Day 210

210 days  = 7 thirty-day months

That means there are only 5 thirty day months left in this deployment.  Even better (or maybe worse) we are closing on in the school year starting up.  Plus it is the fall semester and the fall semester is always shorter than the spring one.  This should be flying by.

It doesn't mean that I feel good today.  In fact we are celebrated today with an awful sinus headache (I really am allergic to Kansas) and body aches.  It is definitely a curl up in a ball day - which I have done and will continue to do.

On the bright side, Silvio and I should have a few visitors this month.  :o)  Also, I signed up for a few cooking classes at the local Hyvee.  I am very excited about this - as I am all things cooking.

Other big news - The No Crate Experiment has begun.  Since returning from the wedding and baptism, I have ventured to allow Silvio to stay out of his crate while I leave the house to go on errands.  We have worked our way to about 4 hours without being in the crate. I am proud to say I have returned home each time to find the house in tact.  I hope we can keep this up during the school year.  That also means if we get another pug puppy - I shouldn't need to buy a new crate - because Silvio can stay out and the new puppy can get crate trained.

Well, I can no longer sit in this computer chair, so I guess I am headed back to the curl up in a ball position.