Good meeting last night. People opening up. New people. Jeane brought cookies--they were good--have to get Dad to taste test them! A lot of coconut.

Always so good to see Tim. He always makes sure he gives me big hugs! So wonderful to see him back. Such a nice guy and has relapsed so many times but seems to be doing better and what a joy! It makes my heart sing to see him still trying to hang in there. Guess I look on him as another son--don't know why he touches me so much but I just love him and he seems to reciprocate so that's a very warm and fuzzy feeling.

Lots to do today. Jeane gave me some disks I need to check out and one is for Linda. Foggy this AM--72 -- need to work on Sugar's ears again and then do some cooking. Don't know if Dad will want to work in the garden--kinda hope not. I know he needs more cookies and I want to cook that pork roast and have 4# of shrimp to clean and cook. Would like to make Pad Thai for tomorrow night but the recipes all call for tamarind seed and don't have that--maybe another trip to the Asian store. Oh! And it's laundry day!

Puppy training tonight. I think Chloe is making progress. at 6 AM she was barking sharply which means either: I see that cat! or I need to go potty bad! After debating whether I wanted to take the chance of having to clean up a puddle, I got up and let her out. It was definitely the latter!!!!! She had, after all, gone to bed a little early last night and her bladder and her bowels were full! After coming in to say Hi to Dad, she went back to bed--so did I!

More and more she comes when she's called. Hate doing the clicker thing--really prefer she come when she's called.

Will take Dad to work at 4:30 and pick him up at 6:30 on the way to puppy classes. Maybe on the way back from dropping him off I can pick up that spice. Also want to get a small T-Shirt for Chloe to get her used to being handled more as suggested by the trainer.

Started looking more closely at the Jasmine costume and hope to make some real progress on that this week.

That's about it for now!

Love and peace!

Carol