Wednesday, September 26, 1984

Ruth slept through the night and so did I.

I went to the ADC office for a 9:45AM appointment. I went to the desk and inquired at 10:45AM, and was told I'd been forgotten. I now have another appointment at 9:30AM tomorrow morning. Thanks! I lost $3.00 in wages today.

I went straight to work at Alma's from the ADC office. Larry took us to lunch in a town about thirty miles away. We didn't get back until 2:30PM.

As soon as I entered my house and saw my male dog, I realized that some of white fur on his head had been purposely burned. I called my tenant, Don, at work and questioned him. Don informed me that a friend of Greg, with a yellow car, had been at my house last night, while I was working. I can no longer feel that my animals are safe with Greg at my house. I also noticed a sore on my male dog's tail, that could have been caused by a lighted cigarette being held against his tail. I left a note asking Greg to be moved by Sunday. I talked to two of my neighbors, who live directly across the street from me, gave them the telephone numbers where I work, the hours I work at each, and asked them to call me if the yellow car is parked at my house again. I can't handle cruelty to my animals!

My house will have to be spring housecleaned before I could possibly rent Greg's room to anyone, which on my present schedule, would take at least one month after I finish tiling the bath, if I didn't do anything else. I'll have the bath finished this weekend. I'll start Mom's house next and try to houseclean mine at the same time. I can drain the pool halfway and disconnect the pool filter any day that I have a few hours. I am sick of my filthy house, and this dog deal put the frosting on the cake. I am sick of all the strange people at my house day and night too. Naturally, I will have to pay the rest of Greg's phone bill, but it will be worth it.

I wish I were home every day and night to protect my dogs until Greg moves. I'm glad that Don is there at night.

I re-caulked the wood trim around my bathtub and applied more tile to the small end walls.