MATHEMATICS PUZZLE... AND ORDERING MEDS FROM AUSTRLIA--- THERE MAY BE
OTHER PLACES FROM WHICH TO ORDER- BUT I DO DRIFT TO AUSTRALIA... BECAUSE
THERE IS AN ADI TRAINING FACILITY THERE AND THEIR CEO TOLD ME ABOUT THIS
ALLWORMER THEY USE--SO I ORDER SOME FROM THERE FOR ABOUT 3 YEARWS NOW...
FREE SHIPPING.. WHEN I OPENED THE BOX AT MAIL CALL... THERE WERE 3
BOTTLES OF ALL WORMER FOR 22 POUND DOGS...
I THOUGHT AT THE TIME IT WAS STRANGE--WITH DOGS WELL OVER
100 POUNDS, I USUALLY ORDER THE 88 POUND DOG SIZE....
I ALMOST FORGOT ABOUT IT... TIL 3AM AND I LOOKED UP TEH
PAYPAL PAYMENT. 635.20(AU).. 100 PILLS OF TEH 22 POUND ARE 175.au .. FOR
THE 100 88 POUND IT IS 439au----REGARDLSS OF WHAT I ORDERED, OR THEY
SENT....I COULD NOT MAKE THAT TOTAL 635.2au.. SO I WILL CALL...
GLAD IT WAS PAYPAL-- LOOKING UP A PAYMENT FROM THE
BANK WOULD TAKE AN ACT OF CONGRESS. THE BANK HAS HAD TERRIBLE
COMPUTER PROBLEMS I DON'T UNDERSTAND... BUT I NOW MUST GO TO THE BANK IN
PERSON AND CHANGE ALL MY PASSWORDS....AGAIN..... BEFORE I CAN USE ANY OF THE
CC I NOW HAVE--
******** BACK TO WHY DO I HAVE MONEY IN THE BANK ANYWAY IT DOES
NOT PAY ENOUGH DIVIDENDS TO PAY FOR THE GAS TO GET THERE TO CONSTANT;Y CHANGE
PASSWORDS. I WAS WORRIED ABOUT THE NEXT WAR BEING A COMPUTER ONE--
WITHOUT ATM'S....BUT IT SEEMS LIKE WE ARE ON THAT ROAD WITHOUT ANY FOREIGN HELP
ANYWAY...
SO IF I TOOK A BUNCH OF MONEY OUT OF THE BANK... IN THIS PLACE
WHERE WOULD I KEEP IT.???AND I WOULD HAVE TO TELL SOMEBODY QUICKLY BEFORE I
FORGOT WHERE I PUT IT........??? SO I STAY WITH THE BANK WHO FORGETS WHO
I AM REGUALRALY
*****
THERE IS A TERRIFIC PICTURE OF EVA WITH FINN... SHE SITTING IN
THE WATER ABOUT 8 INCHES DEEP.. AND FINN STANDING RIGHT BESIDE HER VERY WORRIED
ABOUT HER BEING THERE.. THESE DOGS DO GET ATTACHED TO ONE PERSON...AND DO
A WONDERFUL JOB...
***
MY SISTER - FRAN- IS DUE TO ARRIVE THURSDAY- AND AFTER THAT
, SOME OF HER KIDS AND GRANDIKIDS MAY COME HERE... THEY ARE A LIVELY
DIZZY BUNCH SO I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO THE VISIT.. REMEMBER
THE TWIN BOYS TRYING TO PUT TOGETHER THE MANNEQUIN AT MAIL CALL...??
THAT BUNCH.
***********
HERE'S A GOOD ONE FROM ASHER TO BAIL ME OUT
*******
ASHER AND I ARE HAVING A BLAST DOWN IN MELBOURNE, FLORIDA
CELEBRATING GRAMMY'S 81ST AND PAPA'S 90TH BIRTHDAY WITH THE FAMILY! THE BUS TO
PROVIDENCE WAS 30 MINUTES LATE CAUSING US TO ALMOST MISS OUR CONNECTION
TO TF GREEN AIRPORT (PVD), BUT ASHER WAS HAPPY TO
PUT SOME PEP IN HIS STEP TO MAKE IT TO THE STOP AND HOP ON THE NEXT BUS RIGHT
AFTER THE FIRST ONE. OUR FLIGHT FROM PROVIDENCE TO ORLANDO THREW A FEW
OBSTACLES IN THE WAY - WE DEALT WITH A 2.5-HOUR DELAY AND ASHER WANTED NOTHING
TO DO WITH THE SERVICE ANIMAL RELIEF AREA INSIDE THE AIRPORT, BUT HE HANDLED
EVERYTHING LIKE A SEASONED PRO AS HE ALWAYS DOES. TRAVELING WITH HIM IS LIKE
TRAVELING WITH A CELEBRITY - WE WERE STOPPED FOR PICTURES OCCASIONALLY, ASKED
QUESTIONS, AND MANY FELLOW PASSENGERS COMPLIMENTED HIM ON HIS BEHAVIOR. WHEN WE
FINALLY DID TAKE OFF, THE SW AIRLINES MADE
SURE WE WERE BOTH AS COMFORTABLE AS POSSIBLE - THEY GAVE US THE BULKHEAD ON OUR
FLIGHT AND KEPT THE MIDDLE SEAT EMPTY, EVEN THOUGH IT WAS A FULL PLANE. ASHER
ACTED LIKE HE HAD FLOWN A HUNDRED TIMES BEFORE, AND WAS HAPPY TO SNOOZE THE
WHOLE WAY TO ORLANDO. IT WAS A TURBULENT FLIGHT, BUT EVEN THAT WAS PROBABLY
MORE COMFORTABLE FOR HIM THAN THE BUS! SEVERAL PASSENGERS CAME UP TO US AFTER
AND SAID ASHER BEHAVED MUCH BETTER THAN THE LOUD KIDS ON THE PLANE!
MY FAMILY WAS EXCITED TO MEET ASHER AND THEY WERE SO AMAZED WITH
HOW WELL TRAINED HE IS. ASHER HAS AN OLDER COUSIN, A FOUR-YEAR-OLD RAMBUNCTIOUS
BOXER MIX, AND I DIDN'T KNOW HOW HE'D REACT TO HER HIGH ENERGY. THEY HAD SO
MUCH FUN TOGETHER ZOOMING AROUND THE BACKYARD! ASHER DOESN'T HAVE MUCH CLOSED
SPACE TO RUN AT HOME, SO THIS WAS A TREAT FOR HIM TO BE ABLE TO STRETCH HIS
LEGS. I WAS SO IMPRESSED HOW, EVEN WHEN HE WAS BUSY WITH A GAME OF TAG, HE'D
COME RIGHT BACK OVER TO ME IF I CALLED HIM. PIPER COULD PROBABLY LEARN A COUPLE
THINGS FROM HIM! :)
ON SATURDAY ASHER TESTED OUT HIS SEA LEGS AND SET SAIL ON
VICTORY CASINO CRUISES WITH US. BOARDING THE SHIP WAS PROBABLY OUR FIRST
NEGATIVE EXPERIENCE WITH PEOPLE - MOST OF THE STAFF AT THE DOCK KEPT PETTING HIM,
GRABBING ME WHEN I TRIPPED BEFORE ASHER COULD HELP ME, AND TALKING TO ASHER AND
DISTRACTING HIM. IT WAS A GOOD CHANCE FOR ME TO PRACTICE SPEAKING UP, BUT I
STILL THINK THESE PEOPLE COULD USE MORE EDUCATION ON SERVICE DOGS. LUCKILY,
ONCE ON THE SHIP, WE WERE TREATED WONDERFULLY AND ASHER WAS THE TALK OF EACH
DECK HE WALKED ACROSS. NEITHER OF US ARE USED TO THE FLORIDA SUMMER HEAT
ANYMORE, SO WE WERE HAPPY TO SPEND MOST OF OUR TIME INSIDE IN THE A/C. THERE
WERE SO MANY PEOPLE, BUT ASHER BEHAVED PHENOMENALLY. OF COURSE, I WOULDN'T
EXPECT ANYTHING LESS FROM MY PERFECT PUP!
WE'VE GOTTEN A CHANCE TO RELAX TODAY AFTER THE EXCITEMENT OF THE
LAST TWO DAYS, ALTHOUGH WHEN ASHER'S NOT SLEEPING HE WAS HAPPY TO GO FOR
ANOTHER RUN OUT BACK WITH PIPER. WE HAVEN'T EVEN LEFT YET AND CAN'T WAIT FOR
OUR NEXT VISIT HOME. TOMORROW WE'LL HEAD BACK TO RHODE ISLAND AND GET READY FOR
ORIENTATION!
***
I
PERSONALLY LACK THE COURAGE TO GET ON ANY BOAT LARGER THAN A CANOE.... AND ONLY
THE CANOE BECAUSE AS A GIRL SCOUT WE HAD TO LEARN TO BE ABLE TO GET A
CANOE AT LEAST RIGHTSIDE UP AGAIN... EVEN IF IT WAS FULL OF WATER...
THERE IS
SOMETHIGN REASSURING ABOUT THAT.
