Well, the dog is home. Shia came back with us last week and we've taken to her and I think that she has taken to us. She is a beautiful Yellow Lab. Long and sleek, much like Claire, who'll be the major beneficiary of Shia. Claire has slept through almost every night since Shia came home and began sleeping next to her.
Today is bittersweet, though. We have gained a dog, but we are wishing our daughter, Mary, a good-bye. Today is her last day at home before she leaves for college in Nashville, TN. We leave early tomorrow morning for the journey South. She'll follow me in her car as we take her belongings to her new home-at least for the next 18 months. She starts at High Tech Career Institute and will study massage therapy. The nice thing about the program is that it affords her the chance to obtain an Associates Degree in the 18 months and many of the credits can transfer if she decides to go on in college. Otherwise, she'll be able to start her profession before she is even 21. Focused learning seems to be a good way to go for her. We'll miss her, though. I'll be going down in September for a podiatry conference and I hope that most of the family will be able to go with me.
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