Happy Birthday, Griffin!!

My littlest nephew turns 2 today. Wow, how time flies!!

Thankful Thursday

It's been a little while, so I'm overdue for showing a little gratitude. Today, I'm thankful for:

• My 2nd mom's finally getting to go home from the hospital. It was great to hear from her!!
• Daffodils. I've got about a dozen blooming in the yard and it brightens up the day whenever I see them.
• Silly puppy antics. As exhausting as it is to be fostering a young 'un, she is quite entertaining.
• Fresh, red, ripe strawberries. Simply delightful!!
• Starting up our dance classes again. It's kind of tough suddenly not having my Monday nights to myself anymore, but I do love teaching and we have good classes this go round, so it is kinda fun. It's always nice to see students from the fall classes come back, as well.
  
• Getting a clear vote of confidence from the higher ups at work.
• Getting to see my nephews this weekend. It's always fun to spend time with them.
• My new camera. I'm LOVING it!! Only a couple more weeks til there should be some fantastic opportunity for "Spring in Washington" shots.

So, how bout you? What are you thankful for today?

March Comes In Like A ...

Polar bear? ...This year, that seems more appropriate than a lion since we got hit with a classic Nor'easter. I got 6 inches of light, fluffy snow at my place. Some parts of the area got up to a foot.

I took the liberal leave that was offered by my office & stayed home to play in the snow with the dogs. With 3 sled dogs and one puppy whose origin is the Swiss Alps, you can just imagine how happy they were to have snow. The back yard became a dog track for a while as the puppy chased my 10-yr old dog around and around and around.

Unfortunately, I didn't get any pics, but there's a nice gallery of photos from throughout the area here