Yes, indeed it does. Accident prone as I am I managed to injure myself yet again: this time involing the right trapezious muscles, my neck, shoulder and back. Fun. For the past week I've been on a cocktail of anti-inflamitories, muscle relaxers and prescription pain killers (no, I won't share, I'm selfish like that). Improvement is being seen, however, and I've made it a few days without the muscle relaxers but usually need the pain meds before the day is out. There is just no way I can sit still and do nothing with my right arm for extended periods of time. Impossible. Even in sleep I move that arm. Really.
In other news, Abbie started obedience classes a few weeks back. The first day she was scared witless of all of the other dogs...absolute terror. Her tail was tucked so far underneath herself I wasn't sure it would EVER straighten back out. It was so apparent, her terror, the trainer said she'd give her another week or so and then maybe move her to a more socialization-oriented puppy class.
She did get some play-time one-on-one with a pretty white Westie named Emmalyn. This seemed to help loads as the next week she was a completely different dog (at least to the trainers eyes...she was normal to me :). Chicken-dog was gone, fiesty wanna-be-dominant dog was in full force. She played, even with a couple of the bigger dogs for a bit, and did her tricks (Sit, down...sort of, recall, and leave it) for treats (we used hotdogs today). No doggie demotion. This last Sunday was a break since the trainer was out of town.
Speaking of breaks, technically I'm on spring break this week. Hmmm...I don't see it. I'm still a bit behind on POL1041 Unit 2, with 2 web exercises to do still and a test to take next week when campus is open again. AMH1041 at least I'm current with. But still have some reading to do this week. I couldn't take time off during the week for a couple of reasons: a) Wednesday is a hard deadline at work, b) supervisor D. is out of town all this week, and c) stepson is with us and I wouldn't be able to get any work done with him at home after school, etc. Yes, there is a portion of the temperamental artist in me...a substantial portion I believe. It is almost impossible for me to be productive in the presence of others.
But! There is hope for me and these websites, since I have arranged to have the following Monday/Tuesday/Wednesday off from work to craft and web and organize in relative peace and solitude. Granted, I'll still have to corral Abbie on occasion, but I can work with that.
You know, its absolutely fascinating how she reacts to different people being in the house. If it's just me and her she's mainly a calm, gentle animal who will play a bit but mostly is content to have self-directed play with her toys or curl up on her blanket (or my lap if available) and nap. V comes home and she's completely different: she's hyper, she's more vocal, she won't rest and she has to be with him almost constantly--much to his annoyance as she see's him as a playmate and pesters him unmercifully (unless I'm sleeping then she'll usually stay with me as my protector). Very strange how our animals pattern themselves after ourselves, no?