Throwing Fitz & Tantrums

Finally Friday after what seemed like a long grueling work week. I was up around 545am and soon downstairs engaged in calisthenics. I was still a little tired but nowhere near as much as I was on Thursday morning. I planned to work from home but still wanted to get my run in before seeing Bella off to school. The day just goes better when that happens.

Enjoyed coffee at the PC until it was time to wake Mindy. The weather was clear and chilly, only 28 degrees. I woke Mindy near 615am then spent a little more time on the internet. I also logged onto my laptop in preparation for my work day. I didn’t walk away to stretch and run until it was after 7am. Headed out for a run around 715am. Said good bye to Mindy before I left since she’d be long gone by the time I got back to the house.

The run went well, but I only ran three miles. I planned to get back at my 4.1 miles the following Monday. Back somewhere between 745-8am. Walked the pug then spent a few minutes fooling around before heading to the bus stop with Bella. The bus arrived at its usual time – 815am.

Back at the house I made some eggs then hit the shower. I didn’t want to sit around working in my running clothes all day. Was a fairly calm Friday, and as a result I was able to focus all of my attention on my scheduled to-dos. That isn’t always the case. I was most appreciative of that fate.

I didn’t have any household chores that I planned to squeeze into my work day and consequently didn’t take too many breaks either. Stayed steadily busy all day long. I did take a few minutes to go over our income tax return one more time making a few modifications, but nothing that changed the numbers to great degree. Still didn’t file. Plan to do that sometime in the next week.

Jacob was home from school ahead of 3pm. I say it almost every time, but his school day goes by incredibly fast. He was inside for about 20 minutes before heading out to find friends to play with. And then not too much longer, Bella was home. It was 4pm. She claimed to have no homework and asked to head to Makayla’s. I asked that she clean her room before heading out. And not sure what our dinner plans would entail, I asked her to check-in around 5pm. I said the same thing to Jacob when he left earlier.

Mindy was home between 430-5pm. She asked about my day and the kids whereabouts. I was proud of myself for remembering to ask them to check-in. I stayed busy at my desk until sometime after 5pm. Both kids soon checked in. Mindy asked me what I wanted to do for dinner. My thoughts were to stay home for a change. She agreed, but planned to take Jacob to buy new soccer cleats. Those from last fall are already too small. He planned to use his own money. I produced a $15 off Dick’s coupon for him to use. Just before they headed out, Mindy asked about picking up a pizza. Sounded good to me.

While they were away, I listened to music on my Kindle Fire via Pandora. Around 630pm I poured a Bodhi, still from the growler we bought about three weeks ago. Surprisingly still fresh. I soon tuned the TV to Palladia watching Fitz and the Tantrums, first as special guests at Daryl’s House, and then live from a music hall somewhere in Chicago. Pretty entertaining.

Mindy and Jacob were home around 7pm with new soccer cleats and Minelli’s pizza. I was very surprised with the pink soccer cleats Jacob picked out. Yeah – bright pink! The pizza as delicious. Between the four of us, we managed to eat all but one small piece. That might be a first. We kept the TV tuned to Palladia for most of the evening. I polished off the growler of Bodhi and then sipped a HopSlam. All totaled, I drank something just short of 4 beers.

Mindy peeled off to bed super early for a Friday. I’m thinking it was near 930pm. I didn’t stay up that much later, finding my way to bed around 1015pm.