One of the more recent toy acquisitions. We are learning to enjoy tug. Sort of.
Both of these photos are from the sunny afternoons on the deck. The temperatures may be low (got into the single digits F in the overnight Sunday to Monday) but it's not as bitterly cold as many January months have been in my lifetime.
Monday had its ups and downs. I knew it would be challenging as the 4th day "home with Mom" before Tuesday's next day care time. We took three car rides.
The first was a "ride to nowhere" in the dark of the morning, just to distract her from the leather couch that she's still working on deconstructing. The second was a trip to the grocery store. This time I left her in the car while I dashed in to get saltine crackers and a small packet of dog chews.
The last one was a sight-seeing tour to go find the KenL-Inn dog place. I wanted to check where the pavement ended and get a look at it, as it has been some years since I went out there. I'm considering it as an alternative boarding/day care space for Ember. I understand they do dog training classes out there, as well as having wooded space on the property for some of their activities when a dog is boarded there. We did not stop, just drove through the lot, as I hadn't called first. Bit by bit.
Tuesday is one of Ember's Day Care days, and my personal trainer day, too. Ember was ready to go early, so I took her on over. It felt cold outside, as it was breezier than Monday had been. While she was playing, I got my workout, a shower, unpacked some deliveries, baked a loaf of frozen bread dough, did some laundry, and vacuumed. The electric company was out replacing a streetlight. They had to get into the pedestal in my backyard to do some fuse work, just as I was getting ready to go pick up Ember.
I started writing this several days ago, then kind of abandoned it...
It's now Friday morning. Ember went to day care both Tuesday and Thursday. She has some new toys (deliveries I unpacked), but I'm pacing when they get introduced. I made it to my trainer sessions both Tuesday and Thursday. Next week looks much the same. What will be different is the weather. We are having a couple of very nice (for January) days, and then over the weekend and into Monday and Tuesday next week (the 19th to the 21st) we will be hit with our piece of the "Polar Vortex" the news folks are talking about. Still, I compare it to January temperatures of the past, and it doesn't sound as bad.
Today's plan: I have recycles loaded in the car, and figure one of our "practice car rides" can be to take them to the center. And today is the day that we will be attempting a "pack walk" with Frank and Susan... and hopefully Julie will be coming along. Once greetings have been established, fingers crossed for another avenue of exercise for the pup.
Keep on making the choice to live your life! Spark on.