I know this is all going to sound so familiar. Ron came into our room this morning before he left for work to let me know that his truck had slid down the drive in the middle of the night, and was in the woods. He was going to take my car . I know, I know! And so soon after the last one!! The only thing I could say was..."Did you have the parking brake on?" His response?..."I think so". I rolled over and went back to sleep .

So he came back home around 8:00am (seems his work had no heat and they sent everyone home). I watched as he pulled my car up the drive and proceeded to get "it" stuck .

Well, Ron began to dig out both cars and lay salt for traction. Now I feel it's very important to let you know at this point that the night before last, we got a big ice storm. It continued through the middle of the night last night, and then the pretty snow you see here, covered all that slippery ice. Ron was unable to get his car up the drive all the way last night, and just parked it as far up as he was able to drive it.

He managed to get my car up the drive, and I called our neighbor to come help with the truck. Well...first they tried to push it out..

Huh....That didn't work...

Clearly pushing would be futile but apparently worth the try.... Next, it was time to bring in my car again to which it was used to pull...and pull...and pull...and pull...

I'm certain that this process wore many miles off my tires , however...his truck was finally free .

But not without some battle scars...

He insists that his truck definitely did have the parking break on .  Hmmmmm.

Jack turned 14 yesterday (98 in dog years). He's an outdoor dog but we celebrated by having him come in for a morning bath (which he was not thrilled with).

The girls both colored some blues clues coloring pages and Jack (affectionately known as "Buddy" or "Buddy Boy") was treated to several pig skin treats and a big meaty bone which he was very happy with.

The girls also dressed buddy as a 'princess' with kisses from Madeline. He got to dry off and spend a little time inside before it was back outside to his heated dog house and cat friends. Happy birthday Buddy Boy!

....is what Madeline was calling to me. She had taken some yogurt out of the fridge and I told her to go put it back. Then she called "mama...come heeya". When I entered the kitchen, this is what I saw. I told her to stay put so I could take a picture. Silly baby .

Oh..and just a side note.  The girlies have discovered that the magnets in the hoofs of the "my little pony's" allow them to stick to the fridge.  Yay me

As Ron was leaving for work today, he came in the bedroom to let me know his truck would not start and that he was taking my car. When I got up, I went out to feed the animals, I didn't see either of our vehicles in the garage. I closed the door, and called Ron. "Where's your truck?". He said "in the garage". "Nope...not in the garage". I looked out the front window to see if it had rolled down the driveway and it was not there either. I went outside, and here is where it is. Phew!! "JUST" missed the playscape!

I took the first pictures while standing in the garage where his truck was supposed to be.

Tara made this in AWANAS this past Wednesday. I just love it