My run this morning was disappointing, thanks to tech failure. It was my first speed run since the winter and the intervals got messed up on my app and none of them were the right length. OH WELL. It was still a run, so not a total loss, and now I’ll just have to do it again next week. A new lawn company came to mow our lawn today but did not do the backyard because they said the gate was blocked. There is literally just a small bucket half filled with gravel that’s there to keep Pinot from digging under the gate. It’s maybe five pounds. How do you just not move it? They did not get paid. Today at work I finally learned what makes preapproved credit offers different from prescreened credit offers and why we apply two totally separate sets of laws to them. I’ve literally worked at this company for 20 years and never knew the difference. I feel enlightened. Took Christina to dance and it was SO HOT in the parking lot. I think it was 94 out and the sun was beating on me, plus wildfire smoke in the air. It was an unpleasant hour, but I refuse to sit in a running car for an hour just for air conditioning. Robin and I worked on her Ferrari Lego set after dinner. It’s starting to look like a car… we have a front end now. I am completely exhausted. I was up late last night and then up early this morning. I got maybe six hours of sleep, which I realize is probably not far from average, but I can’t handle it. It’s early, but I think I’m going to bed.
Tag: jackson
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April 23
I decided not to be lazy tonight and cooked a real dinner. It was kind of nice cooking. Robin’s been in a grumpy mood all day. Christina’s been trying to schedule a sleepover with her friend, but coordinating with her dad has been nearly impossible. It’s tough being at the mercy of your parents. I don’t remember how these things happened when I was younger. Magic. Probably still is.
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April 17
The patio materials arrived today. Billy doesn’t think I can get it all moved in six hours. I hope he’s wrong, but he probably knows better than I do since it’s literally his job to move freight. I am hoping not to have to work when it gets hot, and I really want the use of our driveway. I’ve got my work cut out for me. I’m excited to get this party started. We’ll see if I feel the same on Sunday.
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February 25
Robin had a dentist appointment today to get cavities filled. They decided to only do two of the four to try to limit her discomfort since she always gets sores after a filling. So now we have to go back again in a week to do the other two. They tried using a different anesthetic this time, and it does seem a little better, but she still has a big old sore on her lip. Maybe this will inspire her to brush her teeth, though. So far I have not seen that happen, but I still remind her every night. That also annoys the fuck out of her, which doesn’t bother me so much because spending $250 every six months for fillings is also annoying. The dogs, however, could care less as long as I give them potatoes to eat before bed.
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February 11
This dog. He pants and nudges and begs to be let out and then we open the door and he does this. He sticks his head out the door and sniffs for like 5 or 10 minutes and then comes back inside. Why are dogs so weird? It was otherwise a decent day. I feel like my class at work is falling behind a little, or maybe I overloaded the schedule. I don’t think we are going to finish the first phase of training by Friday as planned. But on the flip side, I’ve made some changes to the curriculum materials that are vast improvements, so at least now what I’m teaching them is accurate. Better to be late and get it right than finish early and get it wrong. I still have SO many things to do before next week. This whole class I’ve been behind the 8 ball, just trying to keep up, and it’s led to some mistakes. I’m working through them, but I hate feeling this disorganized. It’s not a good look for a teacher. But it’s my first class, it’s still better than the last few classes (by a lot), so I’m trying to take deep breaths and give myself grace. The true test is seeing how they do when they graduate. Still many weeks to go before then, so there are many opportunities to get it more right. Sempre avanti – always moving forward.
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January 9
I have really been enjoying my new job, which really hasn’t started yet, but I’ve had time to get going since my other work is pretty much wrapped up. I hope the upcoming class goes well – I am making a lot of changes. Also today I started knitting a new blanket for the living room. We do not speak of what happened to the other one. Robin knows. This project should keep me busy for a while. And last, what the heck does this dog want? He does this every night and we cannot figure it out. He pants, he nudges, he paces, but he won’t go out, he just ate, has water, wriggles away when we try to pet him… I so wish he could talk sometimes because I’d love to give him what he wants!
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January 4
We put away all the Christmas decorations today. It’s always a little sad doing that. But the living room doubled in size. The girls and I also went to Chili’s for lunch, and then after dinner Billy beat us at Phase 10. I don’t really want to go back to real life tomorrow. It’s been a good Christmas. It’s hard to let it end.
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August 22
It was a pretty low-key day. I’m finally more caught up at work and ready to start kicking ass. Made a nice dinner of chicken and olive artichoke tapenade, yum. Did a crossword puzzle and basically chilled out. Nice way to end a week.
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July 16
I’m starting to get some footing back at work, which is just to say I wrap the day up with a headache, but not nausea too. Billy’s work schedule is bananas right now and he had no choice but to sleep through dinner, so it was just the girls and me tonight for beef burritos, even though what I really wanted was pizza. I also wanted pizza for lunch, but had to settle for tuna because I only had 40 minutes to order it, pick it up, and eat it before my 3pm meeting, and what is the point if I eat it so fast that I can’t taste it? So pizza stays on the menu for Eventually. I’m sure it’ll be worth the wait.
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May 14
Gabby announced today that she is closing the gym after this summer. For some reason this makes me sad, as angry as I was just a few days ago. As sure as I was that another season wouldn’t be possible for her, I’m sorry for her. I wish it could have been better, for everyone.
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April 7
Robin’s cheer practice was cancelled tonight due to too many people out. Robin and I were both pretty happy to have the time back. I worked on a jigsaw puzzle and cooked dinner, and she did whatever she does in her room all day long. We even got to eat together as a family, which never happens on a Monday. Even Robin ate it, and she wouldn’t even touch the salmon burgers I made the other day because they had shallots in them. WTF. At least I got a decent lunch out of it.
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March 10
It’s getting harder and harder to come up with something to take a picture of on a day where nothing exciting really happened. Especially when Pinot leaves his diarrhea poop ALL over the dining room floor for me to step in. Jackson is the dog I still like.
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January 12
It’s been chilly lately. Today it was under 50 degrees when I went outside with the dogs, but in the sun it felt warmer. I always forget when I’m inside how rejuvenating it is to be outside, even lying in dead grass looking at the dead flowers in my garden. Jackson gets it.
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January 5
I knitted half a sock today, which means I didn’t move from my spot on the couch for like six hours, except to eat dinner. That’s what Sundays are for, though, right?
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October 6
It was a slow day filled with doing practically nothing. But Jackson came and posed for me with his Albert Einstein eyebrows. So precious.
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