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.
Good Friday morning to you and Ember! Interested in how your pack walk experiment will go….you certainly go above and beyond to provide Ember with a variety of activities and socialization opportunities. What a wonderful hu-Mom you are to her!
ReplyDeleteIt is cold in central FL and has been all week…you know the rest of the US is cold when the prediction is snow and ice in the FL panhandle! Yikes! Eissa7 (Karen)
Yikes! Florida and ice just don't seem to go together, do they? Bundle up and stay safe!
DeleteYes, cold here, too, but not as bitter cold as it could be. That said, we’re going to be slammed w/another polar vortex come tomorrow night through Wednesday. Cold I can deal with.
ReplyDeleteGood for you getting to your personal trainer.
Good luck w/the pack walk. Hope all goes well/!
Love the photos.
Hugs and stay warm
Barb
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Pack walk went so much better than trying to walk her alone. Other people and a "leader" dog helped a lot with Ember's willingness to "keep going" as opposed to following up some distraction (like the long grass in the park, or digging in someone else's yard). Planning to do this again if we get another wonderfully mild day in the coming weeks!
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ReplyDeleteSounds like healthy routines are falling into place for the two of you.
Had my second cataract surgery Jan 8 and this recovery has some effects not with the first: flickering vision and intermittent swirls of loose paisley designs in yellow/pink/lavendar. Doc says these should go away by week 4.
Had cancer followup yesterday. Surgical biopsy on the near horizon as soon as cleared by eye Doc. The volume of anesthesia I have had since April 2023 is troubling as each surgery takes much longer to recover from. Disappointing, but it is what it is.
I concur "aging is definitely not for sissies" as the quote credited to so many folks says.
Keep warm during your version of the Polar Vortex. We aren't as well-equipped in these parts.
Susan
How interesting to see the difference between the two eyes. I had some differences, too. My brother in law was less happy with his second eye than with the first. I think the first one makes such a positive impact that the second one would be hard pressed to equal it.
DeleteSo sorry about the anesthesia recovery getting harder/longer to recover from. Yep, aging is not for wimps!
Wishing you warmth in the polar vortex, too... it could dip as far south as y'all, and even though not as extreme as what we get (or those North of US do), homes are not built for Winter down your way!