42 Degrees

No. Not the Ski Resort. That is 49 Degrees North.

But the temperature right now is 42 degrees. After 10+ feet of snow, it is now melting and the local area is experiencing flooding. It is currently raining today with warmer temps to come.

Several school districts are closed due to flooding, heavy snow loads on flat roofs (WHY, do they build flat roofs in the NW?) and structural integrity issues.

After we got lattes this morning - hubby had put his down on the deck so that he could shovel out some snow. However, Bravo snuck out and grabbed the drink, bringing it into the house & drinking it in the library. What a mess. What a sneaky, bad dog!

So I had to clean it up, and the poor little dude is high on java! His eyes are a little glazed. This is not the first time that he has indulged in the coffee bean. The dog has a serious caffeine fix. He has attacked my Starbuck's drinks in the past while we were riding in the car or truck.

Already made breakfast for Greg - bagel & egg; taken care of 3 loads of laundry; cleaned up a mess; taken down more Christmas decorations. We also officially unplugged all the lights. No more pretty.

Greg is working in the shop today - Bruce will probably be by later to help.

I put Bravo & Harriet out to play and told them to be careful as the entire driveway is a sheet of ice. Going out to the side deck to clean off the ice & snow with a shovel, I soon went to check on them only to find them totally missing. I walked down to the shop trying to call them. Hubby had not seen them. I then spied them down the road. There is no way they could have gotten into the road but the did. Bad puppies. So hubby went to fetch them back in the truck. It was scary seeing them narrowly avoid getting hit by a couple cars. They ambled down the neighbor's driveway by the time hubby had gotten to them. He brought them home and I gave them a scolding and told them not to run off again. Guess we can't let those two out together again. Or maybe it was just all the caffeine Bravo has ingested making him want to run it off. Whatever.