Today is warmer. Not warm, but warmer. The sun is shining and I'm happy. The gym was closed today, so I had some time in the morning to take all four dogs on a long walk and turn the heel on my second sock. The grandkids are coming this afternoon, so I'll stop at the grocery and get home in time to kid-proof the house.

A female puppy in heat showed up at the house a couple of days ago. My first thought is take her to the pound, but she is loving, sweet, and I just can't do it. So in a couple of weeks I'll take her in for spaying, shots, etc. Linda (friend) said she might have a home for her. When it became bitter cold I told DFH I was bringing her in to the laundry room. He said what if she howls. I said I would sleep with her. I brought her in and put her on a couple of sheepskin mats. As I spoke to her and petted her, she stretched and yawned and fell asleep. She didn't explore. The next morning I put her out. The next evening I looked for her outside and she wasn't around. I thought she might be with Hobo in the barn. I went to the laundry room and there she was! Curled up and asleep. I didn't show her how to use the dog door; she figured it out from my two. And she doesn't try to get into the house through the second door. She knows her place. She is probably a beagle-lab mix, smallish and yellow. I hope to find a home for her, but if not, she can stay. She even loves cats.

I haven't had much time to knit this week, and I don't have much time to finish the scarf for DFH for Valentine's day. I have to work on it at school or when he is not home. I'm hopeful I will get it done - then the socks, shrug, and toreador jacket need to get done. Yes, I have yarn and have purchased yarn for several more projects for DFH, me, and the grandkids. Socks for them, skirts for me. I am also starting a hooked rug to support the efforts of Linda in finishing her hooked rug. I haven't hooked in years, but I'm sure it's like riding a bike. Wait, I can't ride a bike. I nearly killed myself last year trying to ride a paved straight path with DFH. Oh well.