The Worst Morning Ever.

I am having the worst day ever and all because of a little dog named Toby. I haven't been this pissed off in a long, long time!

I leave the house at around 8:30, like usual. However, this time Toby comes running around the back of my car when I'm putting my stuff in my trunk. I'm like, "What the heck?" I look over at our gate and see that he has tunneled his way under the fence as if he were a prisoner.

Pissed, I grab him and go into the backyard. I fill the hole back up and put a 2x4 in front of the opening, It doesn't cover it all the way, so I also put our garbage can, recycling bin, flower pots, and a bike in front of the gate. Note: this is on the inside of the gate, so people passing by will not see it.

It is now pushing 8:40, and I'm freaking out because I don't want to be late. So, I get in my car and before I can even put my car in gear, the little brat appears again.

Furious, I call my boss, but can't get through because something is messed up with the phone system or something. So, I just throw Toby in my car and take off down the road. I get halfway there before I get a hold of Kamisha. By this time it was about 8:55.

I asked her if I could bring Toby with and explained the situation. I hope that I made sense because I was panicking and on the verge of crying. I couldn't bring Toby for more than 30 minutes, but that didn't help me any. Jeff wouldn't be home until after I got home. She asked if I could just be late. I told her that I could run to Wal Mart to look for a kennel. Then, she told me that they were short on participants anyway, so I could just stay home and come in Monday. That way, I'd have time to figure something out.

I couldn't lock him in a room because the last time I tried that, he dug under the door, shredding the carpet. The only way of "locking" him in the house is to shut the screen door, so he can't get out of his doggy door, but it would only be a matter of time before he ripped his way through that.

I feel like the worst person in the world right now. I haven't even been there a month. Granted, things happen, but WHY ME? It'd be one thing if I was an actual employee, but I am only on-call. Why in the world would I need to call in ever?

I am just praying to God that she understands and doesn't hold this against me. I've already been trying to work my ass off to show them that I can do this, but God just had to throw a wrench into it for me. So, from here on out, I am going to bust my ass like you won't believe.

I guess that I should just be grateful that he did it in front of me - instead of while I was at work. Thank God for that!

This weekend, I am going to look up games, worksheets, and exercises that the participants can do and I am going to keep them in my work bag because I need some ideas and inspiration. I wasn't formally trained on how to do the activities, I am just kind of learning as I am signed up for things. So, this will help a lot if I am prepared.

My biggest worry is having to learn how to drive the bus. I hate backing up a car, can you imagine me in a bus?!

Since I can't work today, Toby is just going to have to wait in the car while I take the test to get my food handler's card.