my sister called this morning, waking me up at 10:30am. she told me to let out hailey when i went to my parents' house, that she might be sick. i checked the webcam and the dog was not in the living room. moments later i saw her appearing in the dining area, but then disappearing again. maybe she needed to use the bathroom but there was nobody there to let her out. with that bit of urgency i finally got out of bed. i had a weird dream, that i was back in school and had two tests (spanish, history) on the same day, but i could only study for one. i ended up studying for spanish, figured i could wing the history test. karen was in the kitchen making breakfast. i had a bit of her onion potato soup she made from last night, and tried some of her salsa, before leaving sometime after 11am.

when i got to belmont, hailey was sleeping soundly on the couch. i let her outside, she seemed fine, even chased a squirrel up a tree and wouldn't leave. i called her back inside after about 15 minutes. later she woke up from sleep and insisted on going back out. this time i saw her eating grass.

my mother was at the cafe today helping my father prepare a large sushi order. they closed the shop early and came home in the afternoon. they still haven't gotten over their jetlag, going to sleep early, then waking up early, and feeling tired the rest of the day. my father seems to be battling a cold with a persistant cough, taking some medicine.

after dinner i returned home. after putting my bike away in the basement, i couldn't get back into the house. i now realize that when the key is in the lock from the inside, i can't turned it on the outside. it doesn't happen all the time, but when it does, there's no way around it except somebody opening the door from the inside, which was what ended up happening, as karen heard me fumbling with the lock.