Memory Grove and other stuff

I spent the morning trying to put together my team's paper for school and was so frustrated!!! I decided the dogs and I had to get out of the house and get some air. We went to a place downtown called Memory Grove. It's a beautiful nature area and there is an area of the park on the east side of the river that is an off leash dog area. It is right by the Capitol complex where I work and I often walk there during lunch breaks. My dogs had never been there until today. I was so frustrated and my car overheated on the way. All I could do was be cross with the dogs who were just excited to get out of the house. Once we got to the off leash, lush, foresty area my stress just went away!! It was so great to see the dogs explore and be happy together! I felt very blessed to have them and to live in such a beautiful state. We went off trail for quite a bit and hiked up the steep hills, across the water, etc. Toby is filthy, but he had so much fun!! Caesar was our protector when other dogs approached. It was cute because Toby tends to stay at my heels whenever he is off leash. he gets nervous and feels safe when he is by me. It's cute. Also. . . I was given a job offer for a HR position at that company. The bad news is that it is only about 93 cents an hour more, which was disappointing. I got the insurance information Friday and it is way more expensive and worse coverage!! I am going to ask for two dollars more an hour and see what they do. If they say no. . . I will just stay where I am.