I GOT MY LICENSE BACK!
My interview with the Drivers Safety Division went great! My field agent finished by telling me that I'd have to take a behind the wheel test but that if I passed I'd walk out with my license! Yay! She then looked in the system to set me up with an appointment; however, there were no open slots until June 2nd! :( She told me that she would see what she could do and that she would call me back. Later that evening I got a call from her saying that they could squeeze me in first thing Thursday morning! Of course, I took the slot!
Bright and early we arrived at the DMV. When I finally got to the front of the line, I learned that they didn't know anything about me coming! UGH! But they were willing to call the Driver Safety Unit. Sure enough, they forgot to fax over the necessary documents. Come 9:00, they were finally ready to give me my test! AND! I PASSED!
ANOTHER road block! In all the brilliance that is the DMV, the safety unit forgot to mention that I could walk out with my license... SO instead of signing the document that stated I COULD drive again, I had to sign the document that stated that I was aware my license was still suspended. BUMMER AGAIN! This time I called Driver Safety to learn that, of course, my field agent was out of the office!
Monday, I called her. She checked her system and was just as confused as I was! She said that the system showed that my license was ok to obtain and that I just had to renew it! So back to the DMV we went that afternoon. This time, I was told that I needed to take the written test! They weren't sure why I wasn't given the written test BEFORE the behind the wheel. I bit my tongue. The DMV isn't known for being on top of things. :) I passed the written test. Upon passing it, the man that corrected my test said that he needed my current license so that he could waive the need for a behind the wheel test. WHAT?! I informed him that I had already taken the test. He just looked at me blankly and said, well you don't have to take it again. Good! LOL - there was no way I was gonna take it twice in 5 days!
::sigh:: Whatever, I GOT MY LICENSE BACK!! WHOOHOO!!!!
In all the wonder that is the DMV... Tim missed the Soldier of the Month Board, but his superiors deemed me getting my license back more of a priority... so next month! :)
Monday, May 10, 2010
Sunday, April 25, 2010
Developing Donner
Donner has started training classes!!
We are 3 weeks into the class and she has shown... well... no improvement when it comes to her separation anxiety. But she is learning the basic commands rather well! All except for "Down." She only "downs" while on her bed or on the bathroom rug. No other rug seems to suit her fancy. Its weird. Oh well. We have 5 more weeks for her to be able to "down" on the concrete of the training classroom so that we can get our diploma!! :)
She already new the "Sit" command. However, I was using a different hand signal, so she had to learn the new one. We have also learned "Stay." She isn't GREAT at it... but it has a lot to do with the separation anxiety. The further away I get the more she visibly shakes. :( We are working on "Leave It." But... I'm not sure how much more I'm gonna work with her on that. We were told to work on it when the dog gets to something they aren't allowed to have. Well, Donner doesn't get into much (I think she is too afraid to). She does, though, LOVE Ana's unpainted blocks (the painted ones she shows no interest in). One day, I caught her with one in her mouth. As soon as she made eye-contact with me it was on the ground, but I still took the opportunity. I showed it to her, she took the bait and thought I was gonna give it to her. I put it on the floor, waved my hand over it, and said, "Leave it." Let's just say she is now afraid of the blocks! I tried the next day. I just showed her a block and she ran away! Then I tried with a piece of cheese. I put it on the floor, she ran over, again... waved my hand over it and said, "Leave it." Done. Now she is afraid of cheese. Poor thing. Oh well... at least she gets the concept. :)
Her newest tricks are "Wait" (creating an invisible barrier... say, at the kitchen... that they aren't allowed to cross until invited), and "Take It" (being shown a treat but not allowed to take it unless told). Both she is learning rather quickly. We are also working on perfecting our walking on a leash... but she was decent before... just working the kinks out. :)
Oh... and all commands seem to go out the window when Tim is in the room, but he at least can get her to walk for him on the leash... after a short bout of bucking in the beginning. But... hey!... PROGRESS!!!
On another note: Anastasia is 9 months!! Almost walking! She is LOVED in her Sunday school class! We are told every week that she is a joy to have because she is not as needy as others and plays well (go figure! At home she is VERY needy and does NOT share with others!!).
Tim is still doing well in his class! His GPA is second only to the native speaker, but he is catching him! :)
Tomorrow morning, bright and early, I have a phone interview with someone from the Driver Safety Division of the DMV! Here's hoping!! I'm starting to itch to drive again!! Its been 17 months!!
ALSO!! EXCITING!! TIM AND I ARE EXPECTING AGAIN! We (I really mean "I") are 5.5 weeks along, with a tentative due date of December 22, 2010! Of course, that could change after an ultrasound, so we'll see!
Anyway, its getting late and I have to get up early in the morning!! For good reason... I'll post again soon!
We are 3 weeks into the class and she has shown... well... no improvement when it comes to her separation anxiety. But she is learning the basic commands rather well! All except for "Down." She only "downs" while on her bed or on the bathroom rug. No other rug seems to suit her fancy. Its weird. Oh well. We have 5 more weeks for her to be able to "down" on the concrete of the training classroom so that we can get our diploma!! :)
She already new the "Sit" command. However, I was using a different hand signal, so she had to learn the new one. We have also learned "Stay." She isn't GREAT at it... but it has a lot to do with the separation anxiety. The further away I get the more she visibly shakes. :( We are working on "Leave It." But... I'm not sure how much more I'm gonna work with her on that. We were told to work on it when the dog gets to something they aren't allowed to have. Well, Donner doesn't get into much (I think she is too afraid to). She does, though, LOVE Ana's unpainted blocks (the painted ones she shows no interest in). One day, I caught her with one in her mouth. As soon as she made eye-contact with me it was on the ground, but I still took the opportunity. I showed it to her, she took the bait and thought I was gonna give it to her. I put it on the floor, waved my hand over it, and said, "Leave it." Let's just say she is now afraid of the blocks! I tried the next day. I just showed her a block and she ran away! Then I tried with a piece of cheese. I put it on the floor, she ran over, again... waved my hand over it and said, "Leave it." Done. Now she is afraid of cheese. Poor thing. Oh well... at least she gets the concept. :)
Her newest tricks are "Wait" (creating an invisible barrier... say, at the kitchen... that they aren't allowed to cross until invited), and "Take It" (being shown a treat but not allowed to take it unless told). Both she is learning rather quickly. We are also working on perfecting our walking on a leash... but she was decent before... just working the kinks out. :)
Oh... and all commands seem to go out the window when Tim is in the room, but he at least can get her to walk for him on the leash... after a short bout of bucking in the beginning. But... hey!... PROGRESS!!!
On another note: Anastasia is 9 months!! Almost walking! She is LOVED in her Sunday school class! We are told every week that she is a joy to have because she is not as needy as others and plays well (go figure! At home she is VERY needy and does NOT share with others!!).
Tim is still doing well in his class! His GPA is second only to the native speaker, but he is catching him! :)
Tomorrow morning, bright and early, I have a phone interview with someone from the Driver Safety Division of the DMV! Here's hoping!! I'm starting to itch to drive again!! Its been 17 months!!
ALSO!! EXCITING!! TIM AND I ARE EXPECTING AGAIN! We (I really mean "I") are 5.5 weeks along, with a tentative due date of December 22, 2010! Of course, that could change after an ultrasound, so we'll see!
Anyway, its getting late and I have to get up early in the morning!! For good reason... I'll post again soon!
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