Oookay, so almost a whole month went by without posting. Yikes. I'm giving myself points for not letting it go a whole month, though. Sounds reasonable. Here's an obviously incomplete recap of October, in no particular order:
-I started teaching a few of the basic manners/obedience series at the shelter on my own. Woo-hoo! It is both fun and stressful. The former outweighs the latter, and I hope I get to keep teaching next term.
-Champ and I dropped in on a rally-o class that ended up being a little more rally-frEe. He did awesome. I was a little sloppy.
-Champ and I have continued practicing rally-frEe type stuff and obedience.
-Sophie is learning how to pivot! She loves it.
-Elsie has made huge strides in her loose leash walking.
-Both the girls got new Chilly Dog Sweaters.
-Champ got a new bunny fur tug that he looooooves.
-I will not list off the other things I've bought them this month in case my mother is reading this. ;)
-The dogs, kittens, and I went home to my parents' for a few days' visit. There, Sophie had a vet visit, I baked an amazing apple pull apart bread with cream cheese icing, I rode one of my horses, and just relaxed....
-I attended a legal seminar with keynote speaker Sheryl Wudunn, Pulitzer prize winner, author and founder of Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide. I was thrilled to be there. If you haven't seen the documentaries, they are on Netflix!
-Modern Family night with friends is a thing again, although it is now called Super Fun Night because of that ridiculous[ly stupid] show on afterwards.
-I Netflix-binged on "Lost" and finished the last episodes on Sunday, which meant I was crying for about three hours that day....
-I made an amazing chicken alfredo with broccoli last week. This week I made a cheddar, broccoli, and bacon grilled cheese.
-I've eaten a lot of ice cream.
-This weekend I did a major house cleaning and washed/folded about six loads of laundry. That's a big deal for me.
-I turned 26. Boo.
-I signed on to do some crafts for our shelter's holiday tree to be displayed/entered in a contest at a local mall.
-Last Monday, I took my fosters to the adoption center. By Saturday when I went to visit, Zoey and Teegan had already been adopted. I spent some time with Phoebe, cried, and came this//close to adopting her. Knowing I wouldn't be able to provide her with the most ideal home (the dogs...), I resisted. I loved them all, but I'll admit I had a soft spot for her especially. It was hard saying goodbye.... I hope she gets her furever home soon.
-I've got a big source/cite research project to complete by Friday; of course, I've had it for over a month and not started it yet....
-I hit the jackpot today. No, not the money kind. The nerdy dog trainer kind. Check it out! Here's a shout out to Lexis Advance! Their elastic keychain things make the ***perfect*** clicker lanyards! They fit great over my wrist, or I can snap them to leashes, treat bags, belt loops, etc. I was a little too excited about them, so my Lexis rep gave me a whole bag. Nice! Now I can go buy about 30 more clickers! (Just kidding... sort of.) And errr, that water bottle is just there because I <3 it. I've got three of them now, and I don't know what I did for water before Lexis came along and started handing them out. And yes, given the choice, I will use Lexis over Westlaw; in my opinion, (and if the below proof isn't enough) their perks are way better than Westlaw's. (Sorry Westlaw. You might redeem yourself if you handout actual clickers.)
Anyways, I think that about does it. Mostly, I had to post today to show off my Lexis loot. I will add a few more photos (and maybe reread/edit ;) later when photobucket stops being a PITA.
