20191103 + Tree Planters

20191103 - Up in the am and LG&I to church, J still at his friends and D sleeping. Church was odd, a kid I had in Scouts keeps popping up, not sure how to deal with that... Home and L cooked some eggs. I headed into the office and got some things done. J home and got cleaned up. I cleaned out the baseball stuff that didn't sell to donate and J shopped ebay stuff. D&G played catch in the backyard and then the boys 'helped' plant the Buckeye tree I got L for our anniversary. D took off back to school, I did a couple other things outside and L ran some errands with Sue the neighbor. J&G headed upstairs and that was the last I saw of them. I got the garage cleaned up, fixed the speaker, finished the hutch and did a couple other little jobs. L home, boys down to eat and we watched some TV. Walking Dead guys showed up and we watched our show. To bed not too late.

20191102 - D Repairs

20191102 - Up early and D&I took G to practice and dropped him off. D&I went on to Home Depot and got some supplies for some projects around the house. It was a nightmare because we were in the electrical section and had two guys helping us that weren't sure what planet they were on or what hot and neutral mean... On top of that Home Depot was hosting a kid workshop and it was right next to the electrical section and they were pounding on something like a jackhammer in a tin bucket... We got out of there with not everything we needed so we headed to Lowe's and finished our list. Home and J was posting some things on ebay, I printed out flyers to take to G's parent meeting. L&I headed to G's parent meeting. It was one of the better meetings I have been to and I think this experience will be very good for him. After the meeting we got home and I did some things on the PC and J went to State Cross Country meet with a friends, said it was super cool. L drove D's car and said it was going to blow up so D&I took a drive and got some power steering fluid that fixed the problem. Home and D fixed L's cabinet she attempted to fix... We watched some football and soon the McClains came over. Bill and Tiff told us all about their experience in Florida with his Mother passing and all the crazy things that happened. We got some pizzas and watched some football until late.

20191101 + Dinner with D

20191101 + Up in the am and J down late and late for school... In to the office, very empty and quiet today so getting a lot of catch-up work done. Finished the day and got home. D was home so we all went to Moe's for dinner. After dinner we came home and LDG&I watched Men In Black International.

20191031 - Poo Foot

20191031 - Up in the am dropped J off at school. In to work through a rainy messy traffic day. A lot of folks dressed up for Halloween today at work. Many of us dressed up as Courtland, pretty funny. We had some pizza for lunch, but not the big production as last year when we were all in the office together.  Finished the day and headed home. Home and ate with L, J upstairs on Xbox and G at basketball tryout. After we ate I headed to pick up G up and waited a bit for the cut discussions... After waiting a while G came out with a big smile, he made the team!!! I ran G over to a buddies to go Trick-or-Treating and he changed in the backseat on the way. We saw his friends, I pulled over and he bolted to catch up and get some candy. I swung by the Pettit's on the way home and range the doorbell for a treat. Home and J went to a friends, they ended up trick-or-treating as well, bunch of dumb giants... L handed out candy to the few kids that come to our door. I ran and picked G up and helped inspect his candy. J home and all boys to bed. L&I up a couple more hours cleaning up from Lilly's escapade of stepping in dog poo and dragging it all over the house. It stunk horrible and we had to clean everything!!!

20191030 - German Dinner

20191030 - Up in the am and J really slow to get up and get to school. Got J delivered and headed in through crappy traffic to work. My office has been a revolving door all morning. The day was so busy in deep thought projects that my head hurt incredibly by the time I headed home. Home and got LJ&G and we headed downtown through some horrible traffic to the Hofbrahaus for my bday dinner. We were surprised by Gma&paW that were in town and able to join us for dinner. It was a great place and experience. The boys didn't like the food too much but they survived. Home and I fell asleep in the chair for a bit and then woke up to watch the World Series with G. The Nationals won so we were happy and Jason a guy from work I talked in to going was happy he did.

20191029 + Creepy

20191029 + Up in the am J in snail mode. Got him to school but pretty sure he was late.  I got gas and headed in tot he office. Had a couple visitors in the am and then at the desk all day. Finished up late and headed home. Had some dinner with L, J upstairs on his Xbox and G at basketball tryouts. L took Lilly on a walk and I relaxed a bit before headed to pick G up from tryouts, no cuts today. Home and then G&I ran out to Meijer to get some Halloween costume things for him. Home and watched the World Series until late. I watched a dumb, but very funny show on Hulu = LETTERKENNY

20191028 - Returns

20191028 - Up in the am and dropped J off at school. In to the office and dispersed stuff left at our house from the Party and then left Reese's Pumpkins at everyone desks. PC fired up and running fast this morning. Had a busy day getting caught up from party planning, readiness and execution. Headed out in good time. Home for a bit to make sure J was on track and then headed to the school to pick up G. Got G from basketball practice and he thinks he has a really good shot of making the team. Home and Had J run out and sell some more wreaths and head to Scouts. When G got out of the shower I took him to Scouts and then made a couple deliveries to return things borrowed from for the Party. Back to Scouts and hung out for a bit. Home and got Doc and headed to Bible Bangers. Had a good meeting and not home too late. Up late getting the wreath orders in.

20191027 + Plugged In

20191027 + Up late and Tom picked G up for his baseball game. L&I got J up and around... The electrician showed up to install generator connection and L ran downtown to G's game. J&I cleaned everything up outside and got the tents taken down. We got the generator fired up and took a lesson on how to change from grid power to generator power. It pretty much powers the whole house! We then got everything in to the garage for final cleanup and J went to a movie with his friends. I spent the rest of the day in the garage cleaning up and organizing some of the cabinets until the guys showed up to watch The Walking Dead. J&I reviewed some of the apps he had on his phone and had some discussion about it...

20191026 + PARTY TIME

20191026 + Up early and got hings rolling. We got the door off from the kitchen to the garage and started the chili. I ran G to his basketball tryout and then hit Kroger one last time for ice and couple things we forgot. Home and got the TVs on and everything else set up. Tom showed up and helped with hot dogs and last minute details. Soon the folks started pouring in, D even came back from school! We had a great crowd, 70 folks, despite the rain. Everyone sang happy birthday to me and we all had a toast. The Buckeyes won and it was a great time! Folks left and L&I got pretty much everything cleaned up quick. We sat down and watched some football and G&I stayed up way to late watching the Oregon game. A great day surrounded by family and friends!

20191025 - READY!

20191025 - Up SUPER SLOW in the am. Got J to school just on time, drove through McD's for a couple sausage McMuffins for bfast on the way in to the office. At the desk and getting things lined up for a busy day. Got a ton done on a database project today and left a bit later than I wanted to. Home and J&G making plans to go the football game tonight. L&I headed out for last minute party errands. We stopped at the gas station, Kroger, Burger King for drive through dinner and then back home to unload. We ate quick and then I met Jason and Penn at the church to get the Scout tent. Back home and Penn came to help L&I put up one of the tents. Then L&I put up the Scout tent. Jeff from next door came over to help with finishing touches and J&G showed up to help as well. We got a TV installed in the tents and everything looks like it is ready. To bed exhausted.

20191024 - New Hardware

20191024 - Up in the dark am and wish I was still in bed. Dropped J off at school and took the congested highway in to work today just to see the progress on the construction. In to the office and making progress on multiple fronts. Was introduced to a potential new customer today. Spent about 3 hours on the phone changing some of our tools. Headed out at 7pm and made a quick stop at GFS to get supplies for the party. Home and unloaded everything. Ate some leftovers and then worked in the garage until late. In to the office and was up until 3:30 working on the change

20191023 + Training and Prep

20191023 + Up in the am and took the back way to work. To the desk and trying to focus on lining up the rest of the week so this weekend will go smooth.. Had some new requirements and projects pop u today. Headed home on time. J got a bunch of stuff shipped and listed. Had dinner with LJ&G and then headed to the high school to host a Team App training session. Only 4 showed up for the training but it went well. headed home after and think I fell asleep in the chair in the living room... Took a final inventory of things needed for the party and headed to bed.