Half way through January

Happy Sunday everyone! We've been up since 5:30 this morning. It was one of those restless nights for our pooches. We took both out at 2 am then Spicy started panting at 5:30 so we decided to take them out again. It was time for Cooper's first pills of the day anyway. I made a big pot of coffee and here we are.....Russell is catching up on the overnight news, our duo is napping and I'm blogging.

This past week was quiet. We had a couple of snow events but somehow, in Beaconsfield anyway, we managed to escape the bulk of it. That wasn't the case for my friend Linda who lives up North. They got hammered. Yesterday morning, I woke up thinking I would have to shovel our way out but nothing fell overnight. It was a nice surprise. We did get some snow during the day but it was quite manageable.  We're half way through the month and the days are getting longer....it's a good thing. 

Russell got his cortisone shot on Tuesday. His knee feels much better as a result. He meets with his surgeon on March 4. By then, he should have a good sense of when his knee replacement surgery will take place. 

Spicy is relatively stable although her resting respiratory rate is now higher as a result of the steroids. This was to be expected. It is still below 30, ranging in the 20-24 from 8-12.  We were in touch with the neurologist last week who was pleased at how Spicy was responding to the dexamethasone. The goal is to provide her with the lowest effective dose to minimize long term effects. It's a catch-22 kind of situation. Other than that, our little girl seems in good spirits and eats extremely well. 

Our Cooper's GI issues are acting up. His appetite continues to be less than adequate. We will be seeing Dr. Javard this coming Wednesday to see if he can shed some light on this. His resting respiratory rate is stable so that's good. Otherwise, he also seems in good spirits.

As for me, I'm plugging along. The days are brighter and it makes me feel good. We got an email from our accountant the other day in preparation for the upcoming tax season. A sign that Spring will be at our door step soon 😂 I also happened to look at our passports which I thought were expiring in 2026. They will expire in March 2025. Since we have no travel plans for the remaining of Cooper and Spicy's precious short lives, we decided to renew now, for 10 years. That will bring us to 2034....crazy!

There is some cold weather on the way this week,  nothing like what the West is enduring at the moment. It's now 7:35 and Spicy just poked her hear around the kitchen island. She wants breakfast 😂 I better get on it. 

Have a great week everyone. Stay safe and warm. 

Sofa time on a snowy day!

Crossing paths.

Backyard cleared  and the snow banks are smaller 
this year.

Hey, you! You know it's breakfast
time don't you!

Spicy leaves no crumb behind while Cooper
looks on in amusement.

Cooper was not impressed with the Habs 
performance.