Posts related to the Seeing Eye dog guide school.
In the afternoon Kyle and I went to go see the Morris Frank statue. I have never seen such a realistic statue before. Even the textures will remarkable. The harness felt like a harness. The leash even felt somewhat like it also. The face and the rest of the statue was very cool to touch. … Read more
I got up on Tuesday at about 5:15 or so and really didn’t want to get up. The forecast predicted rain all day so I was pleasantly surprised when I found that while it was cool outside it wasn’t raining, yet! I met the guys down in the men’s lounge before breakfast and we chatted … Read more
After I got done posting the prior post I got an email from a distant cousin named Tommy who lives in Long Island, NY. He came to see me. I don’t recall meeting him before but my Dad says I had many many years ago. Later that evening we again had pizza courtesy of the … Read more
Saturday couldn’t come soon enough. I really needed a break. I did lots of personal stuff on Saturday: * I did some obedience with Rory * I groomed Rory. * I did three loads of laundry and packed all three of them into my suit case. * I packed many other items. I am almost … Read more
Karen woke me up at 5:00 or so. I could hear her XM radio or laptop playing music and she was quite chipper for 2:00AM Tucson time. I bet Joyce is really thinking she and Darrell are crazy with that sleep schedule ;). Today started with a yummy breakfast of scrambled eggs, toast, cinnamon bun … Read more
Today was the day to do country work and escalators. We got up about 5:15 and I gave Rory her pill for her foot and took her out after giving her food and water. Breakfast was at 7:00 and it felt odd having so many people already gone. Rick would be leaving at noon our … Read more
Today would be bus day and pet store day. I got up about 5:10 and got ready for the day. After PARC Shannon noticed some blood on the floor as I went upstairs from the PARC door. It was from RORy’s foot. It seems as we found out later to be a puncture from her … Read more
Monday was solo day for the Elm Street route. I got up pretty early and got ready for the day. In the morning Barb and I went out on the first trip and it rained for most of the route. It went very very well. I told her what actions I would take at each … Read more