And this is why....

.... we have the cleanest dishes in town! (and a very friendly dog at dinner time ; )

Good thing they're both cute!!

The Cleaning Lady

We hire her once a day...if you don't look too closely, she does a nice job with the dishes.

hmm, let me help you out here...

This is good..did you have chicken?

I charge extra if I take the paint off....

This spot right here...needs some extra help!

Awwwe : )

Let it Snow! Let it Snow! Let it Snow...

...Unless your name is Tinker, then you're singing, "let it melt, let it melt, let it melt!" I dropped her into what was the backyard until a few inches of snow came through and she acted like she was shot out of a cannon! I was thinking things through though as we were walking this evening and I wonder if, in addition to hating the wet and cold, Tink hates the snow because it takes all the smells and her landmarks away. She walks around a little more "confused" or blank, but is just because she's annoyed or if she really can't tell where she is because a new blanket has covered them. Who knows? Just something to consider...

I was also reminiscing the first winter we brought Tink home (3 years ago!) She did not let us know she hated the snow so vehemently that first year. I recall wandering around the greenland apartments in the cold and she appeared to enjoy the smells and the excerise in a new world that lay before her. Now a 3 short years later, she appears to prefer the couch or being the resident dishwasher (which by the way, saves us much soaking time on pans! She spent a good 20 minutes cleaning out the hamburger/cheese/pasta concoction we had this evening- she was determined to get it all!)

We do our best to make sure she gets moving a few times a day outside, but in this weather, even our best intentions fall short. We figure that taking her out to go potty and then having her walk up the stairs is at least a start in this weather! All in all, she remains pretty happy and healthy. I was just admiring her shiny coat this evening as she was standing in the frying pan licking it out : )

Oh it's beginning to look a lot like Christmas....

Tink's Granna will never eat here again....

... but since we hired our new dishwasher, our pots and pan's have never been cleaner!!!

mmmm, mmmm good!