Back in the Saddle Again....

Well I suppose we've returned to a somewhat normal schedule with school, work and activities.  The dining room table is still somewhat of a mess as Hubby has decided to type out all the letters his father wrote home from basic training and Vietnam.  Hubby sorted them all out by date, and what he's translated (FIL had awful penmanship) scanning some items as he goes to add to the record.  A big project, but I think it's cathartic for him and helps him understand the emotional trauma that was inflicted on his dad at 19 years old.

Sonny boy is in full fledged wrestling season.  Last Sunday was spent at a tournament and the next two Saturdays are booked and more will likely be booked.  Sonny Boy wants to attend regional competiton this year but he really needs to make huge improvements in the next month.  The kid that won his bracket pinned him in 23 seconds and pinned another in like 30.  I hope we don't come up against that kid again but it's a real possiblity as it seems most people show at the same tournaments.

Callie has settled into the household routine quite well.  She was a little mopey for a week or so but has adapted.  I believe Sonny Boy has taken the place of her canine playmate that was FIL's other dog.  Igor is becoming less scared of her and that in turn has made her less nervous of him.  Our biggest hurdles now are her crazy need to go pottie in the middle of the night and the fact she barks and growls at all the walkers she sees going by the house during the day.  I don't really think she needs to go pottie so much as that she wakes up and realizes we are no longer hanging out in the living room and she thinks we should be.  Last night I stayed up very late reading -1:30 - and let her out just as I went to bed.  An hour and half later she was in our bedroom pacing, waking us and Sonny Boy up like she needed outside.  Hubby yelled at her to go lay down and she did and we didn't hear from her till morning.  We've even gotten to the point of not refilling her water in the late evening but that has had no effect.  She keeps her middle of the night wake-up calls going she's going to find herself in a kennel at night.   I believe she'll start adapting to the walkers soon, it's a good thing she came in winter when there is much less foot traffic by the house, but I had to go chasing her through the yard in my slippers the other day as she had her hair all up at one our regular canine passer-by.  Luckily Panda (the other dog, do not know the person) was kept on a short leash and I got to her and grabbed Callie pretty quick.  We are discussing some fence stuff soon.

Well Hubby just walked in, no supper is even thought about and I'm hoping he'll say " Honey don't worry about it I'll get"  but I doubt I'll have that kind of luck.