A lazy start to the year

Happy Sunday everyone! It's a cloudy day for us. We just got back from a walk and although it's not that cold, it felt very damp. There is now a thin layer of snow/ice pellet combination on the grass so it was a bit icy by the lake. In our backyard though, it's perfect. Clean paws are back in business!

All is good with us. We decided to take another week "off" so last week was nice and lazy. We didn't do much other than take down all Christmas decorations. Russell vacuumed everywhere. All is put away for another year. 

We ate turkey leftovers for a few days. I also made a delicious broth with the carcass. I froze some of it and used some to make an Italian Wedding Soup for dinner one night. Yummy!

On Thursday, we went to our neighbour's house for a New Year celebratory drink. Paul and Marie were great hosts and it was most enjoyable. That night, we watched the World Junior Hockey, Gold medal game! Congratulations to Canada! It was a very exciting game 👏

Friday, we had take-out pizza from Cugini's, a great place in Beaconsfield.  We both had a white base pizza, very good and the crust was super light, Neapolitan style. Last night, we ordered Chinese from La Perle. I suppose taking a week off also means less cooking 😉 We're done ordering in or doing take-out for a while now. Two days in a row is plenty for us!

Tomorrow we get back to our normal routine. By that I mean working out, more walks with the pooches, that sort of thing. Russell has an osteo appointment on Tuesday for a much needed tune up. Other than that, it will be a quiet week.

We are noticing that the days are getting longer although we haven't seen the sun much lately. The weather has been rather dreary. According to this week's forecast, we might see the sun on Tuesday 🌞

Our pooches are doing well. Cooper seems to have adjusted well to the increase in his medications.  They are both happy, no matter what we do 💗

That's my blog for today. There is some football on TV this afternoon. I might watch some of it with Russell or finish a book that I started a few weeks ago. I'm back to cooking tonight.  I have a meatloaf ready to be cooked later. It's been a while since we've had it. Have a great week everyone!

Spicy and Cooper were sure-footed on the icy
walk this morning at Edgewater Park!

Sunbeams breaking through the overcast sky
and a partial ice-over of Lac St. Louis.

Chews at the ready for a little retrieve before
snuffling...nothing better.

Spicy at her post on top of the back of the sofa...
she never misses a beat.

Cooper took the late shift on 
neighbourhood watch!