quiet
what an odd but satisfying morning…it is absolutely silent in this household. it’s just me and ava downstairs, and the only noise is an occasional click click of her too long nails on the wood floor or a gust of wind through the empty trees. wil’s having some back pain so i let him sleep in this morning and told him we’ll go to evening church; i think gracie is either still exhausted from yesterday (bark park) or faking it and taking advantage of ava not bothering her, because i can’t get her to get off the office couch to come downstairs and start the day. it’s just me and ava…i was always under the impression that she had an uber amount of energy in the morning, but i think she just can’t turn the “play mode” off when gracie’s around. so far she’s just followed me around, slept on my lap, or laid at my feet playing with a toy all morning. this makes me realize she really is a good dog, even if she’s not trained yet. she’s so sweet, silly, and snuggly (not to say that gracie isn’t). i can’t wait to see her grow up.
as for me, i’m stuck in my slippers and christmas pj pants and even at 11 am, the silence around here has put me in this mindset that i have to make as minimal noise as possible. it’s kind of fun…even the thoughts in my head seem to be in whispers. ok…we’ll i am trying to be quiet, but as i am typing this, ava is now throwing a golf ball all over and running and jumping at it. i guess she doesn’t seem to realize how much noise she is making as it rolls across the wood floor. it’s very cute though. she’s doing this bucking bronco kind of thing where she jumps up, throws her head back and forth, and lands so that she pushes her front feet first at whatever she’s aiming at…i think it’s a dane thing.
as i sit here, with a cup of hot cocoa (i’ve been kind of nuts about it ever since the season started), i have half of my christmas cards sitting next to me waiting to be addressed…i really want to get them done but i am dreading the task. i’ve had the letter written since before thanksgiving, but don’t think i am on top of things…we don’t have a single present bought. we’ll see if can accomplish my task…as well as finishing the laundry, cleaning the house, putting the christmas decoration boxes away, etc. ugh. i better get off this computer or i won’t get anything done.
oh p.s. i went to “irving berlin’s white christmas” on friday night for our work christmas…a musical adapted from the movie. so cute. definitely got me in the mood.
