It was a snowy week

Happy Sunday everyone! It's 7:30 am and we've been up for well over two hours. I just spent the last 45 minutes watching the news coverage about Artemis II, set to launch around February 6. I am a passionate enthusiast about anything that has to do with space so this upcoming lunar spaceflight mission is right up my alley. It is especially exciting to have  Canadian Jeremy Hansen as part of the crew. His interview with Ian Hanomansing is simply fascinating.

Enough about space, back to earth and the reality of Winter. This past week was somewhat snowy although we didn't get nearly as much snow as our friends in Toronto. On Tuesday, we woke up to a little bit of wet snow so the boys suited up in their slush gear. We did not anticipate that they would get so many snow balls on their feet though....so much so that we couldn't remove their suits. A bucket of warm water took care of that little problem LOL!

The snow was wet enough to build a chubby snowman.  My back no longer allows me to build one from the ground up so I work with snow mounds. I say whatever works. I had fun and our boys enjoyed looking at it.

Russell had blood work done in preparation for his physical tomorrow. All is good. He will also have his one year post op appointment with his knee surgeon. 

On Friday, I had a spa pedicure. It was a cold day and it felt good to get pampered. Russell gets one this coming Tuesday. 

Merlot & Sherlock are doing well. They both enjoy whatever comes their way. They especially like their time in the playroom. When I say "place", they go directly to the trampoline and wait for whatever I have in store for them. Good boys 💕

That's my blog for today. We will go for a walk then I will get a bit of cooking done for the week. Tonight's dinner will be a braised bone-in ham. I have never cooked one of those before. 

Have a great week everyone!

Sherlock and Merlot inspect the visitor, the
snowman I made from the mounds we've
been shovelling.

Slush suits to the rescue in the sticky wet 
snow...the only 'snowballs' were on the paws.

Two on a trampoline....the boys patiently waiting
their turn to learn something new. This is 
called "place"

Sherlock put his best paw
forward as he snuggled on the
couch for evening TV time.

With the Christmas tree in storage,
Merlot is now napping in the same
spot under the table.

The morning workout, tamping down 
the heavy wet snow for the boys.

The boots tell the story. How many steps did
I take that morning?

Royal rumble in the fresh snow!

Spicy and Cooper were always helpful and 
intrigued when we made a snowman together, this
moment captured January 18th, 2021.