With the boy being grounded, we had a fairly relaxing weekend. He did make another half-assed attempt at coiling the hose on Friday afternoon – likely in an attempt to be un-grounded in time for gaming night – but...
Yesterday afternoon went well, but this morning did not. We went and set up in the park next to the pool and relaxed while the kids swam and played in the playground. While they were playing, talking with our...
“What are you gonna do about it?” That’s what the boy said when he was told to sit down, be quiet, do the core or not, but there would be consequences if he didn’t do it. I completely understand...
It’s gonna be short today – I gotta run some errands in town and we’re trying to get them done before the afternoon heat really hits. I’m slow drip watering my raised beds right now, letting it soak deep....
Skipped yesterday as we made a run to the city and went early. The main reason was to meet a guy at a repair shop to fix the boy’s Nintendo Switch, but it turned out that he ended up...
Tomorrow is Independence Day, and it is a milestone year. 250 years have passed since the founding of our nation, and that should be reason to celebrate, so why does it feel so “meh?” I was very young, but...
During Prime Day/Week/Whatever I ordered an off-brand weed-whacker (made with the best Chineseium) that uses the Milwaukee M18 batteries. I had wanted to get the actual Milwaukee brand one, but that cost 5x as much and I only wanted...
Late today, because I got distracted with other… disciplinary actions this morning. The boy has atrocious handwriting and needs to practice so he now has an assignment in the morning after he eats his cereal – to write out...