Dachshunds should not wear Sweatshirts!

Speck (a mini-dachshund) definitely likes to be toasty. Getting him outside in the winter is not easy. And he will wrap up in anything to stay warm. Last night I was quilting and for you longarmers, you know how you concentrate on what you're doing and get oblivious to your surroundings. Well, that's how I was trying to finish up a quilt last night. The house where I quilt is older and not so well insulated and the longarm is in a back bedroom that gets cold. I had on a sweatshirt during the day but then in the evening when Chad was home, I had the heater turned higher so I had taken my sweatshirt off and laid it across the back of a chair. It must've fallen and Speck had gotten wrapped up in it as best he could . . which wasn't too good! So, I'm quilting along about midnight and out of the corner of my eye, I see this black thing flopping around on the floor. My first thought was that a critter had found its way into my house and I was about to run when I realized Speck had crawled down the sleeve of the sweathshirt and was stuck! Only his nose was sticking out the end of the sleeve. He was in a panic and I couldn't get him backed up so I had to cut the sleeve to get him out. That dog! Quilt got finished and I got to bed about 1 a.m. Somehow the thermostat got changed and thought today was Saturday. I get up about 7 on Saturday so I have it set to come on at 6:30 on Saturday. But, on weekdays, I get up at 5:30 (actually, more like 6 after a snooze a few times) so I have it set to come on at 5:00. When my alarm went off, I thought . . why is my nose so cold?? Then, when I crawled out from the 4 quilts on my bed, I realized it was 50 degrees in the house and the heater had not come on. Brrrrr. That has all been reset but I still can't seem to get warm. I'm going to spend the whole day piecing! I should finish the top using the fabrics I posted on Thanksgiving Day. And, I think I know what I'm doing with the fabrics for Chaplain Lewis' wife so I will get started on that. And, Vince is having the oil changed in the pickup and it will not be ready before lunch so I'm picking him up and we'll go eat at my favorite little BBQ joint on the east side of town. Sounds like a good day, huh? Piecing and BBQ! What more could a girl ask for! Judy