Oh what a difference a few days makes! Between one weekend and the next I'm back to nearly 100%! My eyes are still a little red and they itch a bit, but otherwise driving went fine the past 2 days! It felt good to get out of the house. Tomorrow I return to work.
Gib has a fall break coming up so he will be home for a long weekend. Mariah will also be on fall break. Gib is off Thurs/Friday and Mariah is out of school Friday/Monday. Since Gib doesn't have classes on Friday he doesn't really have more than an extra day off, but luckily for him I filled it with exciting things like chiropractor and dentist appointments. Maybe we'll get him another haircut too while he's here!
Mariah had a brutal end of the first quarter with all sorts of big assignments due at once. It really wiped her out and when she came home last Thursday she went straight to bed. We spoke briefly later than night and she went back to sleep. Early Friday morning she was still feeling exhausted so she stayed home from school. She's doing well in school though and it's good to learn to pace yourself and that all-nighters are not as glorious as some people lead us to believe. I kind of wish her English teacher had assigned the essay for the independent reading project at the beginning of the year when she finished it. I also kind of wish he had sent the email stating a deadline had been extended BEFORE Mariah stayed up until 2 am to finish it.
I spoke to both Taryn and Gib on the phone Sunday! Considering I also spoke to Indie and Mariah in person, that was like a mini-mom's day for me! It was good to hear their voices and catch up on their lives. Taryn is doing well, has a lot of homework! Gib is doing well, has a lot of fraternity homework! He went to two dances over the weekend - his frat dance and then her sorority dance. But he reports that there is no girlfriend. Taryn has the month of October in our family gf pool and he says no way - no time. Mike is hopeful that during the January explorations term he has the time. It's amazing what people will do to win bragging rights around here. We won't get to see Taryn until November. I know she will love meeting Lillie.
I can't remember if I posted about Indie adopting a new kitten.... Taryn asked how it happened. I saw her at the pet store - she was 1 of 3 kittens rescued with their 3-legged momma. She was the only one left and had a very sad look on her face. She and I had a discussion about how I just knew she'd get a good home and not to worry. She just kept looking me straight in the eye. I thought about her all day long. Mariah and I were nearby that evening and I told her about the kitten and we went to see her. I later found out that she had actually been adopted with her brother but the people decided adding 2 kittens to their house was too much so they kept the brother and brought her back. :( So anyway, we texted Indie while we were there that I had fallen in love with a kitten. She came and decided to think about it. Indie adopted Lillie the next evening. Aussie loved her the very second she came out of the kitty carrier. She is very social and had no fear whatsoever. He started off right away teaching her to chase him. They have that down good now and he's working on teaching her better defensive skills. He corners her, and if he gets her down he puts a paw on her until she figures out how to get out from the pin. She doesn't like these games much. But Aussie feels it's important to have excellent wrestling skills and therefore Lillie has no choice but to be little Grasshopper. Otherwise, they both play, play, play!!! They are both chirpers and it's fun to listen to them "talking". Since Indie is gone for long hours it will be good for both kitties to have companions. Aussie is having a sick day today but I don't think it's major - sure hope not! We love that kitty!!! He had a rabies shot last week so maybe that is causing him some problems. Or maybe he ate a bad bug. Who knows. He saw the vet on Tuesday and was 100% fine so hopefully this works out in by tomorrow.
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