Happy President's Day by Von

Today is President’s Day and I used to really look forward to this day because it would be a day off from work for me. Now, what it means to me is that my mail isn’t going to be delivered to me and I have to wait another day for it. My how things and perspectives change when your days aren’t arranged by the work day. I’m pretty much enjoying this change. I thought all those years that I talked about retiring that I would have a hard time adjusting to not going to work and not having the work to focus on. I’ve found out that I’m not having any problem with adjusting to not having a job to go to and taking a big chunk out of my day. I find myself feeling a bit of joy throughout the day hit me and I just feel great and have to smile, this is what I want to do and how I want to do it, I’m not having to answer to “the man".

Greg and I went to see the movie The Spiderwick Chronicles the other night. It is a great family movie, but the very young may be scared by it. I loved the movie. It was great fun with hobgoblins, fairies, pixies, etc. in a fantasy world where good vs. evil. Maybe I liked the movie so well because I tend to live in a fantasy world a lot myself. I know there are things and creatures around me that I can’t see but are there helping me or not, depending on if they are good little creatures or not so good little creatures. It’s fun to pretend sometimes.

About a month ago I wrote about Bentley’s lesson of not barking at everybody and every dog that he saw. He has made great strides to being a quieter little guy. He does have several voices however. He talks to the neighbors and tells them “Come over here and play with me and stop your ignoring me". It usually works and they come over and pay attention to him. Now his latest lesson is to walk nice on the leash and not jump at and on every body we see on our walk. He loves every person he sees. I haven’t seen him not like any body yet. Not everybody likes him, but he always gives everybody the chance. His lesson is to be more focused on me than his surroundings. Wish me good luck. I’ll report later on our progress.

Von