Turkeys!

Today was interesting.  On the way to work this morning, at a relatively busy intersestion, two turkey hens were on the sidewalk.  From a distance, I thought they were cranes!  They looked pretty lost.  My guess is they got there from the railroad track that was about a block away.  I'm not sure why they just didn't go back there, but it was definitely not a sight one sees every day in these parts.  I tried to take a picture, but the stoplight changed before I could get it.

Work was alright.  I had lunch with K-borg today.  Although he has to start looking for a new job in the next two months, he seemed the happiest I had seen him in a long time.  He told me he was dating a girl he met last year and he was really enjoying spending time with her.  I'm so happy for him.  I hope things continue to go well!

After work, I got into high productivity mode.  I had a power of attorney notarized and sent for selling the house while we're in Germany.  I got more organizing done for the UB move I will be absent for and packing for the remaining items I will keep after UB and HHG.  I also got a good start on taxes.

I've decided to start heavily monitoring what I use around the house these remaining several days before HHG, just to make sure that I have the bare bones of what I'll need when the house itself is bare.  Chicago will also be a good opportunity for me to assess whether I have all that I need.  I've got my accompanied items down to about three large luggage bags.  I just KNOW  that there will be more items than I realize, so I'm prepared for possibly having to pay for extra baggage on the Germany flight.

Etsy also seems to be in a higher energy state today.  Except for not pooping at all today, I'd say she's healthy again.  The one thing she is starting to do is groan and wag her tail expectantly.  I think she's begging for attention.  However, it's confusing because when I give it to her, she sits there or slightly avoids my petting her.  If I let her out, she sits at the steps.  She doesn't play when I offer.

Today, I decided to use the opportunity to train her.  She took to it very well, with treats of course.  I'm employing the retrieving method a hunting dog trainer at the state fair demonstrated this past fall.  It seemed to be a slightly new thing to her...the idea of retrieving more than one item.  However, she picked it up pretty quickly.  On an additional note, she goes straight to her kennel without me asking at bed time now.  This is uncharted territory for me.  I'm not used to having a dog that is willing to be trained.  I'm going to have to start getting creative.  She might be ready for the car key retrieval trick I've been thinking about!

On the Georgia front, they were supposed to learn how to handle firearms today...

There she is, all geared to go with her glasses!

Sadly, there was a problem with getting the ammunition on site, so none of them ended up firing any weapons at all :(  They were told that training got bumped up one day so that they can try it again in the future.  I hope so.  My lady sure likes her guns!