And then there was June
Wahoo, June was the month to get things done.
1. Akis finished the 4th term ~ only 2 more to go
2. I finished my Master's Certificate course
3. I finally got some paperwork notorized that I had been procrastinating on for a year
4. We got the roof on the Miata replaced ~ we no longer look like the poor cousin who has to use duct tape to repair everything
5. Payments for Akis course went down by 30% ~ this one is my favourite
6. Hugo went to Doggie Daycare
Finishing up the 4th term, Akis is hitting the home stretch of his program. With only a week between sessions, I can fully appreciate that he is getting tired. It's been a year of school, homework and working part time, and without much of a break I think at times he wonders when it will end. Well, in exactly 6 months. Finishing up on December 24th, this will be his best Christmas present I think. Knowing that he will be done school, that we will be done paying tuition, the New Year should start off with a bang.
I was very elated to see my course come to an end. After 5 months of classes and homework, I can appreciate to a small extent what Akis is going through. We had a huge group project that we needed to work on and present during our final session. The project was to simulate a project and all the planning and work that must go into it. While the message of the final assignment was loud and clear, I think everyone in the group was excited to have the course over with ~ in particular the gal who came down from Prince George for each of the 9 sessions! That's a lot of flying in 5 months. With the course over, all that is left is to submit that application form and get the certification under the belt. Here's to getting this one crossed off the 'To Do' list.
It's amazing how somethings can sit on your list for a long time. One of these was to get some paperwork notorized to replace some Savings Bonds. After receiving the paperwork about a year ago, I finally dug up everything and got my act together putting the paperwork into the mail. At least my part is now done and hopefully it doesn't take them a year to send the bonds out to us!
It has been a while since the zipper on the rear window has functioned well. I think I may have still been on the ship when the zipper first 'caught' and undoing the window became an issue. The challenge with a bum zipper is that it seems once the teeth have been 'compromised' whether you are doing up the window or taking down the window, there is one part where it just doesn't work well. This was now the case and every time we zipped up the window, the zipper would split, and as you can imagine, this makes the zipper less than effective. So I inquired as to the cost of fixing the zipper. Well at a jaw dropping $400, I figured at that rate we should check and see what it will cost to replace the whole damn thing. Perhaps because I haven't needed to do much in the way of repair work to this car, I was equally, if not more stunned to discover that the replacement of the roof would be 3 times the cost. WHAT?? So I decided to live with it. Living with it meant that everytime it rained and the car was parked outside, I would need to strategically place an object such as a Kleenex box against the plastic window to hold it into place. With everything positioned just so, I would carefully close the car so as not to disturb the bracing. There were some instances where the 'propping' was not adequate and as a result the water pooled in the back window. A careful lift would dispell the water, however this was not a permanent solution. I finally made it in to have someone look at the roof to see if the zipper could be repaired ~ go figure, they said that replacing the zipper would only put holes in the roof as the material was too old, so a new roof it was. That said, I don't think it has rained since the roof has been replaced. Had I known that good weather would be the outcome, I would have replaced it in May and brought summer early!
I used to mock people that took their dogs to Daycare. I wondered why on earth would someone need to take their dog somewhere for the day? Would they not just play with their dog when they came home? These thoughts were ones I had until we had a dog that is crated during the day. Unlike when I was little with Woofer, Hugo doesn't get free reign of the house during the day. At 5 months, we keep him crated, so while we are away, he sleeps. This makes for one energetic dog when we get home. Unfortunately my energy level doesn't quite match Hugo's and his desire to play, run and fetch is met with mediocre enthusiasm as I try to get him to indulge in contained activities like chewing on his sticks. Hugo is not proving to be the most social of dogs, so it was recommended to us that we get him to a Groomer sooner rather than later to introduce the experience. I opted to take him to a place where they offer grooming and Doggie daycare which would allow him to stay for the day and hang out with other dogs. Not being great with others, this proved to be a good experience for him. He has been a few times and while he doesn't jump around and hang out with others all the time, we have noticed that he is more willing to approach others and play in the park. So I guess this is when you need to admit that I am now one of those that I used to mock, cause Hugo will be heading back to Doggie daycare.
1. Akis finished the 4th term ~ only 2 more to go
2. I finished my Master's Certificate course
3. I finally got some paperwork notorized that I had been procrastinating on for a year
4. We got the roof on the Miata replaced ~ we no longer look like the poor cousin who has to use duct tape to repair everything
5. Payments for Akis course went down by 30% ~ this one is my favourite
6. Hugo went to Doggie Daycare
Finishing up the 4th term, Akis is hitting the home stretch of his program. With only a week between sessions, I can fully appreciate that he is getting tired. It's been a year of school, homework and working part time, and without much of a break I think at times he wonders when it will end. Well, in exactly 6 months. Finishing up on December 24th, this will be his best Christmas present I think. Knowing that he will be done school, that we will be done paying tuition, the New Year should start off with a bang.
I was very elated to see my course come to an end. After 5 months of classes and homework, I can appreciate to a small extent what Akis is going through. We had a huge group project that we needed to work on and present during our final session. The project was to simulate a project and all the planning and work that must go into it. While the message of the final assignment was loud and clear, I think everyone in the group was excited to have the course over with ~ in particular the gal who came down from Prince George for each of the 9 sessions! That's a lot of flying in 5 months. With the course over, all that is left is to submit that application form and get the certification under the belt. Here's to getting this one crossed off the 'To Do' list.
It's amazing how somethings can sit on your list for a long time. One of these was to get some paperwork notorized to replace some Savings Bonds. After receiving the paperwork about a year ago, I finally dug up everything and got my act together putting the paperwork into the mail. At least my part is now done and hopefully it doesn't take them a year to send the bonds out to us!
It has been a while since the zipper on the rear window has functioned well. I think I may have still been on the ship when the zipper first 'caught' and undoing the window became an issue. The challenge with a bum zipper is that it seems once the teeth have been 'compromised' whether you are doing up the window or taking down the window, there is one part where it just doesn't work well. This was now the case and every time we zipped up the window, the zipper would split, and as you can imagine, this makes the zipper less than effective. So I inquired as to the cost of fixing the zipper. Well at a jaw dropping $400, I figured at that rate we should check and see what it will cost to replace the whole damn thing. Perhaps because I haven't needed to do much in the way of repair work to this car, I was equally, if not more stunned to discover that the replacement of the roof would be 3 times the cost. WHAT?? So I decided to live with it. Living with it meant that everytime it rained and the car was parked outside, I would need to strategically place an object such as a Kleenex box against the plastic window to hold it into place. With everything positioned just so, I would carefully close the car so as not to disturb the bracing. There were some instances where the 'propping' was not adequate and as a result the water pooled in the back window. A careful lift would dispell the water, however this was not a permanent solution. I finally made it in to have someone look at the roof to see if the zipper could be repaired ~ go figure, they said that replacing the zipper would only put holes in the roof as the material was too old, so a new roof it was. That said, I don't think it has rained since the roof has been replaced. Had I known that good weather would be the outcome, I would have replaced it in May and brought summer early!
I used to mock people that took their dogs to Daycare. I wondered why on earth would someone need to take their dog somewhere for the day? Would they not just play with their dog when they came home? These thoughts were ones I had until we had a dog that is crated during the day. Unlike when I was little with Woofer, Hugo doesn't get free reign of the house during the day. At 5 months, we keep him crated, so while we are away, he sleeps. This makes for one energetic dog when we get home. Unfortunately my energy level doesn't quite match Hugo's and his desire to play, run and fetch is met with mediocre enthusiasm as I try to get him to indulge in contained activities like chewing on his sticks. Hugo is not proving to be the most social of dogs, so it was recommended to us that we get him to a Groomer sooner rather than later to introduce the experience. I opted to take him to a place where they offer grooming and Doggie daycare which would allow him to stay for the day and hang out with other dogs. Not being great with others, this proved to be a good experience for him. He has been a few times and while he doesn't jump around and hang out with others all the time, we have noticed that he is more willing to approach others and play in the park. So I guess this is when you need to admit that I am now one of those that I used to mock, cause Hugo will be heading back to Doggie daycare.
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