It’s 8:30pm now. I have studied only half-a chapter yet I’ve reached 75%! Huh???!!! My math is right. I’ve studied 10 1/2 chapters out of 14.
I woke up at 6:00am today. As a favor for a friend, I would head over to her place by 6:45am and take her son to school. Today is the last day of school. Since I’ve volunteered in Oliver’s class, I got to know his teacher well. Since October, I’ve taken half-days off from work to volunteer. I love it. I had to stop in April due to pneumonia.
So this morning, I got to say “Have a Great Summer” to the teacher and to some of the kids that I helped with. Some of the kids have grown at few inches just in 2 short months since I’ve seen them last. Most remembered my name.
After dropping Oliver off at school, I went to get breakfast. I ordered eggs benedict with slices of beef over toast. It also came with hash browns and a salad. I washed it ALL down with ice water. On the way home, I bought a large iced coffee to fight off the sleepiness.
When I got home, I realized my manageable headache was becoming a little too much to handle. I laid down to rest. As I was getting up, my boss called me. We had planned to meet for lunch along with my co-worker. I felt disconnected from them since I haven’t seen them for over 1 1/2 weeks.
The lunch was great. I needed to see them and talk to them. I felt a lot better after the lunch. I headed back home to study. I stopped by Nellie’s (Mina’s owner) to buy some beef jerky and grapefruit juice.
I studied for about 45 minutes and headed over to get Mina. Another neighbour, Bill, walks Mina in the afternoon. I was hoping that she was pooped and that she could relax as I studied.
She laid down on the table and took turns staring at me and then outside. Whenever I felt my headache coming on again, I stroked her or massaged her neck. After a while, I took her for a walk to visit Bill. We talked about plans this weekend about Mina. We both didn’t want her to miss her afternoon walks.
Mina and I did more studying and took more walks. By 5pm, I was getting sleepy again. I hadn’t recovered from the extra early wake-up time. So we napped until 7pm. She naps well. I napped with my hands wrapped around a paw. When I woke, her head was on my outstretched arm. She was in deep sleep. She snores by the way.
I took her back to Nellie’s, helped her close the store and headed back home to study more. The 10th chapter isn’t particularly difficult, but is dry.
I doubt that I’ll be able to finish the chapter tonight. The next couple of days will be tough. I need to catch up if I’m to relax for a few days with Mina.
