May-be-ing the time for the logs and sabbaticing ....



after the intensity of two hospice pups in two weeks, we are napping and starting a new chapter. 

Last month was all about Kona and Jack and finding a house bound rhythm. with my self employed work style and Nathan's often home with pups between jobs and school in some ways we were set up better than many people for close extended proximity. Even so, it was a lot of housebound for us with not being able to freely travel to Packwood on weekends due to money, stay at home order and taking care of our puppatients. now, we are 20 pups with "normal" daylight hours care. everyone has had routine vettage and although we have some with creaky crackly bones we aren't staring down the barrel of loaded gun health issues. 

It appears we will be able to sleep nites, rise for walks again, enjoy the zoom dance classes, and resume household upgrades we also are looking at finding the log beds in the back 40 over the next two weeks and seeing what's left of the 7 bed of logs that came home to Tamarack den in 2010. IF there are enough ready to go maybe this is the time to get the studio actually built - the one that was supposed to be built about 9 years ago ….




I am looking at how to work while waiting for safe vaccines and testing. Work from home ? Educational sessions via webcam? Sabbatical to finally write? combo of all of the above.




Nathan is so ready to start that new bartending career we thought he was stepping into when we got home from the cruise and we are looking at seeing about summer enrollment @ pierce. 

For tonight, rest, gaming, comfort foods and post puppy cuddles with Nathan. 



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