Deep freeze

We are the in the midst of a Seattle deep freeze. Our house is cold. Jeremy has had three snow days in a row (which would be great if it wasn't for that - oh my god we've lost three whole days that a teacher feels much more than a student). I canceled my class last night - well, not really canceled it but moved it to a virtual class which resulted in a small yet vocal group of students posting interesting and smart things to the class disucussion board for a couple of hours.

Sassy loves the snow. I just thought it was cause dogs just like snow, but tonight I discovered the darker more revealing reasons. It's because with a deep Seattle freeze our urban critters don't seem to survive as well. Or at least that's my theory after taking Sass for a slippy, late night walk where she pulled small crunchy brittle bones out of every leaf pile, which I then attempt to pry from her fierce and stubborn mouth while wearing gloves. Birds? Squirrels? Baby Racoons? Whatever they are - they seem to be the most delicious morsels ever.

One more snow storm tonight and then I'll actually get to leave the neighborhood (hopefullly) for the first time since getting back from Cleveland.