Last night was the first of a series of classes I am taking through the Parks and Recreation on composting. I was so happy to see my friend Yvonne teaching the course. I first met Yvonne years ago, she helped me through the process of deciding to euthanize Bosley. I really respect Yvonne because she never pressed me to think what she thought. She honored the fact I am my own person on a journey just like she is on a journey and she gave me options and the time, as long as I needed to come to the decision that worked best for my family. It took me 6 months from the time she first spoke to me about euthanasia to come to terms with the idea. In some cases, it has to be done as heart breaking as it is/was.
I took Huggie back to her to help get the Crazy he was first named with under control. During this period she had better control of him than I did at first. As a student under an excellent teacher I generally learn quickly. And I did learn so much. One day, she acted as though she had a better handle on my dog than me only to discover he was really crazy in social situations and just needed lots of practice. I learned to be a better handler of wild dog behavior because Yvonne was willing to share what she knew without acting like she was better than me. Some things in life are just challenging no matter who we are. Sometimes all of us think we can handle something better than someone else only to discover we don't know any better than the next guy and it will just take time and practice. Huggie and I are on really good terms these days. I've learned to relax and a bigger lesson learned was to make sure I am working in the right fields at the right time. Rory was right in our early conversations about adding a dog, it would have been better to wait. Then came J and she is a perfect fit for our family. Had I waited we would have life pretty easy as her exercise needs are easy to meet. Huggie is a great dog and J helps keep him exercised, but he is consistently on the list of things to take care. But for the most part he is a happy dog, a jealous, attention seeking dog but his happiness is contagious and we all enjoy having him around.
So, Yvonne was teaching the compost class. I am so glad our paths crossed again. Yvonne is someone I'd love to hang around yet our schedules are full and our lives are full of diverse activities yet some of them overlap. She works tirelessly in the area of her two degrees. She lives considerably North of where we are located as well. So as we entered the class last night there were beverages and at that moment I don't know what I was thinking I took a cup of coffee. It was 6:30 pm. Those of you who know me well know I can't drink coffee past 10 am without having excess energy from it disturbing my ability to sleep. So, low on sleep but not really tired. I do still have some excess energy from the extra caffeine yesterday. I haven't had any yet this morning but I made a cup because for some reason I love the routine it means morning to me. My way to say Thank you for a new day Lord.
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