a rapid pace to free himself yet he was not completely frantic at the situation he was in. In order to free him I pushed the fridge over a little. Once he was freed he turned his focus back to his peanut butter lid which was still under the fridge. Mommie to the rescue again for the peanut butter filled lid!...which wasn't exactly filled with peanut butter anymore. But Simon cleans up everything very thoroughly. To him it had enough peanut butter in it to be concerned about it going to waste sitting under the fridge. Crazy puggie!
The boys crack me up on a regular basis and today was no exception! The funny thing about Simon is that he's so unfazed by certain things. He wasn't that concerned about being stuck. He wanted to get out don't get me wrong but he wasn't in complete panic mode. Then once freed he was all about his peanut butter again. I could say Cody would have been in complete panic mode had it been him that was stuck but on the other hand Cody would never be in that situation. He lives a much more cautious life than reckless Sime!
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
Another Snow Day!
Icicles galore!
Pics below: The pic with Simon by the heater is funny to me. I had the heater turned on for me. I soon looked down to see Simon standing right in front of it. Heater hog! I then went to get his bed thinking he'd like to lay in his bed in front of the heater. He laid in it for a brief moment then got up to stand in front of the heater again. Apparently I didn't place the bed close enough to the heater to suit him. LOL!! As can be noticed in the pic with both boys by the heater the bed was moved closer and Cody joined in realizing his little brother had found the warmest area in the place.
The boys: "Next time we get out of bed it better be Spring." 
(taken this past Saturday)Monday, February 7, 2011
Normal Temps are Back!
How cold was it inside my car during last week? So cold that a water bottle that was filled froze! This past weekend the weather was nice. On Saturday the temps did double and I did feel has though it was suddenly warm. Yes I said warm. When you've spent the week dealing with temps in the teens, 40 is basking in the sun!
When we went to the grocery store on Saturday I couldn't help but notice how empty a lot of the store shelves were. At first I thought it's a result of the Super Bowl, people are out shopping for their Super Bowl get-togethers. Then I wanted to get orange juice but there was none to get. Since orange juice isn't a must get item for a Super Bowl party it was at that point I clued in. The store shelves were so empty because shipments have been unable to come into the Dallas area due to the weather. Today when I went to get groceries there were boxes in the middle of nearly all aisles as store shelf stockers were buzzing all around stocking as fast as they could.
Nearly all the snow has melted by now. There are still a few patches here and there. Cody went tromping through a patch of snow today on the afternoon walk. He was very commanding about it too as he stepped. Maybe he's gotten so used to it it's not phasing him anymore. Or at least it doesn't phase him when the temp is still nice out. He can handle some snow on the ground when it's 40-something degrees but expecting him to handle ice/snow when it's 10 degrees...well he'll deal with it because he's forced to just don't expect him to be happy about it! And don't expect him to enjoy going outside!
Back on Friday I knew it was the last day the snow would be sticking around so I took the boys on as long of a walk as I could possibly stand because I wanted to see as much of the snow as possible. Poor little Cody was freezing from beginning to end! I tried many times to cheer him up as we looked at snowmen that had been built around the property, he didn't care!
We are expected to get some more snow on Wednesday. Tomorrow is supposed to be nice and then the weather will get progressively worse as midnight approaches. Same way this last arctic blast happened. Monday of last week was nice then as midnight Tuesday approached it got worse and worse. Don't worry I'm telling the boys to soak up the good weather while they can. I'll do my best tomorrow to get them in the sun. They both love laying in the sun! Not sure I can get them somewhere where they can lay in the sun but maybe I'll take them to the nearby park. No off-leash area but I can walk them with beautiful scenery around. I don't think this next snowstorm will extend the way last week's snow did. But we shall see! Either way we're ready for another round! I just checked with the boys to see if they were ready....no comment from them!
When we went to the grocery store on Saturday I couldn't help but notice how empty a lot of the store shelves were. At first I thought it's a result of the Super Bowl, people are out shopping for their Super Bowl get-togethers. Then I wanted to get orange juice but there was none to get. Since orange juice isn't a must get item for a Super Bowl party it was at that point I clued in. The store shelves were so empty because shipments have been unable to come into the Dallas area due to the weather. Today when I went to get groceries there were boxes in the middle of nearly all aisles as store shelf stockers were buzzing all around stocking as fast as they could.
Nearly all the snow has melted by now. There are still a few patches here and there. Cody went tromping through a patch of snow today on the afternoon walk. He was very commanding about it too as he stepped. Maybe he's gotten so used to it it's not phasing him anymore. Or at least it doesn't phase him when the temp is still nice out. He can handle some snow on the ground when it's 40-something degrees but expecting him to handle ice/snow when it's 10 degrees...well he'll deal with it because he's forced to just don't expect him to be happy about it! And don't expect him to enjoy going outside!
Back on Friday I knew it was the last day the snow would be sticking around so I took the boys on as long of a walk as I could possibly stand because I wanted to see as much of the snow as possible. Poor little Cody was freezing from beginning to end! I tried many times to cheer him up as we looked at snowmen that had been built around the property, he didn't care!
We are expected to get some more snow on Wednesday. Tomorrow is supposed to be nice and then the weather will get progressively worse as midnight approaches. Same way this last arctic blast happened. Monday of last week was nice then as midnight Tuesday approached it got worse and worse. Don't worry I'm telling the boys to soak up the good weather while they can. I'll do my best tomorrow to get them in the sun. They both love laying in the sun! Not sure I can get them somewhere where they can lay in the sun but maybe I'll take them to the nearby park. No off-leash area but I can walk them with beautiful scenery around. I don't think this next snowstorm will extend the way last week's snow did. But we shall see! Either way we're ready for another round! I just checked with the boys to see if they were ready....no comment from them!
Super Bowl XLV part 5 (the wrap up)
The city of Dallas is certainly content with the winners of last night's Super Bowl. The Packers were the heavy favorite in the eyes of Big D. Still no love for Steelers! My boyfriend even pointed out on Saturday that flagpoles that normally feature the state flag, city flag, and of course America's flag had been taken down and replaced with Green Bay Packers flags.
As for the actual game: I thought we were in for a blowout then before halftime the Steelers started to show signs of life and were able to get some momentum. It did turnout to be a close game in the end. I didn't appreciate the announcers mentioning the Super Bowl against the Cardinals that the Steelers were able to STEAL. GRR! I was certainly concerned that the Steelers were about to steal another game from somebody.
I see the Monday-morning quarterbacking about the issues at the game have already started. I read one article about the seating issue. Apparently 400 fans that bought tickets to the game were turned away at the last second due to the fire marshal not allowing the stadium to seat fans in the area the fans would've been seated. The whole situation is a result of Jerry Jones and the NFL wanting to break Super Bowl attendance records in an effort to do that they added a bunch of temporary seats. Maybe I'm not being compassionate enough but it certainly sounds like the fans were well compensated for the embarrassing seat debacle.
My fave commercial during the game? Well of course it has to be the one that featured a PUG. How cute! That pug showed that guy a thing or two. Don't taunt a hungry pug! I learned that a long time ago! The funniest thing to me about the commercial is something that I'm not totally sure came across in the commercial yet a pug owner knows all about it....and that is that many pugs are oblivious to the fact that they are small dogs. They think they are big giant dogs that can stand up to a rottweiler or great dane. I'm not sure that attitude quite came across in the commercial to anyone that doesn't have a pug. Most people likely just saw it as a pug that wanted some Doritos and busted through to get them.
As for the actual game: I thought we were in for a blowout then before halftime the Steelers started to show signs of life and were able to get some momentum. It did turnout to be a close game in the end. I didn't appreciate the announcers mentioning the Super Bowl against the Cardinals that the Steelers were able to STEAL. GRR! I was certainly concerned that the Steelers were about to steal another game from somebody.
I see the Monday-morning quarterbacking about the issues at the game have already started. I read one article about the seating issue. Apparently 400 fans that bought tickets to the game were turned away at the last second due to the fire marshal not allowing the stadium to seat fans in the area the fans would've been seated. The whole situation is a result of Jerry Jones and the NFL wanting to break Super Bowl attendance records in an effort to do that they added a bunch of temporary seats. Maybe I'm not being compassionate enough but it certainly sounds like the fans were well compensated for the embarrassing seat debacle.
My fave commercial during the game? Well of course it has to be the one that featured a PUG. How cute! That pug showed that guy a thing or two. Don't taunt a hungry pug! I learned that a long time ago! The funniest thing to me about the commercial is something that I'm not totally sure came across in the commercial yet a pug owner knows all about it....and that is that many pugs are oblivious to the fact that they are small dogs. They think they are big giant dogs that can stand up to a rottweiler or great dane. I'm not sure that attitude quite came across in the commercial to anyone that doesn't have a pug. Most people likely just saw it as a pug that wanted some Doritos and busted through to get them.
Friday, February 4, 2011
Super Bowl XLV (part 4)
I suppose the biggest negative of the weather conditions would be the damper it's placed on the Super Bowl festivities. The airports have cancelled numerous flights so lots of people will be lucky to even get here in time for the game on Sunday as airports begin to play catch-up on Saturday.
On the local news the weather issues have definitely taken centerstage not the Super Bowl. But I think this weekend things will change, the Super Bowl will rightfully take centerstage. I'm looking forward to the big game. Though we are still undecided as to what we are doing for the game. We'll figure it out soon enough. I'm good with anything. I must admit though I'm curious how busy the roads will be if we do decide to go somewhere for the game.
I think since the Steelers are in the Super Bowl it's perfectly okay with me that Super Bowl talk took a backseat this week. I did just fine not seeing Steelers mania all over the news. I love how Jerry Jones did acknowledge that the city of Dallas wasn't too happy to host the Steelers but then reminded everyone that the Cowboys beat the Steelers in the only Super Bowl in which those two teams met. I remember that Super Bowl well it was Super Bowl XXX played at Sun Devil Stadium back in 1996.
On the local news the weather issues have definitely taken centerstage not the Super Bowl. But I think this weekend things will change, the Super Bowl will rightfully take centerstage. I'm looking forward to the big game. Though we are still undecided as to what we are doing for the game. We'll figure it out soon enough. I'm good with anything. I must admit though I'm curious how busy the roads will be if we do decide to go somewhere for the game.
I think since the Steelers are in the Super Bowl it's perfectly okay with me that Super Bowl talk took a backseat this week. I did just fine not seeing Steelers mania all over the news. I love how Jerry Jones did acknowledge that the city of Dallas wasn't too happy to host the Steelers but then reminded everyone that the Cowboys beat the Steelers in the only Super Bowl in which those two teams met. I remember that Super Bowl well it was Super Bowl XXX played at Sun Devil Stadium back in 1996.
Arctic Blast #2 (part 5)
I think the look on Sime's face says it all! We got dumped on overnight! About a foot of snow has fallen. It started falling at exactly midnight and it hasn't stopped. The snow fall has slowed quite a bit but it's still falling a little. According to the news the worst part of the snowstorm hit at 4 am. It seems that Dallas has been transported it's like we're in Pittsburgh or Green Bay. Maybe these 2 teams brought their weather with them!
There's 40 more snowplows on their way to Dallas. Numerous snowplows have already been brought in from Amarillo. We have 2 main airports, one is closed and the other one is operating only a fraction of the flights that they normally do. There's going to be lots of irritated Super Bowl fans as they struggle to get here.
The news is of course discouraging people from going out on the roads. There's numerous cars in the parking lot here so I doubt many people have gone in to work. So for yet another day Dallas has been brought to somewhat of a halt.
I was planning on running some errands today. I thought I could finally get out to do some things. I'm not so sure now! I think I'll wait and see what happens this afternoon but at this present moment I'm thinking I'm staying home all day again. I must admit I didn't think the snow would hit like this. When they reported that more snow was coming in I thought maybe an inch or so, nothing significant. I was surprised when I looked out the windows this morning.
Venturing out for the morning walk was interesting. The snow was so thick everywhere that the boys weren't sure where the grass and plants were. It was funny to watch their little heads look around at all angles. They must have been thinking to themselves, "where did everything go?". Earlier this week it was snow that turned to ice and we've been dealing with all the slippery ice ever since. But you could at least decipher what was what outside. Now it's one big white blanket! Both boys took a few bites of the snow! That was cute!
**Pics below: Look closely at the pool pic. Notice where the steps are that go into the pool and then the big section of ice that has formed in an area. The pool is covered with snow but the darker portion has frozen to ice.
Thursday, February 3, 2011
Arctic Blast #2 (part 4)
Back in November I told myself I was going to get some all-weather shoes, possibly some boots. Did I follow through with that plan? Of course not. Sometimes I truly irritate myself!
One thing I appreciate about Cody is that he's aware. He gets it! He understands there's ice all around us. He's fully aware these are not normal conditions. Furthermore, he understands that mommie has trouble walking on these walkways turned ice rinks especially if him or Simon pull on the leash. He walks very cautiously and looks up at me constantly. Simon on the other hand is Simon in all weather! Rain, sleet, snow, or ice rink...the boy is in his own world with a please don't bother me sign up! It is Simon's world he is just unfortunate enough that he has to share it with the rest of us! LOL!
My limit is 10 minutes. I can tolerate being outside in the conditions for a mere 10 minutes and that's it. I think Cody's limit is 15 seconds but he shivers his way through the entire 10 minute walk 3 times a day. Bless his little heart!
One thing I've learned is that when you come in from 15 degree temps with your hands aching from the cold don't put them under warm water. You would think that would help. It doesn't it only makes the achy pain more severe. Just trust me on that one!
I heard on the news that 17,000 went without power last night in Dallas and 5,000 went without power in Fort Worth. We lost power off and on yesterday. Once the power outages started occurring in an effort to conserve power the electric company began a "rolling power outage". First time I've experienced a rolling power outage before. Basically as enforced by the power company everyone loses power at different times depending on the area you live in for about 15 minutes. This is done once the electric company realizes there's major power issues going on throughout the state, it's an effort to conserve energy. Every hour yesterday we lost power for about 15 maybe 20 minutes. At least we were the luckier ones that ours always came back on after the rolling power outage went through many were not so lucky!
One thing I appreciate about Cody is that he's aware. He gets it! He understands there's ice all around us. He's fully aware these are not normal conditions. Furthermore, he understands that mommie has trouble walking on these walkways turned ice rinks especially if him or Simon pull on the leash. He walks very cautiously and looks up at me constantly. Simon on the other hand is Simon in all weather! Rain, sleet, snow, or ice rink...the boy is in his own world with a please don't bother me sign up! It is Simon's world he is just unfortunate enough that he has to share it with the rest of us! LOL!
My limit is 10 minutes. I can tolerate being outside in the conditions for a mere 10 minutes and that's it. I think Cody's limit is 15 seconds but he shivers his way through the entire 10 minute walk 3 times a day. Bless his little heart!
One thing I've learned is that when you come in from 15 degree temps with your hands aching from the cold don't put them under warm water. You would think that would help. It doesn't it only makes the achy pain more severe. Just trust me on that one!
I heard on the news that 17,000 went without power last night in Dallas and 5,000 went without power in Fort Worth. We lost power off and on yesterday. Once the power outages started occurring in an effort to conserve power the electric company began a "rolling power outage". First time I've experienced a rolling power outage before. Basically as enforced by the power company everyone loses power at different times depending on the area you live in for about 15 minutes. This is done once the electric company realizes there's major power issues going on throughout the state, it's an effort to conserve energy. Every hour yesterday we lost power for about 15 maybe 20 minutes. At least we were the luckier ones that ours always came back on after the rolling power outage went through many were not so lucky!
Arctic Blast #2 (part 3)
Well not much has changed throughout the week here in the DFW areas. DFW is the abbreviation for the Dallas-Fort Worth areas for those that are unaware. It's still freezing. There's still lots of ice all around my car so moving it is somewhat of a nervy thought to me. Schools are closed for the 3rd straight day. Doubt any will open just for Friday especially with there being a chance of snow tonight and tomorrow. We're still dealing with temps in the teens.
By Saturday the temps are expected to double. So at that point a lot of the ice should begin to melt. As of right now Super Bowl Sunday is expected to be a 47 degree day. Now after a week of these freezing temps a 47 degree day will surely feel almost warm to all of us. However, I'm thinking the outdoor venue that is being set up for people that want to come watch the Super Bowl right outside Cowboys Stadium can't be a popular choice to view the big game. I'm still thinking that outdoor venue idea is ridiculous.
I haven't gone anywhere the last 3 days so I'm not sure what the roads are actually like. I've heard enough about how bad the roads are to keep me inside. My boyfriend attempted to go somewhere the other day. He got his car out of his parking space making his way towards the exit of his complex but his car made it clear to him that it was not going to make it up the small hill towards the exit. His car decided for him to make a left turn instead of a right turn which made him go in the opposite direction of the exit. He then maneuvered around and came right back without getting out of his complex. Next up was his struggle to make it over all the ice and get his car back in it's parking spot.
Now before experiencing these current icy conditions I had seen video on the news many times in the past of cars just sliding around not completely understanding what was going on that caused that type of thing. Well now this former Zonie fully understands! In these icy conditions the wheels just simply lock up and won't move causing your car to just slide and you have no control as to where your car is going to slide.
Not sure how Simon is doing it but of the 3 of us he's certainly got the best ability to walk on all this ice. Maybe it's because he's the smallest of the 3 of us. He weighs the least and he's got stocky little legs. I've only seen him slightly slip a few times back on Tuesday since then he's been pretty steady. Yesterday the 3 of us were attempting to go up a small hill. Simon was going strong while Cody and I kept looking at each other as we each struggled to make one step after another. We would take a step then slip back a step. I finally told the boys lets go some other way. Cody looked relieved!
By Saturday the temps are expected to double. So at that point a lot of the ice should begin to melt. As of right now Super Bowl Sunday is expected to be a 47 degree day. Now after a week of these freezing temps a 47 degree day will surely feel almost warm to all of us. However, I'm thinking the outdoor venue that is being set up for people that want to come watch the Super Bowl right outside Cowboys Stadium can't be a popular choice to view the big game. I'm still thinking that outdoor venue idea is ridiculous.
I haven't gone anywhere the last 3 days so I'm not sure what the roads are actually like. I've heard enough about how bad the roads are to keep me inside. My boyfriend attempted to go somewhere the other day. He got his car out of his parking space making his way towards the exit of his complex but his car made it clear to him that it was not going to make it up the small hill towards the exit. His car decided for him to make a left turn instead of a right turn which made him go in the opposite direction of the exit. He then maneuvered around and came right back without getting out of his complex. Next up was his struggle to make it over all the ice and get his car back in it's parking spot.
Now before experiencing these current icy conditions I had seen video on the news many times in the past of cars just sliding around not completely understanding what was going on that caused that type of thing. Well now this former Zonie fully understands! In these icy conditions the wheels just simply lock up and won't move causing your car to just slide and you have no control as to where your car is going to slide.
Not sure how Simon is doing it but of the 3 of us he's certainly got the best ability to walk on all this ice. Maybe it's because he's the smallest of the 3 of us. He weighs the least and he's got stocky little legs. I've only seen him slightly slip a few times back on Tuesday since then he's been pretty steady. Yesterday the 3 of us were attempting to go up a small hill. Simon was going strong while Cody and I kept looking at each other as we each struggled to make one step after another. We would take a step then slip back a step. I finally told the boys lets go some other way. Cody looked relieved!
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
Arctic Blast #2 part 2 (Frozen Tundra)
The Big D is like the frozen tundra at this present moment. The current temp outside is 13 degrees with a windchill of negative 6. Yes, that's right...negative 6. The absolute high temp for today is estimated to be 16 degrees. We still have a chance of snow flurries too throughout the day. It was snowing very lightly when I was out with the boys earlier. Yesterday I think our high temp was 19 degrees which we got to at about 10 am from then on the temp steadily fell. I believe these are the coldest temps I have ever been in thus far in my life. I don't believe the temps at my grandparents vacation home in Pinewood, Arizona ever got this low so I'm pretty sure these are the coldest temps I've ever dealt with. And I know for a fact these are the coldest temps the pugs have ever been forced to endure.
It started sleeting late Monday night. By the time Tuesday morning rolled around it was an icy/snowy winter wonderland. The snow is nothing like last year's snow. Last year's snow was fluffy and easier to maneuver through due to the lightness of it. I even drove to the post office and went to Albertsons during one of last year's snowstorms. This year the temps are so cold that the snow has quickly turned to ice. An icy layer covers nearly everything. The sidewalks and streets are like walking on an ice rink.
Remember the movie "Bambi"? Remember where Bambi is learning to walk? At one point Bambi goes sliding across a frozen pond and flops down with all four legs going straight out. That exact scene was reenacted by Cody yesterday. Simon seems to have an easier time keeping his balance but he's done his share of sliding too.
Dallas has seriously been brought to a standstill. Not much is going on at all. It's advised to just stay indoors so few businesses are open and for the second day in a row all schools are closed. Today the other issue has become power outages. The entire state is experiencing rolling power outages. I'm not venturing out in it at all. For the second straight day I'm staying home all day. There's no way I could get my car out even if I tried to go somewhere. There's too much thick ice around the wheels, they would lock up and it would go rolling into another car or something else.
It started sleeting late Monday night. By the time Tuesday morning rolled around it was an icy/snowy winter wonderland. The snow is nothing like last year's snow. Last year's snow was fluffy and easier to maneuver through due to the lightness of it. I even drove to the post office and went to Albertsons during one of last year's snowstorms. This year the temps are so cold that the snow has quickly turned to ice. An icy layer covers nearly everything. The sidewalks and streets are like walking on an ice rink.
Remember the movie "Bambi"? Remember where Bambi is learning to walk? At one point Bambi goes sliding across a frozen pond and flops down with all four legs going straight out. That exact scene was reenacted by Cody yesterday. Simon seems to have an easier time keeping his balance but he's done his share of sliding too.
Dallas has seriously been brought to a standstill. Not much is going on at all. It's advised to just stay indoors so few businesses are open and for the second day in a row all schools are closed. Today the other issue has become power outages. The entire state is experiencing rolling power outages. I'm not venturing out in it at all. For the second straight day I'm staying home all day. There's no way I could get my car out even if I tried to go somewhere. There's too much thick ice around the wheels, they would lock up and it would go rolling into another car or something else.
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