Thursday Night

Finished up the two weeks’ worth of antibiotics. Feel great regarding any sinus problems. It’s only been 2 days since I finished the meds but I already notice that I’m not as sleepy as I was. Maybe 99% of the people who take this medication don’t feel sleepy but I sure did.

My art teacher is on vacation for the rest of the month so no classes for awhile. I’ll miss it but I’ve started attacking the few boxes that I haven’t unpacked yet from the move, mostly stuff for the studio or office stuff. Not very exciting so it’s been easy to put off and besides, I certainly haven’t needed anything from those boxes for the last few months so it’ll just be easier to rid myself of extra junk if that’s what’s in the boxes.

Gus, the new dog, is doing just fine. Our other 2 dogs have accepted him as just another member of the family and he doesn’t seem so needy anymore. He’s a fabulous dog, so smart, learns very quickly and truly a loving dog. My daughter hasn’t met him yet and she’s coming up here to spend the day tomorrow, possibly with her husband if he’s not working and I know she’ll fall in love with him, like Terry and I have.

Still have some dealings left to do with his “rescue” lady. She’s very much a crunchy-granola, tree hugging person, which is just fine ….to each his own, I always say but lordy, she can sometimes be a little annoying with all her opinions and advice. I’ll be glad when the contract (yes, contract agreement) is signed and we pay her the fee required….all money spent on vets, food etc while she kept the abandoned dog. It’s a little high but I imagine it’ll repay her for what she’s spent and may also go toward caring for more strays that she takes in so we have no problem with that aspect. I must admit that I think it amusing that we must say “Rescue” dogs rather than strays, mutts or adoption now days. Whenever I hear someone refer to their dogs that way, it just makes me think that they must need affirmation about what a good deed they have done. We just prefer adult dogs and are happy to give them homes. Sometimes I think they “rescue” us more than we do them since we get so much love and enjoyment from them.

Terry has been doing so much with the YMCA in the last couple months for their summer programs. Adding his karate classes to the program this year has had a wonderful response with the Y and the kids attending. So many of these kids come from such very impoverished homes even with both parents working long hours. I admire him so much for donating all this time to the Y and the kids he teaches all year. I know he loves it but he gives his whole heart and soul to so many people. Now that my girlfriend doesn’t need me to help with those preemie twin babies who are now 4 years old, I’m going to have to find something else to volunteer my time since I’m so fortunate not to have to work anymore.

Hard to believe that it’s the middle of August already. Seems like the older I get, the faster time goes by. I’ve already started ordering some things for Christmas presents. I never start early with that project but I seem to becoming so much more responsible as I get older. Surprises me because I still feel like a kid in my heart.

Started re-reading a few of my favorite books recently. Not novels but what I’d call more spiritual enlightenment type books. Every once in awhile I need a little refresher course to remind me who I am, why I’m here and not get caught up in the trivial irritating things in life that are going to happen anyway. Right now, I’m in the middle of “Illusions” by Richard Bach, one of my very favorite books, a very small book with some powerful words and thoughts. And as I thought, it, once again, gets me back on the right path, remembering that we create our own reality.

Now I’m looking forward to a nice long lazy weekend after a few weeks of too much busy-ness.
Life is good.