Gourmet Burgers, The Pool, and Camp Chairs

I was up and out of bed by 540am after allowing myself to sleep in a few minutes longer than usual. For all intents and purposes, it’s summer time which means mornings are a bit easier around the house now with Mindy and the kids out of school. I left Frankie in her pen until my calisthenics were completely finished. She didn’t seem that interested in getting out. That took some pressure off me. Meanwhile, it was yet another cloudy/rainy start to the work day. Ugh! Right on queue, Frankie hopped back in her pen when she spotted me changing into running attire. Hmm? Good dog! I headed out for my run at 640am wearing just a pair of shorts. It was mostly cloudy, but also warm and sticky. I ran four miles like it was nothing. I noticed that our trash can was emptied while I was out. I didn’t bother moving it back to its stowed position. I got started on breakfast and lunch immediately upon return. I fried two slices of Canadian bacon and two farm fresh chicken eggs. On my second romp with Frankie and just before a shower, Bella came out and joined us in the back yard. We headed inside where I prepped Mindy’s coffee then headed upstairs for a shower. Frankie followed up the stairs – something she’s just recently mastered. Bella and Frankie joined Mindy in bed while I got a shower. Mindy had to ask Bella to keep it down a few times so not to wake Jacob. I drove the Trooper to work. It was partly sunny and already near 70 degrees. Mid morning Mindy advised that she and the kids would be heading to the pool. She was taking neighbor Makayla too, who spent the day with Bella in lieu of the babysitter. I asked only that Mindy make sure the paint supplies I found still in need of cleaning be taken care of. In my mind, the job isn’t done until the tools are cleaned and put away. She didn’t take too kindly to my request initially. I ran errands at lunch time making stops at Home Depot and then Staples. At Home Depot I bought furnace filters, landscaping string, charcoal lighter fluid and a lighter. At Staples I bought a package of printer paper. By the time my shopping was complete, I had used my hour. I headed back to the office. Late afternoon, and presumably after the pool, Mindy called again. This time she shared that she cleaned up the painting supplies. She also asked if I would be so kind to stop at Kroger on the way home and pick-up four gourmet burgers. Yes. She also shared that the sports figure silhouettes she ordered from Pottery Barn arrived. Said the football player appeared to be mis-cut. I left work late – almost 615pm. Work got busy late afternoon. As promised, I stopped at Kroger on my way home to pick-up the gourmet burgers. I picked up a dozen white roses and two new camp chairs on sale for $6.99 each. For some reason I wrongfully assumed we had only two. But when I got out to the Trooper and opened the back I saw two others. We really didn’t need two more, but oh well! I’m sure they’ll get used. While Mindy toiled with the grill and dinner, I got busy hooking up the cable in Jacob’s new bedroom. There are three outlets prewired in the room, but the ideal outlet wasn’t currently active. I had to try and remember how I did that. That took some doing. I used my line toner but to no avail. I was easily aggravated. Mindy called me for dinner before I could finish. I ate quickly, still aggravated over the cable thing. I decided over dinner that I would simply use the active outlet and run the cable around the base board for about 6 feet – not ideal but functional. I headed upstairs to finish what I started. I made fairly quick work of running the cable. Then, I drilled holes in the back of Jacob’s armoire so we could conceal and hook-up his Play Station. Next, I fixed the cable feed to the TV in the guest room. Mindy came up to see my handy work. We ended up looking at and then hanging the sports wall clings. She was right. The football player wasn’t cut correctly and not even all the way. It started to tear even. I suggested she return it. The hockey player, on the other hand, went up without incident. Looks really good. It was already after 830pm. But little wonder, I didn’t get home from work until almost 7pm. Bella shared that Frankie was going up and down stairs. We knew she was going up, but hadn’t seen her go down any yet. Inside, Mindy made the kids get showers and then we settled on the sofa for some TV and popcorn, Frankie, too. Again, she loves it.