But we were finally both home and with our sweet pup. I think Stella's time in the kennel did something to change her (or she may just be growing up). All she wants to do is cuddle and be loved on. The spastic, wild puppy was no more. We knew there was a change when it was time to put her in her bed, which usually took some serious coaxing...not anymore, the minute we say "Stella, are you ready for bed?" she'll jump up and run in her room. Such a good girl.
Since I returned on a Sunday, Brad took Monday off so we could spend some more time together. We spent the morning being lazy, watching movies and by that afternoon we were ready to go play. It had been snowing all day and we didn't want to waste it. All of the neighborhood kids were still at school which left a whole lotta fresh snow for the Bingham "kids" to go play in. And we did.
The snow was fantastic and perfect for making a snowman. However, it took a little while to get started because the minute we had a snowball big enough to start rolling, Stella was there to jump on it. But once we got going, there was no stopping us. Before we knew it, we had a 6'2 snowman.
The problem was we hadn't gone to the grocery store in over three weeks which meant we didn't exactly have much to make our snowman friend a face. But we got creative. Red potatoes (which looked more like a science experiment by the time we got home) for the eyes, an apple for the the nose (which didn't work out so it ended up on the top of his head) and my favorite - Life Savers for the smile. Throw on a scarf and taaa daaaa!
He lasted several days but once rain came through he didn't last much longer. Stella found some of the Life Savers on the ground on one of our walks, which she thoroughly enjoyed. It's been two weeks and she still has to go see if there are any left on the ground when we walk by.
But now life is back to normal....well, as "normal" as it was before the holidays. Guess that means it's time to start planning our next adventure!
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