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Sep. 6th, 2002 11:05 ami finally made it home. My luggage didn't. I expect to get it on Friday. It was the second worst trip back, the worst took four days, this one only three. i did get to see Shea Stadium, pretty interesting considering my flight was out of Chicago.
Because i had no luggage, i had to wait about 30 minutes for Master. The airport has been remodelled and i felt very conspicuous walking out. It was if i was walking down a runway banded on each side by every single oogling man in Kuwait. i was tired and really didn't give a rat's ass what they thought of me, i was on my way home.
Max snapped at me the first time i tried to pet him. But soon he remembered me and now i have a friend for life. i wonder if we made a good decision to keep him.
Last night was not a good one. i was so jittery and burst into uncontrolable tears. i think it was the comedown of the trip. i forget what it takes to get used to being back. i was just getting accustomed to being in Iowa and now i have to do it all over again for here. Humans were not meant to suffer through culture shock every 10 weeks. That was part of the tears i'm sure. Even tonight i feel queasy in my stomach. i'm feeling pretty ungrounded.
This morning we took Max to the ball field and let him play chase the friz and ball. Master would through the ball, Max would chase, bring it back, slurp up some water, Master would toss the friz, Max chase, retrieve and slurp more water. We played for about and hour. i hope we do it again tomorrow, Max needs the exercise. Last night we started training him to walk with the car. Another idea of mine. He needs to trot about 3 miles each day, and neither Master nor i have the knees for that kind of trek each day. i thought if we could train him to trot alongside the car, it would be good. i'm sure he'll learn, but Master may have no skin on his arm by the time he is.
i slept well last night. Master realizes that no matter how much i want, i'm not ready for any play yet. i'm still too up in the air emotionally. i haven't been able to talk to my daughter or son since i've been back and i'm very concerned about her. i don't expect to talk to her today either, she has a doc's appointment today. Once i hear how that went i think i'll be able to settle down.
Because i had no luggage, i had to wait about 30 minutes for Master. The airport has been remodelled and i felt very conspicuous walking out. It was if i was walking down a runway banded on each side by every single oogling man in Kuwait. i was tired and really didn't give a rat's ass what they thought of me, i was on my way home.
Max snapped at me the first time i tried to pet him. But soon he remembered me and now i have a friend for life. i wonder if we made a good decision to keep him.
Last night was not a good one. i was so jittery and burst into uncontrolable tears. i think it was the comedown of the trip. i forget what it takes to get used to being back. i was just getting accustomed to being in Iowa and now i have to do it all over again for here. Humans were not meant to suffer through culture shock every 10 weeks. That was part of the tears i'm sure. Even tonight i feel queasy in my stomach. i'm feeling pretty ungrounded.
This morning we took Max to the ball field and let him play chase the friz and ball. Master would through the ball, Max would chase, bring it back, slurp up some water, Master would toss the friz, Max chase, retrieve and slurp more water. We played for about and hour. i hope we do it again tomorrow, Max needs the exercise. Last night we started training him to walk with the car. Another idea of mine. He needs to trot about 3 miles each day, and neither Master nor i have the knees for that kind of trek each day. i thought if we could train him to trot alongside the car, it would be good. i'm sure he'll learn, but Master may have no skin on his arm by the time he is.
i slept well last night. Master realizes that no matter how much i want, i'm not ready for any play yet. i'm still too up in the air emotionally. i haven't been able to talk to my daughter or son since i've been back and i'm very concerned about her. i don't expect to talk to her today either, she has a doc's appointment today. Once i hear how that went i think i'll be able to settle down.
