101218 - Doc's Christmas in the Hood

20101218 - Up in Am and took J to get his blood work done.  We stopped at McD's on the way there and Goodwill to find an ugly Christmas sweater on the way home plus a stop at K-roger for some beer.  Home and L was getting groceries with D&G.  All back home for lunch then I headed out with a couple of the boys for Doc's annual Christmas in the Hood party.  I LOVE his clubhouse in downtown Columbus.  We had a blast and ate stuff I couldn't pronounce but he was able to shoot...  Made it home for the end of dinner and hung out with the fam the rest of the night.

101217 - PJs to school

101217 - Up, boys off to school, Jack wearing his PJs...???  Sitting at the desk, watched TRON, dinner at home.  Played the new version of CLUE with D&J, a true test of patience...

101216 - Pack and Practice

101216 - Up snowing nicely and D to his banking job early, J walked to school alone.
G&L to school, Shoveled the drives with Doc.  Nic, Sam & Lena picked G up from school.  I worked until late, out of office for dinner.  DJ&I to a pack meeting.  Home and up late working.

101215 - UP saw the boys off, draggin this morning.  Sat at desk ALL day and got stuff done.  Dinner with the fam.  D&I picked up Seth and then went to basketball practice.  I volumteered to be the coach :-o thank god another guy was there to help...  We ran the snot out of those boys.  Home watched a movie

101214 - Sick Delays

101214 - Up, DJ&L off to school.  G home sick with me,  he listened to Christmas music and played with Legos while I worked and on calls.  I made him some lunch, L got home and I was locked in the office until dinner.  We worked on multiplication with D... J&I back to a school open house, visited various classrooms and made things, reading wheel, math wheel 1, 2, skip a few.  We had a BLAST!  Then on to Meijer for J's Christmas shopping and a stop at the coffee shop for hot chocolate and espresso.  Home, up late in the basement.


101213 - 2 hr delay, L to school.  I shoveled the drive and saw the boys off.  I worked, picked up G, boys home.  L home from school xmas party, took D to get new glasses, he CAN see better!  D wrapping presents, dinner, LEGOs w/ G, then off to Bible Bangers

101212 + SNOW Play

101212 + Up all to the church in Newcomerstown.  It started snowing pretty bad so we headed home.  We did some shoveling, built an igloo, played on sleds.  LD&J to Christmas practice at church.  G&I played the Wii.  All home for dinner, shows, bed and some strange dreams...

101211 - Polar Express

101211 - Up and L&J to get J's blood drawn.  We packed, got gas and headed to Newcomerstown.  LJ&G to Polar Express with GmaB, Nic, Sam and Lena.  GpaB, D&I to 2 gun stores :-)  GpaB, Rich, D&I took ladder to church, D was standing up with his head out of the sunroof :-o  Kids played, we had a big dinner then watched 'Blind Side'.

101210 - Day with G

101210 - Up and G and I heading out on the town.


We went to Meijer so he could do his Christmas shopping and he did really good. Then on to Home Depot where got some project supplies. We then had a nice lunch at Wendy's. A quick stop at the bank and we made it back home. G decorated some paper lunch bags and we put the gifts he got for LD&J in them. I headed out to consume the supplies we got while G got all dressed up in full camo. We put out our new inflatable snowman and the lights across the garage door. L came home and loved the new decorations. G and I then built a camel for the Christmas program at church.


D&J home and we all headed to the premier of the new Narnia movie. We had subs and Chinese for dinner. A bit of Wii and LEGO time and then all boys to bed. I stayed up doing some paperwork and then took a picture of G&I's work on the lights when putting things in the mail box. A good day!

101209 - On the move

101209 - Up and saw boys off to school, L took G.  I worked all day, in office till 6pm.  I made dinner then we went shopping for a family we adopted from GRIN.  Home and played with LEGOs, air hockey and up watching movies and working on laptop.

101208 - Worked, then off to the Gahanna Aquatics Committee meeting.  Home ate fast then tood D 2 basketball.  J made snowflakes, Gdid some coloring.  Then we played some games, chess with J, checkers with G, more chess with D.  Stayed up late working/reading

101207 - Limbo

101207 - UP working, L&G school and meeting afterward.  L&G picked up J&D from school for D's eye appointment. I worked late and gave a demo.  After we all got home together I helped the boys set up a limbo line.

101206 - Work, fast dinner.  DJG&I to a Scout 'Go See It'  girls basketball game downtown at a high school.   Home all boys to bed.  Then the Bible Bangers over for a movie.

101205 + Boxed up

101205 + Up and all to church, then the Home Depot, lunch, Lowes.  Rich over to build box for a top secret project...  LD&J to church practice.  All home for dinner, then off to a scout leader meeting.  Home watched a movie with boys, read the paper.

101204 - Santa Practice

101204 - Up, visit with Santa and some Basketball today.

101203 + Bad Grades :-(

100103 - Work all morning and then took my test and test passed.  I am now a 'Certified Cheetah Mastermind Facilitator'!  J had to give more blood after school and D was late coming home from school and had BAD Grades....  he is at a 3rd grade reading level...  WHAT?  He had straight A's last year!????  UGH  He felt pretty bad about it too.  I hope his spelling gets better :-S  Max Erma's for dinner, Jack's choice with good grades... home and played Carom and watched a movie.

101202 - Took G to school, then at the desk doing a huge email flush and on the phone.  Got some studying done.  Had a nice pizza dinner and Nerf gun shoot out with the boys.  D&I to scouts then to Grossl's to get a coat, home depot to get air filters and a stop at Carabou Coffee.  Home and watched the rest of Grays Anatomy with L and then in the basement reading.

101201 + Jack to the Dentist.