I slept like a rock, and when I finally woke and rolled over I was surprised to find that I was flying solo. That’s right! Mindy was already up and out of bed, and by the sound of it, fully engaged in the unfolding morning. It was 8am sharp when I leaped to my feet, brushed my teeth, and meandered down the stairs.
Mindy had begun making blueberry muffins for the kids. What a wonderful aroma. The Starbucks coffee didn’t hurt either. As I always do, I largely ignored the sweet smells and instead focused my immediate attention on my workout routine. I did my usual 55 sit-ups, 55 push-ups, and finished with 40 curls. Before it was 8:15am I leashed up Ykraps for our morning walk.
Our walk was a pleasant one as the sun was shining brightly and the temperature was mild as compared to many recent mornings. I made and enjoyed a cup of coffee upon my return. Mindy asked what was on my agenda and if I wanted to attend church. I had no real agenda but didn’t want to attend church. Instead, I was happy to have a leisurely day that encompassed little more than a run, a few miscellaneous chores and then some football.
After Mindy left for church I readied for my run. I ran inside the subdivision, which seemed quite peculiar. I was back home by 10:35am where I spent the next ten minutes cooling down and surveying the yard and the fruit of yesterday’s labor. I feel really good about what I accomplished out of doors yesterday. I am about a month ahead and actually did work in the flower beds that I typically do in early spring. I guess the storm that toppled most of my flowers was the impetus for that.
Back inside I choked down a few pieces of cheese & fruit. I then decided to work on the cable outlet in the guest room again only this time starting in the attic where the wiring scheme would be easily viewable save for the insulation.
(Breaking news: as I type this update on Tuesday, 12:37pm EDT, Oct 17th I received a call that Ashley gave birth to a little girl at noon sharp. Welcome to my world Olivia! I love you!!!). I hadn’t been in the attic since I wired the additional outlet in that same room. That was Christmas Day 2001 – I think.
I was almost worried what I might find up there. In the past five years I have had a new roof put in place as well as new trim boards. The old trim was falling off and allowing birds and other small critters easy access to my home from the outdoors. Popping open the hallway access revealed nothing out of the ordinary save for the tell tale signs of a new roof (lots of roof grit lying atop the white fluffy insulation). As I followed the cable TV wires I also gave the attic and roof a thorough inspection. Everything checked out OK!
As I followed the CATV wiring it all came back to me how I wired in the new outlet. That made converting it back easy. I had simply spliced it through behind the original wall plate. From there it went back up into the attic and then down into the new wall cavity.
After leaving the attic I made quick work of the conversion in the room. We now have CATV service available to our bedroom guests without a wire running across the floor.
After that small chore I picked some tomatoes from the ever producing tomato plants. For the next half hour I updated Friday’s blog entry and then took to reading more of Deepak Chopra’s interpretation of the Kama Sutra until Mindy arrived home.
Mindy and I found ourselves with a few hours of rare peace and quiet. The kids went to Mindy’s mom’s after church and asked to stay for the afternoon. We took a long afternoon nap while watching the Bengals football game.
Come 3:30pm I rose from bed and took a much needed shower. I dressed in some comfy clothes that would be appropriate for Sunday dinner. We left for Gloria’s just before 4pm. I took my camera along and took a handful of pictures while driving (see attached). Great Western, Holly Hill. We arrived at Gloria’s just after 4pm and were warmly greeted by the children. Everyone was present this evening except for Craig and Jeff, who were in Washington DC for pleasure. I know the trip included a Babs concert. Mindy’s niece, Julie, who lives in DC was in town for the Columbus Marathon and was walking around a little stiff legged. I was impressed that she was up and walking around, though. I couldn’t wait for dinner. We were having pork chops, stuffing, mashed potatoes, and green beans. Finally, we sat for dinner and the food was as good as advertised.
After allowing our food to digest for about thirty minutes, it was time for dessert. We had three selections: chocolate chip cookies, fudge, and quadruple chocolate brownies that I baked and brought along. I had two brownies and about four cookies. I stayed away from the family favorite – the fudge- because I don’t care for peanut butter fudge. Never have. Needless to say, I was stuffed.
After a little social time it was past our usual departure time. We loaded up the Trooper and headed for home at 7:25pm. Immediately upon our arrival I took Ykraps on his evening walk. Jacob joined me. We had a nice little walk. When we returned, Mindy got the kids ready for bed and soon called on me for the family read & tuck. As always, I obliged. After the kids were in bed Mindy and I tuned into Sunday Night football – The Denver Broncos and Oakland Raiders. Oakland looked terrible. To bed by 9:30pm.
I slept like a rock, and when I finally woke and rolled over I was surprised to find that I was flying solo. That’s right! Mindy was already up and out of bed, and by the sound of it, fully engaged in the unfolding morning. It was 8am sharp when I leaped to my feet, brushed my teeth, and meandered down the stairs.
Mindy had begun making blueberry muffins for the kids. What a wonderful aroma. The Starbucks coffee didn’t hurt either. As I always do, I largely ignored the sweet smells and instead focused my immediate attention on my workout routine. I did my usual 55 sit-ups, 55 push-ups, and finished with 40 curls. Before it was 8:15am I leashed up Ykraps for our morning walk.
Our walk was a pleasant one as the sun was shining brightly and the temperature was mild as compared to many recent mornings. I made and enjoyed a cup of coffee upon my return. Mindy asked what was on my agenda and if I wanted to attend church. I had no real agenda but didn’t want to attend church. Instead, I was happy to have a leisurely day that encompassed little more than a run, a few miscellaneous chores and then some football.
After Mindy left for church I readied for my run. I ran inside the subdivision, which seemed quite peculiar. I was back home by 10:35am where I spent the next ten minutes cooling down and surveying the yard and the fruit of yesterday’s labor. I feel really good about what I accomplished out of doors yesterday. I am about a month ahead and actually did work in the flower beds that I typically do in early spring. I guess the storm that toppled most of my flowers was the impetus for that.
Back inside I choked down a few pieces of cheese & fruit. I then decided to work on the cable outlet in the guest room again only this time starting in the attic where the wiring scheme would be easily viewable save for the insulation. (Breaking news: as I type this update on Tuesday, 12:37pm EDT, Oct 17th I received a call that Ashley gave birth to a little girl at noon sharp. Welcome to my world Olivia! I love you!!!). I hadn’t been in the attic since I wired the additional outlet in that same room. That was Christmas Day 2001 – I think.
I was almost worried what I might find up there. In the past five years I have had a new roof put in place as well as new trim boards. The old trim was falling off and allowing birds and other small critters easy access to my home from the outdoors. Popping open the hallway access revealed nothing out of the ordinary save for the tell tale signs of a new roof (lots of roof grit lying atop the white fluffy insulation). As I followed the cable TV wires I also gave the attic and roof a thorough inspection. Everything checked out OK!
As I followed the CATV wiring it all came back to me how I wired in the new outlet. That made converting it back easy. I had simply spliced it through behind the original wall plate. From there it went back up into the attic and then down into the new wall cavity.
After leaving the attic I made quick work of the conversion in the room. We now have CATV service available to our bedroom guests without a wire running across the floor.
After that small chore I picked some tomatoes from the ever producing tomato plants. For the next half hour I updated Friday’s blog entry and then took to reading more of Deepak Chopra’s interpretation of the Kama Sutra until Mindy arrived home.
Mindy and I found ourselves with a few hours of rare peace and quiet. The kids went to Mindy’s mom’s after church and asked to stay for the afternoon. We took a long afternoon nap while watching the Bengals football game.
Come 3:30pm I rose from bed and took a much needed shower. I dressed in some comfy clothes that would be appropriate for Sunday dinner. We left for Gloria’s just before 4pm. I took my camera along and took a handful of pictures while driving (see attached). Great Western, Holly Hill. We arrived at Gloria’s just after 4pm and were warmly greeted by the children. Everyone was present this evening except for Craig and Jeff, who were in Washington DC for pleasure. I know the trip included a Babs concert. Mindy’s niece, Julie, who lives in DC was in town for the Columbus Marathon and was walking around a little stiff legged. I was impressed that she was up and walking around, though. I couldn’t wait for dinner. We were having pork chops, stuffing, mashed potatoes, and green beans. Finally, we sat for dinner and the food was as good as advertised.
After allowing our food to digest for about thirty minutes, it was time for dessert. We had three selections: chocolate chip cookies, fudge, and quadruple chocolate brownies that I baked and brought along. I had two brownies and about four cookies. I stayed away from the family favorite – the fudge- because I don’t care for peanut butter fudge. Never have. Needless to say, I was stuffed.
After a little social time it was past our usual departure time. We loaded up the Trooper and headed for home at 7:25pm. Immediately upon our arrival I took Ykraps on his evening walk. Jacob joined me. We had a nice little walk. When we returned, Mindy got the kids ready for bed and soon called on me for the family read & tuck. As always, I obliged. After the kids were in bed Mindy and I tuned into Sunday Night football – The Denver Broncos and Oakland Raiders. Oakland looked terrible. To bed by 9:30pm.
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