20170531 + G on 2

20170531 + Up in the am and left some cash for D&J to go to batting practice this morning. In to work and we have a bunch of sales folks here so it is a bit crazy today. G stayed at coaches for the remainder of the day to swim and play. I finished a full day and then ran home to get L to go to G's scrimmage. D was at the pool then headed over to ump a game, he did apply at 2 places today. J headed out on his bike with a buddy to go to the pool. L&I hung out at the scrimmage, I caught up with some of the guys, G did ok. After the scrimmage LG&I hit a Culver's for a yummy dinner and ice cream snack. Home and shut down for the night.

20170530 - Little Henry

20170530 - Up in the am, D up early to drive DGF7 to practice, we told him to find a job while he's out, J up wanting to play Xbox which was diverted until chores get done, and I headed in to work. D had practice in Grove City today. The day was pretty stressful but productive. Finished the day and headed to Dave's warehouse to get some supplies and catch up. Then headed to the game D was umping, he did a great job and one of L's students, little Henry, was playing.  Home and hung out on the back porch. D&DGF7 showed up to cook s'mores for their 10 month anniversary ;-) J&G were all over them. L&I caught up on the busy day, they went to the pool all afternoon and gave Lilly a haircut.

20170529 - Memorial Day

20170529 - Up and D&I cleaned out the shed. Gma&paB showed up and GpaB cooked up the burgers and brats. Coles showed up and then Gma&paW. We had a big lunch outside in the great weather. I worked on GpaW's iPad for a bit to get email working kids played in the yard and then folks took a walk. DJ&DGF7 headed to the pool for the bit and then back for some dinner and a bit of horse racing on the board we made. Everyone headed out and all gone and we cleaned up quickly. J&I checked Docs pilot light and all was good. All boys cleaned up and to bed.

20170528 + Day with Friends

20170528 + Up in the am, got a couple of things done, L Lily & I took a walk and then LJG&I headed to Dresden for a cook out with the Kaufmans, a family from G's baseball team. D took DGF7 to her practice and then drove over to meet us for lunch. After lunch Kurt took me a tour of the town, high school where he works the boat launch and park, a bridge like the one in the Mothman Prophecy, the old canals, baseball fields, elementary and middle school and the world's largest basket. on the way out of town we stopped at Prospect Place Mansion where we took a self guided ghost tour; no ghosts... We then headed to the wilderness where they trap and fish and saw a huge black snake on the road. Back to the house and tried to take everyone out to see the the ghost mansion, but it was closed, so we headed to the world's largest basket and to get ice cream. From there LJD&DGF7 headed home and G&I headed to his practice in Granville and then to another players house, Beckett's, to check out the property and chill by the pond for a minute before headed home and calling it a night.

20170527 - D1 Win and Hanging Out

20170527 - Up late and getting some things done at the desk. L ran out to get a fern and stuff, boys hanging out. LD&I headed to OSU to see DGF7 play in the Girls Softball D1 Regional Finals and they WON! Home and D headed to the High school baseball game and the rest of us hung out and then headed to the McClain's for a fun evening

20170526 - Non-Firestarters

20170526 - Up in the am and the 1st day of Summer vacation for the boys. Reluctantly headed in to work. Had another very full day but getting good and caught up. Home and picked up LJ&G and we headed to Mi Tradicion for a nice meal with the Mallonns. D stayed home. We then headed over to their house where the kids got to play and the adults hung out on the back-porch for a nice evening of catching up and chit-chat. The boys tried to start a fire for us, we eventually got it going. A very nice relaxing evening. Home and woke up about 1:30 still dressed and finished watching the movie 'Above and Beyond' about Mr Tibbits and the atomic bomb project. Good old movie.

20170525 + Shark Bait

20170525 + Up in the am and the boys are off to their last day of school for the year. I believe they have all passed and will go on to the next grade. A rainy drive in to work today. Full day getting a lot done and caught up. Headed home and got a quick bite to eat while I heard all about the end of year festivities from the boys, then we all headed to the theater to see the new 'Pirates of the Caribbean' movie. It was great! Home and all boys to bed.

20170524 - Hug Your Kids

20170524 - Up in the am and in to work. Unusual morning, and day. G had a dentist appointment today. Home a bit early, got L&D and headed to a college financial planner. He talked mostly to D and taught us many things we didn't know. After the meeting D headed to baseball practice and L&I picked up a couple movies and headed home for a left overs dinner. J played the Xbox a bit and G shot the BB gun and jumped on the trampoline as I did email on the back porch. We all headed in and to the basement to watch 'The Great Wall', it was a great movie. D home, all boys to bed and L&I stayed up and watched 'Why Him' a super funny movie.

I learned today that Jack, a guy I interviewed with and worked closely with since I started passed away last Saturday. He had a heart attack last Wednesday followed by complications that he could not beat. He leaves behind a wife and 8 year old twin boys. Please say a prayer for him and his family.

20170523 + Hero Singer

20170523 + Up in the am and L&I headed to J's schools where he presented his 'Hero Speech'. The speech was about me and it was a very nice speech. Very proud of him and how big he is and all the skills he has. His speech was very touching and had some funny parts in it too. What a nice young man. After the speech L headed to work, I headed to the accountant to pick up our 2016 taxes. On to work to deal with an escalation right out of the gate. Finished a crazy fast day and headed home. D was leaving to ump a game as I pulled in, J was at the hardware store buying stuff for his projects and LG&I started dinner. J got home, ate and got dressed for his concert. Gma&paW arrived and we all headed to GMSW where we watched D ump for a bit and ran into Doc who was there to watch his grandson playing baseball at the game D was umping. We then headed in to watch J's last choir concert. It was better then the previous concerts. After the concert we picked D up and headed to Max & Erma's for a snack before heading home for the night.

20170522 - Flag Ceremony

20170522 - Up in the am and getting things lined up for the week. Headed to the off site storage and then to the Scout Store to get awards. Back to work and finished another crazy day. Headed home and L&G were at his game, D drove to Grove city for baseball practice and J&I had some dinner and then I dropped him off at Scouts on the way to the Athletic Boosters. After the Boosters meeting I headed to Scouts and passed out awards and caught up with some of the guys. I watched G's game on GameChanger and it was a horrible game, but they still won. Home, dropped off J, L&G home and we talked about his game for a bit. D went out to eat with some of the guys from his team. I headed to a fun night at Bible Bangers.

20170521 + Knocked Out and Chillin

20170521 + Up way too early and to the baseball field with L&G. It started raining as the game started and they played right through it. G had a line drive that hit the pitcher in the shin OUCH! We had MANY errors and lost the first game of the day, so knocked out of the tournament :-( Home and cleaned up, at the desk trying to keep up. Pretty relaxed day, L getting laundry done, D getting Scout stuff and ebay caught up, J went for a run, G hanging out. In the evening D went to youth group, LJG&I headed out to run some errands and found a new place to eat, Cataland Kuzina a little local deli that had AWESOME food! We had a good meal and headed home to relax in the basement and watch 'A Dog's Purpose'. Everyone home and to bed in good time.

20170520 - Back UP

20170520 - Up to early for a Saturday. LG&I to the ball fields where the boys played a good game. It was the only game for the day and the boys won. Home and L went in to school to clean things up. D reluctantly climbed the ladder to trim the ivy on the house (think it was his first time on a ladder since he fell off one at the rental), J got the mower belt back on and mowed the front and back yards, J fell asleep on the couch and I got some things done at the desk and helped D. Some friends stopped over, their son plays on G's team, to hang out and see if we are going to play more today. Bill & Tom stopped by too before their game. L&J headed to J's tournament soccer games. Everyone left in the early afternoon and D dropped me off at J's game and then got gas for the mowers. J's team won their first game, but lost the second, so they are done for the season. LJ&I headed to the video store where we got a movie and a couple pizzas. Home and started watching the movie and G's old team on GameChanger, they got smoked. After their game Bill, Tiff, Brady, Amaya, Tom and Landon stopped over for a beer and to tell us all about their game, they played an awesome team. About 11pm the email came through that G had an 8 am game and we had to be at the fields by 7 :-o everyone left and we all went to bed quick to try and get some sleep.