This morning, I woke up for the first time at 2:52 AM. Some of it was nerves, but a lot of it was that I went to sleep really early last night. Regardless, I spent the next couple of hours dozing on and off and I finally gave up at about 5:00 and got up. I was able to get an hour of work and three cups of coffee in before breakfast at 7:00 ( Read more... )

I woke up at about 4:50 this morning, so technically, I slept in, because that was almost 7:00 Wisconsin time. I wanted to sleep in later than that, but my body said no. I am now feeling drowsy and contemplating a power nap, but the other student could get here at any time. It is currently about 12:30 ( Read more... )

I flew in for training a day early due to price and timing issues. Much to the dismay of many...including myself, this doesn't expedite the point at which I will receive my dog, but that is perfectly okay. I am on campus, and we are coming up on the hurry up and wait point...in other words, it is the quiet before the storm. I meet my boy on Monday ( Read more... )

I don't write much in here, because the interface is really annoying! For those of you who do still update, I would appreciate some pointers...what divice do you use/how do you update ( Read more... )

Today started out as every day does at the Seeing Eye. I leapt out of bed at 5:30 and took care of my sweet girl. I did some last minute packing, went up to the common lounge, did obedience, brushed her teeth and headed in for coffee and breakfast. After breakfast, I had some sort of down time during which I did some journaling and last minute ( Read more... )

1. Please never feed, praise, pet, talk to, make eye contact with or otherwise interact with Vrona when she is in harness. This is very distracting for her and could put our relationship, respect and trust for one and other at risk ( Read more... )

It fascinates me that today is my last full day of training here at the Seeing Eye. I have started saying ( Read more... )

This morning, we went to the courthouse. It is a very old building with random steps and curves and bends ( Read more... )

Today is very low-key, but the best thing that has happened is that for the first time, Vrona came up to ( Read more... )

Weekends are always a little more quiet at The Seeing Eye. The first weekend of class, students take ( Read more... )