Human stuff

I have to admit I took zero photos on Tuesday.  That generational saying that "no photo, it didn't happen" is not true.  While I was taking zero photos, I did "human stuff".  I took the next two photos on Wednesday morning after Ember was settled in for puppy nap #1.

I moved the smaller TV from the family room into the X-Pen room, elevating it onto the near-empty bookcase.  This is step one in a multi-step process.  If I make the changes gradually, maybe it won't freak Ember out quite so much.  

This move felt to me that it exposed the router.  I was feeling a little insecure because of Ember's ongoing destructor-mode on the leather couch.  This was getting too close for my comfort.  I reused Ember's smallest crate as a container for the router!  Left the small crate, router inside, behind the screening shelf because I don't have much choice, the connection being there!  You can see the lights, and I have access by way of the crate door if I need to reset something.

The router is in the far corner, by the brick hearth. You can see the screening folding table/shelf behind the far arm of the couch.  Wish me luck as I keep trying, one doggy daycare day at a time, to work on the human elements of life.

Ember had a fine time in daycare on Tuesday.  As I was dropping her off, another lab came in with his owner, also for daycare.  She was very excited to see a friend and was ready to start playing... now!  Of course she had to wait a bit, the staff person promising she would get to play in a bit.

When I picked her up, I asked the staffer how Ember did and as she helped me load my pup into the car the young gal said Ember was very sweet and had been in the "cloud" group that day.  The group played well together.  So far, I'm happy with the arrangement.  

As I often do when Ember is elsewhere, I indulged in making myself something I would not for lunch.  She would want to share.  I toasted a grilled cheese sandwich.

Wednesday morning dawned frigid, as predicted.  Ember and I have survived to the crate time before "last call", with a couple of car rides but no leash walks.  Sister visits on Wednesdays are in suspended mode, as is sometimes quite appropriate this time of year.

Ember had some zoomies in the back yard, following an attempt at ball tossing.  She let me shovel off part of the deck without attacking the shovel.  But then she went after a cable that she'd ignored up to this point, that runs up the side of the house along the deck.  Sigh.  Two steps forward...

Choosing to live life!  Also choosing to keep Sparking!