Winter this year is now a 4 letter word and it can be any 4 letter word you are comfortable with that means a really rotten, no good, very bad season.   When my kids were little we would read Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day.  It's a really cute children's book and while there was nothing cute about this winter, it was certainly terrible horrible, no good and very bad.   

Even when the weather warmed, walking the dog necessitated him getting a bath because he would come home covered in salt and dirt from all of the melted snow and mud.   Giving a dog a bath is like wrestling an alligator and between the walk and the bath, frankly I'm ready for nap.

We've been pretty spoiled these past few years when winter, while gray, was not all that cold and certainly, we've not had this much snow in a very long time.    Almost everyone I know is getting a little cranky except for those few annoying people who are still rejoicing every time the weatherman says that other four letter word, snow.

We are 8 days to spring with no end in sight for this winter.  So, today the word is winter, or whatever expletive you choose.

Enjoy the day!