Sunday evenings are times to sigh and times to panic. It is 8:30pm at night which means I look back at the weekend and wonder where the time went. I’d like to continue this thought but one of my children needs to chat.
Category: Daily Life
Ramblings, often stream of conscious, journaling the events of my life.
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Happy Mother’s Day!
In particular, I want to thank the love of my life, Cathy, for being such an awesome mother to our children! Additionally, I am so lucky to have been raised by a great, caring mother who made me a priority. I am fortunate to have a fantastic mother-in-law in our children lives. And I have a wonder grandmother who never misses a birthday. There have been so many other mother figures and mothers in my life and my children’s lives that I would have to type all day simply to recognize them all.
Happy Mother’s Day! This goes out to all. Mothers come in all forms, with or without child, regardless of gender, you are there for us!
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Yard work…befuddles my children and pets
I finally bit the bullet and purchased a new lawnmower. My yard kills these things. It has been a looong time since we have cut our grass. The dogs are outside with me with the most perplexed looks on their faces. I can read their thoughts: "I don’t know what he’s doing… but it sure is going to make pooping easier."
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The Excitement of Excrement
Seeing the first cat turd in a new liter box is almost as exciting as discovering your newborn’s first poopie in their diaper.
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Weekend Accomplishments
This weekend I juggled for Children’s Hospital at the Zoo. I completed a split rail fence along my driveway’s retaining wall. I provided tech support to old people. I celebrated a friend turning 50. I purchased the most expensive appliances imaginable and they still won’t match my socks or fold my shirts. I performed hours of basement archaeology. And I awoke Monday morning exhausted and tender.
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Rain rain here to stay
What a beautiful rain we are having! My jungle in the back yard lush and almost glowing.
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Fence complete!
Big storm on the way so I awoke at 6:40 to work on completing the installation of a split rail fence along the retaining wall. It’s now complete! Trips to hardware stores? Zero! Completion time including cleanup? 9:40am. I have so much time left in this day I think I’ll remodel the kitchen!
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Dad fail
I’m pretty sure I just sent one of my children to school without breakfast. She was so excited about her field trip that I think we both overlooked it.
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Sleep should be optional
We should be allowed occasional weeks without sleep without repercussion. This is one of those weeks.
