We went into the city on Wednesday and stayed overnight. Cindy had to stay on the leash most of the time because our friend M’s dog doesn’t like it when Cindy tries to play with her. She’s a bit frightened of her. She’s fine if Cindy stays near me. We went shopping on Thursday. There was a little kid who followed us around a bit when we were walking around one of the shops. I tugged Cindy’s leash a bit and said “no” to keep her from getting too distracted by the kid. I don’t like doing that because it’s not her fault if there’s a little kid trying to pet her, but it seems to be the best way to deal with it. Cindy was tired after walking around the shopping centre and she was happy when we went outside to the car. She had a bit of a sleep when we were driving home.

I went to the radio station again today. We’ve been having trouble with one of the computers. We get a high pitched sound in the background of any recordings we do on it. I went back up at 1:00 today and redid some recordings on another computer. My show is on Tuesday, so I just did the recordings for that show. I’ll go back next Friday and do the recordings for next week’s show then, since I’ve already got the playlist done. I’ll do a week ahead too, if I get time. I like being ahead so I don’t have to panic if anything unexpected happens.

I’m feeling a bit better today. I haven’t been coughing too much. I think the main problem now is my asthma.

I went to the shop with Mum to get Cindy’s dog food this morning. One bag of chicken flavoured food and one bag of lamb flavoured. I walked Cindy home. It was quiet for a Monday morning. There were a few people in the town square, though, mostly at the tables in front of the bakery. That’s always a popular spot. Cindy wasn’t too bad. We passed a lady walking a dog and Cindy walked past without too much trouble. That was when we were nearly home, and she was eager to get home so that was probably why she didn’t worry too much about the other dog. I also didn’t have to use any treats to get Cindy to get up when she was lying down! That’s great that she was behaving herself and we could have a relaxing walk.

I’ve been a bit sick since Thursday night. I was well enough to go to the radio station on Friday morning. I’m glad I didn’t have any more recording to do, because I don’t think I would have sounded very good. A lot of people around here seem to be sick. Most people seem to get over it pretty easily, so hopefully it’ll be the same for me.

Our toaster broke this morning, so we drove to the shop to get a new one with Cindy. She wasn’t too bad. She doesn’t like going anywhere in our big car for some reason, so I had to bribe her to get her to hop in. I don’t think going for a walk today would be a great idea for me, so I’m going to have to make sure Cindy gets a big play this afternoon.

The circus is in town. I won’t be taking Cindy there. She’d want to talk to the animals and might distract them. I won’t be going myself because I tend to get sick when I go to things like that. Mum said they have three lions there, which would be interesting to see. Cindy has a bit of a sniff every time we walk past, so she must be able to smell the animals.

I spent a bit of time at the library today. Mum and my sister had some shopping to do and I didn’t feel like walking around. Cindy wasn’t very happy when she had to get up so we could go home. She wouldn’t get up until I showed her a treat, and she sighed a bit when she did get up. She must have been enjoying having a rest and looking at what everyone else was doing. She’s been outside for most of today because we had visitors and of course she had to be where they were so she could keep an eye on them. :)

I went to the radio station again on Friday. I did mostly the same as I did last time. We’re going to do more recording next time. I went to the library as well after I was finished there, and I think that might have been too much for Cindy. She was very happy when we started walking home.

J brought her boys around today. The little one is a bit scared of Cindy when she’s not lying down. I let her say hello to them and then put her upstairs. I might let her downstairs again later if she’s good. She’s had a big play this morning, so I don’t think she’ll be too energetic and jump up on anyone.

Does anyone know what type of bird this is? It was sitting on our clothes line tonight (still is, I think). My sister took a photo of it. I’d be interested to know exactly what kind of bird it is.

Edit: We’re fairly sure the bird is a Tawny Frogmouth.

And this is a photo of a white cockatoo my sister took one afternoon.

We walked Cindy to the shops with J and the boys yesterday. We spent a lot of the time in the town square. We went to the library so J could get some videos for the boys. My sister and I borrowed out a few books. My sister got some audio books and I got a normal book. I can read it if I read outside and I don’t read for too long. The text is blurry, but if it’s in a good font and not italics I can work out what the words are. Cindy kept lying down every time I stopped to check out a book. I think she was bored, and figured that if I was just going to keep walking around that room than she might as well have a sleep.

We sat in the park after that so the boys could have a bit of a play and something to eat. My sister and I walked home on our own. We also walked to the post office today to pay some bills. I wish I could get my sister out more often. She’s hardly gone anywhere since she got sick. Cindy loves it when she walks with us.

Our chook has been getting really hungry since she started laying eggs again. She follows us around when we’re downstairs. I think she’s turning into a dog!

You’re now looking at a radio DJ. Almost! I went to the radio station yesterday and today. They showed me how to put playlists together and use the computer to record my voice for intros and fillers. It was pretty cool. They don’t have as many songs as the bigger radio stations would have, but they do have a lot of Australian artists, which is great. Cindy had a good time. She layed down in her corner and didn’t move. She did start to get a bit restless after a couple of hours, so it was lucky I wasn’t going to be there all day. It was fun. I’ll get to listen to lots of different types of music, which is the best thing. I’m crazy about music. I’ll be going back next Friday at 10:00. I’m really looking forward to it.

I took Cindy to the vet today and got her ears checked. The vet said one ear still has a bit of gunk in it. Cindy weighs 30 kg, as well, which means she’s lost weight. She’s been walking a bit more lately, so I’m not surprised. I hope she stays at the weight she is now, because it’s perfect.

Cindy threw up last night, about three hours after she had her afternoon meal. She was outside, so it was easy to clean up (Mum cleaned it up, actually). I managed to get her to drink a bit of water after she’d had a bit of a rest. She didn’t wake me up during the night.

We went for a walk to the shops this morning. Cindy wasn’t too bad, though she was more distracted than usual. She might have still been feeling a bit off. She was better on the way home. I’m going to have to keep an eye on her today and make sure I take her straight outside if it looks like she might be sick.

I bought the 7th Harry Potter book for my sister. It was only $27. I expected it to be more expensive. I’m going to have to wait for someone to send me an e-text version before I’ll be able to read it. The text is too small for me.

And no spoilers, please. I can’t stand spoilers. I also don’t understand why people want to read the book before the release date. I’d rather get it and enjoy reading it at the same time as everyone else. Part of the fun is waiting for it to come out and speculating on what might happen, and then the excitement when it actually does come out.

Cindy had a late night last night. We went to see the African Children’s Choir at the park in the town square. It was already dark when we started walking there. I hate walking on the path behind our house at night, because there’s this thing near the end of the path that’s supposed to stop people from riding bikes on the path, and it’s really hard to get through without bumping into it. There’s no way around it, either. I hate it because at night there’s no way I can see it coming, and it’s a bit of a shock when I bump into it. Cindy was good, anyway. She seems to work better at night than she does during the day.

The performance was good. There were a lot of people there. The people who were selling food ran out of food because they hadn’t anticipated so many people to turn up. We sat down on a blanket. Mum, B and P stood up most of the time because they wanted to see it. I don’t think they had much luck with that. Too many tall people in the way. :) A few people had dogs there. Cindy didn’t worry too much about them. We ended up going to a less crowded spot during a break and Cindy relaxed a bit. She wasn’t happy that she was out past her bed time. She hopped up a couple of times wanting to go home. I took her harness and everything off and wrapped her in the blanket and she was a bit happier. The performance went from 7:30 to 9:00. It was pretty good. The kids had a lot of energy and their singing was good.

Cindy was very happy when we finally got home. I put her straight to bed. She slept in this morning. I had to go shopping today and I decided to leave Cindy at home so she could have more of a sleep. We went into Rockmans and I got a skirt and a shirt. We had coffee with my aunt and then did the grocery shopping. Cindy said hello to me when I got back, and is now ignoring me. She wasn’t happy that I went without her.

I made a CD of photos for Cindy’s puppy raisers. I put it in a DVD case and made a cover. I also messed around with a few photos while I was doing it.