Here we are, half way through the month of January already. I'm not really sure hope that happened so quickly. Weren't we just celebrating a new year? Honestly the last 12 days have been a blur. January is one of my least favorite months of the year, so in some ways I guess its good that it is going so quickly. And every day brings us one day closer to Spring!
Monday was a very long day. It started early, and I spent most of the day at the hospital with my mom in the surgery waiting room while my dad was in surgery. His surgery went well, thankfully, and they moved him into surgery ICU for a few days to start his recovery.
I was also thankful for Mina's snuggles that night.
Wednesday I spent the morning working and then drove to the hospital during my lunch. I spent the afternoon visiting with my dad while working from his hospital room. He looked great and was in good spirits. It was so good to see him, and his recovery was going well.
I drove home in time for Wednesday night Dog Walking Club at the shelter. We were able to get 5 dogs out for a walk. I was glad I had decided to hold the walk despite everything going on because it's always good for my heart to spend time with these beautiful dogs. Winky loved his time out of the shelter!
When we reached lunchtime and the snow still hadn't started, I thought I'd take a break from work to take the girls for a run through the woods at Soldan Dog Park. Mina found a tennis ball and enjoyed a good run through the woods, while Peaches was busily sniffing every log and stump looking for critters. Mina also discovered the fun of watching leaves blow across.the ice forming on the pond. It was so nice to get a break from everything going on in life and just watch the girls runs and explore.
The storms weren't too bad, but we did get about 6 inches of heavy snow. I was glad that we hadn't gotten the bad winds they thought might accompany the snow so there was no tree damage or power outages for us. I was excited to have a peaceful day at home.
For the most part, the girls cooperated. We had a quiet morning of snuggling which I really enjoyed. Mid-day the girls went outside for a bit, then came in for some fun brain games, lunch, some play time, and then a nap and more snuggling. There were several rounds of time outside, playtime inside, chews, and snuggles through the afternoon while I did word search puzzles and watched the Game Show Network.
After spending many days at the hospital, juggling work and the dogs and life, I made the decision to stay home on Tuesday.
After a full day of work, I was excited to meet up with our friend Tom who was in town for a conference. He'd never visited Lansing or the Capitol before so we made sure he had the appropriate escort around downtown. It was rainy miserable weather, but we had a great walk around the entire Capitol complex and made sure he got the obligatory Capitol picture.
After our walk we drove around showing him some of the highlights of Lansing and finished the night with Mexican for dinner. I'm so glad we got see him while he was in town!
The girls had ridden to the shelter with me so as soon as we finished walking the shelter dogs, I got them out for a quick walk too. I needed it as much as they did.
I woke up to a fresh layer of snow on Thursday morning. I did a couple of hours of work at home before making the drive to the hospital, and I spent the rest of the day working from the hospital room. It was nice visiting with my dad. My mom came later in the afternoon and we got to talk too, while my dad napped.
When I got home, I had a nice walk around the neighborhood with the girls after dark. Then we made a trip to the grocery store to pick up a few things I needed since I hadn't been to the store in a couple weeks. It was crazy how empty the shelves were. I guess no one wanted to run out of tomatoes and blackberries during our impending storm.
Friday's forecast called for snow and blizzard conditions so I had made plans to stay home for the day. Not knowing exactly when the wintry weather would arrive, I wanted to make sure to get the girls out early, so we took a 2 mile morning walk.
The snow finally began to fall around 3:30, and after I finished work for the day, we just enjoyed a quiet Winter evening at home.
I finally decided to do a little work around the house before heading outside to shovel. The house is the cleanest it's been since Christmas Eve. The girls played outside while I was shoveling, and then I cleaned up and started a load of laundry before we all had dinner and settled in for the night.
My dad called me to talk, and he sounded great. I was happy to learn that for the first time since January 2 he finally got to eat real food. It was just broth, jello, and a popsicle, but he was pretty excited about it. It was a great way to end a really good day.
We woke up to a new layer of snow, blue skies, sunshine, and frigid temperatures this morning. It was glorious to see the sun. It always makes the snow look so pretty.
The girls went out for a potty break, ate breakfast, and quickly settled in for a morning nap while is sat down to write. I suspect this will be the scene for most of our day.
With the condition of the sidewalks in the neighborhood and the temperatures in the teens with windchils below zero, the girls and I probably won't be able to get out for a walk, but I've got some indoor fun planned for them to help pass the day along with brief trips outside so Mina can zoom around the yard. Mostly I just want to allow my body and mind some rest after all I've been dealing with over the last two weeks.
If I can make it out of my driveway and down the ice rink that is my street, I was hoping to be able to visit my dad today, With more snow in the forecast for the next several hours, mother nature may have other ideas for me. Another quiet day at home wouldn't be so bad.
I hope you all have a wonderful, relaxing day. Keep warm and stay safe!
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