Amie The day I woke up and found the ground covered in the first snow, I felt like a giddy pup. I stood forever in front of the windows in my room and looked out over the white landscape. I had always loved snow, and I preferred the cold of winter to the heat of summer. The scent of snow had been in the air for days and I had been talking to several of the pups in the pack and promised I would take them sledding. There was a good slope for it in the woods the pups had told me. We were in luck, as it was Saturday there was no school or work. I mindlinked with the pups’ parents while getting ready. They had no objections to me taking the pups out for some fun in the snow. I rushed down to the kitchen and packed a big backpack full of hot chocolate, sandwiches, fruit and some blankets. I ate

