The Pits: Woke up at 3am and started thinking about work, then couldn’t get back to sleep. The Peaks: Carpooled with Aaron. I managed to persuade Traci to let me drive the Pilot. Papaw babysat the boys while we went
Chauffeur and Soffeur
The Pits: Cold. The Peaks: Since we’ve made the decision to drive the boys to school instead of letting them ride seatbelt-less buses, I took the day off to drive Turner to his field trip at the Chidren’s Theater in
Chit, Shat n’ Pop
The Pits: Too cold for a walk at lunchtime. Trek pooped inside again. The Peaks: Since Trek was getting crate-shamed for pooping in the house, I took a walk with Turner and Weston. It was kinda nice to go for
Alexa, Turn On My Porch Lights
The Pits: Trek pooped in the house for no apparent reason. The Peaks: No Scouts meeting tonight since we had it yesterday. I spent the evening connecting up our patio string lights to a smart plug that connects to the
Crazy Like The Wolf
The Pits: When we got home, a van pulled up in front of our house and one of Turner’s friends and his dad popped out. Apparently, Turner had told him that he, Turner, could go over to his friend’s house
Four Score and One Orange Kitty
The Pits: All the kids woke up before 5:30am. I mean, come on! While on my morning walk with Trek (and trying to get out of the house for a few quiet moments before the kids came downstairs), I heard
Caring, Swearing and Packing
The Pits: All week I have been planning to go to the assembly at the boys’ school to watch Turner receive the Stallion Award for Caring. I got the time wrong, thinking it was at 9am when it was really
Speaker for the Dead Generation
The Pits: Had to roll up and store all of our garden hoses this morning before the upcoming freezing temps. The Peaks: Working on replacing the busted speaker in my old 3rd generation iPad. Some could argue it’s not even
In My Spot
The Pits: It’s that time of the year when Traci assures me that she’s easy to buy for, but I feel I should point out the Daryl Dixon bobblehead that I got her last Christmas that she’s hidden on her
The Climateering Sho-Bow
The Pits: Rainy morning dog walk. The Peaks: Turner finally finished his comic, named “The Boy Named Sho-Bow.” He was excited to read it to me, and I was excited to hear it as he’s been talking about it for