A Day in the Life

Woke up early to take Sophie to her doctor's appointment. Our porch steps were slippery and covered in ice. We could see our breath. Wrapped tightly in our scarves, we arrived at the clinic. Sophie went crazy and broke her leash. Squirming. Jumping. Whining. Sniffing butts. The waiting room laughed at us. Jake warned the nurse. He said, "This is Sophie. And she is crazy." The nurse smiled at us politely and nodded her head. We gave Sophie kisses on the nose and the nurse took her away. When she came back she was a bit red in the face. She looked at us and said, "She IS crazy." Yep. We know. Headed off to eat breakfast. Eating breakfast at a restaurant is something we rarely do. A nice treat. Went to Target. Got lots of jewelry on sale. MAJOR sale. Like three dollars a piece sort of sale. And some milk bones for Sophie. Came home for a while. Watched Pineapple Express. It was dumb. Picked up Sophie. Frail and meek. Not at all like the Sophie we have grown to love. I wanted to kiss her and hug her tight. The vet told us, "no playing for two weeks." That sounds nearly impossible, but I am going to do my best. Chinese take-out for dinner. Lazy sort of evening. Now we are all bundled in our pajamas and socks waiting patiently for snow. It should be arriving in six hours.