I welcomed this new year as I have done in the past, taking down the Christmas tree, packing the ornaments and in general removing all vestiges of the holiday season. For some this is a sad time of the year as it means a return to the normal workaday schedule of life. For me, I'm neutral. Yes, I have to return to work but I also get my house looking back to normal, the two balance each other so, I'm neutral.
As for the new direction, at the start of this cyber record of my plans for our 30th anniversary I believed I would have something relevant to post each week. As it happens, I don't. Acquiring our passports was relatively easy and problem free. Likewise. purchasing our tickets and arranging the rental of an apartment. We have our budget money set aside and are ready to go. Now the wait begins.
Rather than abandon this blog for the next 6 months I decided I would post more about what happens in our daily living which unfortunately, places my writing in the same category as millions of others who keep blogs. The difference will be ... in 6 months time you get to follow our adventures in Paris! Granted, it won't be the same as actually going to Paris but I'm sure I'll make mistakes along the way you can learn from then save yourself the trouble of making them, unless of course you like making mistakes.
For the first entry of my new direction allow me to introduce another member of our family. This is Cocoa, our 6 year old chocolate lab. Just relaxing in the yard.
And this is Cocoa about 24 hours later, in the snow that began to fall shortly after I took the previous snapshot.
Before you say, "aw, she's so pretty" I have to tell you she is a bit OCD. Cocoa has a thing about wood, specifically the wood from our firewood stack. For some reason she believes the wood is hers and attempts to steal it at every chance.
Now, picture this, it is winter, the temperature is below freezing, there is snow on the ground. What else makes the house cozy besides a nice crackling fire? Off I go to split a little wood for the night. Cocoa knows I'm going to uncover the woodpile the moment I reach for my gloves, when I do she becomes, well let's just say she becomes very animated.
She is sneaky too. She knows I will, at some point, load my arms up with split wood to take in the house. It is then she will bound across the yard and steal my wood. As many as she can make off with before I return. The second picture above was snapped just as she dropped a piece of firewood she had stolen. While she treats this all as a game, I must say it is tiring picking up wood twice. But, it does keep me moving rather than sitting on the couch and it does provide a bit of exercise so possibly it's all for the best.
So this will be my new direction, a little insight to my life with anything new I learn about our upcoming anniversary celebration.
I hope you will enjoy my writing and little peak into me.
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