IT'S ONE OF THOSE EVENINGS WHEN...

... all you want to do is to curl up at home in the warm and lock the cold, wet and wind outside.
We've just had a really heavy hailstorm which the puppies didn't enjoy very much. Not that they were outside at the time, but they didn't like the noise! What wimps our girls are!!!
Charles has rung to say he's on his way home and the jacket potatoes are in the oven for tea - so all is well!!! I love the smell of baked potatoes - it's got to be the ultimate comfort food.
The puppies have got over the shock of the hailstorm and are grabbing forty winks and gathering their energy before they need to leap on Charles as soon as he sets foot through the door.
It's funny how the use of my time is changing as the pups get older. In the early days I never left their side and my world was confined to their little room, which is probably how I managed to write so much on the blog. Now that they are a bit more independent I find I have to devote much less time to their needs and consequently am able to do a lot more.
They're getting used to the idea that if they have been disturbed during a sleep they can go back to it, whereas at one time the least little disturbance meant they were up - and usually grumpy as well. Now they take their time and get up when they are good and ready.
Unfortunately, this doesn't apply to ME though. I STILL haven't had a single lie in since the day I retired, because we have got into the habit of going through to the pups at about 6.45. Obviously during the week Charles has to be up at that time and if HE'S up so are the puppies, but we haven't risked leaving them longer at the weekend yet. I suppose, in theory, if they went to bed later, they should be able to last till later in the morning without needing a wee. Maybe we'll give it a try - but first I would have to get them to stay awake longer in the evening and I know from experience that this is no easy task!