Meanwhile . . .

We knew before Joe went into the hospital for his heart surgery that our Lizzy would be too much for him to handle when he came home. Fortunately, Lizzy is comfortable with our daughter and her family, and when Sherry offered to keep her for as long as necessary, we were delighted. 

Over these weeks, we've received Marco Polos in as series called "Latest on Lizzy" from both our daughter and her husband. They all seem to be having a wonderful time together and we wonder if  -- when she comes home -- Lizzy is going to find life with us, she's going to find life here unspeakably dull.

They's done things with our dog that we never would have thought of, as evidenced below: