Crummy Weekend

What a crummy weekend. First of all, we had SUCH nice weather last week 40-50 degrees. By Friday, we could actually see about 1/3 of our yard. The snow was melting fast and I was getting really excited about spring. We were going to get the yard cleaned up this weekend and venture into the greenhouse to clean it up too. Well, it's Monday now and we have at least one inch of new snow - and a forecast of a chance of snow all week. It's only 12 degrees out and everything that I could see last week is now again covered in snow. The roads are slippery again and it's depressing. AAHHHHHH!! When will it end??

Secondly, we found a new home for Buster. While that is a good thing, it was a very sad. I took the kids out for a milkshake while Andy stayed here to meet with Amy (the lady who took him). That was not a fun ride. Lexie has taken it the hardest. She is definitely the animal lover in the house. She was pretty upset and let me know how she felt. We will have to get another Yellow Lab once we have settled down in Washington. The family that he is with are just perfect though - they have 4 kids also (older than ours) and have been desperately wanting an adult yellow lab for a couple of years. They have another dog and a cat and Buster has gotten along very well with both of them so far. Amy has kept me updated on how he is doing and we have offered to petsit for Buster if they ever need it. It has been a couple of days now and the kids seem ok with it. I can't believe how quiet the house is! Buster never barked, but I didn't realize how noisy he was - the jingling of his tags and his feet on the hardwood floors. It seems almost silent in here without that constant background noise - well as silent as a house can be with 4 kids in it!! We were very sad to see him go, but we're convinced that we made the right decision for him.