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I saw a patio set that I liked on Wayfair.

Woke up at 7 AM. Took Bella out, and she’s like, can we go back to sleep now? LOL. Fed us all. Now I have to pay the "dog tax" of petting.

Napped for a couple of hours. Trying to decide what to do now. I need to eat lunch. Then it would make sense to level the aquarium so that I can put new water in and heat the water so that I can plant the new plants. Then I’ll tackle the kitchen.

I went for Plan B: another short nap. The weather icon on my Echo Spot is showing rain. I can’t explain why that makes me happy.

Napped and overslept. Oliver wanted some lap time, but Bella was bugging him. He got a little.

Showered and fed the critters. I haven't eaten yet, but I have a local Indivisible meeting on Zoom. Mimi is in position and is purring. (She gets less attention on weekends because I'm not working.)

The Indivisible meeting was excellent. They had a local newspaper editor, a public health person, the county clerk, and a non-profit person supporting immigrants. There were lots of action items, which I also posted for my friends on Facebook.

There is freezing rain out. Bella did her business and wasn’t too upset about coming in (although she got distracted by a cat). Now I’m finally eating.

It’s gotten late. I’m going to feed Bella and soak the cat dishes and post. Also, I need to read a PDF by Indivisible in order to join the local Facebook group (done). Tomorrow is another day:)

I would like some lilac bushes. They are considered safe for pets, so maybe I'll plant two on either side of the gate-to-be for the garage? And maybe daylilies by the driveway? Actually, alternate soft holly and daylilies.

I found a redbud tree that I like.

I found a pet-safe shade garden set.

Now I'm thinking of growing sunflowers on the sunny (southern exposure) side of the house.

Hmm. Patios are less expensive than I thought, so maybe I'll be able to have one built this Spring? I'd like an olive tree for the patio, but I'd have to bring it inside to winter over. Gazebos are more expensive, so I probably won't be able to get one this year.

I'm mulling over a path around the house because Bella runs laps around the house and I follow her. I was thinking a gravel path, but that would be tough on dog paws. Flagstone is expensive. I could do mulch, but it needs to be replaced regularly. Landscaping sand?

I keep explaining to Bella that she has her own food and doesn’t need to eat the cat food, but she is not convinced. She’s annoyed because I won’t let her eat the cats’ food.

I’ve looked at other dogs because Bella plays rough with Oliver, but I don’t really have the bandwidth for another pet right now. It would be a lot better to wait until after my trip.

Overslept until 7:30 AM. The freezing rain hasn’t started.

I gave Lily the food that Mimi didn’t eat, and Bella ate it. Sigh. (I was sitting with my back turned. Mistake.)

I received a "$20 off an order of $49 or more" discount code from Chewy, so I ordered cat food and some cat toys to get free shipping.

I'm having a lively conversation with Mimi, but I'm not sure what it's about :) It might have to do with petting.

Hmm. I'm having a pang of missing my mom's house, but it was time to sell. I was thinking about the path from the front yard to the back yard.

I needed to submit a Walmart grocery order, but I didn't want the delivery person to have to deal with the freezing rain, so I set it for tomorrow. I hope that it'll be decent weather by then. Now the forecasters are saying no freezing rain, so I moved my Walmart order to today.

I have a knot in my shoulder. I need to find where I have Ben Gay or equivalent.

I signed up for an online Meetup tomorrow about investing. I'm still looking for someone to manage my funds, but it wouldn't hurt to know more about investing anyway.

I ran into my neighbor when I was out with Bella. She commented that Bella was new and thought that Bella was beautiful. We talked about dog training. She said that her dog has been known to attack other dogs, so she didn't come close.

Got the groceries from Walmart. Fed us all.

Napped until 10:30 PM. Bella knocked down and ate some croissants, sigh. I think that I'm going to go back to sleep. After Mimi gets her lap time. And I feed the critters.

Crud. I just realized that I didn't get any of the frozen food that I ordered.