20161212 - Watermelon

20161212 - Up in the am and in to work. We had a Manager meeting where I let everyone know that I was leaving this Thursday... They were shocked. Dave sent out an email to all the employees here and several people sent nice emails and stopped by to wish me well. Headed out a bit early to pick up some auction items. Home and had dinner with the fam. LJG&I headed to J's Choir Concert and D headed to Scouts. J's concert was very nice and we sat by some old friends we haven't seen in a while. We stopped on the way home and got Blizzards from DQ. Home and got Doc and headed to a good night at Bible Bangers.

20161211 - Cheesesteak Ring

20161211 - Up in the am and LDJ&I headed to church, G is at his buddy Brady's, Bill has been sending us pics of the chaos :-) After church I headed to the grocery to get my ingredients and then home to make a Philly Cheesesteak ring for lunch with pumpkin salted caramel crescents, YUM!After lunch LDJ&I went to a neighbors for a Christmas open house to see all the improvements they have made, VERY NICE. Home and D&J headed out Christmas shopping. G home and he ran to Dave's warehouse with me to pick up more stuff. Home and got stuff relisted and then LJ&I took apart the extra bed in Jack's room and moved in the futon. We settled down for some dinner and then some friends came over to see the mid season finale of The Walking Dead.

20161210 - D1 Christmas Party

20161210 - Up late and the boys home from their Scout sleepover. L&I took J to his soccer game, it was the first time I had gone to his indoor league and it was pretty cool. J almost scored a couple of goals. Home with a couple stops to ship stuff on the way. Had some lunch and then headed out to get a hair cut and pick thins up from Dave's warehouse. Home and relisted things and getting ready for the work Christmas party. I ran and picked up J from his friend Conor's wehere they were making candy. home and got cleaned up and L&I headed to the DecisionOne Management Christmas Party. It was a fun time with a great group of people!

20161209 + TV Watching Eater

20161209 + Up in the am and took an early morning work call from the home office. In to work for a busy day. More loose ends closed off and got a call from the owner at the end of the day asking me not to be present at the company Christmas party next Friday :-( nothing else to say... Home and shipped some stuff with D and then D&J headed out to a Scout overnight thing. LG&I headed out for dinner and were disappointment by the new much smaller menu at Max & Erma's. Still it was a good meal L didn't have to cook. G&I dropped L off at Meijer and got a movie and checked out the Goodwill store for some bargains. We picked up L and then headed home to watch the new X-men movie we picked out.

20161208 + First Snow

20161208 + Up in the am and J trying school today. In to the office and getting more things knocked out. Got a ton done today. home and stopped at Taco Bell to pick up dinner. We all ate quick and then L too G to his basketball practice, J went to the xbox and D, DGF7 & I headed out to get D's Christmas shopping done. It snowed tonight. We went a couple places, they are a funny couple, I shut DGF7's finger in the car door :-o but other than that it was a successful trip. Home and D wrapped his presents, I shipped ebay stuff and then headed to bed.

20161207 - Easton Lights

20161207 - Up in the am and ready for work. Jack home sick again... In to work for a couple of meetings to start the day. I got a lot done and headed to Easton where I met the guys from the new company at McCormick and Schmick's for a really nice dinner and conversation. Nice to get to know the guys a little bit. Home and L working in my office, D posting things and little boys in bed. Did a couple things but full and tired so hit the hay early.

20161206 - Dropping Things

20161206 - Up in the am and L staying home with J to take him back to the Dr. We can't get his fever to break... In to work and had some good meetings in the morning. Finished the day tying things up. Headed home, stopped at Dave's warehouse to pick stuff for D to sell. Home and ate, LJ&G hanging out, D at DGF7's. J&I headed out and stopped at a little local place to get some gifts and then on to Meijer for J's Christmas shopping. We were there a long time, but it was fun and good for him to get out of the house. Home and I wrapped some things. D home and we relisted some of the things I picked up from Dave's. To bed in good time.

20161205 - Shopping Cart Fun

20161205 - Up in the am and J still has a fever so no school again... In to work. pretty stressful day. Let Dave know I was resigning :-( he was happy for me. Finished the day working on a monster spreadsheet. Home and had dinner with LJ&G, D at baseball conditioning. D home, ate and got cleaned up and headed to Scouts. My boss called me back and I let him know about the resignation... G&I stopped by Scouts to pick up advancements and try to sell some baseball discount cards. We then went out to get his Christmas shopping done. We had a lot of fun looking at stuff and G used the cart as a scooter :-) Home and we wrapped his gifts. D home and we shipped a bunch of stuff. Got Doc and headed to Bible Bangers.

20161204 - Omelette Chef

20161204 - Up in the am and LD&G to church. J&I hung back at the house as he is still not 100% He made omelettes for him and I. Then we hung out and watched alien documentaries until everyone else got home. D cooked us lunch and then we all split up to get things done. L&D headed out to get a model for his WWII class, J did some reading, G played and I got some things done at the desk. D built his model, shipped some things and then took G outside to play some football, J to the basement for xbox. D headed over to DGF7 and J&I ran to Wendy's to get dinner. LGJ&I played some rummy with Christmas shows on and Penn stopped over to get his PC and give an update on his daughter and her surgery, all good. Chris over and we headed to the basement to watch The Walking Dead. D joined us late.

20161203 - Rocking Back

20161203 - Up late and in the office trying to figure out what to do about everything... Getting things organized and finally out, dropped G off at a buddy's house and he was attacked by dogs as soon as he walked in the door. I headed to the post office to drop off some packages. Talked to the headhunter and my lawyer friend. Stopped at McD's to get some food. Sat in a parking lot and talked to another buddy about the car deal. On to Dave's warehouse to eat, replenish D's stock and discuss the car and work. Good talk. Had all my own answers, just helps to double check. Home and hung out with the fam, played rummy and watched some football while I looked for stuff online for D to sell.

20161202 + Movie night

20161202 + Up and in to work.  Jack home from school sick.  Locked in the office all day working on the monster spreadsheet that hurt our heads.  Home for dinner and D had DGF7 over, we all watched a couple movies in the basement.

20161201 - Has a Virus = DUH

20161201 - Up in the am and in to work. J home from school sick. L took him to the Dr, he has a virus... D at baseball conditioning. L took G to his 1st basketball practice, very excited about it. I hung out with J and made a run to the pharmacy to get his prescription. All home and hung out.