It’s been like five minutes since I last took a picture of Pinot. Lest anyone feel deprived.
Tag: dog
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September 8
He may look innocent, but this ball of fluff dug a hole under our fence into the neighbor’s yard, which we discovered just as we were leaving for school. We could hear him, but couldn’t see him. We came back to the house to find treats to lure him back but as we got to the door, he was trotting in behind us, looking so proud of himself, covered in dirt from head to toe. One of these days he’s going to dig into the yard with the two dogs that want to eat him alive. Cute won’t save you every time, dude.
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September 1
Had lunch with Molly, and even though I haven’t really wanted to talk, it was nice to talk. I realize through talking that I am actually dealing with a lot. It’s not just in my head. Sometimes it feels like I should be handling things better.
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August 14
Today was the first day of school. It seemed to go pretty well. No one came home miserable, at least. Robin had a panic attack at cheer. She is feeling enormous pressure to do well on her team, which is both in her head and not in her head. I’m trying to help her build up more self confidence so that she can feel the pressure as a form of encouragement rather than criticism. I don’t want her to give up what she loves because she doesn’t feel she’s good enough. Of course she’s good enough. Now to get her to believe it.
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July 20
I have a lot to think over in the next few weeks. Trying not to get too overwhelmed. Grateful for my closest friends. And Pinot, who manages to find all the places.
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July 18
The last several days have felt overwhelming. So much going on, so many delicate balls up in the air. I mostly just want to put them all down.
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June 12
My brain isn’t quite functioning at full capacity, but on the flip side, I am covered in living, loving creatures.
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April 26
Billy removed the tree that was growing in our gutter above the garage today. That ALMOST makes up for leaving me with a week’s worth of dirty dishes to wash. Guess he lives to see another day.
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April 20
When in doubt, take photo of dog. It was a busy day. I am recommitting to Weight Watchers. I really need to lose about 30 pounds, which is doable. I tracked all my food today, but did not stay under my limit. I just always felt hungry. I don’t know if I just need to adjust to not overeating, or change what I’m eating so it’s more filling, or eat more frequently… maybe a combination of all those things. In any event, I’m working on that. Also had a church meeting today and took Robin to look at a potential new gym for cheerleading. It looks like a much better place than where she is now, so I think we may go for it. Onward.
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April 6
There was a mild meltdown before Christina’s dance class where she said she never wanted to go again, that she hated it… tears and tears and tears. This is a person who all season long has told me how much she loves dance and wants to join the competitive team and take four classes next year… I managed to use my mother’s finesse to finally get from her that she feels self conscious because she is by far the oldest and most capable in the class. Which makes total sense. So I counted the number of classes she has left (seven), got her to agree to survive seven more classes, and went the extra questionable step of promising her an ice cream cone for each class she goes to, and a much happier child went to class. I think she may even still be open to joining the team as long as she has some say in where she’s placed. So we’ll see. Moms really need super powers of finesse. Sometimes I’ve got it… and other times I resort to screaming in the parking lot. Yesterday was a good day.
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March 30
Trying to conduct business meetings while Michael Kay is talking is harder than you might think.
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March 20
I spent hours playing the Harry Potter game. Literally the whole day. I need to walk away from this game because my life is passing me by and Voldemort keeps killing me. There are so many things I want to build and create and none of it is getting done. Will I stop? Well, maybe after we defeat Voldemort just one more time.
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March 13
So far spring break has not been terribly exciting. Today I did some writing, went to the library, paid some bills, read some of my book, and facilitated my last NAMI Peer to Peer class in the current session. Oh, and what else, played (and lost) Harry Potter. Tomorrow should be equally exciting. It’s kind of disappointing how dull this break has been so far, but I have some things planned for later in the week that may make up for it. We’ll see how it goes.
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March 11
This is the look I get when I make Jackson wait for his treat. I had to bribe him to sit still long enough to catch a shot of him cheering on his Nittany Lion basketball team in the Big Ten tournament. Had a nice lunch with Myrna today and came home to play – what else – Harry Potter. We might as well throw away all our other board games. Let’s see if we can complete the game in less than two months this time.
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