Our Standards Have Slipped

After the trials and tribulation of getting home with Rosie on Friday things have been decidedly white at Dogs to Stay - in fact it wasn't until Monday that were able to get out of the village.
Things hadn't been much better further south and Rosie's hufamily had their flight to Australia delayed by over 24 hours.  Lou had been going a little stir-crazy and was worrying that we might not be able to stock up for Christmas so the decision was made that we would try to go to our nearest town (for town read Tesco).  Having warmed the Jeep up, scraped the snow and ice from it, loaded up the dogs, shovels and grit off we set.  The hill on which we live had seen many a vehicle unable to climb it but I was confident that we would be able to do so thanks to the new tyres fitted a month or so ago - time to find out.
To be honest the journey wasn't as bad as I had feared - the 20 minute journey only taking 35, we didn't see any stranded vehicles and the roads, though still snow covered, were passable with care.  I dropped Lou off at Tescos and parked up in town so that I could do some banking and shopping of my own - I lost count of the number of people who said "all you need is a sledge" as we walked through along the high street - Millie loved showing off her pink coat and the Lappies did what they do best, smile and wag tails.
It took a while to get back into the Tesco car-park but when I did I met up with Lou and loaded up enough food to keep us going till next Christmas - next stop Pets at Home where we stocked up with enough food to keep the dogs well fed before heading back home.
Now might be a good time to say that I do hope that Millie and Rosie's hufamilies are enjoying the summer in South Africa and Australia ;-)
Since Monday we have had more snow - the village isn't yet cut off again and have enjoyed some fabulous walks across the fields with Rosie and Millie, Kiva and Mylo - they have been loving the weather but also enjoying the comfort of lying in front of the fire.
Millie and Rosie continue to be best of friends - I'm not sure which of them enjoys having the company of the other the most.  Millie is as good as gold at night time, I am most impressed with her being crate trained, Rosie is happy in the kitchen but has, due to a certain someone forgetting to shut the kitchen door properly, spent the odd night upstairs next to our bed.
So to Millie and Rosie's owners - your dogs are fine, I would like to think that they could tell you so themselves - perhaps they will when you return from your sunny holidays.
Lappy days.