Suuny Day - Dog Bite

The trend continues. I woke before 5:30am once again. I felt well rested, too. Downstairs I wasted no time getting my exercise routine underway. At the last minute, I chose to rest my shoulder by skipping both push-ups and curls. I wasn’t in pain but felt it smart to rest it some before risking reinjury.

The morning walk with Ykraps went exceptionally well. It was clear and 42 degrees. It felt like a spring morning. After coffee and PC time, I delivered Mindy’s coffee bedside. Meditation went well, and by 6:25am I was all but ready for my run. About half way through my run I had to remove my hand covers due to over heating. I know the temperature zone where that usually occurs, and we were in it. I was prepared for it. I left my ear covers in place, however. I was comfortable. At home, Mindy had our eggs and fruit ready for consumption. Both kids were in good spirits, I assumed because they’d be spending the day with their Maw-maw. She’s so brave!

They headed out just before 7:30am. Once again, I had the house to myself. I finished my breakfast then headed up for a shower. My routine stayed the same save for not taking Jacob to the bus stop. This time I remembered to throw my golf clubs into the Trooper. I left for work just after 8:00am. There wasn’t a cloud in the sky. What a lovely morning.

The work day moved swiftly, this being a meeting day and all. Our staff meeting carried on from 11am until 1:00pm. After checking in with my team I left for lunch, or a trip to the driving range. I was really looking forward to swinging my clubs for the first time since late October. The temperature was well into the mid 50’s and the sky still clear. It was a lovely spring afternoon. The range was crowded, but I expected that given the lovely weather. I bought a large bucket of balls, choosing to skip the $1 upgrade to a jumbo bucket. Hitting all the balls in the large bucket, I knew would be a challenge being the first time out. Too, I chose to hit from the covered tees. My focus was slow steady contact – not distance. I made excellent contact with each ball up through all of my irons. Eventually I worked my way through my fairway wood and then my driver. I hit my three wood nicely too, but when I got to the driver I hit a few errant shots. I ended up hitting my driver directly off the carpeted mat because the rubber tee was set ridiculously high. I made much better contact like that, but it still wasn’t close to perfect. But given that it was my first bucket of the year, I was pleased. I enjoyed my time away from the office. It was good therapy.

I was back in my office by 2pm enjoying my packed lunch. The afternoon went quickly. Mindy phoned on her way to pick-up the kids to tell me that she received a call from daughter Lindsey, who was at Doctor’s West Hospital with a dog bite. She wanted Mindy to pick-up Olivia and possibly even Rocky. Mindy, of course, agreed to help however she could. I could only imagine what the hospital help must’ve thought.

I didn’t hear from Mindy again until I was on my way home from work. It was 5:35pm when I left the office. I phoned Mindy to see how things were going. She said that Olivia was already sound asleep and Rocky was playing out back with the others. She commented that Olivia was quite messy when she picked her up from the hospital. Too, she said that Lindsey’s bite looked bad and would require stitching for certain. Needless to say, I was not pleased with the entire situation. I have warned of such an event with those nasty dogs. Apparently they were fighting in close proximity to the babies, so Lindsey tried to separate them with a broom. However, in so doing, she ended up getting bit in the process. The first thought that came to mind was that those nasty unkempt dogs need to go. God forbid they bite one of the grand kids. If that happens, I take decisive action. This was just another example of the less than desirable conditions present at Kelly’s. Folks, let’s be honest.

When I got home I badly wanted to wake Olivia but she must’ve needed the rest. I didn’t dare go up and wake her. While I walked Ykraps, Mindy finished making dinner – dirty rice for us and macaroni for the kids.

Ashley arrived to pick-up the children even before dinner was ready. She stayed and ate, but also went up and woke Olivia. For obvious reasons, she didn’t want Olivia sleeping the evening away. Otherwise, she might be up all night. Olivia wasn’t in the best of moods when Ashley brought her down. You could see just by looking that she was still very tired. She wanted nothing to do with Mindy or I. And for the first time ever, she didn’t want anything to eat either. She was irritable.

Olivia’s less than pleasant mood carried over through dinner. Mindy noticed that her molars were starting to come through. We suspected that was what was causing her angst.


Come 7:30pm, Ashley left with the kids. Mindy & I straightened up the house. We talked about Lindsey’s situation from earlier (the dog bite) and what if anything we should or could do about it. After what I encountered there last Saturday, the entire thing pains me greatly. For the life of me, I don’t know how anyone can live like that. It’s certainly not how Kelly was raised, and it’s not how we lived when we were married. I’m not sure what’s going on.

I helped Jacob with a shower while Mindy bathed Bella. After the kids were tucked neatly into bed I took to blogging. Mindy played on her laptop while at the same time watching American Idol elimination night. She hollered updates my way so I didn’t have to stop my “important” activities. Almost forgot, I received an email from the company we ordered our new Plasma TV stand from apologizing that our pieces wouldn’t ship until mid-May. Right! Like I was gonna stand for that. I called their customer service department and promptly canceled the order.

We headed for bed at 10pm.