Relaxation

First, a Louis update: He is fine. He takes his vitamin K pill every night, gets plenty of rest, and watches between meal snacks. He isn't, however, the dog with the iron stomach even though he can eat mouse poison and live to tell the tale. We tried disguising his pill with a little pork marengo, and that did not sit well. Forget the hydrogen pyroxide. Pork's the way to empty that pup's tummy!

This weekend at the cabin was finally a relaxing one. We met with Dan The Builder on Saturday afternoon. He's going to start on the remodeling this week. By the time we get back there the new circular staircase should be in and the old stairway may be gone.

It was a pleasant day and evening. We got some little projects done. I stuffed the drainpipe with rock salt. Don't ask. Dar put mothballs in the Party Barge to keep the mice out. No more poison bricks for Louis to feast on. We mostly just enjoyed the quiet and tranquility of our northwoods spa. Even the animals seemed to be relaxed this weekend.


Saturday night Dar sewed some merit badges onto Tyler's scout sash while we watched a Bollywood movie on my computer: Kaho Naa, Pyaar Hai with Hrithik Roshan and Amisha Patel. What a disappointment! There were a few laughs, but the music and choreography were not very good, and there was no chemistry between the leads. Don't add that one to your must-see Hindi film list!

We woke up this morning to a sprinkling of light snow. It was very nice. The snow was gently falling, no wind, the temperature was around 32, it was quiet and peaceful. The first thin sheets of ice were forming on the lake. We went out and took a long walk with the dog.




The roads were slippery coming home. I'm pretty sure the morning class at the Princeton School for Stupid Drivers had just let out when we drove through there. The road seemed full of people driving way too fast and way to recklessly for a snowy day. We saw one SUV almost lose it on a bridge, and a little farther down the road we had to slow down because the highway patrol was pulling a jeep out of the ditch that looked like it had rolled.

We got home safely and can't wait until we can get back to our little Dam Cabin!