20240630

20240630 - Up way to early and G, Trent & I got in the car and headed west to Pleasant Hill OH for baseball. We got there in good time, I dropped the boys off and headed to the Dollar Store and loaded up on Gatorade and snacks. Back to the field and the boys won their game! So, we hung out a bit, the boys ate the junk I got at the store and started game two for the day, the Championship! The boys played well and won the Ship! We took some pictures and then headed home. I dropped G and Trent off at the house, said hi to Hazel and J and met Tom and Terrill at Roosters for dinner. Home and relaxing on the back porch, throwing the ball to Hazel and G calls 'My car is dead'... OMG so Jack and I head up to Piada where his car was and tried to start it. We called Mr. Bowman and he showed up with some starting fluid, which turned it over, but it still wouldn't start...  G&I called a tow truck and waited and waited. We got the car picked up and delivered to Tuffy and got home around 1am...

20240624

20240624 - Up late and to the desk. L had already mowed, took Hazel on a walk and blah blah blah. I jumped online and knocked out a bunch of stuff that built up from last week. Took Hazel on a walk and then back to the desk to wrap up a handful of other items. Headed out to the back porch to finish the day writing work instructions. L grilled some burgers and we ate. I then ran to the Landscape Board meeting where I had to run the meeting. Home of a min and then to Bible Bangers.

20240623

20240623 - Up not feeling well, so I stayed in the room while LG and Sal went to the early game. I got some pills in me and rested and checked in on the games occasionally. They lost so they came back to the hotel. We got our stuff together, packed up and headed home. G and Sal rode home with Andrew and L&I took our time getting home. Home and Hazel was thrilled to see us. We got unpacked, I threw the ball a hundred times and watched some TV on the back porch. In and watched some of the of the Olympic trials with L. Checked in with D and he said they would be back by 2:30 so I set an alarm and got the boy's cars out of Doc's yard so they could just take off when they got back. Up at 2:30 to check on the boys. They had a good weekend and came in 2nd.

20240615

20240615 - Up, replaced 6 more board on the playset and then cleaned up. Riley came over and helped remove the remaining branches from the backyard. Jodi yelled across the fence and need a couple limbs cut, we chatted for a couple min and I got her cutting done. I jumped on the mower and got the backyard done. J ran and got us subs. He trimmed  my neck hairs for me, I ate, shaved my face, showered, loaded things up and headed to Mansfield. Went to Tia's house and get her and headed to Dear Creek Golf Course / Black Dog Tavern to set up. We got things setup, sat on their porch and had a beer waiting for classmates to show up. Super nice place with amazing views. People started showing up right at 6. We had a good sized group, I'd say 60 show up. It was a good time and good to catch up with folks. Party over, cleaned up, and I headed home. Home and J&Hazel in the kitchen. Stayed up a bit putting things away before heading to bed.

20240613

20240613 - Up in the am and let Hazel out and then headed to Worthington for work. It was a quiet morning and listened to G's game while I got stuff done.

20240612

20240612 - Up and got some things done at the desk. Hazel and I took a walk down to Tuffy to pick up L's car. When we were there we saw G's old car and chatted with the mechanics a bit about it. They replaced the engine, all the hoses and sway bars and it looks great. We got L's car and dove home. Home and L&G packed up and headed to Cincinnati for a showcase at UC. I finished up my day and headed to the back and replaced the sections of missing fence and tightened up the gate a bit. G's showcase was very long, but L said he did good. They got to the hotel and all good. I hung out on the back porch and some folks came over to hang out, Steve, Riley, Dave and JT. In late, phone was dead, so called L and headed to bed.

20240611

20240611 - L&I headed to Dublin Jerome for G's baseball game. I drove Gma&paW's car, got it filled with gas and got caught in horrible traffic and took some weird way there that took and hour... Got there and L and Gam&paW were there and had a call with the Team App guys. Watched the game, they won, G did good hitting tonight. We left and got behind GpaW and blocked traffic so he could change lanes. Home and got gas for L and dropped her off at home and got Hazel. Dropped the car off at Tuffy for an oil change in the morning and we walked home past volleyball and live music at Gatsby's, and a baseball game under the lights at Jefferson. Home and relaxed with L as she packed getting ready for a long weekend.

20240610

20240610 - McClain's stopped over to visit a bit and drop off some extra wire fence they had left over. I skipped Bible Bangers and it was nice and just relaxing to hang out with them and catch up.

20240609

20240609 - Up in the am and got jeans, a long sleeve shirt and some boots on and headed over to the neighbors yard to cut up the tree. It was massive and I got all the little branches off and then cut my way back to the trunk hanging over the fence, adding some branches as supports as I went. Made a couple cuts on our side and the fence was spared, but the horse is a bit out of whack. G helped a bit and then went in to rest before his game. L, Riley and I stuck it out and got everything cut up, stacked and burning. I then stayed out and cleaned out our back fencerow to assess the repair needed. Finished up, got a shower and then L&I headed to G's baseball game. I didn't score, too tired. Game over, we lost, headed home and

20240608

20240608 - G had 2 baseball games, Gma&paW down, bought 2 chainsaws

20240607

20240607 - Tree fell in backyard

20240605

20240605 + Up and to the desk. Somehow it was a busy work day and the time flew by. I did take a break to take hazel on a walk. D showed up and had dinner with L&I before his friends showed up and they headed to Notre Dame for their baseball tournament over the next couple days. I headed out to a Booster meeting at Signatures, a bit chaotic and I'm not that motivated to work so hard anymore with the end in sight... Home and watched some TV with L and played with hazel a bit. To bed, couldn't sleep...

20240604

20240604 - Up late and to the desk. Got done what i needed to, having all sorts of phone and network issues today. Took hazel on a walk and then headed to Reynoldsburg to meet with insurance agent for a couple of hours to review all of my policies and see how to reduce costs and extend life ins... way too expensive. After the meeting I swung by the auction house and picked up my stuff Gary had been holding for me and chatted a bit. On the way home I swung by the baseball field and got my camera out of the concession stand and chatted with Coach Shade about the building plans. Home and Gma&paW were there dropping off a car for D to drive. We chatt3ed for a bit then ran up to the new Sexton's Burger place to try it out, pretty good! We got the car filled with gas and then headed home. Gma&paW left and hazel and I moved all the cars around. In and watched the news and a movie with L.

20240603

20240603 - Up and over to Worthington office for work. Busy day, got some things done, had lunch at Old bag with CB & Cory. In the afternoon I ran to the printer place to get ink. Back to the office and worked a bit late on the app. Home and beat, L had dinner ready and I ate a bit. ScottH cancelled on Bible bangers and I said I needed the night to rest, so Chris and ScottS just stopped by my house instead of going to McD's and we chatted and watched baseball on the back porch. The guys left and I hung out a bit more before heading in and heading to bed.

20240602

20240602 - Up late and L and Hazel on a walk. I got around and got caught up on recording mileage for all G's games and ebay trips to the post office. L made some cookies and we are just hanging out on this gloomy rainy day.

20240601 - Wrong Bottom

20240601 - Up in the am and L working in the yard while I finished cleaning my office. I then headed out to the garage and took L's seat out and started replacing the cover, but wait... it is the right color, but not the right seat pattern... So I put the old cover back on and reinstalled the seat. I took my car and returned the seat cover to the car place, they will order me a new one. My car started kind of hard when leaving there. Headed to BP to fuel up and get some beer. Went out to start the car and it was dead... L&G cam up with some of those jumper things, they didn't work... Got jumper cables to L's car and after a bit it started. Headed to O'Riley's to get the battery tested. The guys said my battery is fine, it is my starter that is going out... Not happy with that diagnosis I headed across the street to AutoZone and had them test the battery. They reported that the battery, starter, everything was ok... So I have no idea what is wrong. I fired it back up and headed to the car wash. Got the car washed and dried and got my girl in to the garage. I spent the rest of the day working on a spreadsheet of colleges and baseball teams for G. In and L&I watched 'The Gift', good movie. Headed to bed and did my Bible Banger reading.