New Poop Sack Pouch

Was up near 530am again. That’s two days in a row. Feeling more rested of late. Can’t be certain why. Did my exercise routine then headed to the PC with coffee. Checked work email too, since my work laptop was still fired up from the day/evening before. Followed up on a couple hot issues I was involved with.

Delivered Mindy’s coffee near 610am. Once she was awake I returned downstairs to meditate and stretch. That went well. Dressed for a run next, once again wearing only long running pants and a winter weight wicking shirt. It was 55 degrees. Trash was already at the curb. I heard the trash truck come by to dump our can just before I headed out the door. I ran the full 4.1 miles. What a gorgeous morning.

Back home by 715am. Called for the pug and soon headed out the door. We were out for about 8 minutes. Mindy was soon off to work but not before asking if I was working from home. Nope. I needed to be at one of my customer’s locations early afternoon for a meeting. I toyed with the idea of working from home all morning but nixed that notion. I wanted to work from the office.

As soon as Mindy departed, I whipped up eggs for the pug and I. Made sure to remind Bella of her hygiene responsibilities. Also reminded her to feed the pug. It was after 750am by the time we finished with breakfast so I opted to wait and shower after the bus stop. I took care of a couple more work issues ahead of bus stop time. We headed out at 810am.

There was a new family at the bus stop, a young woman with four little kids that appeared to be from new born to perhaps 8 or 9 yrs of age. She didn’t look older than about 25. Yikes! They kept their distance. I said hello. The bus showed up near 815am. Eiknarf and I headed back to the house.

Headed straight for the shower. Was ready to go by 845am. Stopped to fill my gas tank on the way in. Took 14.1 gallons. First time averaging over 20mpg since last fall. I’m thinking the weather has more of an impact on gas mileage than originally thought. I got 21.25mpg last tank full. Lovely drive in.

I had a lot I wanted to accomplish before heading to New Albany. Planned on leaving around 1145am. Took care of several pressing matters. The time went by extremely fast. It was time to go before I knew it. Holy smoke! It was sunny and already near 80 degrees. Decided to take 270 around. Hit a traffic snarl of Britton Rd nearing Tuttle Crossing Blvd. After that it was smooth sailing. Arrived super early for our 1pm meeting.

I holed up in the dark conference room and worked via blackberry for a while. A peer who was already working on site that day stopped by to chat before our meeting began. We talked for a while. The meeting began at 1pm sharp and lasted about an hour. There will be several follow-up meetings on the same topic, but we finished for the day at 2pm. Stuck around a few more minutes to chat with a couple peers. Headed for my car at 205pm.

Decided to make a quick stop at the Easton Target where I picked up a new poop sack leash tote just like the one Lindsey lost last Saturday. Didn’t take me long. Also, looked at storage containers but bought nothing else. Headed south on 270 to pick-up 670 to head back west. Opted to work from home for the rest of the afternoon arriving there near 245pm, or just a few minutes before Jacob would be home. It was sunny and in the low 80s. Had to run the AC in my car for the first time all year.

Grabbed a quick snack of cheese and Pita chips then dug back into work. Jacob was home from school in a jiffy. I spent the tail end of my work day throwing my monthly report into PowerPoint for Wednesday’s presentation. Bella was home around 4pm. This time when she asked if she could go to Makayla’s I made sure to ask about homework and her room. Said no homework and that her room was clean. She had gymnastics so she needed to be back home around 5pm. Jimaken came over before Mindy got home to pick-up Jacob for soccer practice. Somehow I missed that. Didn’t know he was coming. They left just before Mindy got home.

Mindy wasn’t home until 5pm or after. She stopped at the grocery after work. She asked if I would agree to take Bella to and from gymnastics, that way she could focus on dinner. Mindy started grilling burgers and Bella and I soon left. Bella had a little bit of an attitude on the drive to the gym. First, she kept lowering the window even after I asked that she not. Then she was putting her feet high atop my back seat. Both are clear no-no’s. Lastly, she removed her seatbelt when we turned off Georgesville but were still a couple blocks from the gym. I stopped the car until she rebuckled.

Was back at home by 545pm. By then dinner was ready. It was just the three of us, me, Mindy & Jacob. The burgers were delicious. Clean-up was a snap. Jacob headed back outside to play. Unfortunately, I spent all the time between dinner and leaving for Bella working. As a result, the time moved fast. Before I knew it was time to go after Lane and then pick-up Bella. Mindy texted with Connie, who for a while couldn’t locate Lane. Texted back just before I left to say she found him and that he was ready.

Lane was pretty quiet on the drive to the gym. Arrived a few minutes early. Got to see Bella go through a couple of her routines. Huge improvements since last competition. Her backflips on the trampoline are now straight as an arrow, and her flips on the double-mini look incredible too. Very nice!

We headed for home. Bella was in a much better frame of mind for the drive home. Arrived by 745pm. Mindy warmed her burger, which Bella claimed to be craving. I spent more time following up on the work issue from earlier. I let it frustrate me a bit. Walked away from my laptop around 9pm. Ugh!

Watched a little TV from the familyroom until I fell asleep. Mindy headed for bed around 920pm. I joined her around 1020pm.