The oldest son is 14 years old today. Aside from the fact he is very nearly taller than I (I'm 5'10") he is the the born in the 1900's. We are planning to go out to dinner tonight to celebrate, but he has not decided on a place yet.
The Daughter made it in to town last night, and will be here through the next week. This is her one week break from school, which will then go through September before her next break.
Posting this week has been lax. I feel as if I have nothing to write about, though, in theory I could just pick a topic and pound out some resemblance to something. I can't do that. Or rather, I try not to. I hate writing something out, that makes me appear misinformed on a subject. Even if it is nothing but an opinion.
Headed out shortly to do some errands.
PeacE
Friday, May 18
Tuesday, May 15
Kill The Dog
Yesterday ended up being one of those days where it just pisses you off. Started off great... was getting things done left and right, no probs... I even set up an eye exam appointment for like 3:30 (my first one in 4 years). No worries. I even went like an hour early because I got tired of sitting at home. It was in the mall, so I figured I could 'walk the mall', which I did do. They were able to get me in 30 min early, nice. That the "whole appointment" took 2 hours to complete....GRRRR!!!
I kid you not.... two hours, for a typical 30 minute exam. It was, do the prelims, wait 15-30 minutes, do the eye adjustment thingy, wait 15-30 minutes. Dilute the eyes, wait another 30 minutes. Oh, the doctor forgot you were waiting for her to go over the retinal picture results with you.... THEN I had to wait another hour for them to complete the lens for the glasses, which I am now wearing. Waste of an afternoon. Total time at the mall: FOUR hours. I needed a beer after that, and then a friend showed up at the bar, and next thing I know it is 2am, and ....oh geez, I am tired this morning.
I think the 3-yard chase is not helping me being tired. Daisy (our Chihuahua-Daschound mix) scheduled for an 8am appointment for her yearly shots/vaccs. I also am getting her spayed. The vet is only like 5-10 minutes away, so at like 10 min til 8, I leashed her, and went to head out. I don't know who, or how, but her collar was loose enough she ended up slipping out of it, and I had to chase her across three yards before cornering her. I was not happy when we got to the vet, but will admit we were still on time. Her check-up went fine, and I gladly left her there to be cut open. I asked about the odds she would die while they are doing the procedure, and the vet looked at me funny. I explained about the chase scene this morning, and she laughed. Glad someone thought it was funny.
I am headed to the MIL's this morning. Maybe I can catch a nap while she is out shopping, as long as FIL doesn't decide to fall down. I am just tired. Thinking a nap when I get back home.
PeacE
I kid you not.... two hours, for a typical 30 minute exam. It was, do the prelims, wait 15-30 minutes, do the eye adjustment thingy, wait 15-30 minutes. Dilute the eyes, wait another 30 minutes. Oh, the doctor forgot you were waiting for her to go over the retinal picture results with you.... THEN I had to wait another hour for them to complete the lens for the glasses, which I am now wearing. Waste of an afternoon. Total time at the mall: FOUR hours. I needed a beer after that, and then a friend showed up at the bar, and next thing I know it is 2am, and ....oh geez, I am tired this morning.
I think the 3-yard chase is not helping me being tired. Daisy (our Chihuahua-Daschound mix) scheduled for an 8am appointment for her yearly shots/vaccs. I also am getting her spayed. The vet is only like 5-10 minutes away, so at like 10 min til 8, I leashed her, and went to head out. I don't know who, or how, but her collar was loose enough she ended up slipping out of it, and I had to chase her across three yards before cornering her. I was not happy when we got to the vet, but will admit we were still on time. Her check-up went fine, and I gladly left her there to be cut open. I asked about the odds she would die while they are doing the procedure, and the vet looked at me funny. I explained about the chase scene this morning, and she laughed. Glad someone thought it was funny.
I am headed to the MIL's this morning. Maybe I can catch a nap while she is out shopping, as long as FIL doesn't decide to fall down. I am just tired. Thinking a nap when I get back home.
PeacE
Monday, May 14
I Am Beat
This past weekend felt like it was a week long, rather than just two days. Overall though, I think it turned out just fine. The son's Wind Ensemble received a Silver, plus, the group selected him to be one of the two that went up to accept the award. Their instructor had told the students to decide who they would want to represent them, and they chose him. Yes, you can say that there is a flare of pride inside me for that! They made it back late yesterday afternoon with no problems.
The Daughter surprised me by coming up this weekend as well. Saturday she called and asked if it was okay. I don't know if she only asked because the Wife was gone, or what, but of course I told her she could. It was a nice surprise for the Wife when I picked them up, to see the Daughter with me. Daughter had to head back home last night, as she has school today, but she did make it to see her Mom on Mother's Day.
The Wife had left me in charge of finding/buying presents for our mothers this year. Mainly because she had not had time previously to get out and do that. I shopped Friday morning and got it taken care of. I visited RM after picking up the Wife and son, then we went home, where we gave Wife her stuff. We then headed to MIL's, then out to dinner. Most restaurants still had lines out the doors, and due to time limit we had (for Daughter to catch the college bus back to Tucson) we ended up at Dennys. Though, the Wife did say I would have to take us out later this week to a nicer restaurant to make up for it. Works for me.
Last night I started making a list of things I need to get done this week. I am usually not a person that makes lists like these, but I feel like I am forgetting some things. We had received our income tax refund over the weekend, and there are things that NEED to be taken care of, though I should have been compiling this list for several weeks. So now I know I am forgetting things, as I look at only three things written down so far. I know the next few days will be busy, as I schedule these things to be done, plus work in the regular things, and the extra school activities going on for the boys.
Guess I should get started. It is after 8am, and I know places are opening.
PeacE
The Daughter surprised me by coming up this weekend as well. Saturday she called and asked if it was okay. I don't know if she only asked because the Wife was gone, or what, but of course I told her she could. It was a nice surprise for the Wife when I picked them up, to see the Daughter with me. Daughter had to head back home last night, as she has school today, but she did make it to see her Mom on Mother's Day.
The Wife had left me in charge of finding/buying presents for our mothers this year. Mainly because she had not had time previously to get out and do that. I shopped Friday morning and got it taken care of. I visited RM after picking up the Wife and son, then we went home, where we gave Wife her stuff. We then headed to MIL's, then out to dinner. Most restaurants still had lines out the doors, and due to time limit we had (for Daughter to catch the college bus back to Tucson) we ended up at Dennys. Though, the Wife did say I would have to take us out later this week to a nicer restaurant to make up for it. Works for me.
Last night I started making a list of things I need to get done this week. I am usually not a person that makes lists like these, but I feel like I am forgetting some things. We had received our income tax refund over the weekend, and there are things that NEED to be taken care of, though I should have been compiling this list for several weeks. So now I know I am forgetting things, as I look at only three things written down so far. I know the next few days will be busy, as I schedule these things to be done, plus work in the regular things, and the extra school activities going on for the boys.
Guess I should get started. It is after 8am, and I know places are opening.
PeacE
Friday, May 11
Heading Into the Weekend
I am up a bit earlier than usual today. I just happened to awaken about an hour before I usually do. Not sure why. Either way, it works out in a good way as everyone needs to get an earlier start to the day. This morning I need to drop off the Wife and oldest son at school so that they can get started on their trip to CA. Which means dropping the two younger ones at Grandma's to get them to school.
After that I need to get some other stuff done. New brake and turn signal lights for the van (they are evidently burned out on one side) and I really should take the time without kids along to find something for the Wife for Mother's Day from the boys. I have a really nice idea, but need to see if I can find the items to do it. I should also look to find something for RM, though, I know she reads here, and she would openly say a card would be fine.... I just don't feel like doing that - though, it may end up that way. I have no idea what to do for her. Amazon cards would always work, since she has a Kindle, too.
I also have to try to hook up with the sister of my sister-in-law. The SIL had asked us about picking up a present they had sent to her sister, for my MIL for Mother's Day. Not too big a deal, but I found out she lives like 15 miles from me. Not a tremendous amount of distance, when one is talking about Phoenix, I just don't care to drive in town that far. Just one of those nit-pick things. So I need to call and see about doing that today, or maybe even tomorrow.
Yesterday PT and I watched 'Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy" and were not greatly impressed. PT had dozed off even near the beginning, as it was a slow start of a movie. The overall story was fine, but I just felt like it was going nowhere the whole time. I guess true spy intrigue movies are this way, and not the action-packed way Ian Fleming's James Bond movies are. Shrug. Oh well.
Welp, I am off to waken the boys.
PeacE
After that I need to get some other stuff done. New brake and turn signal lights for the van (they are evidently burned out on one side) and I really should take the time without kids along to find something for the Wife for Mother's Day from the boys. I have a really nice idea, but need to see if I can find the items to do it. I should also look to find something for RM, though, I know she reads here, and she would openly say a card would be fine.... I just don't feel like doing that - though, it may end up that way. I have no idea what to do for her. Amazon cards would always work, since she has a Kindle, too.
I also have to try to hook up with the sister of my sister-in-law. The SIL had asked us about picking up a present they had sent to her sister, for my MIL for Mother's Day. Not too big a deal, but I found out she lives like 15 miles from me. Not a tremendous amount of distance, when one is talking about Phoenix, I just don't care to drive in town that far. Just one of those nit-pick things. So I need to call and see about doing that today, or maybe even tomorrow.
Yesterday PT and I watched 'Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy" and were not greatly impressed. PT had dozed off even near the beginning, as it was a slow start of a movie. The overall story was fine, but I just felt like it was going nowhere the whole time. I guess true spy intrigue movies are this way, and not the action-packed way Ian Fleming's James Bond movies are. Shrug. Oh well.
Welp, I am off to waken the boys.
PeacE
Wednesday, May 9
No Change - That's Good!
This morning as I roused from my bed, I got that 'ugh' feeling. You know, the one when you know you need to get up and do something that you really just don't feel like doing? For me, today it was going to the gym. I have found out over the past year, I am a 'Morning Gym' person. Meaning, if I don't go first thing in the morning, I won't make it at all. But I still have those days where I just have to push myself to go. I guess, in some ways, that is good. A little exercise of the will power, too. The reason for this morning's 'ugh' was that I knew I should weigh myself today. I try to do it once a week, on the same day, so can get a true loss/gain for a week period. Today's scale reading left me with no loss ... but no gain, so that is good! I was worried about it after a party I had went to on Saturday, where there was so much good food, I had like 2+ plates, and felt on the verge of throwing up, I was so full. And having pizza just the other night, I was thinking I might have even gained 2-3 pounds.
PT arrived right on time last night, so I only had to sit for about 30 minutes in the cell-phone lot at the airport and read. I guess being a Wednesday, and early evening, the traffic was lighter than usual so there were no problems getting in and out. Some days, Sky Harbor airport is bitch to maneuver through, with all the traffic. RM will be coming in Saturday, and PT has declined my help of navigating the airport when he goes to pick her up. I know RM gets utterly lost at times in traffic, and I wonder how PT will do.
A couple more days until the Wife and son leave on the CA trip. I set plans with PT for a couple days, while RM, the Wife, and son are all gone. Even one with the two younger boys. I am actually kind of looking forward to the time with them, though, I would not be surprised if that changes once I got that time....lol!!
Okay, I am out to do whatever until later, when I think I shall head out for a few brews.
PeacE
PT arrived right on time last night, so I only had to sit for about 30 minutes in the cell-phone lot at the airport and read. I guess being a Wednesday, and early evening, the traffic was lighter than usual so there were no problems getting in and out. Some days, Sky Harbor airport is bitch to maneuver through, with all the traffic. RM will be coming in Saturday, and PT has declined my help of navigating the airport when he goes to pick her up. I know RM gets utterly lost at times in traffic, and I wonder how PT will do.
A couple more days until the Wife and son leave on the CA trip. I set plans with PT for a couple days, while RM, the Wife, and son are all gone. Even one with the two younger boys. I am actually kind of looking forward to the time with them, though, I would not be surprised if that changes once I got that time....lol!!
Okay, I am out to do whatever until later, when I think I shall head out for a few brews.
PeacE
Tuesday, May 8
Waiting On A Touchdown
Nothing of major importance is happening today. At least nothing planned. The morning is a couple hours from coming to an end, and I have pretty much finished up my regular routine. The free ebooks have been gone through, and downloaded what looked interesting. Facebook updates and games done. While doing all that, I have been recharging my ipod and going through everything I have on itunes to reload some other selections to the ipod. I am still doing that, and may be for awhile longer, as I try to figure what to do next.
This evening Preacher Tom is flying back in, and I will need to head to the airport to pick him up. Reverend Mother is staying in Indiana a few days longer, so PT will pick her up later this week. The Wife and oldest son will be heading to CA Friday morning for the competition the Wind Ensemble will be participating in. I will be staying home with the younger boys for the weekend. I shall have to get out one night this week to have a few drinks with my buds before then. I think I may even get out with PT and the boys while they are gone, and before RM comes home. I don't know for sure yet.
I know I will be getting together with PT this week to watch 'Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy' that I got from Netflix. It was one we both had an interest in seeing, but didn't have a chance to see it in the theater. It is one I think the Wife and RM wouldn't be interested in.
PeacE
This evening Preacher Tom is flying back in, and I will need to head to the airport to pick him up. Reverend Mother is staying in Indiana a few days longer, so PT will pick her up later this week. The Wife and oldest son will be heading to CA Friday morning for the competition the Wind Ensemble will be participating in. I will be staying home with the younger boys for the weekend. I shall have to get out one night this week to have a few drinks with my buds before then. I think I may even get out with PT and the boys while they are gone, and before RM comes home. I don't know for sure yet.
I know I will be getting together with PT this week to watch 'Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy' that I got from Netflix. It was one we both had an interest in seeing, but didn't have a chance to see it in the theater. It is one I think the Wife and RM wouldn't be interested in.
PeacE
Monday, May 7
Will He Do It?
I have got to be one of the worst fathers in the world. At least, I am sure my oldest son is thinking that this is true. I have kept him confined to his room, supposedly working on missing assignments, over this past weekend. Yeah I know.... I bitched about that last week. Only, he still has NOT completed them yet. And on Friday? Well, we received a note from his Science teacher, that he has an F in that class (a big difference from the C reported on his mid term report) and that he is missing another 5 assignments from that class. Plus, oh this is where I start losing a bit more of my sanity, the Science teacher had informed him of this PRIOR to notifying us, and the son STILL was not going to tell us. He is supposed to be going on a trip Friday for CA, for a competition festival for Band (they only class he seems to be passing, excluding PE). I don't know if he can even go now due to his grades. After paying around$300 for him to go.... Sigh. This weekend, asking him for the umber of assignments completed, I think it came down to "2"...out of a needed like 9. At this rate, he will be repeating 8th grade, and be grounded until he just gives up on high school and gets his GED at age 35. I exaggerate, but surely you can understand how I feel.
Tonight, they scheduled just last week, to have a concert to perform the musical selections that will be played on the CA trip. I would not be surprised if they do not allow him to play tonight due to grades. If they don't, I will probably lose it - blow my top. Not in disagreement with the the school, but at the son, because that will mean he won't be playing on the trip, and I am out that money. PLUS, the Wife still has to go as she is a chaperon. I'm going to be dwelling on this all day, no matter how I try not too. I am not going to be pleasant to be around tonight.
Sigh.
PeacE
Tonight, they scheduled just last week, to have a concert to perform the musical selections that will be played on the CA trip. I would not be surprised if they do not allow him to play tonight due to grades. If they don't, I will probably lose it - blow my top. Not in disagreement with the the school, but at the son, because that will mean he won't be playing on the trip, and I am out that money. PLUS, the Wife still has to go as she is a chaperon. I'm going to be dwelling on this all day, no matter how I try not too. I am not going to be pleasant to be around tonight.
Sigh.
PeacE
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