What the heck?! It got into the teens a couple of times here in the Houston area (never happens) and snowed a little, and it finally got a little chilly in the PNW?! Don't get me wrong, I love the cold. I also love a good fire. Our new house has this silly little gas fireplace that's about the size of a bread box that you can't burn wood in, throws out absolutely no heat, and does nothing but waste gas. I miss my childhood home in California where it snows a bunch in the winter and stays in the triple digits in the summer. Sorry for the rant.

Myke, I'm envious of that dog pack you've got there. Semper Fi!