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Loving the dog pics!
Well student passed her test! She absolutely flew through like I knew she would. She doesn't find out till 8th November, but I'm sure she knows.
House was a pleasant surprise! They had cleaned the carpets, and left it tidy. A couple of small wear and tear bits but because mum's going to renovate, no big deal. They did leave some rubbish we will need to remove, but again not a major, just a boot load. So the move is on today!
On other news, had some unpleasant news. The student that has been a challenge since day 1 was in a position where they had basically failed the year. He knew this was going to happen but is mad and is lashing out. Because he new a uni assessor was coming and was going to talk to him, he wrote an email to her saying that he didn't think it was fair because he felt his relationship with me had broken down and many of the staff think I'm bullying him.
When the uni person talked to me, she was very clear no she doesn't believe I'm bullying him. He is just lashing out. But this does mean that because he is appealing, he has no longer failed but gets another chance at the tests he has failed and will be sitting the big end of year test. Because while the department think he should fail, the Uni will uphold his appeal, they always do. And there were 2 staff who was pushing him to the "bullying" thing. Neither spend much time in our department.
I'm mostly annoyed that a student who is clearly failing has another chance - he's already had 4 chances at one test. And I'm disappointed that a couple of staff think I'm bullying a student when I've bent over backwards to help him as much as I can. Yes I acknowledge I get frustrated with him at times.
So the thought now is because he fails with me, that's the problem so external assessors are doing is final test. He still has to sit 1 test with me, and pass, and he still has 2 other tests to pass. All before 3rd dec1 -
@swenson19d Glad Kevin is doing well. He sure is cute.
@Avidkeo Congrats to the student who passed. Sorry about the hassle with the one who didn't and is giving you a hard time. My guess is, unless they cut him some slack they shouldn't, he's going to fail and the outside assessor will know that it was all on him and not you.
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Hi all.
@shanaber I hope Hobbes is healing up and getting all the attention
@CMorning99 I dont envy you. You are dealing with a lot, try to carve out some "me" time.
Dh and I took Kevin to play with his cousins 10 week old new puppy yesterday.
Their adult dog is an intact male, so we passed. They think he'd be aggressive or inadvertently hurt him; he's got jaws of a 'gator.
Kevin was unsure at first, new place, new dog. But warmed up enough to engage in a game of tug with the toy we brought. The game was not well received. The title female snarled and snapped and chased him. He was traumatised. They have an English Staffordshire terrier and plan to breed him with the new puppy, an adorable fawn pit bull with steel blue eyes. I hate that he hasn't made any doggie friends. Dh wanted him to fight back. Lord no. If he had, we would have had to reevaluate Kevin's temperament for the purposes of a buddy and fit within the household. I told him I'd much rather fetch my dog from under the truck than have to get between any two snarling dogs and make a vet visit. Some how dh equates this with being a whimp. No he's just not an aggressive dog nor bully. Everyone loved Kevin and how sweet he is. He was a gentleman and didn't paw or nip at anyone. He gave the 17 year old a kiss, just a closed mouth push against her lips. It was too cute. Only one potty accident yesterday when he was in dh's aunt's garage apartment. I don't think it was a big deal, just pp and they have doggo's.1 -
Hobbes is doing well - thanks everyone! He was a little sore but because the used a local he wasn't knocked out like he would have been. He has to go back on Tuesday for the rest of his vaccinations and I found another lump on his leg that has grown and looks suspicious. Wish I had seen it before...
@Avidkeo - Yay for the student who passed! I hope the other situation gets resolved. Clearly you are good at teaching them, you have had so many successful students! I hope they see that and realize this other student has some issues.
@swenson19d - I am sorry the puppy playdate didn't workout! Sounds like the little girl hasn't been socialized much and doesn't know how to play. Also maybe that is what she has to do to keep their other pup from picking on her? I don't remember the age but at some point when they are puppies they can be afraid of everything and he is still a baby dog and not expecting to be snarled at or chased. You might look for a place to take him for a few hours of daycare, maybe even at PetSmart or Petco?
Things are moving along here... I have someone, a friend, who is going to take several pieces of Hilde's furniture, hopefully this next week. I sold a few things, including the mushroom canister set ($80!) and her Magnavox stereo console and gave a few things away. @quilteryoyo - I know you saw my post about how the people that wanted the FREE cabinets never showed up and then it rained unexpectedly overnight. I had another lady who wanted them and was going to come at 5 last night and she didn't show up and also hasn't responded. Fortunately there was a young student who also wanted them, didn't respond until I had given up on her too and she got back to me last night apologizing. She is coming this morning to get them. Yeesh - I just don't understand it. They are FREE and not with my time to keep changing my schedule and waiting around for them to pick them up.
Anyways our floors are all finished, painters will be back on Thursday to paint the baseboards and we are having crown molding installed. I have a cleaner arranged and the movers will bring all of our furniture back on the 8th! The for sale sign is up on Hilde's house (supposed to be a 'coming soon' but oh well) and the photographer is coming next week. Also having her house power washed and all the windows washed inside and out. Going to be busy!!
We head up the coast for a couple of days away and meeting our friends in Cambria on the 1st!2 -
Ok so MFP let me fix a typo in my post but won't let me add the pictures I forgot... Heres a shot of the floors looking from the dining room into the family room. Kitchen is on the right. Second picture is of our bedroom - only room other than bathrooms that isn't light grey.
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@shanaber Glad the student came and got the cabinet! Your house is looking great. Love the floors. Is it hardwood or laminate or something else. I know I have said this before, but I really need to replace my carpet. I'm thinking about bamboo hardwood...at least I was the last time I seriously looked into it. Things are moving along and you ARE super busy. I know the days in Cambria with your friends will be a welcome relief.0
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Floors look great! I would love to get rid of my carpet.2
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@quilteryoyo - it is called luxury vinyl. We had hardwood in most rooms before but carpet in the living room. The carpet was original from when we bought the house (40 years ago!) and the hardwood was almost as old. It wasn't like the old hardwood that could be sanded and refinished, it wasn't thick enough. It was so scratched and in some places very worn. The good thing with the vinyl is it doesn't scratch, especially good with Hobbes! I have a friend who has bamboo and loves it but I am not sure it would hold up well with a pup like Hobbes.
This happened today just to make life more interesting
Electrician is coming in the morning...2 -
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Thanks for the info @shanaber. I was wondering how bamboo would hold up with Tippy too. I may have to look into the vinyl. It looks really good. The carpet I have is the original we put in the house when we built it in 1998, so 23 years ago. John and I were thinking about replacing it before he passed away, so it's needed it for at least 15 years. I guess that's long enough to procrastinate.
That's scary about the electrical outlet. I hope the electrician figures out what happened and checks to make sure the other outlets are okay. 0 -
Floors look great! I will have to look at vinyl. I was planning to replace carpet with laminate. Our carpet is original from 2009. It's starting to show its age.
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@shanaber love the floors. 40 year old carpet? oh man, I know you are happy to get new floors! What the heck happened with the outlet? I am glad it was limited damage and not something more serious.
I made lunch today.
Beef curry, butter rice and sourdough bread (which was bought as a cook at home). dd wanted the beef curry, said it was amazing last time I made it, 3 years ago... uh, no guarantee it is anything like what I threw together then. Perhaps it'll be acceptable.
Kevin
I don't think I have any new photos of him. I think he's about settled in to a normal pattern and I can get a few things done. He's sleeping a lot too. Nothing like a puppy nap with he and Maggie on me. Mag's has settled down a bit an is less whiny. I put her bed next to mine and she didn't whine at all. Eric got some calming chews for her too, it seems to help. We three went to petco yesterday. It was Maggie's first outing, she did fine. Kevin was so happy to be there, made more friends and on the way out just as the outer doors open he was like "whaaa? I'm not done here" and stopped and sat down. Did not wanna leave the doggie toy store.
Lunch and hopefully a nap. Im so tired. Was up at 4 after dh fussed about Cori stretching out and touching him... he just stretched pal. He's a sweet snuggler. Woke the doggo's so I took them out for business and laid with the on the couch.1 -
I forgot to weigh in this weekend. I'm sure it was bad (barely any workouts and ate all the foods).
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Good morning!
@shanaber So glad Hobbes is doing well. Your floors look great? DH and I were flipping through magazines trying to get at least a color scheme picked out. I am way over my head LOL
And I totally relate to the FREE stuff LOL. I looked in my FB marketplace, I have had 25 people ask for the free pump organ...not one has shown up. I put out a $10 birdcage at the bottom of the driveway (again) and the guy never showed up or even read my message it was there after he asked me to put it there. I did sell my dads antique bed and dresser, the lady said her brother and friend were coming to get it. We RACED to the property and then they showed up an hour later...by they, I mean the brother. DH helped load, but that was not the deal. We did sell 2 radiator heaters and I was creeped out by the guy. He was straight forward enough buying them, but then he sat in our driveway for 10-15 min. DH and I were on the other side of the property unloading stuff. He finally left when we started driving back to the driveway side of the property. Then the next day the tree guy said there was another van sitting at the bottom of our driveway for another 10 min. He said he was creeped out.
@swenson19d Glad Kevin is settling in. Mom's pups were a nightmare! They fought all the time by the time there were 1 yr old and we were really worried they had an aggressive streak. But when they were adopted and separated they become completely different dogs! Completely settled down.
So....no deal. We sat there on Thurs and the defense lawyer kept asking for 1 more hour, 1 more hour...finally we gave up. Then Friday morning he announced that "the family" had changed their mind and didn't want to offer the plea deal. IT TOOK THEM 4 WEEKS TO DECIDE!!! The DA said he doesn't know much but he heard that the Mother pushed for the plea deal to ensure he could get out at some point. But we don't know if the family changed their mind, or of the kid got some jailhouse lawyer advice and changed his mind. Either way, we are now going to trial. Pre-lim testimony is this Thurs/Friday. I don't know how I feel.
No running since my test. My back/neck were completely locked Thurs/Friday. And then the weekend we were busy taking down gates and such before demo. DH was confounded and made a couple snarky remarks about what I was keeping. Bro, you don't even know the half of what I have thrown away! I told him would he rather pay someone to dump these gates, or sell them for $40 each (we had probably 10 of them) and be PAID for someone to take them LOL. Harrumph. I find it amusing coming from the guy who stashes everything LOL
Got on the scale this AM, 165lbs...I haven't weighed that much in 20 years!!!!! I put in my calories today, going to try again. I don't know what I am going to do for court on Thursday. Previously I can get away with jeans and a nice shirt and hide in the back. But now we are going to trial, I need something nicer. Can I wear the same black pants for a month straight LOL
Cold and rainy, definitely not enough rain though. My old base near Sacramento got 5 inches in 60 hours.
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@swenson19d Glad Kevin is settling in and loved the pet store.
@CMorning99 It's aggravation, I'm sure, that they family changed their mind about the plea deal. Hugs to you during the trial. Sorry about the creepy guy. I hate things like that. Just watch your back when you are out there for a few days. Hang in there with the food and weight. You've been through a lot of changes. I'm not surprised that you have gained. Just remember, if you lost it once, you can lose it again.
Yeah for running again @RunsOnEspresso !0 -
Per the electrician it was the outlet itself that burned out and shorted the circuit. Apparently they get old too and then fail. I am just so glad it happened now with nothing in the house and nothing in front of the outlet that could have caught fire. We had him replace/update the circuit breaker box and we are replacing all the outlets. A lot of work but worth it for peace of mind.
Got Hobbes biopsy report back - all were ok. One was hermangio but they got clean margins. Still freaks me out to hear it since that is what his mom died from but the vet said when it is found on the skin it is not the same as when it attacks the spleen or other internal organs.
We are moving out lots of the furniture the next couple of days. The real estate pictures will be Monday morning once the power wash is done on Friday. We leave that day for Cambria so it works out and the house will be mostly empty other than a couple of chairs and the beds.
@CMorning99 I am so sorry they have decided to go to trial and you will have to sit through all of that. Will the Air Force give you the time off to be there as needed? I hope so. We got about 0.5 - 1.0 inch of rain here and it was lovely. I got out with Hobbes for a run in it this morning and even though it was cold with the wind it felt great.
@RunsOnEspresso - I have been listening to your podcast and love the excitement in your voice about becoming a marathoner!!
I too ate everything this weekend and nothing good really, just junk. Today I am back on plan, mostly.2 -
@shanaber I'm glad you are getting the outlets replaced. Are you replacing the light switches too? I would suggest it if you aren't. I had one of those that shorted out. Fortunately, because of the insulation of the switch itself, all it did was mysteriously turn on the light and then it wouldn't turn back off. I found a couple more, upon inspection that needed to be replace. Since you are doin the outlets, changes the switches probably wouldn't be that much more.
Glad the report was good on Hobbes. I know that must be scary.
Have fun on your trip. I know you are going to be excited to get back into your house and get Hilde's on the market.0 -
Good morning!
@shanaber I just posted a meme from Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream house with Carry Grant. I think we are all going through that right now! DH and I were looking at the 1st draft of the plans this weekend and it hit me this morning we don't have a pantry. I asked him what the first thing we were going to realize when me moved in that we think "what the hell were we thinking?" Without a beat he says "the bill". HAHAHAHAHHA So true!
Mom's house was a fire trap, I was scared for her and her old wiring that only worked in half the house. I still have a small hope it will burn down in 2 weeks and I can collect the tiny insurance LOL
Speaking of being completely financially irresponsible, I get home from work yesterday and DH is in the middle of ordering a Tesla. I do take some credit for this decision and when we move to mom's it will be worth it if he works on base and commutes 80 miles a day. He wanted a Model Y (we heard the 3's are having issues). It is straight forward, no options to pick, done all online. Just a $250 deposit. Total cost was $69K. I figured the math with our gas savings, it would take us 10 years to pay for the car with the gas savings. So are we really saving anything? IDK. But Cali is banning small gas engines next year (think lawn mower, generators) so who knows what is next, tax gas like they do cigarettes? We are waiting on the trade in value now for his 3 year old Lexus.
I left work at 3pm to run, I did not run. Somehow ended up in sweatpants and sweatshirt drinking tea LOL.
Food went to *kitten*.
Scale went down .6lbs, just weekend bloat leaving. I want to lose weight but I realize my mind is not in the game. And with DH teleworking, we eat a lot more than just grabbing and going.
Well, I have some phone calls today. I found a company to move the mobile home. My tenant is not giving inputs even though I ask her about timing and such. She finally said yesterday "I would rather you not move the mobile home". Ahhh, so she is hoping it goes away? Well, it is happening and either you work with me or find another place. She has a super sweet deal so it would behoove her to work with me.
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Thank you @shanaber It was such a relief to finally conquer that distance. I was definitely in my head about it for a while2
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@CMorning99 California is certainly on the edge (not sure I want to say leading edge
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Here’s a 1.5 minute video of Cori and Kevin playing. Cat in the tunnel is his favorite. https://share.icloud.com/photos/0RUpoVQ1rp4Qci5waYc6bShBA0
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@quilteryoyo - the electrician is replacing every outlet and switch. He is checking all the wiring too and found a
'not up to code' wire that we have no idea what it is for or where it goes. We certainly didn't put it in...
@CMorning99 - we sold our van (was Hilde's and she gave it to us) so we are down to just one car. I told DH we should get a small electric car for around town and keep the Subaru for trips. Are you buying it or leasing? Also I think there are rebates from the state and maybe even federal that might bring the cost down more. When dd got her new car we had her lease it. She will likely be over the mileage limit but still cheaper than buying it outright and she can trade it in for a newer model whenever she likes.
@swenson19d - I kept expecting Kevin to go in the tunnel after Cori 😂 looks like they are becoming great friends. He is just so cute!
We are making progress on the house! I have almost all the cupboards emptied and several people are picking up furniture this week. I was even able to sell the lift chair. Was hoping to get more but the guy agreed to $400 and his guys will get it out of the small TV room on Thursday!Pretty soon we will be sitting on the floor though 😁 We may end up bringing the patio chairs in to have something to sit on.
Food has been better. I have been reading about the importance of getting enough fiber so I am upping the game and eating more veggies and fruit. Still trying to get enough protein too though, carbs however are not an issue.2 -
Hey all.
No real news. Just ticking over. Met with my boss yesterday about the bullying comments, she has no concerns about me. Also discussed things with the student and he actually said bullying wasn't his choice of word. So there's that.
Food... Had a few off days but haven't gained so yay. I'm not working towards anything atm. Just plodding along.
It's getting warmer and humid now. Summer is on its way!2 -
Cute video @swenson19d ! Glad they are getting along.
@shanaber Glad you are replacing all the plugs and switches and found the mystery wire. Good luck with the new car. Glad things are still going well with both houses.
@Avidkeo Sometimes no real news is good news. Glad you are checking in.1 -
@shanaber Kevin doesn't fit in the tunnel. He tried and got a little stressed when he got stuck. haha! He was smaller than Cori when we got him and could get through it with no problems. I bought him a 2ft doggie tunnel today on amazon. I think he'll like it. I've been looking at some of the agility stuff, but not because I'm taking him to compete, but just to engage his brain and play new games. So are there any that may easier and fun or something of the like? Being retriever, I think he'd like games of an obstacle where he can retrieve something. I think he's gonna be too bulky to catch frisbees, but I may try it. He's not caught on yet to catching treats or toys.
Best buds.
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Love Love Love that picture of Kevin and Cori! So sweet!
@swenson19d - you could get or make him a jump or two out of PVC pipe. It doesn't need to be high or even have a bar on it at this point, it is just to teach him to go thru and around or to follow you. If you have anything that he could jump up on to be a 'table' (not too high. I use an exercise step-up for Hobbes) you could do jump, tunnel, jump, table or make up some sequence. Just keep it simple and do short bits of time. You can get weave poles (beginner set of 6) on Amazon that aren't too expensive but he shouldn't be doing those until he is at least 6mos old as it is tough on their developing hips. Regular agility equipment to buy is pretty expensive but sometimes you can find kid stuff that will work too like tunnels, teeters or a balance type beam, but honestly you can make them pretty easily too. Here's a couple of sites for DIY
This one has all kinds of ideas on making simple courses out of things you might have at home
https://www.k9ofmine.com/diy-dog-agility-courses/
This one has step by step instructions
https://www.thisoldhouse.com/pets/21016642/how-to-build-a-dog-agility-course
Something else you could do with him is Rally Obedience - it combines agility and obedience. Hobbes got exhausted when we started doing it. They learn to walk right at your side like in obedience and you do turns and weaves with cones and maybe a jump thrown in too and essentially follow a course. Initially you do it on leash and he gets tons of treats 😊
@CMorning99 - I saw this article about women and IF and thought of you. It talks about what happens to women when they do IF and are active how it impacts your body,
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Oh @swenson19d - look up flyball online. I have never done it but I think it would be a blast for the dogs - includes chasing and retrieving...1
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Thanks @shanaber ! I figured he wouldn't be old enough to start some things. I remember that from the running with your dog conversations. We'll keep it play and loads of treats! He has a vet visit next week and I need to ask about neutering him. I am hearing some conflicting info; wait until at least 8 months for bone growth but also the old 6 month mark to prevent hormonal cancers and illness is still around. I don't want him to develop behavioural problems with the teenage hormones either. Any thoughts?
I think Eric is about to put me on a doggie budget, lol!2 -
Good morning!
@shanaber Thank you for thinking of me
I have about given up on "diet strategies" It seems like no matter what I try to learn/understand, you can find a Doctor who says it is great or it is not. Then you have the athletes who all swear by certain diets...the fat adapted runners, vegan, low carb...blah blah blah I have solidly been on the "see food" diet LOL
@quilteryoyo Your are right about Cali, I don't know how these things keep getting passed. My PT was telling me today she pays a "gas guzzler" tax at the DMV b/c she has an older muscle car. Also interesting while I was sitting in the freezer thingy, she was reading about how the Cali grid can only support charging an electric car for 1 out of 4 families.
Nothing much exciting going on here. I never did make all my phone calls yesterday so I need to do that today. DH is still set on his Tesla, I guess it doesn't feel real since we have to wait 7 months. He got approved for a 2.49% loan sooooo, I guess that is good.
Today is mom's birthday, she would have been 78 today. I am not ok, not in the sense that I am emotional, but in the exact opposite way. Today I feel completely detached from emotions and life, it is kind of freeing but I know it is not real. This was the last time I saw her was this week last year, I came down and we celebrated her birthday. I know my mind is working though, I had a really realistic dream last night that I had reconnected with her sisters family (which we went no contact with about 15 years ago) and my cousin, who has also since passed and I were talking about moving on and forgiving. I was not interested in my dream.
I have court for the next 2 days so I will be out of work. No plans for the weekend. It is DH and my 22 anniversary and we have tossed some ideas around about going out to dinner.
I am debating on scheduling a follow up for grey cat. His breathing is better. But he is drooling so I think he has a bad tooth and his eye is bothering him. But there is nothing we can do. I see the decline in him more and more each week. I really don't know if he will make it to Christmas. DH is in complete denial.
It has been a full week since I ran. I have my 5K in a month.
I was successful in tracking my calories. DH made a really good chicken and dumpling recipe and it imported easily into MFP. I woke up hungry though in the middle of the night.
Weight down another .6 of bloat.
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