snowsuit

Well! It seems like the winter felt like parting the curtains on the sun again today! Another stunning day with gorgeous sunshine, brilliant white snow, and a powder blue sky. I managed to talk myself into starting resistance training again (hummm… Carm might wonder if that is resistance to house-cleaning, but no, merely resistance for my weak muscles)! Five minutes on the bike and then long enough on the treadmill to watch 3 'Schitts Creek' episodes. 

Today I retired my original walking shoes… they've done good service with around 2700 kilometers on their worn out tread. Enough to walk from here to just past Moose Jaw! All that said, it took 2 years!

After recovering from all that - it took ages to catch my breath and cool down - I had a coffee and then we stuck Lupa in her crate and popped Adia into the car for a trip to the pet store to try on outfits! Our snowsuit order was in! I poked around the store while waiting for the manager to dig out the coats and noticed the same outfit in black. So rather than taking the pink one out of the packaging we tried the black on her and bingo! An almost perfectly fitting snowsuit!

When we got home, I caught Lupa, jammed her into her outfit, then we hit the trails! The hayfield has a labyrinth of packed down paths that criss-cross and loop - another few days and we'll have the whole thing tamped down! Goals 😱 . I tried to keep a nice visual (I see it out of the kitchen window), but gave up after our second time out. Both dogs went crazy with joy 😀  Unfortunately whenever I tried to get a photo they'd end up under my feet which makes it impossible to get a good shot.

Chapter 15 Cato and Bailey Listen to Music

There was sun in the sky in the morning so everyone felt very happy. Cato wondered if it was summer yet, but Laura told her that there were still many months. Bailey thought that was too long and agreed with Cato that Laura should make summer come more quickly.

Laura was listening to music again which the parrots all really liked. Grace told Cato and Bailey that sometimes Laura dances around like crazy and that she likes to join in. Grace told them that there were some songs that Laura would play over and over again when she wasn't feeling well a few years ago and that sometimes she still plays them when she wants to feel upbeat and strong.

Grace said that she really enjoyed those songs as they made her feel good too and that she agreed with this song that said that she was born to be alive. She couldn't think of what other way there was to be born but didn't think about that too much.

https://youtu.be/vb5a-GYty-o?si=eOjHEmau4RahXd5w

Cato and Bailey were amazed and loved this song. They agreed that we were all born to be alive and that they were glad for the sunshine and that today was going to be another really good day. Bailey thought that it would be an even better day if he had more snacks.

Carm was busy again on the phone with Bell trying to troubleshoot our home phone issues… the tech on their end has possibly identified the problem - something about us having the same address as someone else (?)... they'll fix it and call back tomorrow. Note related, except that it was a scam that used Bell, Carm had a weird phone call from someone claiming to be Bell but obviously weren't… he asked the guy a few questions and got alarming answers 😯 We felt pretty bad for him as it seems he was in Myanmar and possibly a prisoner...

Awesome!

"Adia's new outfit"

"another sunny day!"

"dogs asleep in sunspots after playing outside"

"birds quietly napping after filling up on glop"