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I was up at my usual 5:30am. It was Jacoby’s last day of school. I was excited for him. I wondered if he’d wake excited, and then if he’d show it. My guess was that he would. I slogged through my routine eager to get outside with Ykraps. After my exercise routine he and I slipped out. It was very nice, much warmer than the prior mornings.
It was a little hard to believe that it was Friday already. Then again, it was an incredibly short work week. My run was very enjoyable. Again, it was very sunny making the run that much more enjoyable. I was looking forward to the day ahead.
Jacob was up and about when I returned. I asked if he was excited. He agreed that he was. After my shower I headed down to the corner for the school year’s last time. Jacob had in tow gift cards for his bus driver and ‘specials’ teachers (gym, music, art). He’d already given one to Mrs. Valentine, his primary teacher.
After Jacob was on his way I headed back home to finalize my prep for work. It didn’t take long. I was on my way by 8:20am.
Work moved along briskly. We were busy. The company bought lunch. The team opted for Spicy Chipotle KFC – it’s new. I caved and ate two pieces. It was good. Come 1:30pm I declared it my lunch hour and drove to Ohio Mulch to look at their stepping stone selection. Mindy’s got me thinking of switchin’ gears relative to the stone we’ll use on our pondside patio project. She much prefers rough cut stone steppers over pavers. But they have several different types. Still, what’s most frustrating, they can only tell you how much per pound. That does little good when trying to estimate the project’s total cost. What I need is a coverage conversion matrix by weight.
Back at work by 2:30pm, I did my level best to keep things running smoothly. In a spare moment, I found a stone calculator on line. Accordingly, I’d most likely need a ton to cover 85’ to 120’ sq. ft. That gives me a really good idea how much I can expect to spend on stone. Cool! Finally.
I left for home around 5:45pm. The kids had already left for the weekend with Jimaken by the time I arrived home. Mindy was napping. I walked Ykraps by myself. We had plans to hit Barley’s, Mindy’s first visit since the evening before her surgery. However, before hand, she planned for us to make a brief appearance at a graduation party for another one of her former students in Grove City. We freshened up and left for the party at 6:40pm. Mindy’s former student, Elizabeth, lost her mother over the course of the last year, but she seemed to be doing miraculously well given the circumstances. We didn’t stay long, just long enough to say hello, wish Elizabeth well, and give her a graduation gift. As we departed, Mindy introduced me to Bella’s kindergarten teacher, Mrs. Love. In jest, I suggested that she might want to buckle her seatbelt!
It didn’t take long to get to Barley’s from Grove City. We took I-71N via Stringtown Rd and the 33W, which turns into Riverside Dr. Boom! We were there.
Many of Mindy’s favorites were there: Jeremy & Courtney, Bob & Mary Ann, Steve, Mark, and Rick. Her nephew Joe and his buddy Chris met us there, too. Mindy drank only water. Me, on the other hand, had three beers over the course of the evening. My first two were Droughfire’s, and my last was a Maximus. Yummy! We shared a brisket quesadilla and a basket of sauerkraut balls. I was fine by the time we departed. Mindy was getting very sleepy.
At home, I took Ykraps out back for a short walk. While walking in the yard, I spotted Kenny and Crissy sitting out on their deck. I told Mindy I was going over for a quick visit. Somewhat surprisingly, she wanted to come along too. But then again, that’s Mindy. She’s always a real trooper. I didn’t realize it at the time but our direct neighbors, David and Becky, were there as well. We don’t see them out much. We visited for about an hour. Becky’s a school teacher too. And because she teaches in Hilliard, she, like Jacob, celebrated her last school day earlier in the day. She was very happy. While hanging with our neighbors, I sipped one of Mindy’s Flying Dog Stouts.
We headed back home around 11:30pm and went immediately to bed. At least that’s what’ll be written here!
It was a little hard to believe that it was Friday already. Then again, it was an incredibly short work week. My run was very enjoyable. Again, it was very sunny making the run that much more enjoyable. I was looking forward to the day ahead.
Jacob was up and about when I returned. I asked if he was excited. He agreed that he was. After my shower I headed down to the corner for the school year’s last time. Jacob had in tow gift cards for his bus driver and ‘specials’ teachers (gym, music, art). He’d already given one to Mrs. Valentine, his primary teacher.
After Jacob was on his way I headed back home to finalize my prep for work. It didn’t take long. I was on my way by 8:20am.
Work moved along briskly. We were busy. The company bought lunch. The team opted for Spicy Chipotle KFC – it’s new. I caved and ate two pieces. It was good. Come 1:30pm I declared it my lunch hour and drove to Ohio Mulch to look at their stepping stone selection. Mindy’s got me thinking of switchin’ gears relative to the stone we’ll use on our pondside patio project. She much prefers rough cut stone steppers over pavers. But they have several different types. Still, what’s most frustrating, they can only tell you how much per pound. That does little good when trying to estimate the project’s total cost. What I need is a coverage conversion matrix by weight.
Back at work by 2:30pm, I did my level best to keep things running smoothly. In a spare moment, I found a stone calculator on line. Accordingly, I’d most likely need a ton to cover 85’ to 120’ sq. ft. That gives me a really good idea how much I can expect to spend on stone. Cool! Finally.
I left for home around 5:45pm. The kids had already left for the weekend with Jimaken by the time I arrived home. Mindy was napping. I walked Ykraps by myself. We had plans to hit Barley’s, Mindy’s first visit since the evening before her surgery. However, before hand, she planned for us to make a brief appearance at a graduation party for another one of her former students in Grove City. We freshened up and left for the party at 6:40pm. Mindy’s former student, Elizabeth, lost her mother over the course of the last year, but she seemed to be doing miraculously well given the circumstances. We didn’t stay long, just long enough to say hello, wish Elizabeth well, and give her a graduation gift. As we departed, Mindy introduced me to Bella’s kindergarten teacher, Mrs. Love. In jest, I suggested that she might want to buckle her seatbelt!
It didn’t take long to get to Barley’s from Grove City. We took I-71N via Stringtown Rd and the 33W, which turns into Riverside Dr. Boom! We were there.
Many of Mindy’s favorites were there: Jeremy & Courtney, Bob & Mary Ann, Steve, Mark, and Rick. Her nephew Joe and his buddy Chris met us there, too. Mindy drank only water. Me, on the other hand, had three beers over the course of the evening. My first two were Droughfire’s, and my last was a Maximus. Yummy! We shared a brisket quesadilla and a basket of sauerkraut balls. I was fine by the time we departed. Mindy was getting very sleepy.
At home, I took Ykraps out back for a short walk. While walking in the yard, I spotted Kenny and Crissy sitting out on their deck. I told Mindy I was going over for a quick visit. Somewhat surprisingly, she wanted to come along too. But then again, that’s Mindy. She’s always a real trooper. I didn’t realize it at the time but our direct neighbors, David and Becky, were there as well. We don’t see them out much. We visited for about an hour. Becky’s a school teacher too. And because she teaches in Hilliard, she, like Jacob, celebrated her last school day earlier in the day. She was very happy. While hanging with our neighbors, I sipped one of Mindy’s Flying Dog Stouts.
We headed back home around 11:30pm and went immediately to bed. At least that’s what’ll be written here!
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