In a couple days, it will have been a week since the “Cookie Theft Incident of 2026,” and we have been talking about how to gradually reintroduce some privileges back for the last couple weeks of his stay. Until...
Since we didn’t have to come up with things to keep the boy entertained, our weekend was pretty relaxed. I had some maintenance projects I needed to work on but that didn’t take a lot of time so we...
And we thought the worst of it was out of the way… Turns out that all day while the boy knew he was in trouble for taking the cookies in the first place, he had lied about eating them...
Well, the feces hit the ventilation device today. We’ve been pretty loose with the rules for the boy, but from the beginning there was one explicit rule: do not, under any circumstances, eat my wife’s cookies without express permission....
We had a much needed storm last night – the rain was perfect, though I could’ve done without all the wind. All the plants seem to have survived, though the tomatoes were all leaning over and several peppers seem...
Our new lawn contractor came today, though I had it in my head that it would be Thursday. The worker is a 15-year-old gal who was driven here by her mother and is working to help her family and...
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....