A bit of a hazy start to the morning, but it didn’t take long to get moving. When Matt got up, he cooked up mushrooms and eggs—and tossed in a couple extra for S and I. Always appreciated.
S dove straight into his septic tank repair project, while I set my sights on something a little less gritty—packing my suitcase for Vegas. First step: making sure Harley is all set, so I ordered her food to keep things stocked while I’m gone.
After lunch, Shaina headed off to her office shift at Starbucks.
The day turned absolutely beautiful, so we took Harley out for a short walk—sunny, mild, and finally feeling like a break from the cold. S got back to his project after, and I continued packing… which quickly turned into a full closet reset. I ended up purging a stack of t-shirts and sorting through a box, pulling out a few travel mementos that made their way down to the display cabinet.
Mid-afternoon, I got the ham bone simmering, then did a dusting sweep through the master. S wrapped up his project and came in to relax, while Shaina got back later in the afternoon, kindly picking up Cooper on her way. Matt headed out for a walk in the +2 sunshine, and Shaina settled in—puzzle first, of course.
She multitasked by chopping veggies for her soup, got it simmering, and went right back to her puzzle. Meanwhile, S and I took full advantage of that sunshine with a hot tub soak—so bright I actually had to use the cover as a sunshade, even with sunglasses on.
Back inside, quick rinse, then straight into a hot bowl of soup. I even skipped the ham pieces in mine and still thought it was good. Shaina and Matt were finishing a movie at the island while they ate, S had his laptop out there too, so I claimed a quiet sunny spot in the bedroom with my soup and put on more Love Is Blind.
S joined me after tackling the pots, and we wrapped up Season 2 of Landman. B was out to feed and take Cooper home. We tried getting back into Marshals after, but honestly… not our thing. Unless you’re really into constant gunfights, it’s a bit of a miss.
So we switched gears and started Avatar: Fire and Ash. Definitely one of those movies that deserves the full theatre experience—big screen, surround sound, the whole deal. Kinda disappointing we missed that, but still glad to watch it.
We called it around 11, trying not to keep Matt up downstairs—another full day wrapped, with a little bit of everything in it.





















































