Weekend SnapShots

March 5 - RAAK'd

First off Welcome New Followers!! :)) Here's the "real" March 5th Post.

I had a RAAK (Random Act of Attempted Kindness)#fail today. Since people around here, think dogs are great lawn ornaments, (Do Not.GEt ME STARTED) We have quite a few canine visitors from time to time.

Today's visitor was a well kept chocolate lab named Rex. I'd seen Rex earlier this week, when some people decided to park in our parking lot for the day. (We really needs some "Towed away Zone signs round here...) He was bouncing around the area, so I assumed he was theirs, and tried to calm the dachshunds, who were of course, Freakin out about the encroacher on their territory. They left, he left. Solidifying my thoughts.

Today as I was preparing to leave for my SHOE meetup there he was again. This time, without his "owners" we noticed a tag on him with an address and number...

I couldn't NOT call.

I would want someone to do the same if they found my dog, so after some debate I called to let them know, I would put him on my porch with some water, as I had to leave.

"Yeah..ook....we're in ------- so we'd have to come get him...."

Well GEE don't sound so excited/thankful!

So Pompei and I load up to head to Panera Bread, when Rex decides that he is NOT about to stay here by himself, with those screaming animals on the other side of the door, and promptly jumps the gate.


At this point, we'd already been waiting for the owners about 30 minutes, and I really needed to leave, so I did.

My daarrrlling, brother calls me up a few minutes later to, tell me that I SHOULD have called the owner to tell him, we didn't have his dog anymore...etc..etc..

But at this point, I really didn't feel like telling them, since they were oh-so-concerned, but didn't want them checking out my house while I was gone, so made a curtosy call.

Still they seemed very unfazed about the whole thing, so that was that. I'm just hoping I don't see this poor dogs body on the side of the road somewhere. HE was such a sweet guy.
Makes me miss Victoria.


Pompei and I went on to Panera, for my study session, with my sister and our friend. (We try to get together on a weekly basis, sometimes to study, sometimes just to hang out.) I'm already in full fledged spring break mode, so there weren't no. studying got done today.. But there was lots, and lots of laughter. Mainly cause we forgot my sisters ritalin. JUST.KIDDING.

But there is nothing like the relief of the weekends arrival, mixed with caffeine, to really bring on the giggles.

I love my friends.

{The rare quiet moment during the "Study Session" }

{Pompei under the table at Panera}

March 1

Can we blog everyday?

No we can't!

But we can try!!!

Was writing out my calender for this month, and already its filling up pretty quickly!
Which is fine with me! Panera Bread has become a hot study spot for my friends and I and we find ourselves there at least twice a week.

Of course those of you who know Panera's prices, know that it is not good for my check book, but....its worth it I think! Its fun to have someone to go "study" with.

What Are You Thinking?

I am sitting at Panera Bread, with a ranging headache; trying to slog my way through The Assistance Dog Institute Manual, as well as each my Italian Combo, on Foccia bread.
I am balancing me food precariously among a pile of books and laptops that my friends have left scattered over the table.
I had spent my morning, getting a library card, and then driving all over to try and find a Bank Of America. I have come to the conclusion, that there isn't any. So now my search is on for a bank here in TN.

2 Hours now we have been here....I am on Chapter 7 in Motor Skill Training; Tim has finally decided to stop fighting me, and sleeping....and I have finished one half of my sandwhich.

My head is still hurting.

Course now that I say that, Tim decides that he doesn't want to sleep, and stands up, and walks around my chair.

This dog so needs to mature more.

My friend is banging her head to whatever she's listening too....well not anymore.

The girls sitting beside our table have been there since before we arrived about two hours ago.

Tim is being still for the moment.......

Our table is a mess man! Books, drinks, food, laptops, bags scattered everywhere!!

Wonder what the occasion is, two couples come in all dressed up in formal wear.....

....Love happiness, surprise and very occasionally fear are clearly the arousal emotions of choice for teaching motor skills. Each needing to be utilized appropriately for the person or dog involved.

Tim would be a high A-Trait dog.....which apparently do not make good service dogs.....

Yay Time to go home!! Its been...an experience!!