Welcome to another Monday. We hope you enjoyed your weekend and met your quota of sports viewing. Between the Super Bowl, the Olympics and the all important Puppy Bowl XXII, there was something for everyone. Your football team may not have won but everyone won in the Puppy Bowl with all 150 contestants finding their forever homes. As usual, kittens provided the adorable half time entertainment. Team Fluff again won the “Lombarky” Trophy in the 2026 Puppy Bowl, beating Team Ruff by a score of 73-69 (there was a whole lot more offense in the Puppy Bowl than the Super Bowl) for the second year in a row. Wilson and I offer our best congratulations to Team Fluff. For a look at the highlights. please click here.
We’ve heard folks on the East Coast suffered another brutally cold weekend but hope today marks a turn-around in their temps. With Spring just 39 days away, we’re hoping Nature gives them a much needed break.
So let’s move on to a couple of smiles for today.
I realize when you’re freezing, there’s not a lot of funny aboiut it but thought this might bring things into perspective. 
We hope you’re staying toasty warm and have a great Monday and even better week.
Live, love, bark! 🐾
That snowman sure has the right idea this winter! ☃️
You guys sure have been hit with lots of the white stuff so I’m guessing any place without it would be a great place to hitchhike. Come to Colorado-sadly we have practically no snow this winter!
urgh mosquitos lolol hoping you stay warm & happy, dear
Thanks. It’s been amazingly warm but the next couple of days are going to be pretty chilly. We have t had much of a winter and got used to unseasonably warm temps. Paying the price now! 😂
Thanks. Today is another chilly day but the temps will be back in the 60’s by Monday. Just wish we’d get some moisture-it’s soooo dry here.
when I lived in cold NY as a kid, the chilly weather was awful on my skin – everywhere, including lips, knuckles… keep toasty & moist, dear
With our consistently low humidity, I learned years ago to stay hydrated (inside and out) as I have extremely dry skin anyway. Moisturizer should be purchased in 55 gallon drums! 😂
Omg when I visited family in Las Vegas one Xmas I thought I would scratch my skin off with the cold dry air. I spent most of my vacation going to the store in search of a moisturizer that actually worked. Thank goodness for the mild temps here in Los Angeles. Still I use the extra thick Cetaphil am and pm. Even my doggie gets dandruff when it’s dry 😹
Glad everyone found homes:)
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Thanks. It always warms my heart when they find homes for these pups. Thanks for swinging by the “Ranch.” We 💙 visitors.
MOL on that snowman😹he knows where he’s going, there won’t be anything left of him, when he takes a ride to our Country😸Double Pawkisses for a Happy Day to the both of you🐾😽💞
Thanks; glad you got a chuckle from our Monday smile. We thought it was pretty funny although Friday received a touch of snow during Winter Storm Fern (like most of the rest of the country). I’d probably opt for a different place to hitchhike to, like maybe Costa Rica. LOL
I like the ‘no mosquitos’ thought.
😂 Thanks, a lot of folks feel the same way. Our humidity is usually so low so they aren’t usually a problem unless you’re near a large water supply but you never know. We’re not fans of flying or crawling bugs.
Thank you. Being from cold New England we needed the laughs
Glad you enjoyed the smiles even if the big game didn’t pan out. Here’s hoping the temps warm up for you and no more snow blankets the ground.
You nose Miss Monika an Wilson wee wished wee watched Puppy Bowl innstead of Super Bowl….soundss liek Team Fluff had a furabuluss Deefence like THE Seahawkss! Pawtriotss jsut seemed ‘limp’. wee did not like 1/2 show at all. Butt each to their own….
Yore 2 Memess are GRATE!!! #2 appliess to us inn Canada fore sure! Mossey’ss THE size of Terry-dactullss, mew mew mew…
Thanx fore startin our week off guud!
~~~head rubss~~~BellaDharma~~~ an {{huggiess}} BellaSita Mum
There was lots of options for watching all kinds of sports on Sunday. It was a good day. We loved the halftime show (even though we do not understand Spanish). It seemed to speak energy and love and think everyone can understand that and it made us all want to get up and dance around the house.
Seemss alot of Peepss are 50/50 about 12/ tiem show…mee just napped! 😉
Java Bean: “Ayyy, that snowman may want to rethink his strategy!”
Agreed. It’s not the first place we’d hitchhike to! Besides, they received some snow with Winter Storm Fern. Here’s hoping the rest of your week is pawsome, Bean!
From Baltimore, bbrrr, and wondering why I foolishly moved here from Florida some years ago …
I know it’s cold in your neck of the woods (my sis lives in Frederick and she’s kept us informed). But I read where there were some snow flurries in Spring Hill, FL recently. The weather is just bonkers all over the country and a certain dude plans to close the NCAR (the National Center for Atmospheric Research which uses science for a resilient, sustainable society and makes forecasting easier for weather forecasting people…😱 Grrrrr
I will take the cold and snow over mosquitoes any day. 🙂 XO
I’m with you! Really despise those nasty little things. Have a wonderful week!
Thanks for the laughs, we could use a bit of levity after enduring this weekend. I tell myself regularly that there are no ticks in winter, either!
No ticks is also a very good thing! Hopefully things you’ll be out of the igloo conditions soon. Enjoy your week.
We seem to have thawed out some in the swamps of south Louisiana and hope everyone else does, too. Thanks for the smiles!
Glad you enjoyed the smiles and delighted to hear that things are warming up down your way. Hope it was a great Monday and have a pawtastic week.
Oh, shucks…I forgot all about the puppy bowl:(
We used to watch it in years gone by…somehow I was busy with other stuff and forgot, plus we don’t hardly watch any TV anymore.
Florida got quite cold too, does anyone really want to go there right now? Their cold is still warmer than ours, though, LOL! We are hoping for above freezing temps later this week, Hooray!
Yes indeed, NO mosquitoes! Maybe the super cold temps will kill off a bunch of other nasty bugs, like ticks. We can only hope, as last summer was a boomer year for those evil little rascals.
Have a great week ahead, and stay warm!
Doggone it-the Puppy Bowl is always a fun watch. Yeah, if that was my snowman, he’d have a sign for Costa Rico I think!
You’re right, it even snowed a little bit in some parts of Florida. The cold has definitely been a deterrent for mosquitoes. Hopefully things will start to warm up soon in Michigan. 🤞🏻 Have a great week!
I was thinking about the no mosquito benefit of this weather just last week! It was almost 70F and sunny today. Even nicer tomorrow before we again experience the polar plunge. And the dogs actually got a nice walk through the neighborhood today- without sweaters!!
Weather without sweaters sounds wonderful. Hope the polar plunge isn’t bad. Have a great week.
Weather forecast changed! Now it’s supposed to be just a bit cooler, then warming up again. I guess the weather people take their best guess…
It’s changed for us too. They must have gotten their forecasting heads together. Our calls for cooler temps (it was 70 yesterday) with possible (oh please let this one be right…showers. We are so parched and need the moisture.
Santa and Clara as a tag team is adorable. As are ALL those puppies, who were moving the ball better than the Patriots did last night. Just saying. And on a fun note, my family adopted Penny, our Vizla, from North Shore all the way back in 1980.
I wasn’t displeased about the outcome but even more happy to know every single pup from the Puppy Bowl was adopted and applaud anyone who gives a shelter pup a second chance. Kudos to you and your family. Happy Monday.
Love the Puppy Bowl. Unlike the Super Bowl, the outcome is always in doubt and it always exceeds every expectation.
Loved the video you shared, thank you for that as well.
Back atcha mama. Happy Tuesday now 😉
Thanks Marc. You’re too kind.
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Puppy bowl anytime over the Superbowl! 😊 Too adorable 😍
Love the memes. I want to go with the snowman! 😂😂
True about the mosquitos! In summer you will need to remind me of the snow again! LOL!
The snowman pic was just too funny. I’d opt for someplace more exotic but that’s just me.
It doesn’t get much better than the Puppy Bowl.
Yeah, any tropical island would be perfect for me. 😎
P. S. Happy Monday. 😊
Same to you! I actually made it to your site on a Monday this time. Starting the week off good. LOL! 🙂
Kudos to you-well done. I started back doing yoga this morning. If I can walk tomorrow morning (egad I’m sore!), I’ll do it again. Hopefully without an 80 lb. dog licking my face. 😂
I was up a ladder attaching bird nesting boxes to trees. Just a usual Monday for me… 😀 😀 😀
😁 Happy Monday, Paul!
We are in a period of above-average temps. Who could have predicted that? This may sound dumb, but when it was so cold here, I had a thought about no mosquitoes. I guess it is a way of finding a positive path through torment.
Not dumb at all…I’ve had the same thought though mosquitos aren’t anything like what you guys have in Texas (one small advantage to lack of humidity). We are 50% of where we should be on moisture right now. Scary to think where we’ll be in July and August.
Have a great Monday, John!
We always like the Puppy Bowl and I love that funny snowman!
The Puppy Bowl is a couple of hours of good ole fashioned sweetness and fun. We’ve watched it for years. Hope you have a super duper Monday! No hitchhiking to Florida now, okay? 😂
I had a briefcase just like the one that the Snowman has. A Samsonite back in like 1975 I think. He’s been standing there as long as the Super Bowl went on.
That’s too funny. I had a cream colored one (i fact, I still do, I think…hard to remember where I’ve put stuff in the new house-guess I better check on that-I know there was a bunch of change in it!). Have a pawtastic Monday!
The puppies are so adorable! I liked the little orange bows, can’t remember her name but she’s so cute!
They were all so adorable. I watched the preview with my grandkids. Funny how we all have our favorite little fluff balls! Have a terrific Monday!
We didn’t watch the game. We never watch the games anymore.
Love the funnies and can I come along?
I linked this post to Awww Mondays.
Have a fabulous day and week. Love and hugs to you and lots of scritches to handsome Wilson. ♥
Glad you enjoyed the smiles, Sandee. You can come along wqith us anytime, though I might be tempted to go farther south than Florida-like maybe Costa Rico. 🤣 Have a wagnificent Monday! And thanks for always including us in your Monday link. We appreciate it so much.
Thought I’d never say this but I’d love to see a mosquito! I’m desperate!
I can imagine! Hopefully things will start improving and you guys can thaw out. Happy Monday.
The Super Bowl I can live without…give me the Puppy Bowl any time!
I’m with you, Helen! The Puppy Bowl is always the best and I love how they’ve been able to get people to adopt special needs pets who often are overlooked at shelters and rescue. We hope you have a pawtastic Monday!
Yeah what a snoozer of a Super Bowl. I had no skin the game other than my disdain for the Patriots. It’s been so warm out our way we are seeing mosquitoes and honey bees. I think it all ends today when we return to our regularly scheduled Winter.
Wishing you and Wilson a stretch of seven wonderful days!
You pretty much expressed my same view about the game. I had the family for dinner and with the grandbaby, it was more entertaining. Enjoyed the halftime pageantry with its rhythm, and found most of the ads uninspiring so the Puppy Bowl was a nice bright spot. It’s been warm and way too dry. We can only hope something in the form of moisture happens soon. Having a grass fire a few miles away was a bit unsettling.
Wishing you and the Golden Girls a wagnificent Monday and pawsome week!
Lots of sporting events to watch on the weekend for sure and we watched a big variety and enjoyed it all. We’re not looking forward to the way too warm weather and all the mess it will create but we can’t change it so we deal with it. Have great week!
Thanks, guys. Yeah, we’re trying to deal with our own reality here. Lots of sporting stuff, a little fore everyone. it was a good day to see the grandbaby and entertain the family. Plus the food seemed pretty tasty too, so not all was lost. 😉 Have a super Monday.
We narrowly escaped more snow. WHEW!
Whelp! That’s nearly as good as the lack of mosquitos! Happy Monday.
Love the memes! CA is not so cold, but I have lots of family in frigid areas. We watched the All American Halftime Show. What a hoot! Never heard of the Puppy Bowl. that will be on my radar next year.
Thanks, Jacqui-glad you enjoyed today’s smiles. We’ve basically had no winter this year, certainly next to no snow and we’re concerned about the lack of moisture and feel badly for the folks on the eastern coast. They’ve been hammered especially lately. The Puppy Bowl is something we’ve watched nearly every year and is always broadcast before the Super Bowl. You may be able to see a replay on YouTube. It’s usually broadcast on Animal Planet or Discovery. Check it out-it’s great fun with a great way for folks to enjoy loads of adorable puppies and kittens. Happy Monday!
that is true… no meowskitos now ;O) have a good week…
Sometimes you have to take whatever consolation you can find. We hope things are drying out for you. Happy Monday.
I shoulda tuned into the puppy bowl. The Super Bowl – first half and half-time show are all I watched before I called it quits.
Those memes are too funny. It’s still bitterly cold here but looks like it will “warm up” starting tomorrow… of course said warming up comes with another dumping of the white stuff.
Have a great day!
More snow? Argh. That crackling sound you hear is us in severe drought. Other than that recent cold spell, we haven’t had any winter and there was a nearby 130 acre vegetation fire Saturday with very windy conditions. Last I heard it was 80% contained as of yesterday but no update this morning. Feel free to send any excess snow our way, we can use it.
Here’s to a Happy Monday!
Oh yeah. Heck none fell for over a whole week 😉 The roads are finally cleared…
Severe drought is no joke, either. How awful. It’s bad enough there are fires in the summer but man oh man. I wish I could send you enough to stamp out the possibililty of more fires!
Look for the good and we will find it.
Thanks for the kind wishes. Not much we can do but it’s definitely something on my mind as we head toward Summer. Here’s hoping any new snow doesn’t wreck your week.
It’ll just make it more of a bitch as I have no choice but to go in town on both Tuesday and Wednesday!
Please be careful and arrive safely.
You know I will.
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