Three is the New Four

So, last week, on Thursday, when I was patiently waiting to see if we were going to be able to jet off to Montreal, I went outside to go for a mini-run in my neighborhood during the day (on a weekday! I felt like a decadent lunching mom!). AND – wait for it – I met a (gasp) neighbor! Not a next door neighbor, mind you, but someone that lives in the East Charleswood ‘hood with me. And she was walking a three-legged dog; a dog that had just recently had it’s little leg amputated. It was one of those tiny creatures, and it had a mini jacket on. At first I thought, sad (not about the jacket, more about the leg). But the more I watched the dog wandering around being generally pleased with herself, it struck me that the dog had already adapted to the fact that she was going to have three, as opposed to the traditional four, legs from here on in. And really, I don’t think “adapted” is exactly the right word. I mean, that little dog was WORKING it. Like Lainey would say about Rumor Willis, she was working her good angles. At one point, I am quite certain she was judging me and MY jacket.

Anyway – my point – I have not done the best job of adapting this year, albeit I’ve had a lot of change in my life, but from today on (and you all have permission to remind me that I wrote this) I am going to be more like the three-legged mini-animal.

Oooo –on another topic entirely -- tomorrow, when I go to Starbucks for an earl grey tea with lots of room (one teabag), I am going to buy the drink for the person in line behind me. Because wouldn’t you love it if someone did that for you?? And speaking of SB, I went this morning with Ty on the way to work and there were 2 (2!) cars running in the parking lot while people went in to get their morning bevie. Really? (Please bear in mind that the temperature is in the pluses today). People, people, people.

Just because this is my third post in as many days, don’t think for even one second this is going to become a regular day-in; day-out thing. You guys know me – my bet is that in ONE month (or less?), this is going to be very, very sporadic. But for now, it is certainly a FANTASTIC way to take a mini-break from the battle I am currently having with the JW’s.

Happy Easter Everyone!