Filler-up with Boron

 

I didn't get up until Mindy turned on the bathroom light and shower. It was somewhere close to 645am. I would be working from home and didn't plan to run until Bella was off to school. Downstairs, I stepped briefly out onto the deck to get a feel for the weather. Nice - about 54 degrees under a mostly clear sky. Whipped out calisthenics, including sit-ups, windmills, and push-ups.

About the time I was settling down in front of my work laptop Mindy was calling out to Bella to get up and moving. Mindy left 10-15 minutes early for school. I got a good start on my work day knocking out a weekly report I complete most Friday's. Bella and I headed out for the bus stop at 755am with me walking the pug across the street while Bella stood at the bus stop. The bus showed up around 8am. Eiknarf and I headed back home.

It was 830am before I finished a meditation and a stretch. I was out for my run a few minutes later. Very nice weather. Expecting a high near 80 with sunshine for the next couple days. Perhaps a little rain Sunday or Monday but then right back to gorgeous autumn like weather. Ran just three miles.

Home again by 910am. The first thing I did was drag our trash can back to its usual resting spot. Spent the remainder of the morning engaged in work. Near noon I took a break and drove to get mower gas, in all likelihood the last time I'll need to that this year. Took only 10 minutes. In prep for mowing later, I parked along the curb instead of pulling in the driveway. Worked for another hour or so before heading out to mow the lawn.

Breaking with my most recent pattern of starting with the tractor, I did the push mowing first. I lowered the blade a notch hoping to sync the two mower heights a little better. Didn't take long to push mow. A ton of walnuts down again. Potentially hazardous to one's health. Could easily roll an ankle stepping on one, especially when mowing the slope. I was extra careful. Finished all the mowing in record time - couldn't have been more than 45 minutes. I headed inside again to get back to work. Planned to complete trimming, edging and blowing later.

We made some changes to the time reporting system at work. What a pain! Spent most of my afternoon trying to figure it out. Even had a call with a couple of peers in an attempt to sort out the nuisances. The system locked up briefly. I took that as my queue to head back outside to complete the lawn chores. Spent maybe 20 minutes trimming, edging and blowing.

I was back at my desk when Jacob got home from school. Spent the rest of my day almost exclusively on administrative tasks. Soon Bella and Mindy were home. I stayed engaged with work until 530pm. By then the kids had already left with Jimaken for the weekend. I hadn't yet showered and was very much looking forward to one. I was still in stale running clothes and felt the usual itchiness that often accompanies mowing.

Shortly after the kids departed, Mindy ran to Giant Eagle, I believe to order Bella's birthday cake. We planned to visit CBC that evening, too. I showered while she was away. We didn't leave for CBC until 715pm, which is a little later than we usual get out of the house on a Friday, but hey.

Parked in the G.V. Kroger lot. Standing room only in the bar, but with a keen eye we were able to sniff out the first couple stools to become available. Kevin & Vince were tending bar. Out of the Creeper. :) Too bad. Not to worry though. They just put the Sohio Stout on tap. I had one of those while Mindy opted for a Bodhi. The bar remained slammed through about 915pm. The restaurant was packed too. We ordered some bread about the time I ordered a 2nd beer - this time a Bodhi. Mindy wanted dinner. She ordered the nightly special, a New York strip with cauliflower a 'gratin, & spicy glazed carrots. I wasn't hungry so I skipped an entree. Mindy joked that I would likely eat half of hers.

Mindy's steak was cooked to perfection medium rare pushed to rare. I tried a bite of everything, including the spicy glazed carrots. They were scrumptious. The bar cleared out in a hurry near 920pm. Was just us and a few others. I noticed a familiar women gazing our way a few times, and as we prepared to leave around 940pm I realized that it was a woman that frequently walks in our subdivision. Do I know you, I asked. Yes, she confirmed her identity. She was there with her husband. Her name is Francis. Her husbands, Mark. They live in a cul-de-sac just around the bend. Both are retired, she from the Columbus Police radio room and he an officer. When she shared the CPD radio room thing, I remembered David telling me that Debbie Lombard did that too. I asked if she happened to know her. Yep, best friends! Cool. We talked for a while, me eventually pulling Mindy over and introducing them. Asked that she tell Debbie I said hello. I haven't seen Debbie Lombard since junior high school.

Headed for home. I drove. It must've been near 10pm when we arrived. I was a little surprised when Mindy suggested we walk down to visit the neighbors. I lagged behind she and the pug, pouring myself a Centennial from the jug we bought last week. Chrissy was home with the two girls, Lillian and Makayla. Kenny, we learned, we off picking up Jake after the football game. Unusually quiet for a Friday night in the Gardner home . Chrissy shared how she and bff, Julie had a falling out the weekend prior at a party in honor of Julie's bday. As I understood it, neighbor Teri was there too and said some things that pissed off Julie to the point that she took it out on Chrissy. Yikes!

We hung out a little while longer, and a few minutes after Kenny & Jake got home. Kenny shared that he was experiencing cold-like symptoms and felt really tired. Don't think he was drinking anything either. We headed for home by 1040pm. Mindy pretty much headed straight to bed. Now really hungry, I stayed up and made some nachos and cheese. Joined Mindy in bed about 20 minutes later. She was playing some game on her phone. I turned on the TV to a college football game. Can't recall who was playing.