Day 4559

Dawn and I have some work to do. Our trial run at being alone together left a lot to be desired. Dawn was mad when Janet left early this morning and didn't want to get out of bed. When I tried to tempt her with some treats, she spit them out. I gave up on making the bed for a while and went about my business. Usually the first thing she does every morning with Janet is go outside to poop and pee. She didn't want to do that with me. It took four tries throughout the day before I could get her down to the park to do her business. She did eat her dinner though. That was a good sign. Eventually she finally went outside and pooped around 6 PM. It was about twelve hours late, but who's counting. I've been through this before with Dawn. Eventually, she'll get back on a schedule, but she really doesn't like it when Janet is gone.

Dawn definitely doesn't mind it when I'm gone. I think she prefers it. I went out and did my grocery shopping and filled my car with gas right after breakfast. Nothing seemed more expensive this week, but that's not saying much. The prices are high enough already. Gas actually seemed a little cheaper, but maybe I didn't need as much this time. I'm still glad that I don't need to drive much. Prices at the pump are ridiculous.

When I came home I tried to get Dawn to eat lunch with me but she wasn't interested. She loves having lunch with Janet. I did get her to go outside for a while though. She likes to lay out in the sun, but it's too hot these days to stay very long. Dogs can get sunburned too. I definitely wasn't going to do any yard work today, so Dawn went back to sleeping on the bed and I went to the gym.

I wish my gym was a little closer, but the trip still preferable to walking outside in the park on a day like this. The place is surprisingly empty on a Saturday. I would have thought this would be a busy day, but apparently not. I guess people have lots of errands to run on the weekends. I walked a couple of miles on the indoor track to get my Fitbit steps and shot some hoops on the basketball court. I should have done more, but I wasn't really in the mood. When I came home I took a quick nap on the couch. Dawn was still in the bedroom and sometimes it's best to just let sleeping dogs lie.

Things are really busy down at Kennedy Space Center this summer. It seems like there is a launch just about every week these days. I wish it were easier and a lot less expensive for me to get down there. I enjoy the whole experience of covering launches. Some of the locals I know go to every single launch. I'm lucky if I can get to one or two a year. I could imagine living in Florida. It wouldn't be better than living in Texas, but it wouldn't be worse either. The two states are similar in many ways. I'm still hoping to get down for the Artemis-1 launch this Fall, but that's assuming that I get credentials. I wish that process was easier too.

Dawn was really happy when Janet returned this evening. Everything is back to normal again. I wish I knew the secret to keeping Dawn happy, but she's had a very troubled past and will probably never completely trust men. We'll do fine when Janet is on vacation, but it might take a few days to get used to a new schedule. One day at a time. You've got to take everything one day at a time.

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