Bracing Herself & Walkabout

Claire’s brace arrived…

She will spend the next few days getting used to it and making sure the fit is good. When Claire is with her puppies, she will not wear the brace — the purpose is to stabilize the knee when she is moving around.

The brace also offers a hint about the litter theme.

Meanwhile, Dear Husband has been off on a walkabout through southern Utah and northern Arizona for the past week or so.

I think that shot is at/near the North Rim of the Grand Canyon. I certainly cannot begrudge him an adventure before he settles into his role as Chief Nighttime Puppy Nanny for the next several weeks.

Have a wonderful and happy day — make it so!

Ready, Set, 2021

2021 — whew.

INDEED!

Thanks to wonderful and generous friends, I have a beautiful selection of masks.

I love articulating my Hopes and Wishes for a new year, but I find myself a bit chastened by 2020.

Okay — we learned the lesson of 2020. We got the memo. Stuff happens — BAD stuff. REALLY BAD STUFF. Life can be taken, changed, and re-arranged. Hope and Wishes — blown up.

Got it.

Claire having laser therapy.

2020 was about learning that we are adaptable. We can do hard things. We can pivot.

The OrthoPets form for Claire’s brace.

Except Claire — no pivoting allowed for her right now!

The mold for the brace is on the way to Colorado — we hope to have the brace in 7 - 10 days.

I am not going to surrender more to 2020. I will keep articulating my Hopes and Dreams. I will continue to wish and plan, even knowing everything can change in a heartbeat — or a misstep.

After all, I am adaptable. So are you.

Claire growing my big dreams and bright stars

Dream Big, my friend, and Happy New Year.

#goodriddance2020