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Saturday Dad

It’s the first day of a long weekend. Monday is a holiday. I’m trying to maintain my cool despite the stress I am under to complete client projects and personal projects. I feel hamstrung by some of the service people in my life who have failed to come through. A surveyor who hasn’t come out to mark my property lines. An hvac person who hasn’t found the time to consult with me. My attorney is being slow to answer some questions. My electrician … well… my electrician is waiting on me to commit to the project.

As a father, it is difficult to remember that despite giving your children the same instruction 29999 times that they don’t truly remember the instructions until you’ve given it to them 30000 times. But this is how they learning. Today I watched my son start to use the weed eater without eye protection. Apparently he doesn’t remember his grandfather’s trip to the emergency room.

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Saturday

I posed a question on Facebook today:

Oh my. Program? Cut the grass? Clean the house? Read a book? Run some new pipe? Build a wall? Upgrade the electrical wiring to 12-2? Install a panic button? Wash the wife’s car? Marinate some steaks? Repair the garage door? Clean the driveway? Finish hole 2 of the minigolf? Built a fort for Evan? Paint? Install flooring in the basement?

[Source, Facebook.com/djuggler]

Thus far, my day has been:

  • Wake at 5:30 to drive son to work.
  • Wake at 6:30 to drive son to scouting event.
  • 7-8am Help scouts pack van to Shining Rock
  • 8-9am Visit with a friend
  • 9-noon Internet. Some client work. Putz. Pick son up from work. Prepare garage for work on the garage door. And marinate steaks!
  • Noon – 12:40pm Repair garage door.
  • 2-4 errands with wife including Agrifeed for rats, pig ears, and cat toys, Target, and Sears.

Now to see about a garage door repair.
Update: 12:40pm Garage door repair complete.