20221229

20221229 - up to work got couple things done. Had lunch with CB and Cory. Had another call and then headed home. Gma&paW down to deliver their Christmas gifts to us. J home and opened his gifts and left quick for some friend dinner he is cooking for. D and DGF13 over and G home. We passed out the presents and took turn opening all the nice things. L&G ran out and picked up some pizzas and we had a nice dinner. Gma&paW took off and L, D, DGF13 and I played a new game GmaW got me for Christmas, Argute, it’s pretty fun. Kids left and I got a call from my buddy Jim from high school, he had a heart attack and got 2 stents last night… we talked for awhile and then L&I watched some football. G took off for a friends for the night. 

20221228

20221228 - Dylan won bingo at Signatures tonight

20221228

 20221228 - Bingo at Signatures L, D, DGF13 and I, The neighbors, Nate & Nicole came down and joined us.

20221227

 20221227 - Grant drove me to his practice in Deleware

20221220

 20221220 - G drove me to Deleware for his baseball practice

20221219

 20221219 - J to oral surgeon to see about getting wisdom teeth out

20221217

 20221217 - G&I out for the day, got his physical, Meijer Christmas shopping Uniform fitting

20221204

20221204 - L went to church, I got more $ stuff done. L home and ran to get groceries and then we went to Home Depot to get more lights for the house. L took off to meet her parents at a concert and G I and a couple of his buddies headed to his basketball game. I got suckered in to running the clock and keeping the books for both teams... It was fun watching the boys play. They know all these other kids and it was chaos. After the game I ran home and got Hazel and we got gas and then took a walk back to the baseball field with her ball and had some fun. Home and relaxing getting some things done on the computer. G home and got cleaned up.

20221203 +

20221203 + Up and L&I watched football

L put the christmas lights 

took Hazel on a walk and back to the baseball field to throw her ball a bit

20221202

20221202 - Grant got his license today!

20221129

20221129 - UP in the am and ran to the school to get G and head to Sunbury for his last driving lesson. I had forgotten his paperwork so he and the driving instructor drove back to our hose and get it while I set up in McD's and worked. G back , all good. Home and Dropped G off at school and then on to work the rest of the day. After work G drove me to Delaware where he had baseball practice. I took my stuff and got more work done. Home late.

20221122

20220122 - Up and got G from school and we headed to Sunbury so he could drive. I got set up in the McD's and got to work. G drove for 2 hours and I things done. He came back and did good on his drive. We headed to Kroger and got some stuff to drop off at Edward Jones for a food drive. G drove me to his school. HOme and worked the rest of the day.

20221120

20221120 - Walking Dead

20221108

20221108 - Up in the am, and Hazel out hunting squirrels. I ran up to vote. Worried about the IQ of voters and think that probably needs regulated somehow... 

20221013

20221013 - G drove me to his hitting lesson

20221010

20221010 - Hazel's 2nds bday. Took her to Pet store and she picked out a toy and a bone.

20220918

20220918 - Up in the am and the neighbor girls came down to get the SnoKone machine. LG&I loaded up and headed to G's double header. Bill wasn't there so I had to do GameChanger. The boys got the crap beat out of them the first game. G started off pitching the second game and only allowed 1 run in 4 innings while our boys racked up 5. The rest of the game was pretty scary as the relief pitching allowed 3 more runs... Top of the 7th and a ball hit to G and he let it fall right in front of him so he could make the double play and end the game, pretty sweet move. Home, took Hazel on a walk and let her loose in the baseball field and threw her ball to her a bit. Back to the house and ate, Nate returned the Snowkone machine, watched some football until 9 when L&I watched the House of the Dragon before heading to bed.

20220917

20220917 - Up got gas, washed car, got a sausage McMuffin, headed to Farm and got Gma&paW and on to Kent. Jack came down and got us and we carried the projector and other things we brought for him up to his room. He showed us around the room and showed us all his stuff and installed his projector. We then went to the place the Kent State Shootings happened and looked around. He then took us on a nice driving tour and showed us the buildings he goes to for classes. We ended up downtown at Ray's for a nice lunch. After lunch we went to the student center. J showed us his crash location on the way. GmaW took J in to the bookstore and got him some stuff. Back to the dorm and dropped J off. Nice visit, great to see him! We headed back to the Farm and I dropped off Gma&paW, got some fresh apples and other stuff and headed home. Home and and after a long day on the road was happy to sit and chat with L. She showed me some pics of G and the other boys and their Homecoming dates and then we watch the Buckeyes destroy Toledo. I stayed up late waiting for the boys to come home from the dance. They filled me in on the night and sounds like they had a good time.

20220906

20220906 - L's first day of school with kids. Took Hazel on a walk and I got stung by something. G had a baseball meeting after school.

20220905

20220905 - Up in the am, L went to Delaware to see GGmaK in the hospital and do some things at her apartment. I eventually got G up and we headed out and worked on our cars together, installing more lights. We were out there until way after dark, but got some cool lights installed.

20220904

20220904 - Pretty slow day. L&J went shopping and got supplies for J to take back up to school. I headed out and got a haircut and then gassed up the car and ran it through the car wash, then it rained... Home and L&I out to see The Invitation. It was pretty scarry and L's body was in pan from being so tense during the movie :-)  We got some Taco Bell on the way home.

20220903

20220903 - Up in the am late. J headed out to get some of his friends and they went to the Johnstown Flea Market. It was a pretty crappy weather day so L&I didn't go. We hung out and I booked a trip for L&I to Cancun for our upcoming anniversary. I ran to pick up the pizzas at our friend's and home and we ate and then watched the OSU Buckeyes season and home opener. The Bucks didn't play pretty to start, but got themselves together and beat Notre Dame! GO BUCKS!!!

20220830

20220830 - Grant had hitting lessons tonight

20220823

20220823 - Up in the am and headed to the dentist, everything looks good. Home and to the desk to knock out the things I needed to get done in the AM. Jumped in G's car and headed up to the school. I stopped to fill up the gas and G walked over and met me. G drove us to Jackson OH to get his car inspected. It took us about 1.5 hours to get there. We waited a bit, pulled in, gave the guys all the paperwork we had and hoped they didn't impound the car... IT passed inspection and the guy said there was a BMV just down the road. We went there and there was NO ONE in line so we walked right up to the counter, got the new title and new plates in one stop in about 15 min! AMAZING! I never thought we would get all that done toady! I found the world's largest apple water tower and a house made of stone from the Grand Canyon in Jackson so we had a look and G drove us home. 

20220821

20220821 - Up in the am and got around and a couple things done. Took Hazel for a walk as it started thunder. LJ&I finished packing up the last couple things and headed up to Kent. We had to drive through some of the hardest rain I have ever driven through on the way. We made good time, parked, walked, met up with some of J's friends and made it to the dorm and got him checked in. L&J got a cart and I brought our car to the dorm, we unloaded everything and J and his roommate Hayden took up a load, L guarded the stuff we sat on the curb and I went to get J's car. I got back with J's car and L&I unloaded it. I took J's car back to the parking spot and then walked back to the dorm. They had everything in the room by the time I got back. Perfect timing! L was trying to arrange all of J's stuff, he wasn't having that, but did allow her to make his bed. We met his other roommates and JGF6 showed up with her new friends, they are all jealous of J's BIG room. LJ&I met Hayden's dad, we met his mom during orientation, and exchanged phone numbers. LJ&I headed to the ballroom where J had to go through a short orientation and L&I just hung out for a bit. We offered to take J, Hayden and JGF6 to dinner, but they were already making plans with their new friends. So L&I headed to Mike's Place for dinner and I had arranged to meet Jim & Carrie Long there as they were dropping daughter off at Kent today too. We had a really nice dinner with them. It was great to catch up and the food was amazing! Back on the road and we swung by the Farm to pick up some Bday presents Gma&paW had for D's bday. It was a quick stop and we were back on the road. Home and got things settled and headed to bed after a long day,

20220820

20220820

Slept in

LJG&I headed out in pouring rain to Longhorn for a send off dinner for J.

Got J's stuff loaded late

20220819

20220819 - UP in the am and worked all morning. In the afternoon I headed out to pick up some auction items I have won. I got he car washed on the way home. Home and finished out my working day. LJ&I headed to Firehouse subs for dinner and then L&I walked over to the football game. I got L set up in the stands with some folks she knew and I headed to the Booster tent to work the first half. I watched halftime with L and went down at the start of the 4th quarter to help Jeff put the tent and stuff away. Home and watched some TV in bed until late.

20220818

20220818

worked

Did Booster stuff again tonight until late, while watching some comedians with L

20220817

 20220817

worked

Did Booster stuff again tonight until late

20220815

 20220815

Worked

Pizza dinner at Mallon's for Conor's send off to college dinner.

Headed out early to the first Booster meeting of the year. I had to give a short Team App training and then we broke out in to committees and I had the Program Committee. Apparently the Concession Committee was a shit show, so had to stick around and deal with some of that. Back to mallonn's to chat a bit and pick L up.

20220813

20220813

Up to Farm to visit with Jessica, her boys and the rest of John and Bettys offspring. John and Mary there too. They played some games, had a nice lunch and then Mary folks try an experiment. Great to catch up with folks! 

20220812

 20220812 - Worked

D&DGF13 over and we walked to Marlow's for an awesome cheesesteak dinner. We then walked around Creekside a bit and listened to some music from the concert. We ran in to folks we knew and chatted a bit. home and L&I watched a movie and planned the weekend.

20220811

20220811 - 1st day of school for G as a sophomore!

Worked

Evan Tremante's Eagle Court of honor.

Evan is the only scout from the Cub Scout Den I lead for many years that achieved the rank of Eagle!

20220810

 20220810 - Up in the am and in to the Worthington office. Spent the morning getting things done. headed out early and G drove us to the Westerville putt-putt where we got our traditional pic taken and played all 36 holes. We then went through a drive through and got a couple 6 packs of beer, swung by the house and got L and then headed to dinner. On the way to dinner we swung by a family's house we have know for years and traded the two six packs for a set of golf clubs. We caught up with them a bit and then headed to longhorn where we had a really good back to school dinner with G. Home and G&I cleaned up the clubs and he's ready for the PGA tour now!

20220809

 20220809 - Up in the am and to the desk for the day. After work L&I headed to the Hartford Co Fair where we met up with Marlene and Gary. We checked out their daughter Sara's pig and then found their other friend's lamb. We ate a TON of fried food and watched some crash up derby. We headed out and went to the Burnworth's to pick G up from his couple day and Summerville Lake.

20220808

20220808 - Up in the am and L and Hazel already took a walk. They moved the car and I headed in to the Worthington office for the day. Got there and I am the only person here today.

20220807 - New Skill

20220807 - Up late and L&I hung out watching M@FS. We finished season 11. I got G up and made him drive me to the grocery to get things for tonight's dinner. Home and D and DGF13 pulled in. We got the groceries in and I got the grill started. I did some soldering on some LED lights I got for the E550 but I couldn't get them to work... Cooked the brats, J home, We all had a nice dinner together. Got things cleaned up and we watched some TV and chatted. D left and I ran G out to Burnworth's for the night. They are getting up early and heading to Summerville Lake tomorrow and white water rafting Tuesday. Home and L&I watched a movie, J home late.

20220806 + G Driving Practice

20220806 + Up in the am and on the laptop doing Booster stuff most of the morning. J home and we sat down and ordered his Apple mac book Pro for school. Got G up and we check his fluids and we headed to the USPS to drop off some packages and then over to Lowe's at Easton to return a hose L got for the dishwasher that didn't fit. We then went looking for a parking lot to practice maneuverability in. We found Mifflin High School, which I didn't even know existed, and apparently it is the place to go to practice as there were already 2 others there doing the same thing. We got the stuff set up and G practiced for about an hour. He did better than I expected, and it wasn't as easy as he thought it would be. We swung by the auto parts store to get future fluids for G's car on the way home. Home and L&I got ready and headed to the grocery to get some stuff and then over to Bill & Maria's for dinner and chatting until the wee hours of the morning.

20220805 + Ice Cream Run

20220805 + It was a busy day. L made some dinner for us and we just hung out at home. I sent L&G out to UDF to get me some ice cream.

20220804 - Large Group

20220804 - Up in the am and to the desk for calls. Spent the day at the desk doing work. D stopped over in the late afternoon and we all had dinner together. I then had to head out the high school for an all coaches meeting where Jeff, Cathy, Teri and I represented the Boosters. Jeff gave his speech and then made me get up and talk about Team App, it was the first time in a long time I had talked in front of a large group of people and I did ok. We hung out and talked to folks a bit and then headed home. 

20220803 - Clippers Game

20220803 - Up in the am and headed to the Worthington office. CB came in for just a min, he’s sick. I was at the desk all day. L texted in the afternoon, after she took G to school to pick up his laptop get his pics taken and walk his classes, that Hazel was attacked by the dog from 3 doors down while they were on a walk… ugh!  I finished my day and headed home. J was home so chatted with him a bit. Hung out on the patio waiting for our ride to the Clippers game. G&I are going with Chad and Taylor Neer, a kid he’s played baseball with for years. We sat tin the box and had food and drink and enjoyed the game. It went extra innings and we watched a storm roll south of the city as the Clippers pulled off a walk off win! Home and G drove to Andrews to spend the night, I chatted with Terrill a bit and then headed home and to bed.

20220802 - Shipper

20220802 - Up in the am and got my morning stuff done. Got G up and we loaded the ebay sales up and headed to the shipping place. We carried all the big boxes in and worked with the guys to get them shipped. Home and finished off the day at the desk and then outside to walk and toss the ball to hazel and bit, she's doing much better today. J and JGF6 went to Cedar Point today. JGF6 had never been there and they had a lot of fun. they left late and we were nervous about them driving so far at night and made arrangements for them to stay at the Farm, but they drove all the way home and got home late.

20220801 + Hop-a-long Dr.

20220801 + Up in the am and L&I called some vets and everyone was booked for the day, so we loaded Hazel up and took her across town to MedVet to get her leg looked at. We were there a couple of hours and the diagnosis was a puncture wound with some swelling. They suggested we also get x-rays and consult with a surgeon just in case there is an ACL problem. I suggested we take the antibiotics and pain meds and see how she's doing in a couple days... I paid the $360 and we headed home. home and got the meds into Hazel and I got to the desk and did my work for the day. L ran G to the dentist in the afternoon. By the end of my day hazel was up on all 4s and wanting to chase the ball. G got his final things posted on ebay and we had a BIG $ale tonight!

20220731 - Restful

20220731 - Up in the and and Hazel still not using her back leg... We just hung out and did stuff around the house today. Bill and Brady came over in the late afternoon for a visit and to hang out.

20220730 - Hazel Attacked!

20220730 - Up late and L&I watched some more of Married At First Sight. We got around and loaded hazel up and took an adventure up to Alum Creek Dog park. We went in to the big dog area first and Hazel ran around a bit and chatted with the other dogs. We then took her down to the water park and put her ball right at the edge of the surf, she had never been around water like this and barked at the waves and was afraid to get in at first. We gradually threw the ball out further and further and she went in after it and then played in the water a bit. Then some dumbass let their golden retriever off his leash and he ran straight for hazel and attacked her in the water! She came out squealing and frightened and the dog was still after her! We got them separated and the lady said oh sorry he hasn't been around other dogs for a long time, and then the dog attacked 3 other dogs before she got him on a leash! WTF?! As if that wasn't bad enough, during the attack hazels favorite red ball sunk in the water... We walked her up to the bathroom and sprayed her off and headed home. So much for a fun day for hazel.. home and L gave her a bath and then she started limping, not putting any weight on her one back leg at all... I looked around and found the puncture wound, we shaved her and got some antibiotic cream on it and she was pretty still the rest of the night.

20220729

20220729 - Sent a bunch of texts to people reminding them to buy lotto tickets for the $1.3B jackpot tonight. Hazel and I walked down to the drive thru and got our tickets. G drove D&I to his baseball tryout in Olentangy berlin. D&I talked to folks during the tryout and Jim Long and his family were there. It was great to catch up with them. After the tryout Taylor went with us to Waffle House, but the cooks we like weren't there so we walked over to Chipotle for dinner. D drove G's car home, liked it, and we dropped Taylor off on the way. Home and hung out on the back porch with Gma&paB. Everyone headed out and to bed and L took me in to the garage and showed me that G had broken the hood ornament off of my E550... G was fearful for his life all day... I ordered a new fancier one and went to bed. 

20220728 - Sound of Music

20220728 - Up in the am got to the desk. J took off to the lake with JGF6 this morning. After work L&I got something to eat and then headed to Westerville where we met up with Gma&paB and the Coles for an outdoor play of the Sound of Music. The weather was perfect and the show was AMAZING!

20220727 +

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20220726

20220726 - Jack went to the dentist today. G drove me to his tryouts up at Olentangy Berlin. Not a lot of kids there, not sure where all the superstars that were promised are... Taylor and Andrew went home with us and we stopped at Waffle House for dinner. Owen and his parents stopped and ate with us. We had a good meal and lots of baseball talk. I drove home and dropped off the boys on our way.

20220725

20220725

20220724

20220724

20220723

20220723 - L&I headed to Delaware for a family picnic

20220722 +

20220722 + L home from Florida early

20220721

20220721 - Up in the am and took the E550 to A-1 Body and Frame to have the paint looked at. The guy said we didn't do a bad job, but if we want it perfect he could redo it for $1500. Back home and to the desk. I got my stuff done and then hazel and I walked down to Creekside for a Paws in the Plaza event. Hazel got to hang out with other local pups and I had a beer. Took hazel down to the water and she walked around a bit, but i had a short leash on her so she couldn't explore much.

20220720

20220720 - Up in the am and got J up so he could get to work. I got around and checked in with G before heading to a Worthington for the day. At the desk getting things done all day. G called, he can’t find his check card… finished up and headed home. Threw the ball to Hazel a bit and then headed to the garage to rip the Benz apart. J got home from work and he and JGF6 headed out thrifting and to pick up dinner. I had the entire dash of the Benz dismantled, glovebox on the garage floor, wires hanging everywhere. G got home from golfing with friends and headed upstairs. J&JGF6 back with Cane’s for dinner, just as I put the last screws back in and I now have CarPlay in the Benz! We ate on the porch and headed in. G cleaned out the dishwasher and I settled in to watch a movie for the night. 

20220719

20220719 - Up in the am and had a call. Did some work at the desk and then got G up and ran to the BMV to try to get a title for G's car, it is a bit more complicated than I expected due to it being a 'Salvage Title'... Ran over to the accountants to pick up and pay for 2021 taxes. Home, and Hazel and I took a quick walk before my next call.

20220718

20220718 - Up in the am and L left super early to head to FL with her girlfriends. I got around and headed in to the office. I was the only one there for most of the day. Got my stuff done, chatted with CB and then headed home to finish out the day. I read a contract on the back porch and did email. G home, I finished up my day and G drove me through rush hour and downtown to Berliner for a tryout with the Columbus Comets for 16U next year. I hung out with Chris Bowman and Hazel and I took a couple walks. G did good at the tryout and fits in pretty good with this team. We didn't get done there until 8:30. Home and J had made us dinner. It was so spicy that the smoke from it filled the house and burned our eyes and made it hard to breathe. We opened the windows and turned on the fan. We headed outside to let the air clear and facetimed with L a bit. We ate on the porch and it was good and spicy! In and watched some TV until late and headed to bed.

20220717 +

20220717 + Up late and it has been raining all night. G's championship game has been cancelled... I got a hold of the coach and convinced him to have an end of season dinner tonight, while we were all already planning on doing baseball stuff today and bring the season to a close.  He agreed and I jumped in the car and drove to Troy OH to pick up the hats and banner for the dinner. Home and did a couple things and then G&I headed to Roosters for the dinner. It was a nice dinner and good to get the boys together one last time. Zach handed out the awards and the boys all signed the banner and a ball for him. G drove me home. L&I watched some TV and headed to bed.

20220716

20220716 - Up and LG&I headed out in the pouring rain to Springfield for G’s baseball game. Thankfully no rain in Springfield. We only have 9 boys today… G took the mound and threw a beautiful game! He pitched all 7 innings, averaged 11 pitches an inning, only allowing 3 hits, 3 runs, 1 strike out and ZERO WALKS. Gma&paF came to see the game and what a game to see! The last pitch the kid line drived it right a G, he stuck his hand out, grabbed that sucker out of the air, yelled and slimmed the ball to the ground for the WIN! The boys were ecstatic with their 3rd win in a row and the only undefeated team in the tournament! We tried to go to Roosters for a celebratory dinner but they couldn't seat us for an hour... so we went to Texas Roadhouse and had a feast. L&I sat at a table with a couple of other parents and G arranged for the staff to sing happy birthday to Jamari, it wasn't his bday 😂 After dinner we drove home, it started raining and we got home and rested the rest of the evening to prepare for a big baseball day tomorrow.

20220715

20220715 - Up in the am and to the desk. Put in a full day and L&I headed out around 4:30 to Springfield to see G’s baseball game. The games are running 2 hrs behind, so L&I headed to Meadows Family Restaurant for an awesome pretzel bowl and good dinner. Back to the field, it is Wittenberg’s College baseball field and it is beautiful. The boys played a great game and it rained off and on, but they pulled out the win! We headed home and got home late and headed straight to bed. 

20220714 +

20220714 + Up in the am and had some calls and got some work done. LG&I packed up and headed to Pleasant Hill OH for a baseball game. L drove and I worked all the way there. It was a good game and we had some extra pitchers and we won! G stayed to spen the night with Taylor and L&I headed home. We stopped at a little local diner for dinner and had an good meal. Home and relaxed the rest of the night. 

20220713

20220713 - Up in the am and headed across town to the Worthington office for the day. Home and L made dinner. D and DGF14 stopped for a visit. L&I watched the last episode of ‘Making a Murderer’. Unbelievable story! 

20220712 +

20220712 + Up in the am and ready for my day of calls. Got the morning call done and then ran the Mercedes through the car wash and then the body shop to get a quote on fixing the paint on the hood. The guy said you are doing it the right way, it will take more work but you will get there, or pay $650 to have it repainted 😲 Headed home and Hazel and I took a walk. Back to the desk for the afternoon call. The call went well and I finished up my actions and notes right at the 5bell. Out back with Hazel to throw the ball a bit. Taylor came over and L&I took Taylor and G to baseball practice up in Olentangy. We dropped the boys off and headed to the Alum Creek beach and walked around a bit. We also found a super cool dog park where the dogs can run in to the water. Definitely bringing hazel here. Back and picked the boys up and headed home. Stopped at a cornfield we were passing to et the knee high pic for 2022. On to Waffle House where we got so much food there wasn't any room on the table. Back on the road and dropped Taylor off and home. Hung out for bit before heading to bed. J home late.

20220711

20220711 - Up in the am and headed across town to the Worthington office. I got here and am the only one here...

20220710 +

20220710 + Up very late and not wanting to do much, but knew I had to get some things done. The internet was down again so I headed outside to look at the underground connections and cleaned them up a bit. Back in to the kitchen where I took the dishwasher out, first time it has been out in about 10 years, and laid it on its side and replaced the motor. L ran to get a hose for me, I got G up and he listed 1 thing (took 3 hours) on ebay. L home, hose didn't fit so I cleaned out the old one and put it back on. A car detail guy stopped by the house to look at the paint on the Mercedes. He said I need to take it to a body shop... Got the dishwasher back in and it is whisper quiet again. Out to the back yard and threw the ball to Hazel a bit. Worked on replacing the lights in the front of the Mercedes and now my headlights blink on and off... somethings not right... Got the old bulbs back in and then cleaned the rims between ball throws. Hung out in the backyard texting and talking to folks about baseball for next year. In and got something to eat. J home from work and then back out again. L&I watched some more 'Making a Murderer' and got to bed late.

20220709

20220709

Trying too hard

20220708

20220708

Jimmy Johns for dinner

20220707

20220707

Half day off to watch G's games, took Hazel to Hebron

Lost game 1 in a horrible shoot out at the end

G&I met Taylor and Chad at BW's for lunch

Game 2 got beat bad

20220706

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20220705

20220705 Sick but worked

20220704

20220704 SICK

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20220701 +

20220701 + Headed to Cincinnati for G's baseball game. Home to watch the fireworks

20220628

20220628 - LG&I headed over to Easton for Landon's birthday party at a place called Pins. It was a super cool multi-floor game place that had little bowling lanes and tons of old video and pinball games. We hung out with the parents and the kids, all so big now, hung out and had a good time.

20220627

20220627 - Up in the am and L helped me move cars around so I could head in to work and then she took Hazel on a walk. I headed out to the Worthington office for an AM call. Went to lunch with CB & Cory and then back to the desk. D had a job interview today.

20220626

20220626 - Up late and got around. Did a couple things on the PC and then took Hazel to the dog park for a bit, not many dogs there, but she likes just running around and sniffing everything. We stopped at Wendy's for frosty's on the way home. Home and Hazel and I got set up on the back porch, L came out to read a book and Hazel knocked a bike over on her... I spent the day cleaning out email and getting things done and planned. Took a break in the afternoon to run my car over to Bowman's so he could look at the paint job. He said I need to stop trying to fix it and give it to someone that knows what they are doing. I AGREE! Home and doing more stuff on the laptop and throwing the ball to Hazel. In and had a snack and watched some TV with L before heading to bed and staying up to late.

20220625

20220625 - L got us up early and drove G&I down to Grove Cith for G's baseball game. G pitch pretty good but his arm needed a break. The boys are playing well, think only one person has struck out in 3 games, they are hitting the ball, not sure how we aren't winning... Lost this one and headed home. Did some stuff on the phone and then ran up to get a hair cut. I helped J apply for a Student Discover card and do the next steps in his financial aid process. L&I then got ourselves together and headed over to the Mallonn's for Conor's grad party. It was good to see folks and catch up. Home for a bit then G drove all over town picking up his friends and we got some pizzas from Tom on the way home. Home and had pizza and the boys headed out to walk around the town. L&I watched a movie and the backyard filled up with kids. There were too many kids to fit in G's car so I had to drive kids home Home and G still had a couple boys with him and 1 more showed up to spend the night. Up late on the PC.

20220624

20220624 - Up in the am and worked from home today. L&G headed out to his game and they lost. I spent the day at the desk and got a lot done. paid bills and came out of the office a bit late. I threw the ball to hazel for a bit and then L, Hazel and I walked back to the school to watch a little league game where they were playing music and whooping it up. Home and L&I watched a movie.

20220623

20220623 - Up in the am and L and Hazel had already taken their walk. I got around, moved some cars and headed in to the Worthington office to meet with Lonie today. Lonie showed up a bit later than usual and said, "Sorry I'm a bit late. My Dr. called me this morning and wanted to remind me to get my blood drawn this morning for my appointment tomorrow. So I had to swing by the Lobotomist before coming in today." HAHAHAHA! I couldn't stop laughing. He meant to say Phlebotomist. 🤣 we worked a bit more then Lonie took off. I told him to be careful driving after his labotomy. I stayed a bit later and then headed across town to catch a bit of G’s second baseball game. The boys played well and pulled off a last inning win! 2 wins for the day!!! Home and hung out back with Hazel a bit and then started working on The back door of G’s car that you couldn’t open from the outside. I took the panel off, ran down to Barnette’s to borrow a tool and came home and got things working. I had G come out and help me get everything back together and new lock pulls on all the doors, and IT WORKED! I had G drive me down to the Barnette’s to return the tools and show them his car. Bob helped us look at the car and figure out the AC is what is rattling in reverse. Back home and L finished mowing and we sat out back in the perfect evening. 

20220622

20220622 - L got me up too early again and we got to the school. The kids are in separate sessions today so we headed to another auditorium and more lectures started. L had it covered so I headed out and found a scooter. I jumped on and took a campus tour. I found the play where the shootings happened and a large stone brain. I met back up with L and the lectures were still going on. I sat outside a bit and then things wrapped up. We met up with J and headed over to the library to talk to the financial aid people. After our final meeting we ran J back to the dorm so he could get his stuff and we headed out. J reluctantly told us all the fun stuff they did last night and that they started a group chat with the kids they hung out with. he had a good time. On the road and we stopped at the Farm for a short visit and leg stretch. GpaW was there and we chatted for a bit. he hurt his hip somehow. it was a nice visit and we got back on the road and headed home. Home and got everything unpacked and Hazel and I got her pool out and hung out in the backyard. Trent came over and G&I worked on his bike before the boys headed to the pool. Not long after they left it stormed for about 30 min and cooled everything down. D & DGF13 stopped by for dinner and chat. Today was D's first day at Blue Raven Solar. He said it was kind of boring, we pushed him to ask more questions and learn while the guy they sent to train him was with him. After dinner I had to go to a Booster Board meeting at Edison Brewing. The meeting took way longer than expected, but we got a lot done. Home and hung out with L. JGF6 came by and we chatted with her a bit. G was out playing volleyball and got home late.

20220621

20220621 - L woke me up incredibly early, like 5:30am, to get up to head to Kent State. We all got up, got around and headed North. We took the Mercedes, her first road trip, and it was a great fast ride. We got there, got checked in and in to a huge ballroom where we spent hours listening to orientation speeches. J had met a friend online the night before, Hayden from Canton, and they hung out together all day. Scary how much J & Hayden are alike.. We took a break for lunch and everyone ate in the dining hall. J&I tried a little bit of everything. In the afternoon we walked across campus to the building where the graphic arts classes would be and toured that building. Back to the ball room for some more lectures and then back to the dining hall for dinner. I got a pork chop and we sat with the boys while they ate and then L&I headed out. We ran to the hotel and got checked in and then went to downtown Kent to Ray's for dinner. We had a nice dinner and then walked and drove around the downtown a bit. Back to the room and watched a bit of TV before crashing. Too much listening and sitting in this day for me. D headed to the house to stay with G and hazel overnight.

20220620

20220620 - Up in the am, L and hazel on a walk and I got ready for work. L home, moved her car and I headed to the Worthington office, I LOVE driving the Mercedes! To the desk in an almost empty office and getting things done and rearranged so I can take the next 2 days off with L&J to head to Kent St. Cory and I walked down to Jet's to get some lunch and hung out watching the pawn store show for lunch. Back on the PC for a call and then to finish out the day. Home and worked on the car a bit. Got some things done at the desk and got packed up. L&G dropped G's car off at the Amos' so it could get detailed and I picked them up. I dropped them back off at home and then got $108 worth of gas :-o Went through the car wash and then headed home. We hung out the rest of the night, ready for a couple busy days ahead.

20220619 +

20220619 + Up late. Talked to GpaW a bit, wished him happy father's day. L made me some bfast and I finished up paying bills and things I didn't get done Friday. L ran to the grocery. Out of the office and in to the garage and took the side mirrors off the car. D showed up and helped. We got the turn signals out of the mirrors and put new blue and orange dynamic turn signals in. J&G up, J helped L with a late lunch. We all ate out back together and then I opened the cards and stuff L got me and I got myself :-)  We played some cornhole. We relaxed a bit and then LDG&I headed to see the new Jurassic Park movie. It was pretty goodm but pretty predictable. Home and J and JGF6 there, G had Trent and Luke come spend the night. To bed late.

20220618 +

20220618 + Up early to go to G's baseball game at Berliner. It was a good game with some incredibly crappy calls. G got struck out on a ball that almost hit his shoulder and then called out stealing home when it was so obvious he was safe... Home and L&I did some paint touchup on the Mercedes. In the evening we walked down to Creekside to the Jazz and Blues festival to get some food and listen to some music. We ran in to some folks we knew and caught up a bit It was nice relaxing evening. Home and Riley and Elizabeth, Nate, Nicole & Leo came over for some drinks on the back porch. Leo and Hazel ran for hours and we all sat and chatted until 1am. It was a very nice day.

20220617

20220617 - Up in the am and getting some work done. L&G at his baseball game. Got myself together and headed up to Delaware for a DataField golf outing. I showed up in a Hawaiian shirt, cowboy hat and my new golf shoes with the tag still on them, CB liked to die :-)  We spent the rest of the day golfing, I rode in a cart with Brian and Chaf and Rob in the other, and were surprised how good we did. We had a nice BBQ dinner after golfing and then I headed home. Home and L&G ran to Cane's to pick up dinner, and J was back from his vacation. Talked to J a while and then relaxed the rest of the evening.

20220616

20220616 - Up in the am, D left for his team's baseball games in Newark and L&G headed down to Berliner for G's games. I headed in to the office and did a P&L review. G's team lost their first game. I took a break and Hazel and I went for a walk. Back to the desk and G's team lost the second game... Finished up my P&L work and headed to the back porch to work from there and filled up the pool for Hazel and threw the ball while getting stuff done. Hot but pretty day.

20220615

20220615 - Up in the am and headed in to to the Worthington office for the day. D headed to the house and L cut his hair and took him shopping for some clothes to wear on interviews. I got home and D stayed for dinner. D&G ran to D's apartment to pick up some stuff, D is spending the night here as his power is out. L&I sat on the back porch and got Hazel's pool out. D&G went to Dbat, G drove. They were home shortly after and headed back to the school to hit as Dbat was packed. L&I hung out with our feet in the pool for a long time before heading in. Chris stopped by and picked me up and we went to pick his car up at the shop. He stopped and checked out G's car when he dropped me off. In and watched some TV before bed. J texted us today from Myrtle Beach. They  went to Rioz for dinner and J ate an enormous amount of food :-)

20220614

20220614 - Up in the am and to the desk. L ran G to the orthodontist to check how his moth is doing without the braces. I had a way busier day than I had planned and nothing from my stack done. People without power all over the state. Gma&paW had a tree take out power and fall across the bridge blocking the road. L&I kinda bored headed out to see a movie. We got to our normal place and it was dark, no power. We headed to Easton and none of the lights were working... people don't know how to drive... We got to the theater and they had power so we got our tickets for the new Jurassic Park, after some complications and went in and sat down. The theater was about 150 degrees inside and I said to L I can't sit in here and watch a movie. We went back out to the service desk and asked if they had AC working in any of the theaters, they did for Top Gun so we went to see that. We thought it was a great movie! heading out to the car after the movie, Easton was black across the road, like the apocalypse had hit, so strange. We made it home and we still had power. 

20220613

20220613 - Up in the am and L and Hazel went on a walk. I got up and around and headed in to the office. Caught up with CB and dug in to cleaning out email. The day went fast and I got a lot done. Cory ran and got Arby's for us for lunch.

Home and G&I headed back to Target to return some stuff and get some other stuff. Home and hung out watching TV

20220612 +

20220612 +

Grant and I out with his car

Target to get stuff for his car

G went through Panda Express and picked up dinner, his first drive through

I took it for a drive, zoom zoom 

20220611

20220611 - Up late and got around. Hazel and I headed out to the dog park for her to be around some friends, she did great. We swung past Wendy's on the way home but the cars were out to the street so no frosty for her today. We stopped a  the plant library and picked up some stuff and headed home. TO the backyard and I took everything off my desk out with me to get organized and come up with a plan. L made some burgers and we ate and then G took me to Autozone and Target to get some things for his car. Home and watched some TV with L and then a movie before heading to bed and trying to get back to aa normal week coming up. Met McClains for dinner at Signatures and to chat

20220610

20220610 - Up too early and L got us out the door. I headed over to get the car and the gang brought down the stuff from the room. L drove the first leg with a stop at the resort J is headed to to drop off some tickets for a show on the 11th. On the road West looking for a McD’s

Skeeters for lunch and big pencil

20220609 +

20220609 + Up in the am, L down on the beach for a couple hrs. I made some sandwiches and headed down to join her. We hung out under the umbrella, walked in the water, drug our chairs down to the surf, ate lunch, waded out, relaxed. Boys didn’t come to the beach, but headed to the pool. 

Captain George’s for dinner

Headed back to Broadway at the Beach so the boys could shop some more. L forced me to get a pair of 'Hey Dude' shoes, that I love. and we got some other things along the walk.

Jungle Lagoon for 18 holes of putt putt. 

Drove back to the room and passed a hung country music festival being held on the beach. Back to the room and L&I got stuff packed up, the boys headed out and walked up to the festival. L headed to bed and I stayed up and ate and played cards with the boys. 

20220608

20220608 - Up in the am, L down on the beach for a couple hrs. I made some sandwiches and headed down to join her. We hung out under the umbrella, walked in the water, drug our chairs down to the surf, ate lunch, waded out, relaxed. H the boys showed up around 1:30 and hung out in the ocean a bit and then hit the pool. 

Angelo’s Italian Buffet for some good steaks. 

Putt putt at Cancun Lagoon 27 holes

Stopped at Pelican's SnoBalls for a cool treat on the way home

Stayed up with the boys and G&I taught Hayden how to play rummy. 

20220607 +

20220607 + Up late and L already at the beach for hours. I got the boys up, made some sandwiches for L&I and headed to the beach. We hung out under the umbrella and got in the water a couple times. Grant and Hayden eventually showed up to swing a bit, take a walk and then get an icee and go to the pool. Texting with J, the internet is down at home and it makes him nervous. 

Rioz Brazilian steakhouse for dinner

Broadway at the beach shopping, L&I wanted to be cool like the boys and got some friendship bracelets.

The boys shopped forever, we finally got them in the cara nd headed down the road. G found a putt putt place we had never been to before, Captain Cain's, so we gave it a shot and it was an older, but very hard course.

20220606 ‡

20220606 ‡ Up in the am and L are day at the beach for a couple hours. She got us an umbrella and chairs and we reserved it for the rest of the week. The red flag was out so people can’t go out to far. G and Hayden down with their boggy boards and road some waves, took a walk and hung out at the pool. We headed up to the room about 3 and then the boys and I walked across the street where I schooled them on putt putt at the Lost Mine. Back to the room and headed to North MB for a feast at Boardwalk Billy’s. Boys got steak and L&I split some ribs and crab legs. On to Boardwalk at the Beach for some shopping. I got my beef jerky, some turtles and some little cookies. L got boots for Hazel and the boys shopped and shopped. L&I went back to the car and FaceTimed with Gma&paB and Hazel. Hazel could hear us but wasn’t sure where we were and turned her baby head this way and that trying to figure it out. Boys finally done shopping. We picked them up and headed back towards the hotel with a stop at Krispy Kreme for some doughnuts and then a round of golf at Spy Glass putt putt. G won this round and we ended up tied for the day. Back to the room late and slowed things down and headed to bed. Up late on the phone. 

20220605

20220605 - L got us up all way to early and we got in the car and hit the road by 7:20. L drove the first leg and got us out of OH. We stopped for gas in Charleston WV and changed drivers so I could speed through the WV go kart toll roads. We stopped in Wytheville at the worlds largest pencil and 7 Dogs Brew Pub for a good lunch. Back on the road and L drove us to the worlds largest strawberry for an ice cream treat. Back on the road and we got to our hotel about 5pm. LG and Hayden took stuff to the room, I got the car parked. We got our stuff put away and the boys headed out on a walk and L&I ventured out to get some groceries at a picked over Piggly Wiggly, and pick up burgers. Home and the boys helped L carry up the groceries and I parked the car. We had dinner and then took a short walk on the beach. Back in to the room and relaxed from a long day of driving. G, Hayden & I headed out to a beach shop. They were closed but opened the doors to let us in and we bought a TON of stuff, boggy boards, footballs, necklaces, knives... probably their biggest sale of the day... Back to the room with our treasures.

20220604

20220604

To Newark early for G’s baseball game

They lost

To roosters for lunch with a handful of his teammates. 

Lost game 2, but not by much. 

Home packing stuff and checking the fluids in the car

We went to Cait’s (JGF6) grad party. 

Swung through Meijer and returned the stuff that didn’t fit. Swung through Cvs on the way home. 

Home final prep for trip and car fluids and tires checked. 

20220603

20220603

Up worked a bit headed to Newark for G’s baseball game. Gma&paW showed up. G pitched the whole game 108 pitches… they lost. 

Home, back to the desk and worked the rest of the day tying up loose ends. L mowed and got stuff lined up for the trip. L&I headed out get gas, get me some new shorts at Meijer, they don’t have dressing rooms anymore so I bought several of each in different sizes. We picked up some Popeye’s for dinner. Home and ate and then I tried on all my new shorts. 

20220602

20220602 - Up in the am and to the desk. Trying to wrap things up so I can relax next week.

20220601

20220601 - Up in the am and headed to the Worthington office. Only 2 or 3 people in today. At the desk getting things done. Had a short meeting with CB and then we headed out to his house. I helped him carry some stuff over to the house next to his that he just bought and took a tour. Headed home and stopped at the awards place to pick up stuff for tonight's ceremony. Home and hung out on the back porch with Hazel throwing her ball and having a beer while reviewing a contract. L&G home from his baseball practice. L&I ate and J & JGF6 showed up, they are working on her house to get ready for her grad party this weekend. G got himself ready and we headed to the Baseball Awards. We got there, got things set up, checked in with the coaches and then hung out for things to start. The coaches gave out the awards and Andy and I gave out some as well. I presented Coach Shade with a bobble head to commemorate his 30 years and 500 wins to end the ceremony. We had some cake and headed home to relax the rest of the evening.

20220531

20220531 - Up in the am and to the desk. L out for coffee with mom of one of J's friends. G and a buddy headed to the pool. Got through my weekly IT call and then L, hazel and I took a quick walk. Back to the desk the rest of the day. Finished the day and had some dinner on the patio with L and throwing the ball to Hazel. Headed to the post office and then high school to see a presentation on the plans for the sport facilities in the new school plan, nothing for baseball... Hung out and chatted with Jeff a bit about boosters before heading home. Home and took a couple calls about the meting. L&I headed out and went to Giant Eagle to get some gift cards for tomorrow nights Baseball Awards. We swung through home depot to get some license plate bolts and then home. Home and put the license plate bolts in with Hazel's help. J went to band practice G went out swimming. G home, J called, locked his keys in his car, so Hazel and I ran him his spare set. Home and to bed.

20220530

20220530 - Up in the am and pretty tired from a couple really busy days. J headed to work and G headed to the pool. I ran to the gas station and got a couple bags of ice. Home and Hazel and I headed to the pet store to get her some food and a new toy. Home and L&I headed to Larson's grad party and had some Greek food and chatted with folks a bit. L&I stopped at Kroger and got some food for dinner tonight. Home and L tried to rest and I put all of J's graduation gifts in a spreadsheet. He had 121 guests at his party and brought in $3,730! Pretty good party. I then pulled it up and compared it to D's graduation and D had 122 people and brought in $3,734. Amazing it was so close. D and DGF13 showed up and I cooked some brats and L cut up watermelon and we had a nice dinner with all the kids. It was a beautiful relaxing day. L had all the decorations down and I got the garage put back in order so I could pull the car in. L&I hung out and I watched the new Dumbeldoor movie

20220529

20220529

Jack Grad parties and his party

J&I headed out. We got the car washed and they went to Donovan's party, then his buddy Bryce's, Evan's and then back to our house just in time for J's party to start.

Very nice party, lots of folks stopped, lots or J's friends stopped

20220528

20220528

graduation

coles

city bbq sweet tea for party

final touches, yard work

20220527

20220527 - 

Worked

L working like crazy

LG&I walked down to Marlow's, the new cheesesteak place in town and had a good meal.

Home and watched 'The Lost City, it was pretty good.

Final Party Prep

20220526

20220526 - Up in the am and to the desk. I had a issue come in that took me 4 hours to hunt down and report on. Then another that took another hour... After that L, Hazel and I took a walk. Home, grabbed some lunch and headed back to the desk for the afternoon.

L&I out and to Home Depot for some more flowers and to return stuff we didn't use on the door project.

We went to Nazareth for dinner and took some home to G. Got gas on the way home.

20220525

20220525 - Up in the am and to the desk. L already doing party prep stuff. G and Trent up eventually and I got them started mowing the neighbors yard while L headed out for supplies. Back to the desk and G having all kinds of problems with mowing... I helped him get things running. Hazel heard a siren and we heard her howl for the first time today hahahaha! Back to the desk, L home and painted the threshold and walked around touching things up. J home for a minute before heading to work. I finished up my day and then listed some things on ebay. I headed out back with G and we put some stuff in the shed and then I got him started on stitching up the hole that started in the trampoline. Nate and Leo, his new puppy, came over to pay G for the mowing, let the dogs play and catch up from the winter isolation. We chatted for a bit and then J got home with JGF6, one of her friends and her dog Otis. So it was a pup-a-palooza in the backyard with dogs running everywhere, and they all got along. Nate, G and I headed out front to put new side lights in the Mercedes. We couldn't get them to work... Nate & Leo headed out and so did the girls and Otis. I went to move the car and the new side lights lit up! It was the light sensor, the lights only come on at night... They look cool! In and L&I watched Survivor. G had gone swimming some place and came home all in a tizzy because he swore they just saw the 'manchette killer' on Carpenter Rd.  So we called the police and he filed a report. The rest of the evening was calm and we watched the season finale of Survivor and headed to bed.

20220524 + New Threshold

20220524 + Up in the am and G at his last day of of his freshman year. I got thing rolling and had my weekly call with the IT team. Lonie joined the call, he’s doing much better today. L out getting supplies for the graduation party.  When she got home Hazel and I got her to take a walk with us. Back to the desk and finished out the day. Out of the office and took the front storm door off and started working on fixing up the threshold. 5 hours later and several modifications and corrections later we have a new threshold and everything back together. G’s buddy Trent came over to spend the night. L&I tired and headed to bed early.

20220523

20220523 - Up in the am and G at school and I jumped on an early call. I then packed things up and headed in to the office as J was getting up to return his Chromebook and L was cooking stuff for the upcoming graduation party. Stopped Home Depot to return the left over materials from this weekend's projects. Made it to the office and went over my CB list and unpacked the monitors, auction stuff and ladder. Gathered up some mail, checked in with Cory and headed home. Home and getting a couple of things done at the desk. Lonie called and they are letting him out of the hospital early, so I jumped in the car and headed to Lancaster. Picked Lonie up, took him to his car and then followed him home and made sure he didn't need anything. Headed home, swung through the carwash on the way. Home and made some left over Chinese and got settled at the computer for the rest of the day. L ran G to baseball practice. After work I started taking the front door threshold apart and figuring out how to clean it up. Then I did a bit of repair work on Shelly’s arm and nose. L&G home and we ate. Gary and Marlene stopped by to drop off a table, check out my car and chat for a bit. L&I then headed to Home Depot and searched for the stuff to fix up the threshold. We got a conglomeration of stuff I think I can make work and headed home. 

20220522

20220522 - Up in the am and updated the plan. I jumped in the car and return Bluetooth device to the UPS store. Home and got the cars out of the garage and L started cleaning it. We got G up and I bribed him to climb the ladder to trim the side of the house. His legs were shaking :-) We got the trimmings cleaned up and the D and DGF13 got here. DG&I did some prep work on our driveway. We got Doc to move his car and got his driveway prepped too. L ran to get us some lunch and pick up more stuff at the Home Depot. We got everything ready and then got ours and Doc's driveways resurfaced. CB called me in the middle of the job, Lonie called him and was in the hospital for his heart racing. I called and checked on Lonie. The drives look great! Stood out at the road and talked with Doc a bit, D ran to pick up dinner at Golden China, the neighbors came over with their baby to chat and Chris Pettit stopped by too. Boys home with dinner so I helped get Doc back in the house and then headed over for dinner. We ate on the 

20220521

20220521 - Up and got a game plan for the day. Headed out and held the ladder for L as she cleaned the dormers out front. I got a second coat on the back facia. Got G up and he helped L&I put new shutters on the front of the house, and then spread a bag of bug stuff around the house right before it started pouring. L&I got cleaned up and took stuff to Goodwill, ran to Home Depot and got order, L got more flowers and  ran through Wendy's to pick G up some food. Home and unloaded car and gave G his food. Got the Mercedes and picked up the Mallonns and we headed to Forty Deuce for dinner. A really neat place that has a hidden speakeasy in it. The food was really good and we'll be back to go to the hidden section. We walked around Restoration Hardware a bit and looked at all the overpriced stuff. I took some pick of some kids there to get prom pictures. We stopped at the Mallonn's for a couple drinks and to chat some more. Home not to late but really tired and to bed early.

20220520 +

20220520 + Up in the am and working from home. 

L&I to the play 'Legally Blond' at the high school tonight. The kids did great and it was a cute play. We got out of there late and headed home to watch a bit of TV on the back porch before G got home and we headed in to bed.

20220519

20220519 - Up in the am and L&I took some pics of J before he headed to his last day of high school. About mid-day J came home and announced he passed and would graduate! AMEN! I found his picture from his 1st day of kindergarten and superimposed it on the pic we took this morning. Same cute kid with weird hair, just a lot bigger. I headed out and walked Hazel. The mulch showed up. J home and upstairs turning missing assignment... I finished work and then painted the rest of the back facia while L spread 50 bags of mulch! In and exhausted, we sat in the living room tv on surfing on our phones. J headed to Larson's for the night, has one more test tomorrow am and needs to turn in his Chromebook, then he, and some friends are heading up to JGF6's family lake house on Middle Bass Island.

20220518 +

20220518 + Up in the am and L at school cleaning out her room, J&G at school. I headed to work and stopped to get ga$. In to work through  some spitting rain and got the day rolling.

20220517

20220517 - Up in the am and  LJ&G at school. I got around and headed tot he Endocrinologist for a visit, all looked good. Home and had the morning internal IT call. I got a delivery and got some new wheel center covers on the Mercedes, grabbed some lunch and Hazel and I took a walk, saw guys climbing all over the Barnette's house working on the roof. Back to the desk for a call exploring new phone systems for the business and then our external IT call. L home, it was her last day of school. I got a couple of ebay things shipped and had to run to the shipping place for one of them, a big old heavy metal crimping tool, so they could ship it for me. It was right next to the new gyro place so I put an order in and tried to call L to let her know she wouldn't have to cook tonight. By the time I got her to answer the phone the order was placed and she had started cooking hamburgers on the grill... Home and we ate. The gyros are not near as good as the ones at Nazareth. After dinner Lori, Hazel and I took walk, Stopped to look at Barnette's new roof, to chat with Penn along the road, met a new neighbor, Banja and his wife Sara, and walked through the car lot guy peeing behind the building. Home and settled in for the night. J in and out studding for finals.

20220515

20220515 - Gma&paB&W all showed up and we headed to the high school for J's last concert. They did a nice thing and introduced all the seniors and told what their plans are. The concert was really good, sorta sad this is his last one. Home and hung out a little bit.

20220514 +

20220514 + Prom day, Gma&paB over. J looks great. he took the Mercedes to pick up his friends. we met up with the kids at Inniswood Metro Gardens to take some pics. The kids look great! We got our pics done right before it started raining. L, Gma&paB and I headed home and stopped at Easton to get some dinner. home and hung our. J, JGF6 and Larson showed up late, JGF6's dress was falling apart and there were sequins everywhere. They had a good time and told us all about prom. J changed, got his car and they took off.

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20220513 + Took the Mercedes through the car wash and it is all ready for J to take to prom. At the very end of the day I remembered I have an Endocrinologist apt next week and needed to get blood drawn so I rushed to the LabCorp place and got it done at the last minute. L&I watched the movie 'Old' tonight, it was very strange.

20220512

20220512 - Up in the am and headed across town for a blood draw and a Dr. apt. Waited around, got called in, all good news so headed home.

20220509

20220509- Up in the am and LJ&G at school. I got around and headed in to the Worthington office.

20220508

20220508 - Up in the am and L ran and picked up G from his buddy's. L&I got ready and went to church, the first time I have been back since COVID hit. It was nice to go back and see folks. Home and G&I headed out to the store, he drove. We got enough food to feed an army and headed home. G&I started cutting up steak, chicken, ham and veggies. J showed up and then the 3 of us made 234,812 shish kabobs. I got the kitchen cleaned up and hung out on the back porch with L&J a bit and then J&I started cooking. The kabobs covered every inch of the grill. D showed up and Gma&paW came down for a nice dinner. We hung out and the played some cornhole and had a good time. Folks headed home and L&I got things cleaned up. L&I watched American Idol and she was happy to have all her boys here 2 Sundays in a row.

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20220507 + Up in the am and L dropped G off at baseball practice and then headed to Deleware to see her mom and GgmaK. I got around and got a couple things done and G called ready to be picked up from baseball. I got G and had him help me with a couple jobs. First I had him put the battery in the mower. Second we dumped out 2 bags of sand on the patio and swept it in to the cracks, Third we put a new roof on the playset right before it started raining. Everything looks great and he was a big help from 11 to 3pm! In and had to clean Hazel's feet off in the bathtub. G made himself some food and I installed logo shadow lights in the Mercedes, they are SO COOL! In and L home and she planted some of the flower she got last night. I updated our pre-graduation todo list and then ran to pick up some pizzas our buddy makes the are SO GOOD! Home and we ate and watched a good scary movie 'Night House' and then had something else on in the background while we were both on our phones. Boys out for the night. We made sure they got where they were going and headed to bed.

20220506

20220506 - Up in the am and LJ&G at school. Hazel on squirrel patrol and I'm getting email and am tasks done. The big project we have been working on was to go live this afternoon, but we couldn't get all the piece to fall in place so it is being postponed to Monday. Hazel and I took a short walk. L home, J at work. I finished my day and all the baseball games for the day were cancelled. They still have practice for whatever reason... I cleaned up the office some more and made a stack of stuff to donate and ran out to jump the mower so L could get the mowing done. J ran out and go G. When I finished the day L&I headed to Nazareth for dinner and then the Home Depot for Flowers and graduation fixin supplies. We swung by AutoZone to get a new battery for the mower and gas on the way home. Home and got everything unloaded. L&I watch 'Windfall', eh, it was OK. not up late. 

20220505 - Reconfiguring

20220505 - Up in the am and had a couple calls. Took a walk with Hazel. Back to the desk and made sure things were calm and then tore out my monitors and reconfigured my desk and put things back together, got done about 6pm when L called us for dinner. Out and had dinner with LJ&G and then back in to the office to clean off the table I had been using and get all the extra crap out of it and off the floor. Done about 8 and sat and watched some TV with L. Hit the hay about 10, watched a episode of Snowpiercer and out.

20220504 - Rim Redo

20220504 - Up in the am and LJ&G to school. I was out the door early for a meeting in the Worthington office. It was a quick successful meeting and then Lonie ran me across town to drop off the car at the rim refurb place. Back to the office and getting things done. Lonie and I took CB to lunch for his bday. Lonnie had his card ready and paid for everything... that was my plan...  Back to the office and getting things done. Ran in to Lisa and she ignored me, so weird... Checked in with the car place about 2:30 and car not done so had Lonie run me home. Was supposed to go to the high school and take part in some review of the Superintendent candidates, this was a very last minute things that popped up yesterday, but was unsure when the car was going to be done and didn't want to leave it parked outside all night and not get to it as the candidate review things was from 3:30 to 7:30, so I bowed out on that and got some more work done. Checked in with the car guy several times and the clock rolled, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 and it was ready for pick up at 11pm! Penn ran me to the place, and we checked out the guys operation, pretty neat place, and got the car. Rims look GREAT! Home and parked it and to bed.

20220503 - Raffle Winners

20220503 - Up in the am and LJ&G at school. I got around and did morning email in the living room with Hazel. In to the office for the weekly IT call. Headed out and dropped J's graduation announcements off at the post office and then ran to vote. Home and Hazel and I took a quick walk before I had to jump on another IT call. Finished the call up, got my notes done, sent out baseball cancellations for all games today, and finished off the work day. L home and she cooked some dinner. We ate and then I headed to Signatures to meet with the GLAB Board to pull the winning raffle tickets and chit chat a bit. Home and hung out with L and Hazel and relaxed the rest of the evening, preparing for a busy day tomorrow.

20220502 - Sam's Meet

20220502 - Up in the am and headed in to the Worthington office. We had a meeting to review the DF Handbook changes and cover open items. I got a new wireless transponder set up for the new USB-C laptops to the presentation TV and then headed to the Old Bag of Nails with CB, Cory and Brian. After lunch we got a couple more things done and I headed home. Home and L made some dinner and then we ran over to GMSW to watch Sam run and do the long jump. We hung out for a bit and it was good to see the Coles. Home and L&I watched American Idol.

20220501 - Pizza Party

20220501 - L up early and went to church. I got some things ordered from the grad party list and then G wanted to go to Trent's so he drove over. I headed back to the house and headed up to the boys bathroom to clean it up and re-caulk it. It turned in to a much bigger project than I anticipated and took FOREVER. L was outside with Hazel edging flow beds and pulling weeds and cleaning things up outside, looks great! I headed down and started working on the grape arbor, not a lot, just pulling the vines that went up in to the trees down. I ran to get G and we then stopped and picked up some pizzas. D&DGF13, J&JGF6 were there when we got back and we had a nice dinner on the patio. The boys threw the ball a bit and the girls discussed prom. It was a nice evening. Everyone headed out and L&I cleaned things up and watched American Idol while I did some Booster stuff.

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20220427

20220427 - Up in the am and had an early call and then headed in tot he Worthington office. Had a ok morning and then dove in to moving things forward.

20220426

20220426 - Up in the am and LJ&G at school. I got around and did a couple things and then headed to the tint shop to drop off the car. Penn picked me up and brought me home. Had the weekly IT meeting and then did some mail. Took Hazel on a quick walk and then at the desk for the afternoon. Ran to the trophy place with Andy to line up senior gifts for he baseball players. Had to send a bunch of baseball messages because of all the changes... L home and she took me to Penn's and then she headed to G's game. Penn carried me to pick up the car, IT LOOKS NICE!. I headed to the ball field and G was playing left field? I headed up to the press box and L came up too, with Tom and Terrill. G got a K on a bad call, got on base with error to short and then got hit by pitch, but stole 2and 3 in one go. The infield played awful and we stopped counting the errors... They lost 16 to 3... Home and J was acting up. G&I ate, L and Hazel took a walk and then L&I watched some TV and I got some things done for Boosters. Not to bed late.

20220425

20220425 - Up in the am and L&G at school, J off for some weird testing schedule. I got around and L called before I took off to let me know G was walking home. Apparently his Chromebook, or the 4 loaners they had ready wouldn't work so he couldn't do his state testing today and would have to make it up on Wednesday... I headed in to work and got a couple things done. Cory and I walked to lunch at Jet's and then ate. Back to the desk getting things done. I headed out a bit early to get home and get L and we headed to Grove City for G's game. We got there, got our chairs set up and it POURED, game cancelled... We headed home and ran through Rally's on the way to get some food. We picked G up at the school and headed home. Home and ate and watched American Idol. 

20220424

20220424 - Up in the am and L&I headed to Giant Eagle to get some things. We dropped it off at home and then went to Home Depot and looked at stuff and got a couple of things for the Grad party prep. Home and got the mower started and L mowed. I got the pump put on and sprayed the weeds in the sandbox. Talked to Riley the new neighbor and gave him the trimmer to get his grasses cut down. G showed up with pretty much the entire Gahanna Baseball team in our backyard and played wiffleball. The boys helped me get the TV out of the basement and set up on the porch. L&I did a couple more things and then hung out on the porch. We grilled brats and she boiled sweet corn and we ate on the porch. D showed up for dinner and we shipped a baseball glove he sold on ebay. L&I hung out until after dark on the porch and then in to finish watching American Idol. Not up late.

20220423 +

20220423 + Up in the am and L had volunteered for the choir stuff going on in town this morning. I got to the desk and got some bills paid. G&I headed out (he drove) to see if we could get him a checking account open, they told us to come back at 1 so we headed to the baseball field to see what was going on. Met up with a bunch of friends there and watched the game for a bit. Back to the bank and G got his checking account set up. Home and Got L and headed back out to the baseball field where G's buddies Landon and Brady were playing against each other. We hung out with Bill & Tiff, Tom and a bunch of other friends and watched the game. Home and got a couple little things done and then headed over to Bill & Tiff's to hang out for a little bit. It was great to catch up with them. Home not too late, figured out where all the boys were for the night and got to bed.

20220422

20220422 - Up in the am and working from home. In the afternoon L&I headed to Grove City to watch G's baseball game. We ran in to Clint and Theresa Shrek from our baseball team last year and caught up with them and I talked to JD a dad of a boy that is on G's team for this summer. Home and got some Wendy's on the way. Picked G up and headed home for dinner. Hung out a bit and then JGF6 showed up and we headed to J's choir concert. We met up with the Mallonns there and the kids did great, got all 1s. Home and J called, he locked his keys in the car.. I ran his keys out and then home to bed.

20220421 - Lotsa Walking

20220421 - Up in the am and LJ&G at school. Hazel and I jumped in the car and took it back to the place I bought it and they are going to detail it for me. Hazel and I walked home. I wanted to stay off the main roads and couldn't walk through the school so it was a 1.6 mile hike. Home and to the desk to get things rolling. Had a couple meetings and did the normal stuff. After work I ran G up to a track meet at the HS and dropped him off. Home and L Hazel and I took a walk to Rita's for a treat. Everyone got something yummy and Hazel got a pup-cup. Home and hung out making plans for the busy weekend.

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20220420 + Up in the am and L at school and J&G in bed because it of some weird testing schedule for school.  I got around and headed in to the Worthington office. My first meeting got pushed back to 2 so I hit the desk and started knocking things out.

20220419

20220419 - Up in the am and LJ&G at school. Hazel and I headed out with the new car to get it detailed but they wouldn't be done with it until tomorrow and I need it tomorrow so we headed back home. I got on the PC and did my morning call and emails. Hazel and I took a walk where we ran in to Nate the neighbor and he told us he got a new golden doodle puppy we need to meet. Back to the desk and had to cancel all the baseball games for the day. I jumped on the afternoon call and finished off my list for the day. Threw the ball a bit and then sent out Booster raffle tickets while L was cooking. LG&I had dinner. L ran to the store and then L Hazel and I took a walk when she got home. We watched TV the rest of the evening.

20220418

20220418 - Up in the am and LJ&G at school. I got around and headed in to the office. I was tied up on the phone most of the morning and ran over to meet CB, Cory and Brian for lunch at the Old Bag of Nails. We have a nice lunch and then walked back to the office. We headed out back so the guys could check out the new car. Back to the desk to finish off the day. 

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20220416

20220416 - Up in the am and G&I headed across town so he could take his driving permit test. He passed! And I was able to get him a compliant driver's permit, the kind needed to get on airplanes. We walked out of the testing site and I headed tot he passenger's side of the car and G was NOT happy about that, saying 'I'm not driving home!' I said "Well lets go back in and give them the permit back then. Isn't this what you got it for?" Nervously he got behind the wheel, I took a Xanax and mapped out a backroad route all the way home. G took off and he did really good. It took us about 45 min to get from Morse Rd to Hamilton Rd., but he did it and we did it safely. We stopped at the bank to see if we could get a student checking set up for him but there were no bankers available... He drove the rest of the way home and L celebrated when he gave her the news. G then drove to Trent's to help spread some more mulch. 

I headed home, got a couple things done and then DaveB picked me up and we headed to the car lot and test drove the Mercedes. Mercedes is the only kind of car Dave has ever owned so he knows them and really drove the crap out of it. We stopped and climbed around under it and and looked it over real good. We drove it back to the dealership where they had the other Mercedes pulled out for me to test but I didn't have to. I like the big blue V8 one and told him I would take it.

Dave ran me home and L&I cleaned out the big old white car we've had for the last 15 years, I gathered up the title and my checkbook and headed back to the lot. They were closing in only a couple of minutes, but the guy stayed with me, we struck a deal and we got all the paperwork done and filed. I jumped in my new car, 2010 Mercedes E550 and headed to the gas station to fill it up. Then I took it through the car wash. When I pulled out of the car wash G called to see if I could pick him up and if he could drive home. I said I would get him but not sure if he could drive. I pulled in to Trent's and blew the horn. G and Trent came around the corner and G lots his mind seeing the new car. Trent's dad came out to check it out too. Home and I had to take L on a ride. when we got home J and JFG6 were there and they wanted a ride. As we were pulling out Conor and Vaiden Mallonn were driving by so we followed them to their house and showed Penn the new car. Home and rides over for the night. We had some dinner and then I went out and programmed the garage door opener, set up my phone to work with it and learn some of the features. Pulled it in the garage and headed in to watch some TV with L.  A busy transportation day!

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20220414

20220414 - Up in the am and LJ&G at school. I got up and got the day rolling. J home from school and then he left for work and I headed to the Dr. After my Dr. visit I stopped by a couple car lots on the way home. Home and had to move all the baseball games to tomorrow.

20220413 +

20220413 + Up in the am and L at school, J&G had some weird testing schedule so they were both home. I headed in to the Worthington office for the day. I returned D and Jeff's laptops and then made my way to the desk where I was busy all day with a couple meetings with CB & Lonie. Had to send out notifications tht all today's baseball games are pushed to tomorrow. Home late, had dinner with L&G, JGF6 over for a bit. L&I watched the news, Survivor and her new favorite On the Edge. To bed in good time.

20220412

20220412

D & DGF13 dropped of D and Jeff's DF computers and left his car at Tuffy for an oil change.

After work L&I ran to pick up D's car, home and ate and watched the news. D&DGF13 stopped to visit and get the car.

20220410

20220410 - Up late, slept like a log. G home and L cut his hair. I unintentionally got hooked on a movie L was watching. Finished the movie and shipped some ebay things and finished my bills.

20220409

20220409 - 

Maple Syrup Day @ Farm

Doc's 83, dropped off some syrup and mr.Goodbar candy bars for him

20220408

20220408 - Up in the am and LJ&G at school. Hazel was outside all morning. I got email done and headed in to the office after washing Hazel's feet. J home for a bit and then out to work.

20220407

20220407 - Up in the am and LJ&G at school. I got around and had a relazing work day worked from the 

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20220405 + Up in the am and LJ&G at school. I got up and around and got emails out of the way before my7 first call. Had our weekly staff meeting and then Hazel and I took a walk. Back to the desk to finish out the day. G's baseball was cancelled due to rain. L made us a big taco salad for dinner as we thought D and DGF13 were stopping by. We ate and then watched 'The Bubble' a long, not that great movie, but something to watch other than all the bad news on TV. I got caught up on some things on the PC. I retired early, J home late. to sleep late.

20220404

20220404 - Up in the am and LJ&G at school. I got up and around and prepared to head in to the Worthington office. Had to take an extra minute to wash Hazel's dirty feet. In to the office and got some things done with Cory. Cory and I took a walk to Jet's to get pizza and we had lunch by the TV with CB. After lunch I talked to CB a bit and wrapped up some things. I headed out to go home and to get L and head to G's baseball game, but it was cancelled. I got the word out and then headed to the field to pick him up from practice. L told me it was over at 4:15, I got there on time and they finished at 5...  Got G and we got home. L made us some dinner and we ate together watching some TV. J at work tonight, L&I watched American Idol. G came down and he and I headed to the basement to watch the NCAA Championship basketball game. It was a great game but NC lost :-( We headed to bed after the game.

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Chris stopped by and we watched the Walking Dead. Up to bed and finished watching American Idol.

20220401 - L's 51

20220401 - Up in the am and L was out to bfast with her friend Theresa.  I couldn’t smell or taste my toothpaste this morning... J up late and decided today, the last day of his Spring Break that he would take everything out of his room and do a proper cleaning... I took a covid test and it was negative, at the desk all day and made plans with DJ and their girlfriends to have dinner hereat the house because L being still a bit sick didn't feel like going anywhere. I finished up the day and L&I ran up to Olive Garden to pick up a feast. Home and DJ and their girls showed up and we sat down and hid a nice dinner. After dinner we all headed to the basement and watched J&JGF6 play a funny little team game on the Xbox and L and DGF13 worked on a puzzle L started at Christmas. It was a very enjoyable evening.