Crisp and Clear

It is chilly today! Got down to about 10 degrees :) last night. Good thing I had Manley keeping my back warm! It is suppose to get up in the 50's today, so hopefully the ice on the back roads will melt. Should be a nice hike day tomorrow.

I have been dogsitting for the past 3 days for Jeff's 2 Swiss Mountain dogs. Mattie weighs about 120# and Jazz weighs about 70#. I started dogsitting for them when Mattie was about 5 months old. And in another week I will have Misty, a terrier mix, to dogsit for the store manager at Walgreen's.

Yesterday I took a day off of work. I had leaned down to pick up an empty water bowl and threw my back out. I could hardly move or breathe for awhile. I tried stretching, bending.... and nothing seemed to help. I put some heat on my back for the major part of the day and that seemed to help the most. It is somewhat better today, and it doesn't hurt unless I move. :)

I have an interesting story to tell. I was driving home from work Tuesday at 5:30, toodlin' up Florida Rd, and I saw a lady and her yellow lab running along the road. They weren't paying attention to much, otherwise they would have seen or smelled the 2 big mule deer standing on top of the snow bank 6 feet back off the road from them. I had to laugh because labs are known for their good noses. Evidentally not this one though!! :) Jacque's dog, Tag, would have seen AND smelled the deer!

Not much else exciting going on this week. This next week is payday so I get to buy some groceries, dog and cat food and miscellaneous items. Oh, and pay some bills.

I'll post more later.