Cockadoodledoo

I was up for work around 630am and put myself through the usual paces of exercise, coffee, internet, meditation and stretching and a run. Mindy was up before I headed off on the run since she needed to leave for her school retreat around 9am. I ran the usual 4.1 miles and was home by 945am. Before she left, Mindy reminded me that Bella needed to put in her contacts but wear them for no more than 4 hours.

I didn’t expect to be as busy as I ended up, but that’s how it goes sometimes. I worked harder than had I been in the office. I didn’t even get a break around the lunch hour to address the lawn, and since I’d be working from the office on Friday, it wouldn’t likely get taken care of until the weekend.

It was noon before I remembered that I should wake Bella. Left to herself, she might’ve slept all day. I reminded her about putting in her contacts, too, and asked that she holler if she needed help. She didn’t. Once she was up, she got ‘em in just fine.

Mindy/Jacob arranged for a friend to take him to soccer practice and bring him home. Think it was near 345pm when Jacob headed out to wait for his ride. Mindy called to make sure that Jacob got off to soccer practice as planned and then to ask about Bella and her contacts. I reported that all had gone well.

Thinking it was near 5-530pm when Mindy got home from retreat. She was excited to share that they gave her a new laptop. She was also excited to share that she saw and talked with Rena, whom we haven’t seen or heard from in a couple years. We discussed dinner and I offered that we visit Roosters. Bella wasn’t too excited but we figured Jacob would be. I was cravin’ their donkey wings! Mindy liked the idea too. We weren’t expecting Jacob home until 630pm or so.

As planned, Jacob was home from soccer practice near 630pm and after an incredibly quick shower, ready to head off to Roosters. No wait for a table. Our server’s name was Jaycie or something like that. She actually wrote it on a napkin and left it at our table. She was obviously pregnant and due sometime very soon. Mindy and I ordered CBC IPAs, but kept it just to one. Jacob, Mindy and I ordered wings. And I think that Bella ordered a burger. The kids ordered personal appetizers. Jacob loaded fries, and Bella, cheese stix.

All through dinner, and despite the kids asking her to stop, Mindy flirted with a baby girl at the table next to us. She couldn’t have been more than 10 months old. She also talked to our server about her fast approaching due date, name, and father. Like the week before at Roosters, I couldn’t eat all of my wings, instead only seven. They’re enormous. Mindy and I packed our leftovers into one box for home.

With a belly full of wings, I didn’t think I was long for the evening, but ended up watching most, if not all, of the NFL preseason football game between Chicago and Jacksonville.