Christmas preparations are under way and Mother Nature has been more than co operative the past couple days blanketing the area with more than a foot of cold, white, fluffy stuff. Since 4 this afternoon an additonal 3 - 4 inches have fallen.

Grace is not pleased to be confined to the shoveled areas of the backyard since her little legs do not allow her to romp in snow this deep. She stands looking at an area where she would like to be realizing getting there is impossible. As soon as I get her "necessary" area as large as I would like, I'll work on making a path around the inside of the fence so she can reach the areas where she normally stands to view the outside world though she'll not be able to see over the snow on the opposite side of the fence. I think this is probably here to stay until the April thaw. Skiers and boarders are delighted.