Last night after I wrote my blog, Paddy decided to join me in the chair. He fell sound asleep tucked in so tight next to me that I could barely move. After a bit I twitched my leg and he bolted, knocking my computer on the floor. It spooked him so much he catapulted three feet in the air using my legs as his springboard. He took off and I was left with bloody gashes. I scrubbed them thoroughly with antibacterial soap and then cleansed them with betadine. Next, polysporin and bandages. Today, they look clean. I'm always afraid of infection cause I have no idea where his dirty feet have been.
It's puzzling to us why he reacts so wildly to sudden noises or movements. He has never been mistreated, but he is so skittish. He loves me wildly, but I can stroke him three times and then he'll bite me on the fourth stroke. It must be because he was abducted by aliens when he was a year old. He must be afraid they're coming for him again.
My days are fairly monotonous now. Get up, eat breakfast, sit at the computer, write and edit. Many hours each day. But I've made so much progress since Nov. 1. Today, I nearly finished the ninth easy chapter. This one is on organizing personnel or how to compose tent groups, cook groups and hike groups. I wrote a dialogue from this spring's group of boys whose tent groups were all mixed up. All the names are made up and I simplified the interactions, but it's still more engaging than the old introduction. Seven boys, three tents. Jake wants to tent with Tim and Kevin. Bob wants to partner with Alex and Tim. Kevin chooses Sam. And nobody wants Tony. How do we resolve this situation? Happens all the time.
We added another four mile walk today. And then I mowed again. I'm glad cause tomorrow will be very busy. We're off to Roswell to meet with Mary's radiologist to set up her radiation treatments. Then, my class dinner is tomorrow night. I have to get a couple hours of writing done in the morning.
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