A New Week Begins~

One positive thought in the morning can change your whole day...

Today is my dada's birthday.  My dada loved me and always
made sure I was safe and happy.  I miss my dada and mama and I
know they miss me, but now they have Sniff and he is good for them.
I love you dada and wish you and Sniff a happy birthday from Shadow and I.

The weekend went by too fast.  It was a combination of work and fun. 

 Yesterday we had a very good outing with our office/maintenance couple 

and their kids.  By the time we got to the restaurant we were all super hungry.  

The meal was delicious, and as usual we were all “bad”. We had dessert.

Unfortunately I don’t know what happened, but something bit me.  

Not being an outdoor person, I did go out in the yard on Saturday.  Yes, I 

bagged some leaves.  Arvid was not getting it done so I just did it.

Same as I did last year.  Neither of us like outdoor/yard work, but

 somehow I always seem to be the one doing it.  It think it was a spider, 

but for the life of me can’t even remember seeing a spider on Saturday.

 Pretty swollen and it itches.  Of course I have made it worse by itching it.

Today I act as cab driver for one of the tenants.  I will be taking him 

to his doctor's  visit. Not all of them have cars and taxis are not in

 their budget.  I think this week he has 3-4 doctors appointments. 

 As long as I have the time, I promised to do it. No big deal.

As the new week begins I am excited to see what happens.  

We are full.  I had one open room on Saturday.  I made 3 calls and

 the room is rented.  Now I have 2 people not so happy because they 

got there too late. It is what it is and so when I tell then that 

the rooms go fast they now understand I am not joking.

All is good at Almost Home.  It time now to start working on getting

 everything ready for the pool.  City inspections and that sort will be

 taking place in the next few weeks making sure everything is up to par for

 when we are ready to open the pool.  Something to keep us busy.

Wishing everyone a great week ahead.

A new week rolls in.  A week full of promise, potential,

 and endless possibilities. May your coffee be strong and your

 Monday be short.  It’s time to sparkle and shine...

~Nadiya~

Birthday Boys...

Birthdays are good for your health.  Studies show 

that those who have more birthdays live longer...

Arvid, Sniffer and I all have birthdays in April.  Mine came and went already.

Both Arvid and Sniffer celebrate birthdays tomorrow.  Little Sniff turns one year, and 

Arvid just a few more than Sniff.  Yes, both boys at home have the same birth dates.

Nothing big planned.  Sniff will be having a few extra treats and maybe an extra portion

 of his soft foodies.  He loves soft foodies way too much.  Also some extra brushing

 and playtime.  For Sniff Sniff this is heaven.  He can play all day long.

As for Arvid, I treated him to dinner at our favorite place in Miami Beach.  Monty's.

Not a fancy place, but it has a great seafood bar, awesome views and as he said it's just our 

place.  Somethings and some places are best to go on our own and this is one of them.

Arvid and I have gone through quite some so trying times in our years together, but 

nothing compares to what we have gone through since Brutus and Shadow died. I am still

 stuck in my grief period.  It has taken a toll on me and I am trying very much to move on.

Good morning world.  Today is going to be a good day.  It is after all April 23rd.
  Birthday for Sniffer and Arvid.  Date night at the Dine -In-Theater for us.

Arvid Hvidsten, I loved you yesterday, love you still, always have, 

always will.  I love you.  I am at rest with you.  I have come home. 

Together we had Brutus, Shadow and now Sniff...

~Nadiya~