Happy Sunday everyone! We woke up to a chilly -16 Celsius this morning. It's been quite cold the past few days but the sun made it all better. Another upside to the cold weather, it keeps those little paws super clean! Yesterday, we welcomed Winter Solstice with open arms...longer and brighter days are coming!
We had a good and quiet week. Russell's recovery is going quite nicely. He had a visit from the physiotherapist last Monday and she was once again very impressed. His knee flexion is now at 110 degrees, well past the 90 degrees that is expected at this point in the recovery. Russell ditched the walker and cane well over a week ago. This doesn't mean that my hubby can now run a marathon, far from it. There is still a ways to go in the healing process and some considerable discomfort and pain at times. The nights are getting better although the pain is the worst in the early mornings. As such, we've been getting up at around 5 am. That is just fine and dandy for Merlot & Sherlock who love nothing better than to start their day early....it just means a longer wait for their breakfast LOL!
We don't have much snow on the ground but we may get 5-10 cm tomorrow night. When we got a dump of wet and heavy snow a few weeks ago, I had to deal with snow ball puppies. That was the Sunday after Russell's surgery so it fell on me to remove those pesky snow balls. Unlike Cooper & Spicy who followed the beautiful paths that I shovelled for them, our lovely boys prefer to jump in snow banks, forget the paths. So, that day, the boys and I went shopping for slush suits. They had to be ordered and came last week. We will only use them when the snow is sticky but we are ready...and bonus, they do not mind the suits at all! We also got more baby gates and decided to cut our yard in half for the Winter months, less shovelling for me. Sorry boys 😉
Those are my little news for this Sunday before Christmas. Russell will give our duo a bath today. I have a few errands to run. The next few days will be about getting ready for Christmas Eve and Day. I leave you with a few photos taken last week and one of Cooper & Spicy's 2020 Christmas photo. They are never far from our minds and we miss them dearly 💕
We wish you all a very Merry Christmas! May this holiday season bring happiness and joy for you and your family!
With love,
Anne, Russell, Merlot & Sherlock
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| The Christmas stockings have been hung with care... |
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| The squirrel is up that tree and the Boys have him trapped until they get distracted. |
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| The old faithful giraffe made it into the backyard for some catch me if you can! |
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| A wrestling with the new slush suits....the Boys don't mind them at all. |
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| 17 days post op, the incision is looking good and Merlot is a perfect caregiver. |
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| Christmas is about memories and this duo gave us many wonderful moments like this one captured December 24, 2020. |
Merci de ces nouvelles et je vous souhaite de très Joyeuses fêtes.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the weekly roundup, Anne! Although I've been inquiring about Russell's condition (from a very good source), it's nice to hear it from your perspective. I'm glad the Merlot and Sherlock have integrated nicely into your family. Wishing your family a wonderful Christmas and New Years, and looking forward to reading more about your adventures.
ReplyDeleteJoyeux Noël et Bonne année! xox