December 31, 2006

We still had some snow on the last day of 2006, so we took Quincy outside for some time in his new sled. Unfortunately, Quincy didn’t want to be driven around the yard, he wanted to walk and play in the snow. The sled was working very well, however. He had a fun time in his snowpaints and heavy coat – it looked like he gained 15 pounds because he was bundled up so much.

One funny thing that happened outside, besides Quincy falling down in the snow a lot, was what Ashby did. I had brought Ashby outside without his leash since we leave back from the road and it isn’t that busy of a road. I was in the backyard watching Quincy sled and Ashby was out front “doing his business” I believe when I decided to look for him. I found him running very excitedly around some trees like he found something. Well, he didn’t find something, he started the neighbors cat so much that it ran up a tree – waaaay up a tree. I started laughing because Ashby didn’t see the cat in the tree until I held his head and pointed it up in that direction – that only made Ashby more excited. I’d say the cat must have been a good 30 or more feet off the ground and not looking very happy. We showed Quincy the cat and he laughed. To put the cat’s mind at ease, I put Ashby back in the house, but it still took a long time for the cat to come down – well after we were all inside.

So now the snow is gone and it is 50 degrees here today. I’m used to having a white birthday, but it is not looking good for this year. (sarcasm alert) Good ‘ole global warming for ya (end sarcasm).

I took a few pictures of the outdoor fun, including two of the poor cat in the tree. Enjoy.