I stayed in bed longer this morning than I have in a long, long time. Not actually asleep, mind you. But none of the creatures were stirring, and I wasn’t about to get things going until I had to. It’s amazing how much you appreciate peace and quiet when it’s a rare commodity. The cats came around a little bit last night and this morning. Not that they’re ready to be BFFs with the puppies, but it was nice to see them at least thinking about tolerating them.

Yesterday was an interesting day. It snowed a fair amount, but it was also warm enough for me to patch fence holes and put in extra posts here and there. In between trying to wrangle the puppies and prevent them from making a break for it, since I didn’t have anybody to help me out. I finally locked them in their containment facility. It’s amazing how they’ve learned to teleport themselves instantaneously. One minute they’re there, and then – poof. All gone. I wish I could do that. I also wish I could jump in five different directions at the same time, the way they can.

I think I’ll be needing to replace the rather ancient wooden snow fence with goat fencing, though. Which means a pretty major investment in posts. And fencing. Puppy = $ Lots and lots of money. And shit. Lots of that, too.

Oh well, I’m down to my emergency backup underwear (the ones where the elastic band crinkles like cellophane when you stretch them; I think they’re older than my stepkids – and they’re pretty damn old these days), so I better do my laundry.