Dog gone

Sara the Beagle died in her sleep due to natural causes at 1:20 am on Saturday, March 28. She was about 10 years old. Sara leaves behind her backyard companion, Gretchen the Lab and recently found nuisance, Sadie the Bagle. Crystal, Taylor, Brad, and Josiah will miss her. She was buried in her backyard under her favorite shade tree.

Now I lay me down to sleep

I pray the Lord my soul to keep

If I die before I wake,feed Sara
She's been a good dog

My best friend right through it all

If I die before I wake,feed Sara

-Adapted from "Feed Jake" by Pirates of the Mississippi

The eyes have it

I thought I had a nice relaxing break. The boys(all 3) and I went to visit Brad's grandparents in Illinois and then we took Taylor to Chattanooga to the Chattanooga Choo Choo and various other places. I took tons of pictures and have way too many to post on here, so you'll have to ask Taylor to show you his pictures which are all in one big photo album. He'll tell you all about each picture.
Now, that I'm home, I'm counting down the days until my students graduate. Only 39 days to go. Today was kind of a rough day for me. I woke up this morning and noticed my eye was a bit red, so I put some eye drops in it. That did not help one bit. It got so bad this morning I had to leave work and go to the Take Care clinic to find out I have a chemical burn in my eye. From what, you ask? Apparently, coconut shampoo can give you a chemical burn. So, now I'm on antibiotics for 7 days.
Here's the moral of the story: Keep your eyes closed in the shower when you have coconut shampoo.