Murphy’s big day of fun: the aftermath

We took Murphy out all day yesterday: walking, sledding, dog park, and a puppy play date at a friend's house. On the ride home he climbed into Paul's lap and closed his eyes. We finally tired him out.

Tennis courts

We played so hard that when we got home he promptly fell asleep on the concrete.

Meet Optimus

Plaza holiday lights

Thanksgiving night.

Fox Hollow trail

At Lakeside Nature Center

Sunday paper

Charlie and Betsy en route to the cabin

They delivered our wreaths, picked up a supply of old New Yorker magazines, played a little soccer, and went on to winterize the cabin in the woods. It was so great to see them.

Puppy play date

Ernie came over to play. Levi and I played soccer in the back yard while they wrestled.

Levi gives such good hugs

Buzz wins another fan

Breakfast with newspaper and toy catalog

Welcome, Murphy ❤️

Sylvia quote

Syliva: "Maybe I'll be a veterinarian."

Me: "Well, that's a fine career."

Sylvia: "Or, maybe something working with animals, I love animals."

Pause.

"Or, maybe I'll be a renaissance woman." Long sigh, then laconically "oh.. what to do..?"

Three kinds of happiness

Sylvia told me this morning that there are three kinds of happiness:

1. Real happiness

2. Evil happiness, like when a bad guy is happy because his bad guys have done the evil thing he wants them to do.

3. Pretend happiness, like when you feel one way and you pretend to feel happy, like when you've broken a glass and you go talk cheerfully to your mom and act like nothing happened. 

I checked, and she had not broken any glasses. 

Turquoise Lake

They loooove this couch

Levi is not asleep in this pic. He is snuggling the soft couch.

Friends

These two cannot stop playing together - even though they spend quite a bit of that time driving each other crazy.