20210112 + J Cookin G Dribblin

20210112 + Up in the am and L at work and both boys up. G&I headed out and got his braces adjusted. Home and on the PC for a couple calls, Hazel hanging out with me. L home and made everyone lunch. D stopped over and we got his fees paid with Columbus State and he made contact with the financial aid people. L ran G and Owen to the bus for their basketball game. L home and I finished up my day and we headed to Lancaster to watch G's game, J stayed at home with Hazel. Our drive was dark, long and winding, we didn't like it, but got there in good time. We checked in on J and Hazel and J had everything we own out in the kitchen cooking something... We got to our seats and I got a text asking if I was going to join the Civil Service meeting that I completely forgot about. I stepped out of the game and joined the call long enough to nominate others for duties :-)  Back in to the game and it was a mess. The refs were terrible, one called traveling and the other across the floor called a shooting foul AT THE SAME TIME. Our boys had 17 fouls vs their 4... Anyway we lost by 3 and just wanted to get out of there. On the road, sticking to larger roads this time. We came across a Rax and I zipped in to get us dinner. It took FOREVER to get our food. Lancaster just doesn't want us around tonight so we got out of there. Home, Hazel was happy to see us and we tasted J's meal he made, it was really good. G got cleaned up and we got ready for tomorrow and all to bed in good time. GmaW got her COVID Vaccine today!

20210111 - Figuring Things Out

20210111 - Up in the am and L at school and G online, the school called and J missed his first 2 classes... I got him up and checked his grades and he has some work to do. I got online and got my day rolling. G came down and took Hazel out to run a bit for lunch. L home and I was at the desk getting caught up and moving things forward all day. I headed out at the end oft he day to the post office, the high school to pick up the free COVID food and then met with the GLHS Baseball Booster Reps for a quick meeting to make sure we are all aligned for the upcoming season. Seems like they are going to try to have a season this year but it will look very different... I swung by Jet's to pick up a pizza on the way home. Home and Hazel figured out how to get her toys we keep putting up on the picnic table... We all settled in the basement to watch Ohio State in the championship. They played ok at first and then Alabama just took control, they are an amazing football team. Buck lost and we all headed to bed happy we made it tot he game but disappointed we lost.

20210110 - Browns Win!

20210110 - Up late, G to a friends house to hang out. J got up minutes before he had to go to work. L&I hung out and discussed further home security and watched some TV. We then picked up G, he went home to watch the dog L&I to Home Depot ton other side of town to get a look they only had there. Then we went to the Lowe's D works at to look at storm doors. We were looking and D found us. We chatted a bit and he showed us where he worked and then we headed home. I headed over to Penn's to help install his new Nest thermostat, it was a bit challenging. Home and D and his friends stopped over to get some desk pieces and borrow the drill. LG&I headed to the basement to watch the Browns vs Steelers game. J home from work and joined us for a bit. It was a good game and the Browns won! This is historic as they have never won anything in my lifetime...

20210109 - Brake Fix

the auto parts store where he picked out what brakes he wanted. Home and we jacked his car up and replaced his brakes. I walked him through the first one, the one making the grinding noise, and then he did the second one all by himself. Luck for him it was probably the easiest brake job I have ever done... J took off for work and I looked for whatever was in the tire of the Hyundai that has making it loose pressure and found a screw! I backed the car in and the little silver car showed up next door that causes all the problems and lit up in the driveway, filling the car with smoke. I called the cops and they had a nice long talk with them... I got the screw out of the tire and got a plug in, let's hope that solves the tire issue. As I was finishing up Penn stopped over. He hadn't heard the shooter story so I got him up to speed and then showed him the new alarm. Penn took off and L&I had some dinner, G joined us for a minute and then we watched football the rest of the night. 

20210108 - Not Much

20210108 - Up in the am and everyone at school. Hazel and I had bfast and got our morning things done before moving in to the office. The day went fast as it was another day full of escalations... After work L, Hazel and I ran and got Jimmy John's for dinner. J stayed with a friend tonight, G was up on his Xbox and L&I watched a good movie on Netflix and searched for things I need to get this weekend for the security install.

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20210107 - First Win

20210107 - Up in the am L at school and I got J&G up after I got my morning things done. At the desk getting things done. L home and took Hazel to the vet for a puppy checkup. J 'cleaned his room' and headed out to see some friends. G home, changed and L dropped him off at the school. I finished up the day and L&I headed to the school to see G's basketball game. It was a home game and the boys played much better in game 2. G played almost the whole game and had many good assists. The boys won big! Home and took a call on 8th grade baseball... L made dinner for us and LG&I had dinner and chatted about the game. J home, played with Hazel for a minute and then headed upstairs. L&I hung out in the living room watching TV a bit and then she headed to bed. I called Gma&paW to see how things were going. G had Hazel all fired up and I stayed up with her a bit watching Battel Bots until too late.

20210106 + Neighborhood Meeting

20210106 + Up late and LJ&G at school and Hazel wandering around the house... Got the day started and Dave my Jewish buddy stopped by for a chat. Got in to the office and Hazel was in to everything. L home and made us some lunch and took Hazel on a big walk. L ran G to basketball practice and J went to work shortly after getting home from school. I was at the desk the rest of the day and finished with a call to a director that was escalating every support ticket that came in... I then headed to the Rusty Bucket to meet some of the neighbors and the landlord/father of the neighbor that is shooting and causing problems. It was an ok meeting, what a crappy thing for all of us, including the father to be going through... He now has a much better picture of everything that has been going on and realizes he has to get his son out of there. Home and reviewed the meeting with L. The Superintendent of our schools called to see how the meeting went too. Up tossing and turning, couldn't sleep...

20210105 - Lorene is 99 Today!

20210105 - Up late in the am, L at work and J&G online for school. I got on my call and then dug in for the day. The BIG NEWS of the day is L's Gma Lorene Kraft turned 99 today!!!! I had a normal day at work and at the end of the day I headed to Reynoldsburg to watch G in his first 8th grade basketball game. The boys did ok, they looked like it was their first game, and the refs were definitely there for the home team. But they played hard and G played almost the entire game. He swished a 3 and then got 2 by shooting from a pass while he was in the air! After the game we headed home and swung through McD's to pick up some food. We got stuck behind someone that was paying with handfuls of change... ugh... By the time we got out food the bus was at the school so we picked G up and headed home, he was blah blah blah about the game the whole way home. Home and we ate and then Chris stopped over for a visit. We chatted for a while and he told about his Christmas disasters hahaha. Then Nate the neighbor came over and we planed for the meeting with the father of the wack job neighbor tomorrow evening over a couple glasses of bourbon. To bed late.

20210104 + At My Feet

20210104 + Up in the am and L went to school, she had kids today and they were happy to be back. I spent the morning in the living room doing mail with Hazel and then got J&G up, well really only G, to help with Hazel. I headed in to the office, tried to get J up an hour later... G was a big help and got all of his stuff done too. Hazel crashed in my office and L home and took over dog duty. Today was crazy busy with year end and new year activities, the day was gone before I knew it. I headed out and L was cooking a big dinner. J was at work and G was at basketball. G got home and shortly after D&DGF13 showed up and we all had a nice meal together. After dinner L&I installed a SimpliSafe security system in the house. I took a couple calls about the neighbor from another neighbor that is trying to reason with the father... and the Superintendent of our schools. Stayed up too late on the PC.

20210103 - Team Lunch

20210103 - Up in the am and G at baseball practice. I got to the desk and finished up money stuff on the PC. G and some of the boys from his team went to lunch after practice and then he headed home. We watched some football and worked on typing up a Civil Protection Order to give to our attorney to file against the neighbor...  D stopped over for a bit and he has scheduled classes at Columbus state! :-)  Had more calls with the Neighbors about the legal stuff we are going to do. Some are wavering and nervous... Finished the night on the phone with folks about 8th grade baseball and trying to make sure there is a team next year... To bed EXHAUSTED!

20210102 - Litter

20210102 - Up in the am and L ran G and Owen to basketball practice. I got up and around and L gave me a haircut. G home, I rinsed the hair off and then headed outside to mount a camera on the East side of the house. While out there I saw all the beer bottles our neighbor had just tossed in his yard last night, and his mother showing up with Starbucks for him and his girlfriend... I Got that done, headed in and had a late late lunch. J headed to work and L and Hazel ran with me to pick up her white car with two new expensive tires. They headed home and I ran to the grocery to get L some butter and batteries for myself. I swung through the post office on the way home. Home and we had some leftovers for dinner. I programmed the new biometric handgun safe. L&I watched some football and I played with Hazel a bit. G came down and took her outside and she got into some crap so L had to give her another rinse. J home with burgers for everyone and then up to his room. G after some convincing put all of his electronics away and sat down to watch some football with L&I. Hazel put herself to bed and G fell asleep on the couch.

20210101 + Dog Blow Dry

20210101 + Up in the am got a couple of things done in the office. D&DGF13 stopped by for lunch. L made a nice big lunch and we all ate together. We hung out and chatted a bit after lunch, I got some bill paid and then the kids left and J headed to work. I headed out in the backyard with Hazel. We patched up the remaining couple of places around the yard the fence was questionable and she was FILTHY from running and digging and having a good old time out there with me. We settled in and got the Buckeye on TV and hoped for the best. The Buckeyes showed up tonight! WHAT AN AMAZING GAME!!!! There was a lot of jumping and yelling at the TV and Hazel didn't like it so went to her bed. The Bucks won and it was a great night. 

The silver car showed up at the neighbors a couple minutes after midnight... Loud music, swearing and yelling emerged from the back porch. About 1:15 I got a great video of the neighbor under the influence of something falling flat on his back in his driveway, struggling to get up, stumbling to his front door to beat on it and yell 'Open the F-ing Door N...'  What a way to end the first night of 2021!