20161130 - UP and in to work. J home from school sick. Long day at work, building a spreadsheet. Home, D at baseball conditioning, G had stomach ache so no baseball for him tonight. Hung out at home getting things done.
20161129 - Drilling for ?
20161129 - Up in the am and J not feeling well so he stayed home today. Bill passed me on the way to work blowing his horn trying to wake me up. In to work and knocking things out in the am. GpaW had a well drilled at the Farmhouse today, no oil :-( I stayed late at work and knocked out my final class to renew my PMP Certification. Home and hung out with the sick boy and the fam.
20161128 - D the Scrivener
20161128 - Up in the am and got to see J at the bus stop on the way in to work. Got to work, had my morning meeting and lining things up to get done for the week. Seemed like a very long cold day spent in my office. I did get out and toured the floor to check on everyone's holiday. Then spent a lot of the afternoon trying to get a class done. Home and J&I not feeling 100% We had dinner and then D&I headed to Scouts where he worked on the December newsletter and I sold some baseball discount cards. Home, hung out with LJ&G for a bit and shipped things for D. D home, I got Doc and headed to a good session of Bible Bangers.
20161127 - Lights Up & Bday
20161127 - Up in the am and got some things done at the desk. L out shopping, DJ&I + DGF7 got the lights hung on the outside of the house, not as frigid as years past. Soon the noise was back home, I mean G... And today is GmaW's bday. L had baked her some cupcakes. We sang Happy Bday and had a short party as Gma&paW wanted to get back on the road and I am sure to some peace and quiet. Night fell and I checked out our work, looks pretty good.
20161126 - GO BUCKS!!!
20161126 - Up in the am and getting a ton of things done at the desk. Got cleaned up quick, grabbed Doc and then LDJ&I + DGF7 & Doc headed to the Pettit's for our annual OSU Michigan football game. The Buckeyes offense played HORRIBLE, but our defense kept us in the game and by some stroke of luck adn several heart attacks later the Buckeyes WON!!! Amazing stressful game. J had bailed out at halftime to go to his soccer game and then rod his bike to a friends. D&DGF7 headed out on their own and L&I stopped by Dave's warehouse to pick up things for D to list. We then swung by and got J and his friend on our way to teh McClain's where we checked out their new TV, had some pizza and watched some more football. Home and J and his buddy up late on the xbox.
20161125 + Black Friday
20161125 + UP in the am and L&I headed out for our Black Friday shopping spree. We hit all of the usual places and got a ton of stuff for the boys. We had a nice lunch and L feel asleep in one of the stores.... We got back to the Farm ahead of Gma&paW and the boys and got things loaded up and ready to roll. G decided he would stay a couple extra days with Gma&paW. LDJ&I headed home and the traffic was pretty good. We swung through Wendy's on the way home, got home and ate and then watched the new 'Mechanic' movie. All exhausted and to bed in good time.
20161124 - Thanksgiving @ the Farm
20161124 - UP in the am and DJG&I got dressed warm and orange and headed out with the hunters: Roger, Johnny, John 3, Sierra, John C, Greg, Christopher, We walked the usual route and D got a bird, J&G hit the brush with sticks and found bones, I got a bird and we all learned we are pretty horrible shots... Back to the farm house and I cleaned my bird and D helped Christopher clean his first bird.
Up to the house to get cleaned up and then down to the Farmhouse where the Family gathered around the large tables for grace, fellowship and stories like we have for generations. It was a great meal and put most of us to sleep.
We then mustered up the energy to head up to the Falls for a brisk hike.
Back to the Farmhouse where the ladies worked on a craft and the boys headed out for some more shooting.
After everyone left we got cleaned up quickly and headed up to Gma&paW's to hang out and watch a movie. Very thankful to have such a big family.
20161123 - Setting Out Pheasants
20161123 - Up in the am and did not go into work. Got a bunch of things done around the house and we got on the road about 1pm, got gas and a couple of pizzas from Little Ceaser's to eat on the road. We dropped off a wreath on the way out of town and headed to the Farm. The traffic wasn't as bad as past years and we made good time. John Benepe and his son Logan were there and were installing a door for GpaW, D&I lent a hand, but the door was the wrong size... We headed down to the barn to look at the roof and it is a BIG job, trying to keep it from collapsing... In to the Farmhouse and we helped get things set up and soon Roger and Spencer showed up with the pheasants. DJG&I with Roger, Spencer, John C and Mary headed into the fields with the boxes of pheasants to set them out. We put out 20 birds and it is always an adventure. Everything set up and ready we headed to Chinatown for a nice dinner, then home and watched Eagle Eye. All to bed in good time.
20161122 + Gahanna Baseball 15% Discount Cards
20161122 + Up slow in the am and in to work. Got some things done. Worked on the website for the baseball discount cards a bit more sharpening it up from last nights updates. Had calls and meetings peppered throughout the day. Pretty quiet. Drove through horrible traffic on the way home. home and hung out, not a lot going on tonight. Up late getting things ready for tomorrow.
20161121 - My Squaw
20161121 - Up in the am, L dressed for her Thanksgiving feast at school, I headed into work. Delivered wreaths and walked the shop floor reallocating space. Had meetings and the usual all day long. Prepping for another class I have to get done quickly... Home and had a nice dinner with the fam, everyone talked about their day. D headed off to Scouts, J&G did the dishes with L and I headed to an Athletic Boosters meeting. Home and wokred on the PC for a min then got Doc and headed to Bible Bangers. It was a light crowd so we didn't stay terrible late. Home, watching 'Once Upon a Time' and working on the baseball team discount card website until WAY TO LATE...20161120 + Wreath Packers
20161120 + Up late and in to the office to get things done. Took a break to go to Dave's warehouse with J&G and see his new candy station and get stuff for D to sell. Met D & DGF7 to pick up Scout wreaths. Home and got all the wreaths divided up for delivery. Had some dinner, got more done in the office, D&I made a couple of deliveries. Home and had a meeting with Vinnie on an idea he had. Couple of guys swung by to watch The Walking Dead. Not up late tonight.
20161119 - Troop98 Thanksgiving Dinner
20161119 - Up in the am to a quite house with the 2 big boys gone. I had to get some things done at the desk and eventually G&I headed out on some errands. First stop was Waffle House for a huge meal. Then we hit the gas station to get a lotto ticket for the next month. On to Goodwill looking for book I donated and now need... Kroger to get bags for the awards tonight. Home and took stack of stuff to basement to work on while we watched the Buckeye game. Got flyers and awards ready for tonight. Set up Paypal for the troop to collect wreath $ this year.
We then got bundled up and headed to the Boy Scout Thanksgiving Dinner and Annual COurt of Honor. We had a good meal and weren't to cold. It was a nice Court of Honor and some good speeches were given. We got some extra supplies to D&J and headed home in good time.
We settled into the basement to watch some more college football and I worked on stack of stuff until 2am. G watching (sleeping) college football with me.
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