Week 28

Hello and welcome back! It's late July already which means only a few weeks left before school starts back so we were on vacation last week trying to squeeze it in, and as a result I'm late posting for the previous week.  I'll post twice this week.  Today is for week 28 and Thursday I'll get to the post that should be for today.  Our vacation was great but left me with a lot of catching up to do.

At any rate, here are the pictures from 2 weeks ago:

Day 193- Monday, 7/12/21

It's been too hot even at night for Bella to sleep outside where she normally sleeps so the boys have been taking turns sleeping inside with her.  This morning when I came downstairs this is what I saw--a boy and his dog still fast a sleep and not budging while I headed out to work.

Day 194- Tuesday, 7/13/21

Today we had spaghetti for dinner and I noticed the cat hadn't surfaced for his dinner.  I found him in his sleeping tent trying to beat the heat and not wanting to move much even for food.  I get that--sometimes it's just to hot to want to eat.

Day 195- Wednesday, 7/14/21

My move from the Vet Med Pathology, Microbiology, and Immunology Department to the Vet Med One Health Institute became official this week.  I not only have a new lab space to work in but also for the first time ever my own desk space outside the lab which so nice.  It's way easier to be more productive when needing to do computer work in a much quieter space, and I can also drink water or have a quick bite to eat here which is not possible when only working in the lab--game changer!  I took my first meeting (an all-staff institute meeting) from my new cubical today.  Moving from a department to an institute has been an adjustment as well.  Things are organized and done a bit differently between the two, but so far I feel more included as part of the whole here instead of just having a voice in the lab.  I'm even now on a strategic planning committee and happy to help represent the research and testing services side of the institute.  I'll miss my retired boss but am looking forward to a future with me new boss, research team, and institute.

Day 196- Thursday, 7/15/21

Ugh!  New unfamiliar spaces mean this klutzy girl bangs herself up. I hit a sharp corner in that new cubical of mine and my leg suffered for it.  Later, after nursing another injury for a couple months in my shoulder, I was finally was able to make it back to the mat.  Hopefully it will remain strong enough for me to continue on a regular basis.

Day 197- Friday, 7/16/21

TGIF!  Most of my backyard is dying right now in the heat with no water, but I was able to spot these new baby lilies.  The purple pop of color in a dead yard to so refreshing and nice to see.  Hopefully soon we'll get the rest of the yard back on track.  It's so sad.  Maybe a nice refreshing drink to kick off the weekend will help.  Bring on the lemon drop and cheers to the weekend!

Day 198- Saturday, 7/17/21

We've just noticed in the past couple weeks that Bella's eyebrows have now gone white and one more than the other.  That one on the right is out of control.  LOL!  Poor aging girl.  At least she's still cute and as sweet as can be.

Day 199- Sunday, 7/18/21

It's time to pull out the bags and start packing for our vacation.  How exciting!  We leave very, very early Tuesday morning but need to start packing now since many of us are still working tomorrow and won't have as much time.  Later, for Sunday dinner, John made one of Justin's favorites--chicken tenders.  Of course they are also a huge hit with the rest of us and a great note to end the week on.

That's it!  Look for another post later this week about our trip to Texas last week.