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It was sleeting last night, and the temperature got down to 11 degrees. We all had to outside about three o’clock this morning. When dad let us out, there was a lake of water in one of our flower beds. He didn’t know it at the time, but somehow the water faucet outside got turned on and flooded the flower bed. I guess right after we went back to bed, Paul got up to let Kasha out, and he saw the bed of water, too.

He had his shoes on, but they got totally wet and frozen when he stepped into the water to get to the faucet to turn it off. He told dad and mom about what he did, and dad wanted to know how the faucet got turned on in the first place. It’s a mystery–no one knew how it happened. Paul said it was me, but I don’t have thumbs so it couldn’t have been me. Maybe he was just teasing.

At any rate, when all of us came in, we were all shivering–even Wooly. No one wanted to stir. I snuggled right up to mom and went back to sleep; I don’t know what the rest of them did.

Boy, is it ever cold today. I went outside early this morning and almost froze before I could come back in. I wanted to come in sooner, but mom said no. Mom said the temperature was 21 degrees. I’m not sure what that means, but I do know it is cold.

Hilde didn’t want to go at all, but mom made her. Wooly wouldn’t go period; he wouldn’t even come close to the door. When mom opened the door, the wind came blowing in and Wooly made a dash for the TV room. After that, he wouldn’t budge. He’s got lots of hair so I don’t know why he wouldn’t go outside. Hilde and I don’t have very much at all, and we went. He’ll have to go sometime today; mom will force him out. Finally, though, he went down to the computer room with dad; it’s really warm down there.

Of course, I stayed up here with mom. I think she’s going to bake something because she turned the oven on; I hope so. I guess I’ll find out sooner or later. Right now, it looks like mom is going to take a nap, so I guess I will too.

It is awful outside today; it’s 34 degrees, the wind is blowing so it feels like 24, and it’s raining. Can you imagine a worse day? Mom says she can but doesn’t explain. I feel like playing, but can’t go outside!!!

I went outside early this morning, but I instantly regretted it. I didn’t stay very long and neither did the others. Mom wouldn’t go out at all; she just stood at the door and watched the rest of us shiver as we did what we had to do. I hate it when humans watch.

I have tried to nap most of the day, but a girl can sleep only so much. Trust me, I have slept more than usual. Besides, sleeping is boring. And boring is something I am NOT.

I tried playing ball with mom in the hall. The hall is long enough, but when I tried chasing the ball down, I kept running into the walls or the door at the other end of the hall. Running into a wall or door is not exactly my forte. Besides, when you run as hard and fast as I do, it doesn’t feel good when you hit a non-moving hard object, especially if it’s made of oak. You should try it sometime if you think I’m kidding.

Wooly is in the computer room with dad, which is where he stays all the time as long as dad is down there. Hilde is asleep on mom’s bed–she doesn’t mind being boring. Kasha is lying on Paul’s bed and looking out the window to see if she can spot that goat that just wanders around out here. If she sees it, she will start barking, Hilde will join in; they will want to go outside and bark at it face-to-face, and I do not want to go outside. Well, I guess it would be better than sleeping or annoying mom. I keep wanting her to pet me, but she’s too busy on the computer. I just don’t understand the fascination humans have with computers.