[Flagdu] homecoming

[Merry Schoch]

Thanks for the update Sherrill.  Kappie, Marion, and I are looking forward 
to meeting Fallon tomorrow!!

I just told Marion on our walk home from the store, that Kap gets better 
everyday.  She's so funny when she gets bored she either comes and whines at 
me or her harness.  She's has brought much laughter and joy to our 
household.

Glad you are home!

Merry

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Sherrill O'Brien" <sherrill.obrien at verizon.net>
To: "FLAGDU List" <flagdu at nfbnet.org>; "Nagdu" <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Saturday, November 14, 2009 5:12 PM
Subject: [Flagdu] homecoming


> Hello all,
>
> I wanted to let everyone know that my new guide Fallon and I arrived home 
> on
> Thursday to Tampa from the Seeing Eye.  We took a walk around the
> neighborhood yesterday.  Fallon is a little girl, only 51 pounds.  She's a
> yellow Lab, and has a very cute pink nose.  She's a jumper, or, as I call
> her, a Tigger.  So we'll be diligently working to eliminate that behavior!
>
> Though I still miss my Merry dog, it is truly a joy to have a dog in the
> house once again.
>
> I had a fabulous experience at the Seeing Eye!  The staff is so very 
> caring
> and professional.  I'm glad I decided to return there, even though the 
> last
> time I went was in 1980!
>
> I was reading with interest the story about the escalator accidents.  Of
> course we did escalator training in New Jersey, and Fallon seems fine with
> going on them.  But when we came into Tampa this past Thursday, I decided
> that we didn't need to deal with the very long escalator ride at the
> airport, and opted to take the elavator.  She did well on her first plane
> flight, by the way, only sitting up and putting her head in my lap when we
> took off.  She's small enough that I had no trouble sliding her under the
> seat.  The flight attendant didn't even ask if I wanted to sit in a 
> bulkhead
> seat, so that was good.
>
> We had a full class of 24 students, and passed a cold around, but at least
> it wasn't the flu!  There were only 3 first timers.
>
> I'll probably post now and then about how things are going, and give you
> updates about our misadventures (smile.)
>
> Sherrill and Fallon
>
>
>
>
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