The Dog and I

Brutus and I are going at it alone these next 3 weeks. Let me tell you, there is no better house and play companion. A nice gentle, friendly, partly deaf, and perky but not too eager 14-year old spaniel is the PERFECT compadre.

What Brutus and I have been doing since Peter has been in Elk Camp:

• Working at the fly shop, counting flies.
• Evening walks with our friend & fellow pregnant pal Leah and her old dog Mingus.
• Trying some new (meat free) recipes - and sharing them of course.
• Dinner with Terri Jo, Russell and their rugrats River and Brooks.
• Reading some GREAT books - In the Woods and The Charming Man
• Missing Peter.
• Doing the Gabrielle Reece Fit Pregnancy video at home - Brutus likes the stretching the best.
• A big fabulous thai / indian dinner at Christina's with lots of friends!
• Having 10 lovely ladies over for girls night - wine, good food, talking, you get the point.
• Fixing up the house we caretake - cleaning, staining wood furniture.
• Lunch with our potential Doula for the birth!
• Missing Peter.
• Walks downtown to visit friends.
• Cribbage games at the coffee house.
• Walk with Laurie and Brad along the river.
• Interviewing for a new winter job - and getting it!
• Missing Peter.
• A little banking - which always means treats for Brutus.
• Trips to the hardware store - which mean more treats for Brutus.
• Staying in bed until 11:00am on Sunday and reading - this was an absolute FIRST for me, and Brutus highly approved!
• Playing with our new camera and realizing that it does NO good unless you have a memory card for it.
• Missing Peter.
• Ordering the memory card so we can use the camera.
• Raking lots of leaves.
• Starting many o'fires in our new wood stove.
• Getting our Halloween costumes ready.
• Hanging some new pictures.
• Watching some 'Friends' dvd's without interruption!
• A nice long dinner with our friend Sarah - another fellow pregnant woman due in 2 weeks!

Phew... We are TIRED and going to bed now. Brutus especially likes having a whole entire half side of the bed - not having to share or sleep at the feet.