Weekends

The last weekend of this year, can you believe it? This year went fast for me, but to be honest every year goes fast for me the older that I get. Aging does that. We are in the deep freeze with low temperatures. I'm wearing all the woolens. All of them! While I agree that 5 degrees is a tad too chilly, I'm enjoying this weather. All you summer lovers will have your day soon enough.

I decluttered the house and put away all the holiday decorations. I usually wait until January first but this year I wanted them put away. I started on the 29th and finished yesterday. The house looks bigger, brighter and tidier. I find it funny that when I decorate for the holidays the house looks cozy and warm. The day after we open presents, my house looks crowded and messy.

Yesterday and today I had some pockets of knitting time that made me so happy. Finally! I had some free mental therapy as I worked on all the knitting. To be honest, I felt quite relaxed this afternoon and haven't felt like that since before finding Holly.

Holly loves her room and doesn't hide as much in it. Sometimes she is sitting on the couch. We go in at different times of the day and sit with her. She comes out and plays and exercises. We keep trying to bring her out to the living room with all of us to sit and be. Sometimes she is okay with it and sometimes she wants nothing to do with it.

mitten!

Frodo just wants to be friends with her I think. He seems to be barking less (Holly would disagree). Also, he does a sniff and is finished with her and onto catching a frisbee or chase one of his balls. He has adjusted quite well so far.