Toiling with Tampers

Wednesday was a beautiful day, but Thursday promised to be even nicer. I was up at 5:30am even though I didn’t really want to get out of bed. I moved through my exercise routine then sought out Ykraps so that we could do our usual morning stroll. Once again, it was a little on the cool side for late May, but it would warm to near 80 as the day progressed. And just like the sunny day before, I planned to drive my BM’er. I spent the half hour between 6-6:30am playing on the PC and meditating. Afterwards, I prepared and left for my run. It warmed quickly after the sunshine cleared the tree tops. The reduced mileage made the run go by so much quicker. Plus, I’m spending much less time thinking about my sore ass than I was a month ago when the problem started. Now, I’m able to lose myself in the moment like old times. Here’s hoping I’m as good as new shortly! Mindy was still luxuriating in bed upon my return. I delivered her coffee then rather than pre-run. I figured she’d appreciate more uninterrupted sleep. And if I am not mistaken, she had a follow-up with her doctor scheduled for later in the day. Jacob bolted for the bus stop at 7:55am. By the time I headed out he was already there. Bella chose to walk down as well just to see him off. She was going to Grandma Sharon’s today, and was much looking forward to it. Bella ran home as soon as the bus picked up Jacob. I stayed and chatted with Pat, who shared his recent encounter with a family of baby raccoons in his backyard. It sounds like he beat one of the babies senseless. Afterwards, the only humane thing to do was put it out of its misery. I was admittedly a little stunned with his obvious disdain for the little creatures. I guess it’s fair to say that he feels the same about them as I feel about Canada geese (rats with wings). I returned home a short time later after visiting with Pat. I dashed off to work in a jolly mood. I had a couple of personal checks to deposit in my account, which I planned to do at lunch. I left to take care of that around 1:30pm. After a quick stop at the bank I drove to Home Depot where I looked at tampers. I’d need one for my mini-patio project. I was still unsure whether I would use a manual tamper or rent a gas powered vibra-tamper. The gas powered version seemed a bit overkill, but the rental cost was the same as buying a manual tamper. Hmm, what to do? I left work at 5:40pm destined for home. At home, Mindy was busy preparing dinner – tacos. I asked if she wanted to walk Ykraps with me. She did. Just as we were walking over the bridge we encountered a young boy sobbing along side the water. We asked what was the matter. He said his grandpa would likely whoop him for getting wet in the pond. His tennis shoes were a little wet and muddy. I told him that we’d clean him up good as new. Mindy went back to the house to fetch a towel to help get him cleaned up. He was very grateful for our generosity. Something about kids and water. They can’t stay out of it. We enjoyed our walk, and equally enjoyed our dinner. I had thought about cutting the grass but decided against it. Instead, I simply watered the flowers front & back. That took me a good 45 minutes. In addition, I drained and refilled our faux stone fountain. The pump had become clogged with helicopters and cotton wood fairies. The easiest way to remedy the situation, at least from my perspective, was to simply start over. We called the kids in after I finished watering to get ready for bed. I helped Jacob with his shower. After the kids were tucked into bed, I retreated to my PC to update my blog. Mindy headed to bed between 9-9:30pm. I stayed up until 10:45pm.