Alexandria, VA (USA)

I teleworked in the morning while Mollie slept until 0900.  I called Jerome "Buddie" Ford Nature Center to get Mollie signed up as a volunteer (we'd researched this previously but never been able to make it happen).  The call was relatively successful but I wasn't sure if Mollie would actually be allowed.  Mollie read and watched YouTube videos until noon and then we ate lunch.  We cleaned up the apartment afterwards (especially Christmas decorations) and later ran several errands.  At Mollie's request, we drove to Nicky's to pick up their dog, Bear.  We took him on a walk at Huntley Meadows, starting at 1515.  It was fun to hang out with Bear but he proved he had not received much training - he even had trouble with other dogs and got off the leash once.  I was concerned because Nicky had hesitated to let us take him...  When we were done (1630), we dropped off Bear at his house and went shopping.  We were home by 1715 and we ate dinner by candlelight.  We watched movies until bed time (2200).