Snowman Aftermath

What happened? She's too old to build a snowman. Owie owie owie owie!

Yeah, I’m too old to build a snowman.

I could have told you that.

So what are we grateful this Thanksgiving? Advil.

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The Snowman

Look, it's snowing! I think I'll build the boys a snowman while they're sleeping.

Yay, a pee man! If I give him my hat, can I bring him to life?

Yesterday was the first snow of the season. I took Toby outside to play, and we decided to build a snowman. As I rolled the snow across the ground, I picked up pee spot after pee spot after pee spot. When I was done, I had more pee than snow. Toby was thrilled and even kicked the dirty snow into my face. (Thanks, Toby.) It was one of the grossest experiences I’ve had.

After some of the pee melted off, we decided that the snowman looked like a despondent cat.

You didn’t like my pee snow? I don’t believe it.

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Snowby II

Snowman shaped like a terrier.

Whee! We got lucky and had more packing snow this week. I couldn’t resist, and I built another Snowby (Snow + Toby). Note the cinnamon swirl tummy and the heart on his chest. It was actually a leaf that had been caught up in the snow – but how convenient!

When I was a kid, I didn’t get to build snowmen. Now that I am old, I take great joy in them. My boys like sharing in the activity but in more of a destructive role. I have to keep Toby far, far away from my creations because he will tear up snow balls as fast as I can roll them.

Bitey sitting next to "surrendering" snowman.

“Aack!”

Puppy Geordie used to wait until I had the snowman assembled before he would destroy it. I had to build snowmen with their arms in surrender posture so they were high enough that Geordie couldn’t reach them.

Toby attacks his snowmen by peeing on them. I am pretty sure this Snowby is disgusted with us and is going to leave for the North Pole this weekend.

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The Snowby

Cairn terrier pup standing in snow.

This is The Usurper. He has outgrown his green sweater, but he has a green flower attached to his collar so you can still recognize him. It turns out this little puppy enjoys snow more than most anything in life….except maybe tennis balls.

A Snow Toby that looks more like Winnie the Poo than intended.

Toby and I played for hours out in the snow. I tried to build a Snow Toby, but it came out looking more like Winnie the Poo or Mickey Mouse. (My audience is divided on that one.) It was a nearly impossible task because Toby tore up each snow ball as fast as I could roll it.

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