20200824 + Nontraditional Start

20200824 + Up in the am and L getting boys up and on their laptops for their first day of school from home, this is so strange... No get your pic taking by the mailbox before heading to school, instead I got pics of their home classroom. I got my morning things done early and got the week started. I took a call and walked around the backyard barefoot and found 2 feathers and got stung on the foot by a bee... Boys seemed ok with the home schooling stuff as we all wrapped things up, J headed out with friends, L ran G to and from XC and had my desk on the porch. We had dinner outside talking with G and then some storms rolled through. I headed to Scouts to see if there were any advancements and get reimbursed for buying awards. Home and hanging out with L watching some TV, J and JGF5 stopped by. I stayed up late working on old blog post updates..

20200823 + Signature Piece

20200823 + Up in the am and doing things around the house and planning the day. Got the big white car started and ran it a bit and then headed over to Penn's to try the pressure washer again. We took the carburetor apart and cleaned it as our last attempt and POP she started up! Victory! I tested out the pressure on the driveway leaving my mark... Then headed to Vinnie's to drop off a solar kit and swing through the post office on the way home. Home and settled in on the back porch where I would spend the rest of the day doing Booster stuff, making baseball arrangements for G and his team and updating pics and old blog posts. G and some kids showed up for dinner, I took Lilly on a big walk through the baseball fields back at Jefferson and J got home late from work. Out on the back porch very late as it was a perfect night and no bugs.

20200822 + Bday Bat

20200822 + Up in the am and L doing things around the house, J home, showered and out fast to work, G upstairs. I got on the PC and did some more Booster stuff and blog updating. G frustrated looking for friends to hang with today. L&I headed out, post office, gas station, Container Store, Burger King for lunch, Target, Old Navy, Value City Furniture, Staples and Office Max where we finally found a lockable filing cabinet for D's bday. Swung through Kroger on the way home and got some groceries. Finally home and G had found some buddies and was riding around town. Gma&paW stopped by with presents for D, so D came home for a quick visit. Then L&I went to the Gahanna Grill with Gma&paW for a nice dinner. Back tot he porch for a bit and then I headed over to Penn's to work on his pressure washer, it has spark, it has gas flow, must be the carburetor so not going to tear that apart tonight. Back home and not up too late.

20200821 - My Grils

20200821 - Up in the am and L at work. I got to the desk and L came home to run G to school to pick up his laptop and then she headed back to work and G headed to the shed, I'm still trying to get J out of bed... L home for a bit and then headed to the dentist to get a temporary crown put on. She came home very soar. We hung out close to home the rest of the night, took Lilly on a nice walk and ended on the back porch for the evening.

20200820 - Half Day with G

20200820 - Up in the am and L at work. I checked email and had a call. J home from his friends, he swung through the high school to pick up his laptop for next year, home, showered and ran to work 20 min late... Came up with a last minute plan to do something fun with G so we got L to bring the car home and then we headed out for a putt-putt-a-palooza! Our first stop was Westerville Mini Golf, we have been here many times before and we played both courses and got our picture taken in the same spot we have in the past. G wanted me to try Top Golf so we went there next and it was a BLAST! On to the Olentangy Mini Golf where we played both courses and it definitely has the trickiest holes. From there we went to the Magic Mountain at Polaris for two more courses and these greens are mashed down, super fast and heard to play. On to the Texas Roadhouse for steak dinner and to tally up the points. We played 108 holes, had 15 hoe in ones and had a blast!  We swung by D's apartment on the way home and it was a bit sketchy... One last stop adn UDF to get some ice cream before making it home and checking in with L and telling her about the afternoon while we enjoyed our ice cream. G then headed for the xbox and L&I hung out on the back porch until late.

20200819 - Working Late

20200819 - Up in the am and had a couple calls and spent most fo the day building an app for the HR team to make finding employees easier. Came out and had some dinner with L and D stopped by after work for only a min. I then headed in to the office to meet Lonie and Hiren at 6pm. We dug in to the IT room and started cleaning it up while we waited for the time we could take the network down. 8pm rolled around and Lonie and Hiren took down the network and tried to get the new switch working, I kept cleaning. We did that until 11pm and then gave up, put the old equipment back in place and wrapped it up and out of there by midnight. LONG DAY!

20200818 - New JGF

20200818 - Up in the am and L at work and I was on calls all morning. G out int he shed and I woke J up and noon. L home and got the boys fed, I settled in for a day at the desk. J vanished and I cooked some pork chops on the grill for L for dinner. J showed back up and this time he had a girl with him! We chatted for a bit and then J and JGF5 headed out and I took Lilly on a walk. Home and hung out on the back porch wokring on old blog posts until late.

20200817 - Stability?

20200817 - Up in the am and L at work, D&G at friends and J in bed. I got my morning stuff done and got J up and headed in to my office to dig in to the day. L home with G and a bit later D and a couple of his buddies showed up, they had a brilliant plan... D wanted to move in with them, so L&I sat with them and talked about money and utilities and figured up total expenses and going back to school... It sounded like they thought it through so we blessed the idea dn told them to try it for a couple of months. I headed back in to the office and the boys moved stuff out of D's room and he was gone. J eventually got up and headed out with some friends. LG&I had dinner on the back porch. After L got dinner cleaned up we headed to Home Depot to get a runner for Lilly so she wouldn't slip on the hardwood floors and could get around the house. Home and watched TV and messed around on the PC until heading to bed. Couldn't sleep...

20200816 - Bar Builders

20200816 - Up late and L out with her girl friends, D at a friends, J in bed and G and his buddies the spent the night took off on their bikes. I hit the desk and swapped out AMEX cards to the free version. I got J up at 12 and 1, and he made it out the door at 1:57 to be at work at 2. Headed out to the garage to clean it up a bit and D and 3 of his friends showed up, they wanted to build a bar for their apartment. I helped them come up with a plan and we found them some wood they could use. They headed to Lowes to get some more wood and I ran to the post office and grocery store to get a ton of hot dogs. Home and G and 4 of his buddies showed up and were playing the backyard. D&I his friends came back with supplies and I helped them design, cut and assemble the bar. L made them cookies and cooked 24 hot dogs and of D&G's friends ate them up. I helped the boys get the pieces of the bar in D's car, they helped me cleanup and put the garage back in order. The big boys then took on the little boys in a very one-sided game of wiffle ball. The big boy headed out after delivering a beating and G's friends left and L ran G to one of their houses to spend the night. I hung out on the back porch the rest of the evening posting on ebay and watching Netflix as I got pics named and posted in the blog for June of 2018. In late L in bed and I waited up for J to get home from work at 10.

20200815 + New Fence

20200815 + Up nice and late and D&J already at work. L&I made plans for the day, got G up and headed to Home Depot. Chris Bowman met us there with his truck and took a couple fence panels home for us. L&I shopped and chatted with D a bit. Home and on the back porch planning the fence job and the sky dropped bucket in an instant. G and his buddies just left on their bikes and soon were back seeking shelter. They then played some wiffle ball. When D got home he helped me install the fence panels so the next door dogs won't see us on our patio and bark their brains out. Jo home from work all grumpy, D left to stay with some friends on campus and G had a couple of buddies spend the night. I got the boys on the back porch where they all beat me at Trouble. They were thrilled with themselves. J home, showed us some skateboard tricks and then headed to a friends to spend the night.

20200814 - Sad News

20200814 - Up late and on a call. L&D at work, J still at a friends and G up an don the xbox in the shed. I got my day rolling and got a bunch done. L home, J home and then back out. L ran G to XC and back. I moved my office to the back porch and got a call from the vet. Lilly's blood work is back and she is kidney failure, the marker for her kidneys should be no more than 14, she is at 81... I finished my day and G&I ran to get pizza for dinner. D home for a minute and then went to visit Drew, his buddy that's home from the Navy. L&I ran to the pet store in search of soft food, something Lilly will eat. Home and got Lilly to eat a bit and then I took her on a walk where we ran in to some neighborhood kids that wanted to pet her. I then ran in to a neighbor and we hung out and chatted a bit. Home and LG&I watched a movie.

20200813 + Plastic Fruit

20200813 + Up in the am and L ran to get groceries and then in to work. I did email and took a couple calls. Got the boys up, I have a job for them today, J left... had to go rewake D up and hour later, still no J. L home, gave D instructions and then headed to the Scout store. Got the awards and headed to Keith's house, one of my favorite co-workers to surprise him with more fake fruit for his bday. He loved it! Home, saw that J's car had been hit and looked at that with him. Checked out the electrical install the boys were working on and then got some more things done in the office. L&I took Lilly to the vet, they gave her a checkup, a couple of shots and took some blood. It was weird because we couldn't go in with her. Home and I finished up my day and then D&I finished running the electric for his AC. Still too far for the cord to reach but at least it is on its own circuit now. L cooked some dinner and LDG&I had dinner. After dinner I cleaned the garage, L relaxed, D vanished to his room, J went to a friends for the night and G headed to the shed.