It's a Friday night, and I ain't got nobody...

Well, it's another Friday night, sitting home...bored. Since I last wrote, work has gotten busier, but no better/happier for me. All of my testing paperwork now sits with the Peace Corps, faxed to them last Tuesday after the holiday. I thought I might hear something from them before the end of this week, as they have been very quick with their turnaround times. Alas, not to be. I have been checking the PC webpage regularly, sometimes hourly, and working on all of my "Plan B" options in the event I am rejected. Today I did get to see Rita, Kelly and Bob, so that was probably the nicest thing to happen at work for a while. That and on Wedensday I was invited to the Blaine house, the governor's home, for a work related reception for the Maine Youth Suicide Prevention Program. They have done some good work in the state over the past 10 years.

For those of you who read this who know my dogs, you may not know that I had to put Dice (the bigger dog) down in June. Since that time, Domino has struggled with doggie depression. I know it is so because she has been so sad and lethargic, looking for him for days. She had gotten better after a few weeks, but more recently she has really been sick, not eating or even drinking anything. Today I took her to the vet and they gave me some antibiotics for her, but she still won't eat, not even specially made hamburger, which in normal circumstances would have been gone before the plate touched the floor. I am worried about her. She is 12, and has had a pretty good life, but I am sad because I do think she will get past this. There is more than a little guilt to my relief about the timing, and not wanting to have her have to readjust to a new home if/when I leave here.

Mike is at the Red Sox/Yankees games tonight and Sunday. Exciting for him, but I really couldn't care less. I am more excited that the Blue Angels are in town for the Brunswick Air Show. Loud. but very cool. They flew into town on Thursday and have been practicing for the past two days. Linnea is doing well, struggling a little bit this week, I think in part because she knows the PC or Plan B decisions really will be coming soon, and she, more than anyone is uncertain about what that might mean for her, if I am gone for an extended trip. I know she will do fine, but she seems not as sure about that...

Other than all that, not much else new. The days are definitely getting shorter and the nights colder.