WHO ORDERED A BLIZZARD??!

ABOVE: Yes, this is me, making an attempt to drive to work. A Honda Civic is not exactly an all-terrain vehicle. What a bonehead! Streets had really not been plowed at this point. I was parked in front of my house for less than five minutes and proceeded to get stuck. After I dislodged, I drove about three blocks this morning before turning around and heading back. I could not see the road at ALL! There was nary a car nor a snow plow in sight at 8:00 a.m.

ABOVE: Who wants to buy a house??! One lovely snow cabin for sale!

ABOVE: Still for sale! This is PRIME real estate season, no? Have you changed your mind yet? Look at the fabulous Illinois weather we're having. Good thing we have TWO broken
(yes, 2!) snow-blowers in the garage. It should be noted that I HAND-SHOVELED the entire frickin' sidewalk and walkway/steps by myself. Did I mention with a SHOVEL? Everyone else in the neighborhood had their snow-blowers on the "extreme suckfest weather" setting. This stuff was roughly three feet deep and HEAVY!

ABOVE: The backyard, blizzard nicely in progress.

ABOVE: If ever there was a dog to be highly annoyed with being outside, this would be the one!

ABOVE: The Bennamin (now known as SNOWmin) loves the snow.
This is great weather for a fat dogman in a permanent furry turtleneck!

ABOVE: The Bennamin tries to convince Mona that it's fun to play in the snow. Mona, however, is not buying it, and thinks that Bennamin is a freak of nature.

ABOVE: "For the love of god, let us inside!!!"

ABOVE: "This sucks."

ABOVE: "Wooohoooo!!! Let's party! I've finally cooled down!"

ABOVE: "Aaaah.... this is much more my speed."

Arizona is sounding MIGHTY GOOD right about now....