Today is the first full day of school. I am jumping in feet first, trying to get back into a reasonable routine. It's funny when I look at my life. Conventional wisdom says the beginning of the year is January 1st, but my entire life has centered around the beginning of the school year. That's the true beginning of the year for me.
My first goal of the day was to take the dog for a walk. This is to get me and my metabolism moving and also to give the dog some exercise, which she needs and loves. One of the reasons I hate walking in our neighborhood is that we have so many people who let their dogs roam free. This morning I tried a route I have never tried and was pleasantly surprised. We made the entire walk without running into a stray!
The walk wasn't without its snags, of course. Ryann's black cat, Kage Neko, decided he wanted to go for a walk with us. Ellie Mae and I were almost to the end of the block and ready to cross a busy street when I heard this meow from behind me. Omg, there was the demon cat, meandering right down the middle of the street, tail up straight, pausing to sniff the asphalt. Cars zoom along our street and I had this image of Kage getting hit. I have no desire to go through *THAT* again, so I had to come back to the house and coax Kage inside before the dog and I could enjoy our outing, which we did. I think Ellie Mae is going to sleep very well all day long!
¡Hasta pronto, mis amigos!
~N
Breaking the Silence
5 months ago
OMG I hate people that don't keep their dogs on a leash. This morning when I was taking Toby out there was ANOTHER dog that was off his leash. It really upsets me and I yelled at the owner and said "Don't you have a leash!!" He says yes and I look at him angrily. I just can't stand irresponsible pet owners. Glad you found a nice route for you to walk! See ya this weekend :)
ReplyDeleteLol it sounds like you had a busy walk with that cat. I wish our dog was scared of cars but he so isn't. I have to pull him away from the middle of the street!
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