A quiet August Sunday

 Happy Sunday everyone! Our day started sunny, then it became cloudy and it's now raining just a bit. I could have stayed on the deck, under the umbrella, but decided to come in. It's days like today that we will truly enjoy our awning next year, rain or shine. Beautiful weather in the forecast for the week though.

All is good with us. Our week went by quickly, as always. On Tuesday, it rained cats and dogs, all day. Miss Spicy wasn't a happy camper. I've said it before, she doesn't like the rain one bit. Russell took her out throughout the day...carried her with a golf umbrella over her head, put her down on a nice patch of grass and she did her business. She came back in the house totally dry. She's so funny, in every way. Here's a fun tidbit about the Spice girl....she only, and I mean only, drinks from the right side of a water bowl, any water bowl. Always! Back to the rainy day, Coop doesn't care about the rain. Having said this, he's usually in and out pretty quick and we have this big bath towel ready to dry him. A little tidbit about the Cooper boy.....at night, when he comes in from doing his last business, he will always, and I mean always, walk through the living room then on to the bedroom, rather than going the direct route of going through the kitchen. Little quirks that make us love them even more!

Our newest kitchen gadget came on Wednesday...a Cuisinart Yogurt/Ice Cream Maker. Thanks to my friend who posted pics of her incredible ice cream creations, we decided that we should get one also. Why not. We made strawberry gelato. An easy recipe but very tasty. We had 6 servings out of it. Yummy! I have many recipes that I want to try so stay tuned.

On Wednesday, Cooper & Spicy had their follow up echocardiograms. Yesterday, our vet called with the results. Spicy's Mitral Valve Disease has progressed mildly, nothing worrisome. Her medication will remain the same. Cooper also progressed mildly but he will now require medication, same as Spicy. We were not surprised as he was on the edge last year. All things being equal, we would have preferred no progression at all but we are somewhat relieved that the progression is considered "very mild", as per the cardiologist report. We will do everything we can to keep them healthy. They are our world and deserve the best we can give them. They, in return, give us so much.

In my blog last week, I mentioned that I was working towards Cooper being able to jump through my arms. Well, it happened yesterday morning. I was over the moon happy that we could achieve this goal together. Cooper is a really smart boy and loves to learn. This particular exercise took a few weeks to learn, I watched a zillion videos online but we did it. Well done sweet Cooper!

I'm almost done with my blog for this week but I have to share this......remember when toilet paper was in high demand and short supply back in the Spring? Well my friends, charcoal briquettes are now in high demand! Granted, most people use propane, we do to, but we also have a charcoal barbecue that we bought this year. It seems that some of us want to take the time to barbecue, get the charcoals going, want the flavour....so the briquettes are now scarce. We bought eight bags today LOL!

On that funny note, I wish you all a great week. A busy one for us, we both have our physicals and I have my dental hygiene appointment on Thursday. It's all good. Stay well and safe!

Stand Up Paddle boarders and kayaking all on Lake St. Louis
 while on our walk.

Rudbeckias in full in the backyard.

Ever watchful and hoping for treats, Cooper and Spicy are BFFs.

Cooper has an angelic look especially when he wants something.

Spicy is all tucked in for her TV time nap.

The Yin and Yang of Havanese...Spicy and Cooper style.