20210612 - Fun Evening

20210612 - Up late and L has already done all of the watering and dusting, seems I didn't miss much. I sat on the back porch and had coffee and coffeecake with her while she went through old pictures and baby book stuff. In to the office to do a couple of work things. Done with work and Hazel and I headed to the dog park for a bit. We stopped at Wendy's on the way home to get Frostys and see J at work, he was just finishing up. Home and had our treats on the back porch and then L&I headed over to the Pettit's to pick up Chris & Karen and head to the concert at Headley Park. There weren't that many folks at the concert, of course it was 90 out, but we had our tent and made some shade and listened to the music and chatted. After the concert we headed to Flanagan's for some pizza, wings, beer, more music and conversation. It was a lovely afternoon and evening activities and we got home about 9:30. We saw G for the first time today and he was RED from being at the pool all day. J stayed with a buddy and I stayed up too late watching tv.

20210611 - Clean Wet Dog

20210611 - Up in the am and right on a call. L and Hazel took a walk and then she gave her a bath. The boys eventually got up. I was in the office all day. L outside doing things, J running around getting sushi for lunch, G and a buddy went to the pool for the day and Hazel played in her pool in the backyard. I finished my day and L&I walked down to the brewery at Creekside for a drink and some dinner. We walked back home past the baseball fields and stopped to say hi to some folks we hadn't seen in a while. Home and hung out in the backyard throwing the ball and talking. We headed in and watched 'Washington Heights'. J home from work and we headed to bed.

20210610 + BLOW OUT!

20210610 + Up in the am and J already at work. I got around, had some coffee cake and then headed in to the office. Was a long busy day. At the end of the day L ran me to pick up the car. The guy showed me the tire and it was dangerously close to blowing out! Good thing we replaced all the tires. Home and the car drove very smooth again. L cooked us some dinner. I threw the ball to Hazel a bit. J up in Delaware with JGF6 and G has been at the pool all day with his buddies. After we ate L&I went on a little drive on the highway up to Whit's in New Albany so I could feel the new tires and alignment at high speeds, all good. We got there had a nice snack and then headed home. Home and we started a new series /Tidelands' and watched a couple of episodes before heading to bed and waiting up for J to get home.

20210609 + In to the Office

20210609 + Up in the am and CB from work stopped by and dropped off a present for his wife he wants me to hide. I carried him in to the office and had a couple of meetings onsite today. The meetings were good and moved forward on a couple of projects. I took a couple of calls and then D showed up as I was packing up. I headed home and took my last 2hr training call from home. After work L followed me to Tuffy to drop off the car. Home and I threw the ball to Hazel a bit, cooked some chops for L and then LJG&I had dinner together. Back outside to throw the ball a bit and then in and we watched some Family Feud and then the new 'Conjuring' movie, it was pretty creepy. 

20210608 - Not Affraid

20210608 - Up in the am, G running 4 miles with the XC team, and I headed up to the Farm. I swung by the post office, then Wendy's to get bfast and see J, his manager paid for my bfast. As I was pulling out of Wendy's I almost hit a bunch of boys running down the sidewalk, G was in that group so I blew the horn. I got on the highway and talked to Lonnie for a bit on the way up and saw the Goodyear blimp on the drive. Made it to the Farm, checked on GpaW and got set up for the day. I hosted a call and got some email done. Uncle Johnny showed up and he and dad headed to Haysville to get some lunch. L took G to get his 2nd covid shot today. I had another call and GpaW and Johnny came back and brought me some lunch. Aunt Mary showed up with treats and they all got to talking. I love hearing their stories but had to get on another call. Not long after the call GmaW got home. I checked in with her and then packed up to try and beat rush hour and make it home in time for my next call. On the road and it was raining like crazy. Home for a bit and then L drove to Groveport while I was on a Civil Service call. We got G there in time and I finished my call and then headed in to the gym to watch G play some pretty intense basketball with some other kids trying out for the freshman team. They did pretty good for never playing together before and lost the first game and won the second. We headed out and got home about 9:30. Home and D and some of his friends stopped by to chat and hang out.

20210607 - Mop of a Dog

20210607 - Up in the rainy am, G already to Cross Country. When he got home he was excited to announce that he and Owen had been added to the Varsity Team Chat. I got to the desk and got the day rolling. L headed out to pick up groceries and J still sleeping. I cooked some pork chops on the grill and threw the ball to our mop of a dog.

20210606 - Mystery Fix

20210606 - Up WAY to early, J already at Wendy's, L drove G&I to Licking Valley HS out past Newark for G's baseball game. It was too early, and the boys couldn't get it in gear to stop the errors. We were run ruled in 4 and on our way home. Home around 12 and I took a nap. Up and dropped G off basketball practice at the HS and I went on to get a hair cut and pick up a couple of things at Kroger. Home and realized the AC wasn't working. I checked everything out inside and headed outside to the unit that wasn't running. I went in to check it out but got pricked by the bush hanging over it. Turned the power off to all of it and started trimming the pricker bush. It decided to RAIN, like buckets, Took a break and waited for the rain to die down. L ran and got G. Rain stopped and I got the power to the AC back on and finished trimming the bush. L cooking out on the grill. AC started working, we did have a power outage early this morning. Maybe it just needed shut off for a couple minutes to reset...??? D over to have dinner with us. I finished cleaning up the trimming mess and had dinner with LD&G. I picked up the PC and spent the next 4 hours working... D left, J home, shutting down for the night.

20210605 - Baseball Day

20210605 - Up too early in the am and LG&I headed to his game in Utica. It was on a field D used to play on long ago and G was the bat boy. G was the starting pitcher and had an amazing game. Here is an excerpt from the GameChanger recap:

Arsenal USA (OHIO) Dennis 14U stole the lead late and defeated Licking Valley Dirtbags 14U 13-4 on Saturday.

Arsenal USA (OHIO) Dennis 14U tallied six runs in the sixth inning. The offensive onslaught came from a single by Trent Bowman, a sacrifice fly by Zach Akers, and a double by Grant Winger.

Winger took the win for Arsenal USA (OHIO) Dennis 14U. The righty lasted six innings, allowing four hits and four runs while striking out five.

Arsenal USA (OHIO) Dennis 14U had ten hits in the game. Winger, #10, and Cade Schreck all collected multiple hits for Arsenal USA (OHIO) Dennis 14U. Winger went 3-for-3 at the plate to lead Arsenal USA (OHIO) Dennis 14U in hits.

After the game we headed home and swung through Cane's to get some lunch. Home and ate on the back porch. After a bit a couple of other families from the team that live in Grove city came over to hang out with us so they didn't have to drive all the way home between games. After a bit G&I headed to Licking Valley HS for his second game of the day, L stayed home as her girlfriends and their husbands were coming over to go to dinner for Marlene's 50th bday party. The second game was a bit closer, but they won! G&I stopped by Texas Roadhouse on the way home and I got the boy a steak, winners get steak! We had a nice meal and then got home. L's friends were still there and we hung out on the back porch chatting for a bit. before everyone headed out and we got to bed for more baseball early tomorrow.

20210604 - Won 1 Lost 1

20210604 - Up in the am and on a call. L got G up later nd got him ready for his game and then took off to Newark while I stayed home to work. No sign of J. I worked and listened to G's games on GameChanger. G's team won the first game! I wrapped up my day, my buddy Dave stopped over to chat on the porch and I had gamechanger on. G's team lost the 2nd game. J home for a bit. L dropped off another player on the way home and picked up an order from Jimmy John's. L&G home and we ate dinner on the back porch and then got things ready for tomorrow and hung out. Checked in on GpaW and he's doing ok.

20210603 + 40 Directions

20210603 + Up in the am and J already at work, he's working the 6am to 2 slot today. L cleaning and running errands. I'm being pulled in 40 directions this morning and trying to get organized. Trent showed up and G took off to meet up with some girls and bring them back here. J home and pretty tired. Had a very busy day but got a lot done. L cooked us dinner and we all ate together. J went back to bed, I ran to a GLHS XC parent meeting. First meeting I've been to without a mask! Stopped at the gas station to get some stuff on the way home. Home and put stuff away and watched some TV and did stuff on the PC. Woke J up so he could go stay at his buddy Larson's. Called GpaW to check on him and he had a good day.

20210602 + Surgery & Girls

20210602 + Up in the am and headed to the Farm to be there to help out. I got set up in the farmhouse and jumped on my calls. I got updates from GmaW that they got there, everything ok and he was out of surgery. Around 1pm Gma&paW showed up. We headed up to their house and got GpaW in through the backdoor and settled in. I headed back down and took my last call of the day and ate some lunch GmaW made me. Back up to the house and helped get GpaW up and around, he's moving around better than I expected, walking up and down the hall. I got his ne transponder working and replaced some lightbulbs for them. Hung a bit and then headed home. G and Trent had some girls over today... Home and the part for the microwave came in so I worked on that and then tested it by heating up some dinner. L&I watched some TV as J&G came and went. Got to bed in good time.

20210601 - Lots Kids Around

20210601 - Up in the am and J headed to work and L to buy flowers. I got to the desk and got the day rolling. L home and I drug G out of bed. L planted some flowers and then took G to the orthodontist. L&G home and Trent came over to hang with G. I finished the day and went out and threw the ball with Hazel while L finished up in the yard. G and Trent home with Haden from being at the pool all day. Haden left and Trent spent the night. J home from work and headed to Larson's for the night. L&I watched some America's Got Talent and checked in with GpaW before his surgery tomorrow. To bed in good time but couldn't sleep...