Post #200!!!

When I signed in to post I discovered that this is my 200th post on this blog :)

Sorry, I don't have any pictures. Our cameras have both died and I haven't gotten around to buying a new one yet. We have been busy though! I finished winter quarter about a week and a half ago and got an A in the class! Yay!!! This was a very difficult class for me due to the teacher's grading habits (see previous post), but I did my best and I made it through and hopefully will never have to take a class from him again! The completion of that quarter signified the completion of my first year of classes. Only 2.5 years of classes and 1 year of internships left!

You would think that without grad school, my life would be relaxing, but the quarter ended just in time for me to host book club (we use that as an excuse to deep clean the house and touch up the paint, etc) on Tuesday (which was also the night Rob had to be at church for the pinewood derby). Two days later was our major Relief Society (church women's group) dinner thingy, which I was in charge of. That was a bit stressful, but I had lots of people helping me out, so that made it much easier! Friday night I went to a surprise birthday party for a friend.

Saturday I was supposed to meet some friends that morning, but Rob forgot and turned my phone off to let me sleep in. I woke up 30 mins before I was supposed to be there and it was 45 mins away. I called and let them know I was going to miss it, but would meet them for lunch. I never made it to lunch as we discovered that Simon had chewed through the gate in the backyard and disappeared. We spent the next four hours driving around the neighborhood calling his name, but to no avail. I called the two nearby police departments, but no dogs had been picked up that day. We even checked the highway, although since Simon is scared of loud noises, we doubted that he would get anywhere near a highway. Megan and I drove down to the Humane Society and checked their lost and found rooms. No Simon. I called the nearby shelters and rescues and even called the microchip place as Simon is microchipped. We finally had to give up and wait to see if someone took him in to a vet's office on Monday since all the vets were closed for the weekend. Megan cried herself to sleep and Jack kept asking "where's my doggy, Mommy???" Kylie was upset as well. Beth didn't seem affected by it, but was certain that we would never see him again. Megan said "at least Harlequin is happy!" (Harlequin, Rob's cat, does not like Simon at all and routinely attempts to beat Simon up. Poor Simon.)

At 6am the next morning, Rob woke up thinking someone was trying to break into the house. Someone was . . . Simon had chewed his way back through the repaired gate and was attempting to chew his way into the house via the back door. We were all very glad to have him back! I don't think Rob or I realized how much of a part of the family he had become until he wasn't there anymore. I don't know where he was or what happened to him, but since getting home, Simon has been very nervous being in the backyard alone. I tried to take him with us when we walked to pick up Megan and Kylie from school, but he planted his feet and wouldn't leave the house. Whatever happened, we're so glad he found his way home!

Here's hoping this week will be less eventful! I have the next three weeks off from school, then I start two classes. Having taken two classes at once before, I know it will be a hard quarter, but hopefully this will be the last quarter I need to double up. I have registered for my first residency in Phoenix in September, which I am very excited about :)

The kids are doing well. Beth has made it almost two months since her surgery. She has her checkup next week :) Our whole family was able to go to church on Sunday for the first time since before her surgery! We are looking forward to having Susie and Travis down here for the summer in a few weeks :) We'll miss Molly and Brian though!