Dog Poop

This is my last semester at BYU-Idaho. I feel great! At times it's been painstaking, but like anything worthwhile, you adjust, move on, keep working, try harder and it all works out in the end. Really it does! Is giving up easier then preserving? Yes, definitely, but it's not always the best decision. My freshman year at BYUI I cried the day I realized I couldn't play the cello everyday like in high school. I'm not a quitter. This semester, I finally have my cello up here, as I completely moved out of my mom's house. Constant practice isn't apart of my routine anymore, but I still have it up here. Weeks often go by before I'm able to run scales, and play hymns, but I try to keep some skills and my love alive.

Giving up on a musical instrument, an interest, or a skill can be hard, but we should never give up on a relationship. Often times I have absolutely had to distance myself from someone to avoid opening my heart to constant hurt. This is natural! I definitely re-realized that this weekend.

It was a hard weekend, as most family gatherings with my Dad's side of the family are. We stayed at my mom's house for the majority of the weekend. Unfortunately, we didn't get to spend much time with mom. She was away with her sisters, leaving Daniel and I to play parents. My siblings were fine for the most part, but the biggest issue was my mom's dog Deet. The poor doggie was having serious issues. I'm not sure if she just missed my mom, or was mad at my siblings for not giving her enough attention. Maybe the lazy bums neglected her and didn't let her out enough. Whatever the reasoning, Daniel and I spent the first half of our weekend cleaning up dog excrament. Seriously so gross! The final straw was when we woke up Friday morning to 4 separate piles!! One of which landed right on my computer case. So Daniel and I really switched up the gears. After banishing the Deet to the patio, we throughly cleaned and then rolled up the carpets, then placed them outside. I now recognize that this physical cleaning up of dog poop is symbolic for the weekend. Dog poop happens. You just have to clean it up, and teach the dog better habits. I won't quit on the Deet, and I won't quit being charitable to my family. No matter how much poop gets in the way.