Passing the time

Not much has happened in the past week. Friday we took Molly to the park and play fetch with her for a couple minutes but she got tired fast so it didnt last but 20 minutes. Hopefully we can take her more often and she'll get her energy back up. Now that she's lost a lot of weight it must be easier for her to move.

Sunday I started knitting again, I stopped during the summer because it seemed sort of silly to be doing a winter activity. I've been practicing knitting and purling alternate rows. I think I'm going to try making some patterns to see how that goes. At first I thought it would be hard to remember what I was doing, and I've made a couple mistakes, but it doesnt look horrible so far. I've been trying to think of how to make a throw for the couch or something. I thought that by putting more stitches on I might be able to make it longer, but it seems the length of the needle limits me. I dont know, I'm still thinking about it.

All this cool weather does make me miss Maine though. Almost every night I've been trying to open the back door and windows in the apartment to let the cool air in. Of course they didnt stay open long last night because it got below 40!

It seems like the supplement Rob has been taking hasn't helped a whole lot. It helped a lot at first, but after a week he wants to give it another week. Apparently he thinks it's helping, and its certainly better than not doing anything. Maybe he'll make an appointment at the VA for some testing.

Rob will be done his 6th week at the county jail next week so the first leg of his training will be over and he'll be counted as a whole guard. He's confident about it and has been getting a lot of praise from his superiors so I think he'll be fine. Some of the stories he comes home with crack me up. I can't imagine being in jail, though it doesn't sound as bad as I thought it would be. Soon he'll start the second part of his training and when that's done his first priority is to get back in school. I think he said he's going to take the courses to complete his peace officer certification and finish his degree. I'm excited for him because this is a great opportunity to be able to have a good job and get his degree. I'm also glad that this opportunity has given him some direction and confidence in life. He seems just that much happier every day. :)