20180824 - Tie It

20180824 - Up in the am and J had to dress up today so I tied his tie for him. Dropped J off at school and headed into work for a busy morning of ad hoc conversations to move things forward. It was a good day at work, got a bunch of things done. Home through bad traffic and LG&I dropped J off at a XC dinner and then went to the local Greek place for dinner. We got a couple of videos and then headed home. L ran to get J and then home and J&G got on the Xbox while L and I watched 'Kidnapped' a good suspense flick that had L all balled up. Up late doing things for the Boosters.

20180823 - Folks We Know

20180823 - Up in the am and dropped J as school on the way in to work. To work and reducing mail before headed offsite to a meeting. Meeting was good and it ended in another Indian restaurant that was very good. Headed home and into the office to ship the $60 worth of ebay stuff that sold in the last day. Came out to have a nice dinner with LJ&G and then L&I headed to the middle school to walk G's classes and meet his teachers. I was a good tour and L&I saw tons of folks we knew and had a good time. Home and up late getting things done on the PC.

20180822 - Needed That

20180822 - Up in the am and dropped J off at school on the way in to work. Had an 8am meeting and then a call with my boss midday and knocking things out the rest of the afternoon. Headed home and L&G were at the batting cages, J was walking home from XC. All home and hung out on the back porch for a bit. L made some dinner, we ate and then L&I headed to the high school to walk through J's schedule and meet his teachers. We ran into tons of folks we know and then swung by DQ for a treat before heading home. Home and relaxed, got everyone off to bed.

20180821 + Let it Run

20180821 + Up in the am and dropped J at school and on in to work. Had a meeting in the morning and getting things lined up and done at the desk. Had a very busy and productive day. Headed home and hung out on the back porch with L until we had to run and get J from XC. We headed to get J and L dropped me at Tuffy to pick up my car. I got in it and it was DEAD... They came out and jumped it and I got home and let it run. L&J home, L made us dinner, I did some ebay and Amazon shipping and then we hung out on the back porch playing on our phones and watching TV until time for bed. D had a good second day.

20180820 - 1st Day of Classes for D

20180820 - Up in the am and stopped at BP to let J out and get some gas. In to work and getting ready for a busy week. Today is D's 1st day of classes. Had a heated call with AT&T about our wireless service... Finished the day discussing increases with the 2 outside my door. Headed home, relaxed on the back porch a bit and then L cooked us dinner and then she mowed the backyard. I packed up and headed to the Booster meeting. It was a long meeting as lots of folks were upset about the elimination of fundraising assistance by participant... L ran the boys to and from Scout tonight. I got home for a bit, got Doc and headed to McD's for a sparse Bible Bangers crowd. Home and watched some TV while got a couple of things done on the PC. Tried to text D but it was late and no response.

20180819 + Face-Time with D

20180819 + Up in the am and LJ&I to church. We sat with the Mallonns between us. Home and cleaned up ebay and finished up work in the office and checked in on D, he is doing fine and having a good time; classes start tomorrow... I ran to pick up G from his canoeing trip. The adults and several kids that went on the trip reported G having a great time and dancing and... When G got in the car he 'hated' it, so 'boring and stupid...'. I ran G through Wendy's to get him some food and then home where he got cleaned up, talked to his mom for about 3.7 minutes before running to the basement to plug himself in and start screaming at his friends. L&I headed to Reynoldsburg and picked up some auction items and then stopped at Meijer to get school supplies for the oblivious student, I mean J. we swung through Sonic to get slushies on the way home. Home and I retired to the back porch so I did not have to hear the Xbox screaming. L joined for a bit and then I got the grill out and cooked up some brats for us. We ate on the back porch and then hung out a bit before heading, electronics away and we played Rummikub, it was very pleasant and the boys had their snack. We face-timed with D for a bit and then everyone headed to bed.

20180818 + D's Brick

20180818 + Up in the am L&J already up and out to J's practice run across town. I got up and into the office to get some things done. L&J home for a bit. L headed to school and J played on Xbox until he and I ran some errands and hit up some local businesses for ad space in the high school program. We went all over town and ended up at Rita's for a sweet treat before heading back home. Home and I got more done in the office, L home and we all headed to Moe's for a nice dinner. We then went to see the new Mission Impossible movie, it was great! Home and it's quiet around here... All to bed in good time.

20180817 - Slow Motion

20180817 - Up in the am and really tired... Dropped J off on the corner on the way in to work. Got to the office and got moving, but everything is moving in slow motion today... Checked in with D, he was up and out for more orientation stuff.

20180816 + HARD DAY

20180816 + Up way to early and LD&I headed to Wilmington College. We got there and they have quite a system to get the students checked in and then off to their dorm. We got D checked in, he got his ID and room key and then were directed to Pickett Hall. We pulled up to Pickett and a swarm of kids covered the car and carried everything up in what seemed like seconds. We went up to D's room and started arranging. I ran down to move the car and then back up to the room. We switched beds and cabinets several times until D got situated the way he liked. We then went down to the TOP (cafeteria) for a nice lunch, I have a little bit of everything :-)  After lunch we walked through the rain to the tents in on the lawn and visited some of the vendors. We dropped some stuff off int he room and then headed to Walmart and D got a text from his roommate stating that he would not be moving in today... So we added a fridge to the cart of goodies. Back to the dorm and the kids grabbed the new stuff and headed up. Back int he room and we put the new stuff in it's place. The TV cable wasn't long enough and D needed some tools so I headed to the hardware store to get some items and picked up some fun stuff I saw while I was in there (wiffle ball set, spinners, solar dancing flower...). back to the room and helped L&D finalize his room just in time to head back to the TOP for an ice cream social. They introduced a bunch of people and then started dismissing the kids. Time to say goodbye... L teared up a little bit and I held it together. Off we went, D stayed.

We drove home and G was at baseball practice. I sat on the porch and went through some mail. Went in and had a moment with L and we cried it out... Off to pick up J from XC and then G. We headed to Steak n' Shake for dinner and catch up with the boys on their first real day of school. Over to Best Buy to get L&I a new TV for our bedroom. Home and set up the TV, to bed in good time. I checked in with D and he had a good evening, had to introduce himself to the student-body with the other baseball players.

20180815 - First Day

20180815 - Up in the am and J up with L&I all ready for his first day of high school. He is so big his head is hitting the branches of the front tree as he stood to get his picture taken. J&I headed out and I dropped him off at the BP and off he went. I headed in to work and L sent me pics of G on his first day of middle school. In to work and at the desk knocking things out and getting a plan.

20180814 + Final Prep

20180814 + Barely up this am and got myself around and in to work. I have a feeling it is going to be a long slow day.... It was but I still got a bunch of stuff done. Headed home in good time and L and I caught up on the back porch, D&DGF7 packing D's stuff for college, J at XC and G playing the Xbox. L ran to get J, he stayed home and the rest of us went to On The Boarder for a nice dinner and then Target to get some school stuff for the boys. Home and I had bobble head syndrome on the back porch while L got a bunch of things done. Boys a little snappy tonight as I think they are all nervous about tomorrow... L&I watched a movie, not up late.

20180813 + Blur Day

20180813 + Up in the am and walking around half asleep. Somehow made it to work, Talked to CB a bit about our kids and the events of this upcoming week... In my office catching up and organizing. Made some good moves and implementation steps today on a couple of things. Day gone before I knew it. Left a bit later than usual and got home and L had finally sat down from a busy day, D was up in his room he had an eye exam in the morning and then worked. J at XC and G at a buddies. J&G home and we all had dinner. D took off with DGF7, I ran J&G to Scouts and signed G up for a bunch of camping trips (he's not so happy about that...). Picked up boys after Scouts and ran some movie back, dropped them off at home, got Doc and headed to McD's for Bible Bangers, super light crowd, everyone busy, was trying to plan a back to school event, guess I'll miss it for 2 years in a row... Home not to late, but up WAY TOO LATE doing Booster stuff.