SNIPPETS

 

          Just some snippets of news for my post today, especially since I’m writing this at 5:55 pm on Wednesday and Kuma has to be at his training class at 7:00…he should graduate tonight…with honors??? I really don’t know. Anyway:

•       My granddaughter now has a job as a welder. She’ll begin on February 20^th and have to give up her two part-time jobs and take a pay cut as a result. I don’t know for who, but the company is located in South Park. Still, she’ll be working in her trade, so good for her.

·       My chat with my MD this morning resulted in my being able to continue with my river exercise class. When I began, I suffered from shin splints almost immediately and for the entire hour. The instructor suggested I get some pool shoes (who knew there was such a thing). I did and the shin splints began to improve. Now, they are usually gone after about half an hour and that might decrease as well as I continue.

·       The weather channel says it’s supposed to get up to 56 degrees tomorrow afternoon. That’s great news and I think it means I’ll be out in the garden doing several things after my river exercise.

·       One of the things I’ll be doing is re-establishing Kuma’s potty area. I thought for sure that after months of being directed to one area, he would automatically return there. My tree trimmers were here yesterday and moved all the flower cages I used to provide a barrier. Kuma’s first two trips had him going directly to one flowerbed to pee. Then, it was like, oh hey, I’ve got the whole yard for a bathroom now. And, I thought he was so smart.

·       I managed to ignore all this year's flower and garden catalogs, but Breck’s just won’t give up. They recently sent me two catalogs. One is just all kinds of lilies and the other is all kinds of hostas. I’ve gone through and picked out what I’d like to have, but have not placed an order. I don’t know if I will or not.

·       Next week is the Flower and Garden Show. I guess if I don’t purchase anything there, I may allow myself to order the lilies and hostas. Of course, I keep telling myself I’m not going to be in this house working in this garden for decades so I really shouldn’t bother, that I already have enough…but, sheesh, these are ones I don’t have and they’re lovely.  

That’s it. Time to load up my pockets with treats so Kuma will respond appropriately and make sure I have everything I need for class…out of five previous classes, I’ve only arrived fully prepared for four of them. Amazingly, I’ve managed to get Kuma to all the classes.