Ella's Day (Dogs on Thursday) !

Ella's day begins early! When she hears Dad pour his cereal, she gets out of her nest of cozy blankets to go get her two pieces. And then she waits, and waits and waits for her kids to get out of bed, have their breakfast and then it's off to school!

Since the Christmas vacation was over, Ella's been walking her kids to school! It's dark and chilly out these past few mornings, the sun hasn't yet made it up over the mountains!

Once her kids are at school, Mom and Dad let her run in the desert! This is Ella in full running mode! She's very fast! Here Ella gets to be a dog! She chases her rabbits (when it's not too cold), her birds and when it's warm, the lizards! She rarely catches anything, although sometimes a slow lizard! Can't you just imagine her herding sheep?

While walking this morning, Ella heard a group of coyotes off in the distance and I actually got a good picture of her! (Notice it's still dark!)

Once home from her run/walk, Ella gets two of Mom's homemade doggie treats! (Her friend Charley-the lab next door-gave her some good ones for Christmas, but they're all gone!)

And then finally, how Ella spends most her day! Curled up on the sofa! Her two friends snuggle with her -- Grinchy and Mr. Squeaky the Octopus! (This is the second squeaky toy she's had, she de-squeaked the first! A sad sight!) She's waiting for her kids to come back home.