20210124 + Picker-uper

20210124 + Up in the am and G was at baseball and J headed to work. I got a couple things done around the house and got the final files from the closet reviewed and cleaned out. Hazel and I went on a big walk and she likes to pick things up and carry them along. Home and I headed over to the Mallonn's to help Penn finish up the install on his Nest thermostat, install a Nest doorbell and help with a Google account that got locked out. I headed home and D&DGF13 showed up for a nice dinner and to watch some football. It was a nice visit. J&G upstairs on their devices and everything shut down early for a busy week.

20210123 - Late Chinese

20210123 - Up in the am and G at basketball and J&I headed out. We swung through McD's and got some bfast on the way to the depot in Reynoldsburg to pick up some auction wins. We got our stuff and headed to a Lowe's that was on the way home to pick up some locking things for the garage back door. Home and I got a couple locks installed on the garage back door and mounted an external siren that links to our security system. In and at the desk looking through energy providers to lock in rates before they go crazy high. I then joined L in the living room where I went through the rest of the things in the filing cabinet. I then came up with a list of things yet to get to finish our new security plan. L&I watched some TV and I got a blast sent out for the Boosters. I ordered Chinese late and Hazel went with me to the post office and to pick up our late night snack.

20210122 + Not A lot

20210122 + Up in the am and LJ&G at school. I got my morning stuff done in the living room and then moved in to the office for the rest of the day. it was a busy day and I ended late. J got called in to work and L fed G&I before we headed to his hitting lesson. G did good and we headed home. Home and L&I watched a movie and the boys played on their devices.

20210121 - Day in Court

20210121 - Up early and L got J&G up for school and then L&I headed to downtown Columbus to meet our attorney, my buddy Chris. We got to Chris' office and then walked a couple blocks to the Franklin County Courthouse. We were there for the rollcall as was one of our good neighbors, and no sign of the bad neighbor. We got checked in and waited around for our turn in front of the judge. We waited around for our turn in front of the judge. We waited around for our turn in front of the judge. We waited around for our turn in front of the judge. At 11:30 the bailiff came out and told us to go get some lunch and come back at 1:30. So we walked a couple blocks and had a nice lunch. After lunch we walked back tot he courthouse and we waited around for our turn in front of the judge. We waited around for our turn in front of the judge. At 2pm the bailiff invited Chris and I in and L had to wait in the hall. Chris and I went in, the judge noted that the defendant was served and was aware of the hearing and due to their absence has chosen to waive their right to appear in court. I took the stand and Chris grilled me with questions that prompted questions from the judge. L got called in as a witness and was asked about her encounter with the dog trapping her in her car. The judge then spoke for quite a while about how things would progress and some of the things we should do to protect ourselves and catch the neighbor (more video cameras) doing things that would get him arrested. When we left the courtroom shortly after 4pm we feel pretty good that the judge has a good representation of what we are dealing with and will be anxiously awaiting her orders to be published. We walked back to Chris' office and then headed home.

Home and J&G did ok at home by themselves for the day and J was cooking and had the kitchen a complete mess. L ran G to basketball and then home for a bit before her and I ran to the school to watch G's game. The game was streaming on YouTube tonight so I let the Gpts know so they could watch. It was a blow out and G's team really beat the pants of the other guys. G had a good game and scored 8. Home and J had prepared dinner. We all ate and then J&G headed upstairs. L&I hung out in the living room for a bit completely exhausted from the long stressful day downtown.

20210120 + Court Prep

20210120 + Up in the am and LJ&G at school. Hazel and I got our morning stuff done and took a couple calls with the inauguration on in the background. L home, we had lunch and then I did a bit more work and ran some errands to the post office, gym to suspend the membership until this pandemic is over, the police station to pick up another report, the school to pick up some food and made a call. I got most of my errands done, the food pickup did not workout, but everything else got done. Home and I finished up my work day. L made us some dinner and I spent the rest of the evening getting things ready to take to court tomorrow.

20210119 - Stinky Gym

20210119 - Up in the am and L at school and J&G doing some things online. L got my day rolling and then moved in to the office for a meeting. L home at lunch and took Hazel for a walk and J went somewhere. L ran G to school to catch the bus for his game, I finished up my day and L made us some dinner before we headed to Newark to watch G play. The gym was incredibly stinky, to the point where it burned our eyes... The boys played really hard and really good and won! We headed home, got to the school and picked up G. Home and Chris stopped over to review the police records and talk about Thursday's court date. After Chris left we closed down for the night.

20210118 - Brave Friend

20210118 - Up in the am and everyone home today. L making cinnamon roles and cookies and everyone else sleeping. I got my morning things done in the living room and then moved to the office for the day. After a long day i came out and L&I ran G and Owen to basketball practice and then we ran a couple of errands. We got home and L cooked us dinner, I don't know where J is. We ate and then L got an a zoom call with her girlfriends and I took apart the doorbell hanging on the wall and tried to figure out why it has been buzzing with the new Nest Hello doorbell. Seems it was wired wrong forever... I got the wires all figured out, J home and helped me test stuff and no more buzzing. G home from practice and got us a snack and we watched some TV. One of our friends, Bill Varney, is an officer that is going to Washington DC to be part of the inauguration. It was supposed to be an honor, but now with all the crap going on at the Capitol we are very nervous for him. CRAZY WORLD. To bed in good time

20210117 - A New LIght

20210117 + Up in the am and and J at work. I got some morning stuff done and then J went to work and G&I started working on installing a light in J's closet. We had to do some pretty extensive exploring in the walls. G left and went to Trent's to watch the Brown's game. I kept going and had to use two different circuits to make J's light work. I got things working and buttoned up after 3 hours... I took Hazel on a walk, ran in to the Barnetts and we caught up for a bit. I then ordered a pizza via text and called Jason about the 8th grade baseball team, still trying to make that work... Home and Hazel and I ran to Jet's to pick up our pizza. Home and L&I had dinner while we watched the end of the Browns game. I then started to cleaning out 2020 files and preparing for taxes. Hazel & I ran to pick G up at Trent's and trent came home with us to spend the night. We played Trouble and then the boys headed up. L&I sorted some more stuff and then headed to bed after a busy weekend.

20210116 - Memorial & Security

20210116 - Up late and G at basketball practice and L cleaning. J&I up late, I got some things on a list I want to get done this weekend. J came down and we put a security sign up by the back gate and then worked on the garage door keypad. We all then took a break to head back to Jefferson to pay our respects to a boy J&G knew that passed away a couple weeks ago. The procession had some police cars, his parents in a firetruck, a Ford Mustang (his favorite car) and the middle school cross country team running along side the ashes of there friend. Very nice to see the community turn out for the support, but so very very sad. 

After the memorial we headed back tot he house and I started to install a one-sided deadbolt, I had never done one before. But it was only a half install as I was adding a SimpliSafe digital lock to it which added an entire layer of complications. The install was a Nest Hello digital doorbell. Well so you know doorbell wires become a bit brittle after 50 years... and sometimes breakoff in the wall that requires extensive digging and manipulation outside in the cold... After a couple of hours of precise calculations and attempts the new doorbell and lock are installed. D stopped by with some friends during all this and J went and came back from work. I stayed up late trying to configure all the new digital stuff in the house so it just works and L doesn't need to think about it.

20210115 + New Swing

20210115 + Up in the am and LJ&G at school. I got around and headed downtown to the attorney's office. I met with Chris and we discussed the plan and headed over to the courthouse. We filed the papers for the Civil Protection Order, and the Magistrate was nice enough to see us before he went to lunch. It was a stressful event, reviewing all of the crazy things the neighbor has done. After some discussion he granted me a CPO. Chris and I discussed next steps and I headed home. I got a bit of work done and then made some copies of the CPO and headed to Gahanna Police department to give them a copy and request certified copies of police reports for next door. I had a call with the HS Baseball coach about 8th grade to see if anything could be done to save their season, it doesn't look good... Home and drafted an email to send to the neighbors, Mayor, Police Chief, Superintendent, School Board and Principal of the school behind our house. I finished the day doing some work. L made dinner. G&I went to his hitting lessons and he got to try his new bat for the first time. I got on a call about 8th grade baseball, still doesn't look good. Back in to check on G's hitting and he loves the bat and is hitting the crap out of the ball with it. Home and L asleep in her chair, J&G upstairs on the Xbox, I played with Hazel a bit before heading to bed after a pretty stressful day.

20210114 - Cooker

20210114 - Up in the am L at work and J&G home today. I had a busy day getting some things done. L&I headed to G's game. G started but soon was out for the majority of the game as they we up by 30 within minutes... It was a quick game and they won by a huge margin. Home and J had cooked us some fancy burgers for dinner. Home and we all ate together, they were delicious. After dinner Chris over and we reviewed a plan to file a Civil Protection Order against the neighbor tomorrow. Watched some TV to finish the night.

20210113 - Bus Missed

20210113 - Up in the am and J off to school first, then G missed his bus so L had to take him and when G got out of the car he took the car fob with him so L made it to school, but G has the keys for the car... I got online and got my morning things done. I moved in to the office and before long Hazel and I had to fire up the whistling white car and take the extra set of keys to L at her school. L came out when she heard/saw us and let us know she found the keys. Hazel and I went to the gas station and then headed home where I got glued to the desk/phone for the rest of the day. L home and started cleaning, J home and took a nap before heading to work and G home playing with hazel and then L took G and Owen to basketball practice. I organized things to get done the rest of the evening and tomorrow and headed out of the office. I got a couple of things done before I had to join my Landscape Board meeting via Zoom. After the call I hung out with L for the night.