The season, barely begun, has unofficially ended. Fall is here, in fog and rain and a heavy coat of grey. The pool, infrequently used, is leaf-blown and much too cold to swim in. In a normal summer, if there is such a thing, we open in mid-May and close in mid-September. [...]
I missed a good time yesterday. While I toiled away in the sweatshop that is my basement office (I need to get my fan back from the dwarves), Jennie and the kids went to Silverwood. The only low point was Aaron’s roller-coaster ride, which ended with a bloody nose and black eye. [...]
The joys of owning an older home are many-fold. I am learning all sorts of skills I would have never considered before just to keep this thing from collapsing around our ears. I am able to stimulate the economy frequently with my trips to the hardware store, checks to various contractors, and extra [...]
My Linux laptop was murdered today. Video now consists of a black screen with several white horizontal lines. I am fairly confident that the boy-child is the culprit. Grrrr. I’d be more annoyed, but I am currently preoccupied with a shower faucet that has decided to turn into a fountain. [...]
Only one more week until we haul the kids up to Vancouver and then ship them off to Alaska. I’m almost glad that we aren’t going with them for that final bit of the journey, as I am fairly confident the girl-child will be seasick most of the trip. On the way up, [...]
Maybe 40 is old after all. I spent 5 minutes this morning searching for my cell phone. It took a bit longer than usual to find it as I had only one hand free to sift through newspapers on the table, clothes scattered on the bed, etc. in my quest for the phone. [...]
There are some sick kids out there. Monday afternoon swim practice for the chilluns began with the discovery of poo in the pool. It seems the team that had just finished up decided to leave a prize for our team. The saddest part is that the turds left behind are probably the [...]
It’s Monday and I have two flatulent dogs at my feet. Yes, this is the good life. It could only get better if my kids were
This is what I get for posting about good weather: The skies just opened up and it is now alternating between a torrential downpour and a violent hailstorm, with the constant rumble of thunder in the background. I think I’ll hold off on sneaking out to do some planting this afternoon.
Time passes quickly when you’re having fun. Or when you’re bogged down in work and can’t see daylight. Yes, it’s been almost two months since my last post and all I can think of is that I am exhausted. I am also fifteen pounds lighter, but that’s just because I forget to [...]
