Singing the Skyand rockin’ tha house

Sage and I have been going on the trails a lot lately. Today, we took the dogs and walked three miles. I parked my car in the middle of where we were walking so we could double back if Salsa started limping, but for the first time in forever, she didn’t! So we had an awesome walk.

The trail goes under several bridges. We saw this graffiti, which cracked me up, especially the little heart dotting the “i”.

Another part of the trail has a much better view.

Tonight, I am removing the back seat from the car so that we can fit our bikes in there. Tomorrow, we are going to bike most of the trail, leaving out the muddy part. Then I am going to have to find it in me to still take the dogs for a walk. So far, my favorite part of homeschooling has turned out to be PE. Between the dogs and Sage, I’m sure I’ll end up getting in shape this year!

I just finished reading this great book, called The Daily Coyote. I loved the story of the free-spirited woman who ended up adopting a baby coyote and raising it. I’m somewhat convinced, after reading the entire book, that I heard wrong when I adopted Wile E. Perhaps they said German Shepard and Coydog, not Cowdog? Looking at the many photos in the book, I have to wonder. His behavior is so similar to the coyote’s as well. Or perhaps that’s just dogs. Salsa has always been a bit of an anomaly as far as dogs go, so I don’t think I’ve really learned all that much about dogs in general. Anyway, check out The Daily Coyote blog.

Other highlights of the day:

The cat looked in the bathroom, saw that her favorite potty, The Bathroom Rug, was hung up and went on the hall carpet instead. She refuses to use the litter box because her nemisis uses it, and she doesn’t want to go outside because it’s too cold. Big baby.

We baked brownies and took them to Greg’s shop today. I am proud of myself for only eating half of one.

The computer connector thingy is broken and will cost $100 to fix and replace.

And, we are about to head off to piano lessons in a minute.