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Posted By Mallorie on October 25, 2011

I have been rather busy this past week. I took the time after work to go to Six Flags Great America with Adam and his father and cousin. The four of us had a really good evening together Friday night. We went on most of the rides that we wanted to and the guys went through some haunted houses too. We were able to meet up with my sister and see one of the shows with her as well as the pre show and parade. I always enjoy meeting up with Amy there and hearing about the projects she has put together and worked on. Adam and I also saw some of our friends there that were performing or working at some of the haunted house or security.
After work on Saturday I brought Renegade over to PetSmart for their halloween party. Renegade wore his skeleton hoodie and got to play with some of my friends’ dogs he hadn’t meet yet while we waited in line for pictures. As soon as we left the store, Adam meet me for dinner at Grande Jakes and to go meet the new American Bulldog puppy, Chief, that friends of our had adopted the week before. We left Renegade at home because Chief is still settling in to his new home and had been getting over a cough. He seems like a very behaved and sweet puppy. I look forward to a puppy play date soon.
Adam and I spent the rest of the weekend very laid back. We watched movies, football, and our TV shows while I sampled my new teas.
The rest of my free time has been occupied looking into setting up a fish tank for a new Black Ghost Knife. My dad got me hooked on them as a kid, and I have had a couple of the in the past. I had them in a small 30 gallon tank, and while they did just fine alone, they really need more space than that. The 30 gallon was perfect for the last one I had, because when I got him as a baby he had a deformed spine. He had a hard time getting around. He grew to be 20 inches though. I would have loved to see how long he would have been without his deformity. I am really looking forward to my new project setting up a new tank.

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Posted By Mallorie on October 20, 2011

Tonight I enjoyed an evening to myself. I got to enjoy new tea that arrived as an early birthday present from a very close friend of mine. I got to watch two of my favorite television shows as well. During the commercials, I busied myself carving a Doberman into  pumpkin. I chose to use an artificial pumpkin so I will have it every year. It was a very relaxing evening.

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Posted By Mallorie on October 12, 2011

After a rather chaotic day, I had the pleasure of spending the evening with Adam.  It’s not that any part of today was bad, just sort of complicated. It was very nice to be able to have a nice quiet evening. We went out to dinner and had a great time sharing about our days. We went on a little mission to find some juice for my mom because we couldn’t find it while grocery shopping earlier. Then we snuggled up with Renegade to watch one of our shows. It was simple, yet very comforting and refreshing. It was just what I needed to end my day.

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Posted By Mallorie on October 11, 2011

I was settled in watching a little T.V. with my brother and Adam tonight when Renegade suddenly bolted upright. I had just barely heard the sound through the noise from the show we were watching. Renegade rushed to the window, his ears pricked listening. I paused the show to listen. The windows were open bringing in the fresh fall breeze and carrying the beautiful melody. The coyotes were serenading the full moon. We all took a moment to appreciate their song before returning to our regularly scheduled broadcast.

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Posted By Mallorie on October 10, 2011

Near by there is a corn maze that I enjoy going to every year.  There are only a few years I have missed out getting to go.  I was introduced to the Richardson Corn Maze in middle school because it was a youth group event.  We went together all through high school.  We always had a good time.

Now I try to get a group together to go every year.  We were finally able to go yesterday and it was a beautiful day for it.  We really had a lot of fun.  I brought Renegade along with Adam and I.  We got to meet up with a good friend of mine and her daughter.  We only did a little part of the maze with them and then went to let her 3 year old play on some of the other activities the adventure farm provides.  As the little one was playing, two of our other friends joined us with their dog. We had a great time watching the little one play and have fun.  Seeing the world through the eyes of a child is amazing.

When my girlfriend and her little girl had to, the rest of us headed into the maze.  We had a good time finding our way through the different parts of the maze.  We got lost a few times, but that is part of the fun of being in a corn maze.

When we finally finished the maze and got our certificates, we treated ourselves to some of the apple cider doughnuts and cider.  It was a beautiful fall day to be outside.  A great way to spend time with the dogs getting exercise and allowing them to be social and explore new places.

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Posted By Mallorie on September 27, 2011

I have been focusing a lot on settling into my new job. It has been a very interesting transition thus far. Mostly for the better. There have been a few rocky points, mostly just dealing with non work related drama that has arisen with my new position. It really has nothing to do with my actual job at the veterinary hospital though. I really like working at the hospital so far. It is a very busy place, with a lot going on. It is a rather large practice with a large staff and vast client base. I have been learning the ropes and getting comfortable with my responsibilities. Things seem to be going pretty smoothly. It has really helped me a lot that I know so many of the staff from the past, it has helped me to know who to go to to get any questions answered quickly and accurately. I really feel that I am learning fast the way that they run things.
The biggest downside I have encountered with this new job has been Renegade. It has been several years since I have not been able to take him to work with me nearly everyday. He has become so use to rarely being left alone. I have been trying to spend time with him and play some games to exercise his brain as well as get him out stretching his legs. I don’t like the drastic decrease in stimulus he is getting. I will have to continue to find more activities to keep him active and sharp.

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Posted By Mallorie on September 18, 2011

This week and into the weekend have been very busy for me. I started a new job this week at the veterinary hospital I had the opportunity to observe a few weeks ago. I have really enjoyed starting out there so far. I have been kept very busy learning the ropes of how they do things and stay organized. I have had the pleasure of seeing several of my old grooming clients and former co-workers. It has really been a good start for me.
Friday night, the little wire haired fox terrier I watch, Skye, was dropped off for the weekend. After settling her in, I went out with Adam and the rest of group to see our friends’ band, Tuff Enuff, play. I had to work early the next morning so we did not stay until the end of the show. Skye and Renegade make each other jump at every little noise all night, so I don’t get a lot of sleep when she is here.
Saturday, after getting very little sleep, I worked very early spending most of the day training and shadowing people. After a nice full day of work, I spent a little time with Adam before heading up to Milwaukee for a bachelorette party. We had a blast! I am so excited about this up coming wedding.
I spent most of today watching football and napping with the dogs. I was just completely exhausted. I did go out to dinner with my brother and some of our friends. It was nice to just take it easy and not have to worry about anything today.
It felt good to be getting out and working again. I really like to be busy. Too much time sitting around makes me crazy. I enjoy time off to spend with my family and friends, but too much of it all at once and I start to get lazy about everything. It has been great starting a new routine.

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Posted By Mallorie on September 16, 2011

Yesterday was a very emotional day. It marked a lot of milestones in my life that some people would say are examples of failure. I won’t argue their perspective, I also won’t share their perspective either. While things don’t always work out the way we imagined them, that doesn’t mean we fail. Sometimes life just has to go a different way from what we had planned out. I am very happy with where I am today. If it weren’t for the path I have taken, no matter how rocky it has been, I would not be where I am today. It isn’t always easy to look back. It does however make me appreciate so much where I am and what I have. If it weren’t for those rocky patches I would not appreciate the wonderful parts of my life today.

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Posted By Mallorie on September 8, 2011

I spent a good chunk of today battling the system. It was highly frustrating. Filling out all this paperwork for jobs reminded me that yet again I had not gotten any confirmation of my name change after the divorce.
This happened when I originally got married as well. I spent hours down at social security on several occasions trying to get everything settled with them. Each time they would get the information wrong and I would end up wasting yet another day to fill out paperwork and go over everything again. Finally they got all the information correct and gave me the paperwork saying it was changed, and that they would mail my card to me.  I never got the card.
I made sure that the divorce paperwork had in it that I could resume use of my maiden name. I had gone through and changed most everything back to my maiden name and had filled out the paperwork for my social security number to be changed back as well. Having not received any confirmation in regards to the change, I had to spend an hour on the phone getting through the automated recording just to get to a person to look up my information and tell me that nothing had been processed from December and I would have to physically go down to social security yet again. So, today I spent most of the day with my good friend Danny jumping through hoops. The original stamped paperwork from the court, that the clerk said was what I needed, was not enough for social security. So we had to drive over to the court house and get a copy of the same exact original papers in my hand so that they could put a different stamp on them.  Yes that’s right. The original documents are less legal than the copies are. We then drove back to social security where I was reassured that the information was changed and they would mail me my card.   

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Posted By Mallorie on September 6, 2011

This was a very busy weekend. I had a lot to get done at the first half of the weekend and then was able to relax and just enjoy the rest of it. I was very proud of myself for having the drive and will to follow through and get up early on Saturday to get some errands done. I had to drop off some forms with some of my former employers in hopes of getting everything processed for this new job opportunity. Saturday was also Renegade’s 8th birthday. He came along with us and got to visit with his old friends. He does know all of the people we were visiting after all. Adam came with us as well. We paused in the middle to do a little birthday shopping and visit with some old coworkers as well. The final stop was to visit with some furry friends and romp around in the yard. They had an absolute blast. They ran around and wrestled and jumped through the pond. They rolled through the dirt and were just dogs. I had brought some doggie “pup cakes” which they all enjoyed. The first part of or visit only included the two boxer girls. Jake had to stay inside. We had learned in the past that while Jake and Renegade tend to do okay on their own together, throwing them in a group together can be a bit chaotic. We did deliver his special treat into the house for Jake and decided now that at least three of them had their wiggles out we could go for a walk. We had jake join us and went for a wonderful walk through the forest preserve near by. We all had a wonderful time. When we got back, we worked a little bit on letting all the dogs play together. Slowly they are getting better at it.
The rest of the weekend I spent with Adam. We hung out with friends in the evenings playing cards or going out to Texas Roadhouse for dinner. The rest of the time we spent snuggled up with Mr. Renegade watching movies and playing with his new birthday toys.

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