It's Aloha Friday, Counting Whales on Saturday!

Friday morning, 5 am, and we are awake.  My blood pressure logs in at 125/76, with pulse of 75.  Woo hoo!  Pre meds and coffee though, which Perry, my former psychiatrist, tells me is cheating.  I think I will get another cuff reader and bring it in to the office.  May even have to start checking in the evening.
Still trying to find whatever it is white boy knocked off in the bedroom at 4:56 this morning.  Haven't found it yet.  So I'm just sitting down to blog.


I spent a good part of yesterday doing prep work required for my fall law school attendance.  I have now done official transcript requests, taken my plagiarism initial training, started filling out my health clearance form.  This means a visit to my primary care physician is in order soon (maybe after weight starts to decline again) for signature. I've also paid my deposit, put in my request for a commuter pass (although I may wind up busing it), and attempted to see the class list for the first semester.  My brother in law has been kind enough to offer to send me his 1L notes, which is also very helpful.  I'm slowly but surely getting ready!
Yesterday marked the beginning of the end of one of my cases, which goes to legal guardianship in April.  I started with them in August of last year, and my girl (I'll call her Sally, to save the innocent) has really blossomed.  She was entering her third year in placement, with constant yo-yoing on the part of the state.  You're going back to your mom, and then mom would relapse.  Sally was shy and withdrawn when we first met, and I drew her out with the help of an iPhone and pictures of my cats, my spouse, and my underwater adventures.  I showed her the pic that made my mother anxiety ridden as well.  And no, the shark is not as close as it looks.  I also gave her a "cattitude" sticker, which went over well with the whole family.  It got to the point where it was well past time to leave, and Sally wanted me to stay even longer, despite the fact that her foster parents were making dinner.  I finally left with a tongue twister, and felt good knowing that she will remain placed in that house where she is loved and cared for.  It's a good feeling
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And now we are in meatless mode thought.  11 days down, and into the 12th.  I have had some cravings, and have found it very hard to walk past the potato chips, but I'm still going strong.  I will be attending an AA and an NA meeting in Las Vegas while we are there en route to MacWorld (and boy, it's going to be chilly), and I may wind up feeling silly and being silent.  Although it went over well in class, calling myself a meatarian in a room filled with people with chemical addictions just doesn't seem quite right.  It will be interesting to see where it all leads.
I won't be blogging on this site while I am in Vegas and San Francisco, instead I will be blogging on our regular webpage, www.thebatzers.com.  I will transpose some of the highlights over to this page, though, or, at the very least, put in a daily  link.  It should be interesting.
And now it's time to prep and head to the gym for my workout.  And a day at the CASA office! Have a great day, everyone!