So now we have a house, a decent amount of furniture and have had our first houseguest. This week will be thanksgiving and the first time that I have not cooked a bird in 7 or so years. I am actually looking forward to enjoying the meal. Usually by the time I am done cooking I want to eat anything so it will be a nice change to see it from the other side again.
Marina is starting to settle into her job, although with the first week of orientation and the second cut short by a holiday, i think it will still be some time before she really gets into a flow at work. Next month will be cut short again, but then it should start in earnest. I however, am still looking for work.
Things are moving slowly on that front, but it seems that it is starting to get somewhere. I have an interview tomorrow at Gold's Gym and another next Monday for a position as a Teen Program Coordinator at Boys and Girls Clubs. So will have to see what comes of those. I would say that I am happy to not be working, but unlike Hawaii, in the winter here there really isn't much to do. I would try to spend more time at the gym, but even the martial arts here are not as popular as other places that I have been and finding classes that run all day has been a challenge. But one way to distract myself while searching for work is playing with our new dog, Ashley.
Marina is starting to settle into her job, although with the first week of orientation and the second cut short by a holiday, i think it will still be some time before she really gets into a flow at work. Next month will be cut short again, but then it should start in earnest. I however, am still looking for work.
Things are moving slowly on that front, but it seems that it is starting to get somewhere. I have an interview tomorrow at Gold's Gym and another next Monday for a position as a Teen Program Coordinator at Boys and Girls Clubs. So will have to see what comes of those. I would say that I am happy to not be working, but unlike Hawaii, in the winter here there really isn't much to do. I would try to spend more time at the gym, but even the martial arts here are not as popular as other places that I have been and finding classes that run all day has been a challenge. But one way to distract myself while searching for work is playing with our new dog, Ashley.
We adopted Ashley from the shelter last week and she has gone in today to be spayed. We know very little about her history, although from her behavior I would guess that she had a rough go for a while as she can be very timid around people. overall she is very friendly with everyone, althouhg we are going to have to work on the jumping up on people. A good size (38 lbs) and while we dont know her age, young probably between 1-2 years. She is working on basic commands, sit and stay would be good and they are coming in pretty quick, only a couple days and she is starting to sit before be asked when coming in or before getting the ball thrown.
Time to pick her up from the vet, more to come.
It is possible, I have no idea what is mixed in with her. I can see having some pit bull in the facial features, I dont see basset hound. Really one of the main thoughts when we adopted her was that she did not have any pit bull on the paperwork. I like pit bulls and think that it sucks that so many cities and apartments have bans on them because some people are assholes. But what we considered was that after here if we move and are going to a place that has pit bulls restrictions it could become an extra and unneeded hardship finding pit bull friendly housing. Kennewick, the town over, has city restrictions on pit bulls including at $250 a year license, extra insurance, and a 10'x10x10' enclosure with cement floor on the property to house them as your kennel. Richland has no requirements, but most apartments list them on the banned breed list with many others. However, that means the shelters here have many beautiful pit bulls because people are not likely to adopt them. Anyway, in time it might be interesting to send out a DNA swab to companies that test and tell you the breed history of the dog, but for now our monies are being spent on chew toys and upcoming obedience training.
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