{"id":13940,"date":"2021-01-31T11:53:00","date_gmt":"2021-01-31T16:53:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.2dogsbarkin.com\/blog\/?p=13940"},"modified":"2023-06-19T18:35:01","modified_gmt":"2023-06-19T22:35:01","slug":"january","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.2dogsbarkin.com\/blog\/archives\/13940","title":{"rendered":"January 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

We survived the holidays with only a minor bump and have settled into a good routine. As long as mom’s pain is controlled, it’s life as normal. What is normal?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Well, here in Pennsylvania, shoveling snow is pretty normal. Ugh, looks like we will be doing that soon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Watching cooking shows and then trying out the recipes. At least that’s what John and mom do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What do I do? Eat their their yummy creations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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And clean up after them. Mom is a mess! Ha, ha! I don’t mind. It makes me happy to see the two of them together cooking up some goodness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Unfortunately, John is on his way to South Korea for work. Mom is doing great right now and looks like she will be for a good while.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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