Dog Delays of Summer
It's been hot. Summer came late this year.
It's been draining, too. I feel so tired recently. Just not getting quite enough sleep somehow. Thank goodness for "fall back" this weekend. That's more sweet to me than Halloween. Is that too old lady of me to want sleep more than parties?
I'll be a cat for Halloween this year. Thank goodness for teaching... without it, I doubt I'd even dress up. But the kids would hang me by fishhooks if I don't show the right spirit.
Nobody can accuse me of a lack of spirit. I allowed myself to be dunked five times in the carnival dunk tank. I was one of about a dozen to learn dance moves to perform for a school assembly. I ooze spirit from every pore, darn it.
Last week was crazy. I learned Friday morning that one of my students had been hospitalized, and this scared the dickens out of me. I went to visit him on Saturday and brought him get well cards and a mini skateboard toy that I knew he would like. Thank goodness, he was doing well, and is now back in school. That sure was scary!
Today a father came in and taught us all about black holes. It was an amazing lecture. I later asked the girl if her dad was a professor. "Yeah," she said. "He teaches chemical engineering." Wow. I somehow missed that detail. No wonder the lecture rocked. Only in Santa Barbara...
I found out that the pups that might've turned out to be show quality did not, and have been placed in pet-quality homes. The breeder said that her champion merle has been successfully bred and that those pups will be due December 8th. Oh please, please let this be the litter! I mean, December's a lucky month for me. Not to mention a dog-related month... I got Chips on December 9th, I remember, and my dog Copper was born on December 12th. Maybe this will be the litter? If so, the pups will be ready to come home in February. That seems like ages from now...
Here is the dam...
...and here is the sire...
Patience is a virtue, I keep telling myself...
It's been draining, too. I feel so tired recently. Just not getting quite enough sleep somehow. Thank goodness for "fall back" this weekend. That's more sweet to me than Halloween. Is that too old lady of me to want sleep more than parties?
I'll be a cat for Halloween this year. Thank goodness for teaching... without it, I doubt I'd even dress up. But the kids would hang me by fishhooks if I don't show the right spirit.
Nobody can accuse me of a lack of spirit. I allowed myself to be dunked five times in the carnival dunk tank. I was one of about a dozen to learn dance moves to perform for a school assembly. I ooze spirit from every pore, darn it.
Last week was crazy. I learned Friday morning that one of my students had been hospitalized, and this scared the dickens out of me. I went to visit him on Saturday and brought him get well cards and a mini skateboard toy that I knew he would like. Thank goodness, he was doing well, and is now back in school. That sure was scary!
Today a father came in and taught us all about black holes. It was an amazing lecture. I later asked the girl if her dad was a professor. "Yeah," she said. "He teaches chemical engineering." Wow. I somehow missed that detail. No wonder the lecture rocked. Only in Santa Barbara...
I found out that the pups that might've turned out to be show quality did not, and have been placed in pet-quality homes. The breeder said that her champion merle has been successfully bred and that those pups will be due December 8th. Oh please, please let this be the litter! I mean, December's a lucky month for me. Not to mention a dog-related month... I got Chips on December 9th, I remember, and my dog Copper was born on December 12th. Maybe this will be the litter? If so, the pups will be ready to come home in February. That seems like ages from now...
Here is the dam...
...and here is the sire...
Patience is a virtue, I keep telling myself...