Yesterday was a unique day here in Shafferland!
We had a first in our hospitality life, and it was SO MUCH FUN! We had the incredible privilege of opening our home to our church staff so they could have a retreat day away from the office. It was so much fun to get the house all sparkly, stick a berry trifle in the refrigerator, and let them enjoy the space for the whole day! But, of course, that meant Lexi and I needed a place to go for the day.
So...we went to work with Ryan!
In typical Shaffer fashion, we didn't pack light. We had Lexi's bed and litter box, her bag of everything she could possibly need in life, and her meals. We had Ryan's work bag and mine. Lunches. Coffee. Water. The whole bit! But we were up, ready, and out the door EARLY, which we found to be a particular miracle, given that Lexi and I are not used to being anywhere EARLY!
She was so excited to meet Ryan's office manager and could barely contain herself. I got a picture of that, but I didn't ask about posting it, so I won't.
We set up her bed in Ryan's office, and she hopped right in to hang out for the morning!
I didn't have a bed, but I did have a chair to hang out in for the morning, too! I worked on some things for his work and also some of my own computer chores.
Lexi took many breaks to walk around with Ryan. Sometimes she found them exciting, and sometimes they made her yawn.
And there was not a single shortage of head scratching the entire day - from EVERYONE.
She made herself quite at home. She worked at Ryan's desk and served as head greeter.
And the whole thing led to an afternoon nap.
Sweet girl.
She had the best day, and I'm sure she will want to go to work with him EVERY day now. (Can't blame her there!!!)
Thanks, Ryan, for letting us work from your office for the day. We sure loved being with you!
Note: Please excuse the ridiculous title photo. My computer is on life support and will no longer download pictures from ANY browser I use for editing. I literally had to take a picture of my screen and transfer it from my phone. This computer has been good to me and has served me MANY years beyond what standard computers operate. (Add to that the extraordinary number of hours I work on it every single day, and it basically lived two lifetimes in one.) I appreciate all it has done for me, but I am limping along until the new one arrives!
3 comments:
Sounds like a fun day!!
I'm very intrigued by Lexi using a litter box. Glad you all had a great time!
Tamar - It was!
Heather - yes! When we first brought Lexi home, we had to figure out a way to do potty training from an apartment that did not have direct access to the outside. Plus it was the snowy season, so we also didn't always hve visible ground space. We did a ton of research on indoor pee pads, indoor grass pads, litter boxes, etc. and landed on the litter box. The box itself looks like a regular, uncovered litter box. The litter we buy looks more like wood pellets than the tiny sandy looking pieces of cat litter. We taught Lexi to go in there, and she picked it up right away. It was super helpful when she was little, and it took too long to suit up for the oustide and get clear to the outside of the building before she actually went. Then, when we moved here, we were without a yard - and we've heard that the grass growing process can be very hampered by dogs using the bathroom, so it's STILL helpful that she uses a litter box. It's also amazing when the weather is bad and we don't have to go out in the rain or snow or whatever. She does go outside when we're on walks, but other than that, she is content to use the litter box, and we're content to let her!
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