Coolest table in school!
Bela got comfy on the couch and was almost immediately inundated with….pets. 🙂 They held her hostage there for over an hour. That’ll teach her to sit on the couch!
Ysabela and Jinx were afraid of the tiny cat.
Our boy Chance sure knows how to relax on a Sunday.
What a life!
Ysabela and I went to Kearney Friday so I could take my Master’s comps with two ladies (Valerie and Linda) in my online classes. (I am praying we all passed.) We left home super early and arrived in time for me to do some last-minute studying. Bela was great at map reading and helped me navigate to the right parking lot. I didn’t know she had that skill. In the parking lot, I told Bela to look at the squirrel. She thought I was over-stressed and seeing things because by the time she looked up, the squirrel was out of sight. I do, however, have photographic evidence of that squirrel.
I told her there was a squirrel!
I wrote for almost three hours while Bela got the royal treatment. Heather, the secretary, made sure Bela was hooked up to Wi-Fi in a small classroom used for video conferencing. She was such a happy camper that she didn’t want to leave UNK!
My advisor, Dr. Jochum, and Dr. Tracy (another of our instructors) took us to a Mexican restaurant called San Pedro’s for lunch. It was an enjoyable end to a stressful morning. Then it was time to head home. I meant to hit Highway 30, but somehow we ended up on 40. That must have been because Bela didn’t have a road map of the area. I stopped at a vet clinic to get directions home. Fortunately the vet was familiar with the roads and our small town. He got me turned in the right direction. On the way to Highway 2, we did pass one small rest area. It was so unexpected, we had to turn around to get a photo.
We were glad we didn’t need the facilities!
This is what happens when the babies spend a night away from home. They must have played and barked and carried on all night just like kids at a slumber party. I was as excited as they were when I picked them up to come home, so they played, barked and ate supper. After a trip outside, they became couch (and chair) potatoes!
Chance, guardian of the chair!
Boxita, keeper of the couch!
Jinx spent her first night at doggie daycare. I’m sure she made new friends.
Smokey was napping peacefully, then I got the camera.
Poppy is usually not so peaceful!
Jersey rarely causes a ruckus.
Lil Devil is…..well, a little devil. Purrful is a mellow gal most of the time.
Everyone knows that women love shopping. That extends to our little Jinx, too. She went in for a nail trim today at Koko’s Palace, and she ended up with a new coat. She was stressed by the nail drill, so Jordan made a good call—let her rest and de-stress so she can finish tomorrow.
Jinx looked so adorable in her new jacket that I had to take some pictures, of course. It just wasn’t fair that Boxi and Chance have jackets if Jinx was cold!
Lil Devil had to check out Jinx’s new jacket.
One thing that makes me crazy is the batch of flu shot commercials lately. You’ve probably seen them—if I go in for a flu shot, Pharmacy X will donate one to someone (underinsured, at risk, etc.). If the companies really wanted to donate flu shots, they sure could afford to do so without selling me one first!
Whether we agree with taking a flu shot or not, we always need to analyze the agenda of the ones trying to convince us either way. With pharmacies, just follow the money trail. Lots of companies are making a killing for pushing vaccines. Supply and demand, right?
I do not take a flu shot. For me, the benefits don’t outweigh the risks. My natural immunity is holding up fine, and I don’t need poison in my system. I’m not saying my decision is the right one for you, but I would advise you to read all you can find and follow the money before you decide.
Early this week I was able to take a few students (and one incredibly cool parent sponsor) to Ennio Emmanuel’s Spanish language concert. The annual tour is put on by the Justo Lamas Group. I look forward to it all year long! There is always a positive message for students, and lots of students get to sing, dance or play instruments on stage with Ennio.
Justo and Ennio have both taken time after the 90-minute funfest to sign autographs and take pictures with everyone.
Teachers were invited on stage to receive a hug and a gift. This year we got lapel pins. Ennio always smells really yummy! 🙂
I demanded a photo without students!
I was holding my little spoiled Jinx dog, and she was doing her best to hug and kiss me. Bela was watching and laughing (of course). When I told Jinx, “Your breath smells like a pencil,” Bela really cracked up. She thought I was nuts.
Bela argued that pencils have no odor. I had to explain that mechanical pencils and Number 2 pencils are different. Jinx had been chewing on a Number 2 pencil to be precise. I grabbed a Number 2 pencil from the desk drawer and sniffed it as Bela continued to make fun of me. I put the dog down, went to her favorite chair and picked up the remains of…….a Number 2 pencil! HA! Vindicated! Maybe next time Bela won’t be so quick to mock me….
Jinx will gnaw on anything!
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