Valencia's Thoughts on Grad School

Dear Diary,

I don't think I like this thing called "grad school". Mommy is so busy all the time! Several days a week we're at this new school for the whole day. Sometimes Mommy remembers my bone and I get a little time off, but most of the day I spend trying to nap under tables and desks in different rooms until Mommy takes me to a different room.

The days we're home, Mommy is busy working on her computer. Apparently she's doing homework, sometimes I'm not so sure. She takes breaks to play with me, but I still spend a lot of time sleeping.

It hasn't been so bad, except yesterday. Yesterday was not a fun day. First, Mommy made us run down the path by the river walk. We were going so fast I didn't even get a chance to sneak in some subtle sniffing! I waited all day for my favorite thing in the world - dinner time.

But, horror of horrors, when we finished Mommy's second session and went to the bathroom where she usually feeds me, all I got in my bowl was water. At first I thought Mommy had just forgotten, but no food appeared. I drank some of the water and then we left.

"Very funny Mommy" I thought, Mommy must be playing a joke, I'll get my food when we come back from McDonald's.

But I didn't. Mommy forgot my dinner and because she's so busy, didn't have time to go home and get it!

It was awful diary, I had to wait through 3 hours of class on an empty stomach. I couldn't even nap I was so hungry.

Finally at 8:00 (4 hours past my dinner time!) I got to eat.

I miss Mommy's old school. This new one is no fun!

Sniffs and licks,
Valencia