So much driving around today. Dropped kids off at camp, went to restaurant to pick up credit card I left behind yesterday, went to Panera for coffee, Whole Foods to return ballet shoes that didn’t fit Christina, got gas, then worked (on a company holiday), showered, picked up kids from camp, took Christina to dance, came home for an hour, took Robin to cheer, picked Christina up from dance, had dinner, picked Robin up from cheer. Billy went to the garage where they towed his car on Saturday. They said they’d towed 17 cars there on Saturday. Yikes. Booked the last hotels for our vacation and also reserved a sunset kayak tour at Acadia on the 4th of July. I’m going to force the kids to suffer through a strenuous hike up Cadillac Mountain. Better bring some good snacks. And earplugs.
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June 17
The weather has been wild lately. This morning Billy hydroplaned right off the highway during a rainstorm. Luckily he didn’t hit anything and no one got hurt, but there was enough damage to the car that it had to be towed to a nearby garage. While he was on the phone with AAA for a tow, a woman flipped her car right next to his. Thankfully she wasn’t hurt either, but wow. What a morning.
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June 16
It was a hectic day. We spent time at a memorial service with Billy’s friend, Huie, whose father recently passed away. It was a lot of driving and I let myself be pulled in too many directions, but it was good to see old friends that we just don’t see very often. Next time it will be under better circumstances.
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June 15
Drove into this storm to spend over $600 getting the dogs their annual shots and tags. I brought the kids to “help,” which was pretty dumb. The lights went out just as Jackson was getting his second shot, and no one freaked out. Also, this was the first time he did not need to be muzzled for his visit. He must be getting old.
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June 13
Today was: Showing up to do blood work without the needed lab orders, workworkwork, the day that Christina ate an entire tub of hummus by herself, an appointment with Dr. Hugo (that was today, even though the office door was locked), shrimp salad rolls that made Christina want to puke, losing at Monopoly, the Yankees beating the Mets in a tight game, finding out that I was supposed to enroll Christina in approximately 7 summer dance classes that started yesterday, and day two of Billy’s new work schedule. Not one of those things I just listed brought me any significant pleasure today. Except maybe the shrimp rolls. They were good, I don’t care what Christina thinks.
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June 11
It’s a long way from the Bronx, but it’s baseball. The stadium was so empty, but the game included an inside the park grand slam (which really wasn’t a grand slam because the only reason he made it around all the bases was because of the outfielder’s error) and our seats were in the shade, so I was happy. Less people in the stadium also meant no traffic coming or going, and pretty good parking. People in Florida just don’t appreciate baseball. Probably because it’s so damn hot.
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June 10
The kids really needed to get out of the house after a week trapped inside while I had to work, so off to the beach it was. We gave Hanna Park a try. It wasn’t bad! Shaded parking, bathrooms, not too crowded, and it’s even a dollar less than the state parks nearby with beaches. The access point we used didn’t actually have a bathroom – the one that did looked a lot more crowded – but it’s nice to know the option was there. And so I continue the search for the perfect Jacksonville beach. 12 years in.
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June 9
I had big plans for dijon-marinated grilled pork chops for dinner tonight, and then for the first time in weeks, it stormed. And it stormed from 5-7pm, right at dinner time. Not at 2 or 3pm. Not 7 or 8pm. Dinner time. So we ended up with takeout. Ah well… keeping my fingers crossed for a drier evening tomorrow.
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June 5
Some days you just wish you could do over. Today was one of them.
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