Mindy relaxing in jammies after arriving at my home.
Not many pics at CBC as Mindy's battery was dying.
Friday night turned into Saturday morning rather abruptly. I slept for well over 9 hours and darn near 10. I noticed a hint of snow about the lawn at a glance but proceeded with my morning routine and gave no further attention to weather. After my sit-ups, push-ups, and curls I took Ykraps on our Saturday morning casual stroll. By now there was little if any snow remaining on the ground, and it appeared in the western sky that blue skies were coming, but in a fleeting moment they were gone, overtaken by low fast moving clouds out of the east. All of this happened in less than two or three minutes. By the time Ykraps and I were back at home, there was in affect, no snow remaining.
After pouring some coffee I sat down to read/write email. Mindy had already sent me one. She went on about how beautiful the snow was covering everything in a fluffy blanket. A check of the time sent revealed that it was only 20 minutes prior. Conditions like at her home were not to be found here. She lives about 5 miles west another 2 miles north. Strange how such a distance can make such a difference.
I coffee'd, emailed, then talked on the phone until about 10:15am. At that point I had to begin getting ready for my run. Mindy had planned to be at my house around 12 noon as this was her 'kid-less' weekend. Before running I put away two loads of laundry ~ whites and colors. I ran the dishwasher as I hit the door for my Saturday run.
The run went well as I took my usual 4 mile route through the subdivision. It went surprisingly fast too. In fact, it was on of those runs where I escape into myself so much that I loose track of where I am at, only to snap out of it and realize I've got 2 miles, then three behind me already. I love it when that happens. There have been a couple of occasions over the years when I have literally snapped out of it just as I am coming down the home stretch. That's awesome!
My daughters:
For the better part of the last eight years, my daughters success, or lack of it, has weighed heavily on my mind. I tossed this around while running today. For whatever reason; poor parenting, bad genes, or simply chance, all three of my girls seem to lack a core sense of direction, self-esteem, and drive. This not only eats at me, it drives me frickin' crazy! And of late, I've been wallowing in self pity over it. It just dawned on me that given my understanding of the universe - its abundant nature, giving way, and overall responsiveness- that perhaps I am somehow generating this ongoing crisis. Perhaps what is needed is a new, different outlook or approach. My outlook, especially of late, has been more like asking why my kids aren't more like a maintenance free - high mileage shiny new car. When maybe I need to think of them more like a 16 year old boy thinks of his first old car given to him by his father. He sees nothing but upside potential and works on it day in and day out molding it into his dream car. Other, older kids/adults may look at it and frown, but the fact remains, the kid is proud of what he's made of his old beater. The moral to the story, of course, isn't so much to compare my children to broken down cars but instead to look at the upside and work with what I've got. It's easy to complain and whine, and while still another to work hard wiht what you have. God knows I've always liked a challenge and boy (or should I say girl) do I have three!
When I returned, I continued blogging and put the finishing touches on my weekend chores. Mindy called to let me know her plans had been stalled due to her ex's lackadaisical follow through. No worries, I would just go about my errands and hook up with her later. Around noon I hit the shower and finalized my grocery list. I had thought about heading to the Lenox Staples but decided that I could get everything I needed at Wal-Mart and save myself a trip in the meantime. Once at Wal-Mart, and before gathering groceries, I found some new candles, a new color printer cartridge, a vase for my upstairs hallway alcove, some CD-R's and multi-colored jewel cases, as well as some new head phones for my MP-3 player. I need to revert back to the over the head style as the ear buds tend to fallout while I am running unless I have on my winter headband and with the temperatures moderating it renders the headband unrealistic. I spent about 1.5 hours at Wal-Mart, groceries included.
I was departing the grips of Wal-Mart at about 2pm. I hadn't eaten all day so I broke with tradition and strayed over to Burger King for a double bacon cheeseburger combo. I hadn't had one of those in eons. It was yummy!!!!
I was home by 2:20pm putting my bi-weekly haul in its proper places. Some time around 3pm Mindy finally arrived to share the rest of the weekend with me. By now I was feeling a little tired and like I needed a nap, which is pretty muhc par for the course. I often take a nap on Saturday afternoons. The only problem was that while my body was tired my mind was not. I had a sugar buzz, not only from the high-carb burger and fries, but also from the high octane orange soda that I washed it down with. I'm not used to that.
We laid together in bed for the better part of 2 hours, but never fully fell asleep. Back downstairs I finished updating Friday's blog and even added some pics. At 6:15pm it was time to hit the shower in preparation for our night out. We had a 7:30pm dinner reservation at Cameron Mitchell's, Columbus Brewing Company where we'd be meeting up with Mindy's friends, Dave and Amy. Before showering again, I took Ykraps on his evening walk. To gain a little efficiency, I walked him in my backyard, which he seems to likes every now and then. We were ready to go sometime around 6:55pm, and left the house at around 7:00pm. We arrived at CBC a little early and after giving the girl at the desk our names we found a couple of comfy stools at the corner of the bar. I ordered a Columbus Pale Ale and Mindy ordered a Cabernet, I think. By 7:35pm our table was ready so we gathered our drinks and things and moved along. Mindy's friends were not yet there. Finally, around 7:45pm they arrived and Mindy flagged them down all the while talking to her children on her cell phone. I hadn't met them before but had heard a great deal about them. Dave is an attorney and has a private practice of his own. His wife, Amy, does some marketing part-time (can't remember for whom). They were both very nice, yet very different from most of my friends. We had a really nice time talking through dinner about all sorts of stuff. Most of the stories centered around their children as well as Mindy's, as one might expect. They have two young ones too.
After a great meal, a couple of Columbus Pale Ales, and some interesting dialogue we left for home. It was 9:45pm. Before heading to my house we took a planned detour by Mindy's to let her dogs out. While Mindy let them out and tended to a couple of minor household tasks, I had another beer - fittingly, a Columbus Pale Ale. We left her home around 10:30pm and were at mine by 10:40pm. Mindy asked for a fire and I obliged. By the time it was roaring it was time for Mad TV. We tuned in. Of late it's been funnier than Saturday Night Live. Mindy fell asleep not long after we joined in, and I wasn't far behind. We woke around 1am and headed upstairs for bed.
Mindy relaxing in jammies after arriving at my home.
Not many pics at CBC as Mindy's battery was dying.
Friday night turned into Saturday morning rather abruptly. I slept for well over 9 hours and darn near 10. I noticed a hint of snow about the lawn at a glance but proceeded with my morning routine and gave no further attention to weather. After my sit-ups, push-ups, and curls I took Ykraps on our Saturday morning casual stroll. By now there was little if any snow remaining on the ground, and it appeared in the western sky that blue skies were coming, but in a fleeting moment they were gone, overtaken by low fast moving clouds out of the east. All of this happened in less than two or three minutes. By the time Ykraps and I were back at home, there was in affect, no snow remaining.
After pouring some coffee I sat down to read/write email. Mindy had already sent me one. She went on about how beautiful the snow was covering everything in a fluffy blanket. A check of the time sent revealed that it was only 20 minutes prior. Conditions like at her home were not to be found here. She lives about 5 miles west another 2 miles north. Strange how such a distance can make such a difference.
I coffee'd, emailed, then talked on the phone until about 10:15am. At that point I had to begin getting ready for my run. Mindy had planned to be at my house around 12 noon as this was her 'kid-less' weekend. Before running I put away two loads of laundry ~ whites and colors. I ran the dishwasher as I hit the door for my Saturday run.
The run went well as I took my usual 4 mile route through the subdivision. It went surprisingly fast too. In fact, it was on of those runs where I escape into myself so much that I loose track of where I am at, only to snap out of it and realize I've got 2 miles, then three behind me already. I love it when that happens. There have been a couple of occasions over the years when I have literally snapped out of it just as I am coming down the home stretch. That's awesome!
My daughters:
For the better part of the last eight years, my daughters success, or lack of it, has weighed heavily on my mind. I tossed this around while running today. For whatever reason; poor parenting, bad genes, or simply chance, all three of my girls seem to lack a core sense of direction, self-esteem, and drive. This not only eats at me, it drives me frickin' crazy! And of late, I've been wallowing in self pity over it. It just dawned on me that given my understanding of the universe - its abundant nature, giving way, and overall responsiveness- that perhaps I am somehow generating this ongoing crisis. Perhaps what is needed is a new, different outlook or approach. My outlook, especially of late, has been more like asking why my kids aren't more like a maintenance free - high mileage shiny new car. When maybe I need to think of them more like a 16 year old boy thinks of his first old car given to him by his father. He sees nothing but upside potential and works on it day in and day out molding it into his dream car. Other, older kids/adults may look at it and frown, but the fact remains, the kid is proud of what he's made of his old beater. The moral to the story, of course, isn't so much to compare my children to broken down cars but instead to look at the upside and work with what I've got. It's easy to complain and whine, and while still another to work hard wiht what you have. God knows I've always liked a challenge and boy (or should I say girl) do I have three!
When I returned, I continued blogging and put the finishing touches on my weekend chores. Mindy called to let me know her plans had been stalled due to her ex's lackadaisical follow through. No worries, I would just go about my errands and hook up with her later. Around noon I hit the shower and finalized my grocery list. I had thought about heading to the Lenox Staples but decided that I could get everything I needed at Wal-Mart and save myself a trip in the meantime. Once at Wal-Mart, and before gathering groceries, I found some new candles, a new color printer cartridge, a vase for my upstairs hallway alcove, some CD-R's and multi-colored jewel cases, as well as some new head phones for my MP-3 player. I need to revert back to the over the head style as the ear buds tend to fallout while I am running unless I have on my winter headband and with the temperatures moderating it renders the headband unrealistic. I spent about 1.5 hours at Wal-Mart, groceries included.
I was departing the grips of Wal-Mart at about 2pm. I hadn't eaten all day so I broke with tradition and strayed over to Burger King for a double bacon cheeseburger combo. I hadn't had one of those in eons. It was yummy!!!!
I was home by 2:20pm putting my bi-weekly haul in its proper places. Some time around 3pm Mindy finally arrived to share the rest of the weekend with me. By now I was feeling a little tired and like I needed a nap, which is pretty muhc par for the course. I often take a nap on Saturday afternoons. The only problem was that while my body was tired my mind was not. I had a sugar buzz, not only from the high-carb burger and fries, but also from the high octane orange soda that I washed it down with. I'm not used to that.
We laid together in bed for the better part of 2 hours, but never fully fell asleep. Back downstairs I finished updating Friday's blog and even added some pics. At 6:15pm it was time to hit the shower in preparation for our night out. We had a 7:30pm dinner reservation at Cameron Mitchell's, Columbus Brewing Company where we'd be meeting up with Mindy's friends, Dave and Amy. Before showering again, I took Ykraps on his evening walk. To gain a little efficiency, I walked him in my backyard, which he seems to likes every now and then. We were ready to go sometime around 6:55pm, and left the house at around 7:00pm. We arrived at CBC a little early and after giving the girl at the desk our names we found a couple of comfy stools at the corner of the bar. I ordered a Columbus Pale Ale and Mindy ordered a Cabernet, I think. By 7:35pm our table was ready so we gathered our drinks and things and moved along. Mindy's friends were not yet there. Finally, around 7:45pm they arrived and Mindy flagged them down all the while talking to her children on her cell phone. I hadn't met them before but had heard a great deal about them. Dave is an attorney and has a private practice of his own. His wife, Amy, does some marketing part-time (can't remember for whom). They were both very nice, yet very different from most of my friends. We had a really nice time talking through dinner about all sorts of stuff. Most of the stories centered around their children as well as Mindy's, as one might expect. They have two young ones too.
After a great meal, a couple of Columbus Pale Ales, and some interesting dialogue we left for home. It was 9:45pm. Before heading to my house we took a planned detour by Mindy's to let her dogs out. While Mindy let them out and tended to a couple of minor household tasks, I had another beer - fittingly, a Columbus Pale Ale. We left her home around 10:30pm and were at mine by 10:40pm. Mindy asked for a fire and I obliged. By the time it was roaring it was time for Mad TV. We tuned in. Of late it's been funnier than Saturday Night Live. Mindy fell asleep not long after we joined in, and I wasn't far behind. We woke around 1am and headed upstairs for bed.
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