Monday I got up early to go get a blood draw done to investigate an issue that popped up with the 24 hour pee collection. I had planned on going for a run with Max afterwards, but I ended up laying around for awhile because I was tired- I didn’t sleep well and I was still feeling run down and …
At the Mennonite store, Ocean wanted his picture taken with photo op board. Afterwards, he said: “The goat looks like a demon!” Me: “Because of the horns?” Ocean: “Yeah!”
Monday I worked on pockets and such, getting ready for the convention. I was supposed to run in the evening, but it rained all day, so the trails were too muddy. Tuesday I got up and finished the pockets, then we went to music lessons. After we returned home I worked on the backpack for a bit. That evening we …
Tree Sloth River
Monday, despite the sore throat I’ve had for several days, I took Max for a trail run. I’d already skipped my run on Saturday because of the sore throat, and I really couldn’t skip another run. The Ragnar trail run is coming up too quickly and I’m too out of shape. It was a decent run, but I can definitely …
Jeremy was replacing a bad outlet in the kitchen late one afternoon. Ocean came to get me: “You have to see this Mommy, it’s so cool!” I followed him into the dim kitchen, where the offending outlet was pulled away from the wall, yellow light shining. Ocean: “Look, it’s Glados! Well, Glados’ light is in the middle, and this is …
Monday I wasn’t quite as productive as I’d hoped, though I did manage a little sewing on my rucksack. Spent some time online, updating the PDFs that go with my course- I needed to make some edits to reflect some changes I made to the course now that students can sign up and start at any time. I also took …
About 12 years ago, Jeremy was being a smart aleck and asked his grandma how they fixed mistakes when chiseling into stone when there wasn’t whiteout or anything. His other grandma whacked him upside the head for being impertinent. A couple days later, he asked the same grandma what it was like to watch the first steam engine roll into town. Repeat …
Monday I went for a slow trail run. My muscles were still tired from Saturday’s long run (and being out of shape). I tweaked my new work setup in the basement a bit. I still need to change some things up, rearrange some shelves, etc, but I think it will be a better setup in the long run. Tuesday we …
Awhile ago Ocean found one of Jeremy’s Monster energy drinks and he must have drunk a fair bit of it. For hours afterward he was practically vibrating. He couldn’t be still and his brain was going a mile a minute and his mouth couldn’t keep up. It was funny, but also a good reminder that we have to keep an …
Monday I got caught up watching a K-drama on Netflix, something I’ve avoided in the past because I have to read the subtitles, which means I can’t get anything else done like I usually do when watching something. It was a nice rest day after the busy week prior, but I also didn’t get anything done that needed to be …
Me, picking up a book titled “Indestractable” from the library: Librarian: I tried to read that book, but couldn’t focus on it long enough to finish it. Me: Yeah, I’m afraid of that happening to me, too. spoiler: it totally did
Monday River got his braces on, then I did some of the grocery shopping, sewed buckets, and went to Scouts with Sunshine. She passed her Board of Review and is now a Life Scout! Next stop: working on her Eagle project. Tuesday we went to music lessons, I sewed buckets, we went to karate, and I got stuff organized and …
Ocean, practicing his karate: Victory, humility, courtesy, universal portal 2! …. Jeremy: Well, what are the moves? Ocean: I need a portal gun to do the moves. You need to go to the portal factory, because the portal factory always has them. Or find it online, because you can find anything online. According to Ocean, there’s also a universal portal …
Monday I had my phone call with the psychologist. My test results were actually pretty good, as in they don’t show indications of ADHD. However, the delayed recognition portion of the auditory input testing showed moderately severe impairment, which he attributes to my narcolepsy. He said if he was younger (he’s in his 70s, I think), he’d write a paper …
River, fixing his hair just right: I’m stylin’ Me: You’re way too young to be worrying about that. Him: I’m almost a teenager, in, um, 5 years! Apparently he’s practicing now?
Monday I went for a trail run with Max, but I didn’t feel great I was tired and drained during the run and my lungs were unhappy afterwards, but it still felt good to finally get out again. I stopped by Petsmart on the way home to get a new collar for Max for her birthday. Afterwards I made a …
Ocean poked his head out the door as I headed out to run a couple errands: You forgot to tell us no wild parties! Me, obediently: No wild parties while I’m gone. Him, satisfied: OK.
Monday I woke up with a tickle in my throat that left me coughing for quite awhile. Fun. I went to wallyworld for a few things, including more rapid covid tests, but I’m still testing negative. While laying in bed feeling crummy the last few days I’ve been doing a lot of reading and my creative writing brain cells are …
Ocean copied the letters in True North Leatherworks off of my roll of packing tape. If you ever needed an illustration of Ocean’s non-linear mind, here is how he copied it:
