Monday:
I thought I was
tired the Monday previously; I was extremely tired on this day. I did
accomplish some school work, but it wasn’t as much as I had hoped. I don’t know
who was more tired, me or Missy. She slept a considerable amount of the day
too. When hubby got home in the evening we dedicated ourselves to Economics,
Blech! As I had previously written, I had to be green carded into classes. I
was finally able to get into two of the three I needed. The other class they
are reserving for seniors. Oh don’t even get me started on that subject.
Tuesday:
My first class
was cancelled so I went in later to school. I caught the 8:10am train. And it
was just as crowded as the train I normally take. I thought that because we
were going in a little later, it would throw off Missy’s schedule but it did not.
I went to Econ, even though I technically didn’t have to. They were reviewing
the midterm, and because I had not taken it, I didn’t need to be there. My
midterm was different from everyone else’s midterm. They finally got it that
taking out all the charts, and graphs would be good. Hmmmm let’s see, I am
blind. Not that this gives me an excuse to not to do the graphs, or not to
understand them. But Econ is not my major, and when it’s hard to come by good
readers, it’s easier to have them taken out. The rest of the day went normal. I
was back on my normal train at 3:59pm. And to my home station at 4:55pm.
Unfortunately on this evening, as much as I tried, I was exhausted. Apparently
my body needed the sleep and I could not fight it any longer. I slept for like
10 hours straight.
Wednesday:
I was home. On
this day I was perhaps more productive than I had been in a while. I started a
paper that was due the next day and was able to finish it. In the Afternoon, I
went out shopping for hubby’s birthday with my SIL. Nope sorry hubby darling, I
won’t slip up here and say what I got you for your birthday. LOL
Also on this
day, I learned from my mentor, that someone at the NY convention complained
about me. That I gave Missy an unnecessary hard correction. I don’t know who
made the complaint, and it doesn’t really matter. I am super disappointed; as I
trusted those I was around this past weekend. I feel absolutely violated. I
live a pretty outward life, I have nothing to hide. But maybe I will rethink
that position. I was promised that it was nothing, but it doesn’t feel like
nothing to me.
I would just say
to those other guide dog users out there, please be conscious about the
different factors when you see another guide dog team. Perhaps they are a new
team. Perhaps it’s a stressful situation. Perhaps the dog is not doing what is supposed
to. Perhaps the correction was needed. Perhaps it’s none of your business. I
mean would you want someone to make accusations against you? Probably not.
Everyone is so
talking about thanksgiving, and plans. I am so not even mentally there. Others
are talking about Christmas, again something I can’t even think about. I have
too much to do before either holiday.
This was another
one of those evenings that we spent cramming for an Econ midterm. It’s
surprising that I absorbed anything as I was yet again falling asleep. Can you
tell I do not like Econ. LOL
Thursday:
Classes as
normal. Missy had on her pokey pants today. Not sure why she was so slow. I
hope that this is not a sign that she is bored. She wasn’t stressed or tired,
so like I said not sure why she was pokey. And in the evening more Econ
cramming.
Friday:
I was up early,
and on the train at 8:10am. My midterm was supposed to start at 9am, but the
train was late, my puppy was being super pokey, and then also had to go “break”
but refused to. This all stressed me out. Once I got there we took some
breathing time before the test and got centered and in the right mind set. The
rest of the day Missy was her normal self.
My midterm was a
40 multiple choice question test. I was given 2 ½ hours to complete it but only
needed like 1 ½ hours. We caught an 11:30 train home. I am not sure how I did,
but I did know some answers.
At this point I
just want to pass the class with a C. I know that is not my normal fashion, but
Econ is not my thing. It’s only because I have to fulfill a gen Ed requirement
that I have to take it. And I know that if I get a C, it will bring down my
GPA. But at this point that is all I can pray for is a C.
I used the
afternoon to write a paper. By the evening it was done. One more paper down, a
million more to go. LOL!
Apparently I was
tired because I do not remember going to bed. This is not unusual but still.
Saturday:
We woke up at
7:30am, even though I am sure both of us could have both slept until like noon.
We had a nice breakfast of oatmeal, bacon and PB toast. It was awesome to be
home on this weekend.
We shortly after
breakfast got busy with school work and other things on our to do list. Hubby
bought the tickets for the kids to come up here for Christmas. We placed a
grocery order, as we were getting low on all things to eat. And we bought
tickets to a concert that is coming up in December. I worked on a paper, and was
able to finish it. One more down, quite a few to go.
With my recent
midterm and my slow but steady progress in getting school work done, I am not
feeling as over whelmed. There for a few days I was so down and depressed, not
literally, that I was behind. UT Oh, I said the D word. For anyone reading, I
am not depressed, I just meant like a little bummed that I was behind. But I am
now feeling better about it all.
Before we left
for our date, I asked that hubby put on a certain shirt. Of course he was a bit
interested at this request. I gave him a sweater that I had gotten him for his
birthday. Now hubby was very handsome for our date. It was a sweater shirt,
with a zipper in the front, with elbow patches, and a high collar.
At 4ish, hubby
and I walked over to chee Burger chee Burger for a date. We got there before
the dinner rush, but by the time we left, it was crowded. We had a nice dinner
of burgers. I had my normal regular milk shake of double chocolate, PB and
banana. As normal it was delicious. After we were done, we walked over to the pet
store. Of course Missy was able to find it with no issues. I wanted to see if
they had dog ear protection. They do not; instead we got Missy another Nyla
bone. This one was huge; it’s like twice the normal size of a nyla bone.
While at the
restaurant, Missy was very well behaved. The restaurant took a seat away for
her to fit comfortably out of the way. In the pet store, she even did well.
There were several other barking dogs, a couple of ankle biters, but my Missy
did nothing. She just looked at them and then went on her way. She even worked,
without running me into anything, knocking over anything, or sniffing every
single thing in the store. The lady helping us said they do not get any service
animals in the store.
The walk home
was chilly but nice.
Sunday:
We woke up at
7:30am. Again another morning we could have slept until noon. Missy wakes up
most mornings, thumping her tail, or play growling. We will sort of make noises
at her and she will play growl back at us. It’s not a mean or threatening
growl, just look at me, play with me. After a while she will get more into a
pathetic growl. It’s cute; it’s like her way of saying good morning. I usually
have a Nyla bone upstairs in our bedroom for her, on this morning it was the
new huge one we had gotten her the night before. So she will growl, play growl,
and hold the bone in her mouth. Again this is why she is play growling, because
she wants us to come and play pull with her. We usually don’t, but then when it
is time to leave the room. I will have to tell her to leave the bone in the
room. She always wants to take it with us, every single morning.
This morning we
were off to church. We were going to walk, as the sun was out but it was
chilly. This morning Missy did extremely well. We hugged the left side of the
street just as we were supposed to. Those darn dry crunchy leaves, she will not
walk on them to save her or mine life. Oh well *shrug*
Even though it
was chilly out, by the time we got to the church, I was sweating. Ick, I hate
sweating, especially going into church. We got there just a few minutes before
the service began. And Missy lay right down and fell asleep. Even though the
music and singing and clapping, she slept.
After the
services hubby had a worship team meeting, so we switched to a different room.
In this meeting Missy was a bit more restless, not sure why. We got a ride home
from a neighbor. That same neighbor helped hubby go pick up groceries. We
placed an order and so you call before you arrive, and then they will bring
them out to the car. When you place an order they give us a window of time to
pick them up in, so on this particular day it’s from 12 to 2 pm. When we do
order groceries, we usually get a large order, as it’s not always that we can
get to the store. We are able to walk to the store, but because we are busy a
lot, it’s not practical...
We had a quick
lunch of crackers, pepperoni, and cheese. I know not nutritional, but yummy. We
chose not to have a big meal as we were going out for hubby’s birthday dinner
with family in a very few short hours.
At 4, we met my
BIL, his children and girlfriend, my SIL, and my FIL at Outback steakhouse. In
total there were 8 of us. Outback was packed, which I didn’t expect, but we got
in fairly soon. I don’t know if someone called ahead of time for a reservation.
Also surprisingly hubby and I got braille menus. It was hard to decide on what
to eat, so many options, not enough of a stomach to fit it all. LOL Hubby had a
rib and chicken combo plate; I had a steak with sweet potatoes and broccoli. We
all had salads. I talked to the waiter, while a certain birthday boy was
distracted and didn’t hear me, and the waiter was going to bring out something
for hubby’s birthday. We sang him Happy Birthday. It was a small cup of ice
cream with a candle in it. We all then shared a dessert sampler plate. By the
time we left everyone was stuffed, well at least I know I was.
I on this
occasion chose not to take Missy along. For a few reasons, we were not going to
be doing a lot of walking, the kids (well these kids) tend to stress her out,
and it was very crowded. We were gone for perhaps 2 hours. While at home, I
leave her in the folding crate, with a bone to chew on. When we got home, I fed
her right away. But we had to do some obedience, as she was not following
directions. *shrug* maybe she was mad at me for leaving her at home.
Hubby got the
most awesome present of all. BIL’s girlfriend wrote out a bible verse in
braille, using her phone for the braille symbols, and using a nail and hammer
to punch the braille out on canvas. Then she stitched the canvas on to another
canvas backing. It looks like an old scroll. It’s not the best braille, its
actually quite jumbo braille. But it was the thought that counted. Hubby
figured it out fairly quickly. I’ll have to get him to write down the verse. We
decided to hang it in the house some place. I think it’s the coolest thing. I
would have never come up with something that creative to do.
Once we got
home, we were going to work on a few to do items. Well hubby got work done, but
I fell asleep. I curled up on the futon in our office area, and hubby worked
away. We finally went to bed bed, at 10:30pm.
Again too short
for a weekend. Weekends should be like 4 days long. *sigh*
Until next
time…..
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