20220124 - Snow Dog

20220124 - Up in the am and LJ&G at school. I got around and to the desk and started a normal day. Busy morning and Hazel and I took a very cold walk. L home and took Hazel to the vet for her yearly checkup, she did NOT like being there. I finished my day and it was snowing like crazy. I headed out to the back yard and threw the ball to hazel and chatted with the new neighbor girl. In and had some dinner. The Booster meeting was canceled tonight so I hung out and then went and picked G up from baseball. Home and hung out watching the new Bachelor with L. To bed and watched some Doom Patrol.

20220123 - Balls & Pucks

20220123 - Up in the am late am and L ran to get G and his friend. They came home for a minute and then we headed to G's basketball game. They were playing another team of all Gahanna kids that were sophomores and it was a hoot. It was a good game and G's team won with bragging rights. We headed home and dropped his friend off on the way. After a bit L&I headed out to shovel some of the snow that's coming down and took Hazel on a long walk. Back home and warmed up watching some good football. After a bit I headed out and picked up D and we went to a Blue Jackets hockey game. We had great seats and had a beer and some pizza and watched a good game and chit chatted the whole time. I dropped D off after the game and headed home. Home and got ready for a busy week.

20220122 + Change of Plans

20220122 + Up late in the am got a couple of things done at the desk. L ran and picked up some groceries and I took Hazel on an walk and then we watched some football. G was going to have a buddy over to spend the night so we ordered some pizzas. Hazel and I ran to pick up the pizzas from a new place. Home and LG&I ate and then plans changed and L ran G out to a friend's to spend the night... The weather turned crappy and J home late.

20220121 - Tom's 45

20220121 - Up in the am and LJ&G at school. I had a busy day and was glad when it was over. L ran G out to D-bat for practice with the school team. Bill & Tiff showed up and we all headed to Signatures to give them another try. We walked in and knew a bunch of folks. We had a nice dinner and chatted the whole time, great to catch up with them. After dinner we headed to Coaches to meet up with Tom and his family where they were celebrating his 45th bday. We hung out with them for a while and then went over to Tom Sr's to see his house before heading home. Fun night.

20220120 - 2 Docs

20220120 - Up in the am and LJ&G at school. I got around and headed to the dentist. I hadn’t been to the dentist in 6 years and it was good to catch up with him. Everything was fine. Home and jumped on a call. I left the call a bit early to head across town to the Ocularist. He checked everything out and it was all good. We talked about making a new eye since the one I have is from 2006. He’s going to see what insurance will cover and we’ll come up with a plan. Home and on the pc and getting things done. Hazel and I took a break and went out for a short very cold walk. Back to the desk and finished the day with a long meeting. d stopped by to pick up a check. Out of the office and threw the frozen ball to Hazel a bit. In and LJG&I ate dinner together and watched some of the ‘Indian Matchmaker’ on Netflix. The boys vanished upstairs and L&I continued watching and worked on our laptops. After a bit JGF6 showed for a bit. The night winded down and we headed to bed.  

20220119 - Indian Matchmaker

20220119 - Up in the am and LJ&G at school and I got up and around and headed to the Worthington office. Cory, Lonie, Erin and her daughter were there for our all day meeting. I had about 100 items we needed to go through. We dove in and got some things done. We also did a fire drill, a bomb threat, and a civil disturbance exercise. All required for our annual disaster recovery testing. We had Chipotle for lunch and got through everything on the list. CB showed up and Cory and I hung out with him and chatted until the end of the day. Home and L cooked some dinner. LG&I ate watched some TV. L&I found a new series on Netflix, Indian Matchmaker and watched a couple episodes before heading to bed.

20220118 - Skid Row

20220118 - up in the am and LJ&G at school. I got around and to the desk and had my weekly call closing out some things. Hazel and I took a big walk to the corner to see where we went off the road last night, it didn't look as bad as it sounded. Home and to the desk to have a frustrating but productive afternoon. Finished up a bit early and headed out to throw the ball. It had warmed up a bit and the yard was a bit muddy. Like covered in mud! I carried her in to the bathtub and L gave her a big bath. We had some leftovers for dinner and I finalized the plans for tomorrows meeting. Not up late.

20220117- Early Showcase

20220117 - Up WAY TO EARLY and G&I headed across town. The roads were a mess and it was a pretty stressful drive. We got the to Bo Dome in Hilliard for the Turn2 Prep Baseball Showcase and got signed in. Only 3 other older and much bigger kids showed up. G held his own and went first in every event. He looked good and controlled in pitching and did really well hitting. Home and I got to the desk. L headed out and started shoveling the drive. I texted J&G and asked them to go help her. When I took a break I saw L heading across the street to do Doc's drive and went up and got G and forced him out to help her. L&G finished their shoveling and G played int he backyard with Hazel and then headed out sledding with some friends. I got some things done and organized for tomorrow. Hazel and I went on a late walk and got back home when G and his friends were coming in through the back gate. I met the new neighbor, Riley and chatted with him for a bit. In and L had made hot chocolate for G and his buddies and had an extra one so I grabbed it. We had dinner and then watched some football and hung out. I decided I was still hungry so Hazel and I headed to Burger King to grab a late night snack. It was super slippery and icy and we went off the road at one of the corners and I just gave it gas and kept on going. It was LOUD and bouncy and I think it scared Hazel as she was pretty quiet the rest of the night. We got our stuff and headed home. Home and J finally home from being gone for 3 days. I talked to him and bit and took his phone and reinstalled some software on it. I then ate my cold sandwich. To bed, not up late.

20220116 + Jump Shot

20220116 + Up in the am and L took G to his baseball practice. I went to pick him up. Home and got the generator started in case we need it for the coming storm. Then L Hazel and I headed out for a big walk down around Creekside. It was a nice cold walk. Home for a bit and I started cleaning out the hanging files. G&I then headed out to New Albany for basketball, picking his buddy Taylor up on the way. It was a good game and G had some amazing plays. D&DGF13 showed up towards the end, some of D’s baseball players were playing on the other court. Home and D&DGF13 took L to pick up her groceries. Everyone home and we had a nice dinner and chatted and they opened the gifts from Gma&paB. After a bit G&I headed out in the snow for a hitting lesson to get him ready for tomorrow. It was a good lesson for him and got his focus back on baseball. We headed out and it snowed an inch or so while we were in there. The roads were worse on the way home but we made it. Home and finished cleaning out the hanging files for 2021 and then headed to bed and got organized for tomorrow.

20220115 - High Heel Chair

20220115 - Up early and L had ran G to the baseball clinic at the high school, where for the first time he was teaching and not a camper. I got the list of campers pulled from online and ran them up to Cathi, Coach Shade’s wife, and we blah blahed a bit. On to McD’s to get sausage McMuffins for the week. Swung by the gas station to get a new lotto ticket and coffees for L&I. Home and we had bfast and then headed to Newark to meet Gma&paB to exchange Christmas gifts. Home and I ran to pick G up. One for a minute and then G&I headed to his pitching lesson. Grant got loosened up and had a good session. Home and I took hazel on a big walk way down and around Creekside. Home and watching some football. Trent came over to spend the night with G and he beat me at Trouble and tested out the high heel chair.

20220114 - Both Asleep

20220114 - Up in the am and LJ&G at school. I got on the PC and knocked things off the list throughout the day. L home and ran to pick G up from school and then back again for baseball. I ended the day with a bourbon on a video call with Derek & Kevin to congratulate Derek on his new job. L home and we ran to Jimmy Johns to pick up subs for dinner and settled in front of the TV for a couple episodes of Yellowstone until L was asleep and then I tried to watch The last episode of Station Eleven but fell asleep… J’s spending the night at Larson’s and G’s upstairs screaming at his friends on the Xbox. 

20220113 - Let Me Know

20220113 - Up late from a very sleepless night. LJ&G at school. I got on the PC and got my day rolling. J home in the middle of the day making a ton of noise while I was on a call. Hazel and I took a quick walk before I got on more calls. I finished my day and L cooked some dinner. After dinner L&I headed to the Mallonn’s to see their new kitchen. We stopped at the gas station on the way so I could get my monthly lotto ticket and the lady there wasn’t able to figure out how to get my ticket… on to check out the kitchen. It was beautiful and had all the latest gadgets and gizmos and places for them. We chatted for a bit and then headed home. Home and a coworker called me to let me know he was resigning tomorrow. We chatted for a bit and I congratulated him and wished him luck.