{"id":19990,"date":"2021-03-14T15:36:42","date_gmt":"2021-03-14T22:36:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beardogco.com\/theroadhome\/?p=19990"},"modified":"2021-03-16T15:22:07","modified_gmt":"2021-03-16T22:22:07","slug":"a-perfectly-awful-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beardogco.com\/theroadhome\/2021\/03\/a-perfectly-awful-week\/","title":{"rendered":"A perfectly awful week"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

There is no way to sugar coat it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It was an awful week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The “good” news is that Emmett is ok. He looked for Auggie the first 2 mornings, but has not seemed morose or otherwise disturbed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For Emmett’s sake, I have focused on him and a varied routine to include some new games and new training\/teaching. But that helps me as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And I also focused on getting my work done. My “boss” told me to take time if needed, but I know he is under some pressure and I wanted to deliver … plus, it helps me to stay in the work routine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This weekend, things kind of fell apart for me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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That says it all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Yes, well … I’m dealing with some emotional knots, but working on being more like my dear dog!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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And enjoying some spring-like sunshine …<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Right, then.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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***Edit 3\/15 7:30 a.m. The source of the quotes: Jean Grainger’s “Last Port of Call: The Queenstown Series”, is a wonderful and uplifting book. Although, it is the start of a series, the book stands on it’s own without a cliffhanger ending, but allowing for the series to continue. The characters are interesting and intelligent. The above quotes are just a few of the gems that were very comforting to me this week. A little about the plot: Queenstown, Ireland, was the final port of call for Titanic in 1912 and the story starts there, but the port was a port of call for many Irish, immigrating to America to escape the unrest and devastating economic conditions of that time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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