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Had class last night and my team wanted to meet at 5:30 or earlier. I went in early at 5:15 and low and behold, just three out of five turned up early. Well, that was really nice. My team really sucks. There is no interaction between team members. Did my part of outlining the team project and none of them other two wanted to share their outline. Just frigging great. When all of the others showed up, we agreed to meet at Dakota County Library on Galaxie Ave in Apple Valley to work on our project. It’s about damn time they agree to meet outside. I have asked them to meet after the first week of class. GD, people, don’t they know that this is an accelerated class and we only have 6 weeks to work things out, but heck no. Guess they are the last minute kinda people. Just drove me nuts. Spoke to the instructor and she was shocked we are meeting that late. She is just not happy with how the team works. No kidding, what the hell happen to teamwork??

Anyway, I’m getting to head out for another class, MS Excel Level 2 (Intermediate). This time is paid my the company. I took a MS Excel Level 2 at work and that instructor was good for nothing. Could not answer any of my questions. That is why I’m going outside the company – cost more and boss encouraged me to go for it.

The boys are wondering why the hell I’m still doing in the house. By 5:50 I’m usually out of the house during reg work days. They are patiently waiting for their good old treats. Just how routine they can get. Took them for a walk this morning at 4:30 and they wanted to go farther. Didn’t wanna turned to the street where we live. Dogs. They are just spoiled rotten. Oh well, they are our boys. There is never a day, out on our walks, Ranger drives me nuts. He just loves to scoot out of the sidewalk or street to snoop what’s out there, even on a short leash. So, he will be pulling me along and being pulled by a 83 lb dog is no fun. Can’t count the times I have stumbled or lost my balance because of that. Mr Coops is much better. Well, he has gone to doggie college, so our money paid off. Ranger’s schooling was just up to kindergarden. So, there’s a big difference between them two. Took Coops to Kaos Kennel for his obedience and he turned out to be a decent dog. Kaos is also where Ranger was bred and where we adopted him.

It’s Sunday and I’m still working on the outline for my final paper. Served me right for spending two plus hours at the dog park this afternoon. It’s darn cold out yet I wanted to take the boys to the park. My thinking was to have them run free in the park without a leash. Walking them with a leash is a pain in the neck especially Ranger. A little history on Ranger. We adopted Ranger from his breeder in 2002. He was sent for any obedience class. When we brought him home to be Cooper’s brother, Ranger was a loner. He would play with Cooper for a while and his attention span last about 10 minutes. When it comes time to walk, he is just everywhere – left, right, center, back and forth. He’s a little bit better now but at times he’s back to his old habit. Ranger loves to eat. Ranger and Cooper are labrador retrievers, they love to eat. However, Ranger is an extremist. He will look for anything on the ground that can be eaten to eat. He is really one of a kind.

So, I took them to the park, freezed my butt off for 2 hours, came home and putzed around in the kitchen with DB. Finally, settled on my chair at 4 and worked on the team project. Being a part time student is really no fun. There is a lot of commitment and sacrifice to get the studying mode going. The class I’m taking is an accelerated class which is 7 weeks. Tomorrow will be the 4th week and 3 more to go. Yee hah! Few weeks to kick back and work on my scrapbooking before the next class starts on Jan 15th (I think). Next class is a traditional 16-week course. Will have more time to work on my homework and readings.

For now, the final paper outline is temporary on hold due to snoozing time. I’m off tomorrow. Will have to bust my butt to get the outline totally complete to hand it in in the evening.