| | Again, another week at the clinic, but it was a blast. It's only Wednesday, but I think I had my "best moment of the week" this afternoon. An older woman came in just after lunch to purchase some pills for her pet, and our receptionist conversationally asked how she was doing. The woman got very excited, ripped off her curly-brown hairpiece revealing a very small amount of hair on her head, exclaiming, "I'm in remission!!" I have never seen someone get so incredibly excited in such a short span of time. Turns out the woman had been battling breast cancer, but had finally won. We were all cheered to hear her story this afternoon.
I had a nice little surprise this evening once I got home from work. For extra money, I take care of the neighborhood pool in our development. Although the pool isn't open til next week, I still have to empty the skimmers each night. This evening I stumbled upon a little critter, a turtle, looking up at me from the skimmer. I assume he had been there treading water for quite awhile. Also, the chorlinated water couldn't have been good for his skin. He was so incredibly tiny, I assume he hatched out today, yesterday, or the day before at least. After taking a dozen pictures of his adorable little shell, I put him back in the lake area that is nearby our housing development. We see plenty of dogs and cats at the clinic, but never turtles, so it was a real treat.
 
This weekend I'm heading with my family to Winfield, KS. Each September there is a large bluegrass festival held there, where many groups of people congregate to camp together. One camp in particular, Carp Camp, plays Irish songs with traditional instruments. Well, Carp Camp is organizing a small gathering of their own at the fairgrounds in Winfield. There won't be a bluegrass festival, but it will be a great chance to relax and enjoy some home-grown music.
Monday morning I re-took my GRE, since it is the only thing (according to the Dean, and also my own opinion) keeping me from being accepted into Vet school. Unfortunately, I did not improve, but it was good practice for me, and I have plans to retake the test again in one month. I have many study books that people have graciously given me, 7 or 8 total, but the pile of books is so intimidating that I don't really know where to start. But I will be continuing to study for this dang exam. I've never done well on standarized tests, so I especially dislike this one.
Hope everyone's week is going well. We're over halfway there!! |
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