Day 4 of Carl visit

 

Carl's plate... add a couple of carrots.  He can have those.  He makes it disappear in seconds.

My plate has more veggies.  It's all very nummy!

This was day 4's luncheon.  I bought that roast with Carl in mind.  It is making several meals for the two of us.

The lawn guys were here again Wednesday with weed killer.  I was alerted by Carl and went out to warn them that I have cat food and water set out in the yard (and why), and they promised not to spray around that part.  Sigh.

Carl and I walked loops around "Grandma's dog park" Wednesday morning in the hopes that he'll be tamed down enough to go on the regular Wednesday walk with his Great-Aunt Alicia and me in the afternoon.  I've been talking up her visit to him.

As happens when distracted by animal care, Grandma (that's me) didn't get the Runkeeper turned on right away and forgot to turn it off until it talked to her at the first stop light!

The total distance is probably close to right.  

I never realized until I mapped this with Runkeeper that the paved path is essentially a triangle at Stransky Dog Run.

Alicia came at her usual time, after her work day.  We did a very short walk, into the park near my house, but turned around before we got too deep into it, because I didn't want to take Carl out by the busier street.  I used to walk him there, pre-pandemic, when he was still a pup, but there were a lot of other dogs out and about, and I wanted to take no chances of bad behavior.  Set them up for success, right?  

He was a very good boy, not even barking at the other dogs.

Home again, best buds with my sister, happy camper Carl!

He earned a reward of a bit of a run in the backyard while I loaded up his Kong with treats, then he came right back inside to collect it.

It was a good day.  The kids, meanwhile, traveled into Utah to see Hovenweep National Monument.  Hovenweep means deserted valley, in the native tongues of the region.  By the end of the day, they are at their VRBO, where they have reservations for four nights.  It is gorgeous, from the videos she posted... right on a lake in Pagosa Springs.  The house looks to be large enough and have enough bed and bath rooms for six adults... plus any smaller children that might come attached to them.  A good place to just chill if they want to.

Life is Good.  Spark on!