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Happy Birthday, Gretchen!
Oct. 22nd, 2024 10:06 pmIn other news, today is Gretchen's birthday, which means that she has officially caught up with me again.
Happy birthday, Gretchen!
Happy birthday, Gretchen!
They Say It's My Birthday
May. 23rd, 2024 10:48 pmThanks to everybody for the lovely birthday wishes. I had a nice day (with a full afternoon of meetings for work) and a pleasant dinner with the family, topped off by the chocolate cake that I'd asked for.
School's out for summer, which makes the kids very happy. Mom too, as she can get more sleep.
Meanwhile, I followed a recommendation from C.J. Cherryh and now have two multi-compartment pill dispenser bottles, which may be sufficient for carrying my prescriptions around with me on a long trip. I may have to take an extra bottle for the metformin -- it's a large pill that I take twice a day. But they look promising.
School's out for summer, which makes the kids very happy. Mom too, as she can get more sleep.
Meanwhile, I followed a recommendation from C.J. Cherryh and now have two multi-compartment pill dispenser bottles, which may be sufficient for carrying my prescriptions around with me on a long trip. I may have to take an extra bottle for the metformin -- it's a large pill that I take twice a day. But they look promising.
K turned 17 today. We had a lovely dinner of her favorite home-cooked pasta, followed by a very silly game of Murder We Wrote, which is one of the presents that she got for her birthday. The game is something like a combination of Apples vs. Apples and Clue, where the podcast host gets to pick the most appealing story of who did the murder of a particular character with which weapon as they are presented by the other players.
I ended up winning the game, with the deciding explanation being of how Sasquatch was murdered by a Little Old Lady With Too Many Cats using a Lord of the Rings Movie Marathon. Sadly, the poor creature was groomed to death by the cats while fascinated by his first exposure to both television and Tolkien.
But it was a lot of fun, as was the whole birthday.
I ended up winning the game, with the deciding explanation being of how Sasquatch was murdered by a Little Old Lady With Too Many Cats using a Lord of the Rings Movie Marathon. Sadly, the poor creature was groomed to death by the cats while fascinated by his first exposure to both television and Tolkien.
But it was a lot of fun, as was the whole birthday.
They Say It's My Birthday
May. 23rd, 2023 10:18 pmThank you to everyone for all the lovely birthday wishes.
I had a very nice day. I had been looking for an excuse to go to Fogo de Chao, a Brazilian steakhouse not too far from here, for some time and my birthday turned out to be a good excuse to take Gretchen there for lunch. The food was excellent and a whole lot of good meat was consumed, along with a small assortment of other things. They had a parmesan pork that was very nice and I'm going to have to find a way to replicate that here at home.
Gretchen referred to the place as the anti-matter version of Sweet Tomatoes, but I like calling it the Bizarro World Sweet Tomatoes a bit better. And, of course, Sweet Tomatoes is gone, but Fogo de Chao is still here.
We had been going to make chicken alfredo florentine for dinner, but baking caused time to slip away, so we ordered pizza instead, which was just fine given what we had eaten for lunch (which was approximately the size of Rhode Island, which is small for a state, but big for lunch). We probably didn't actually eat *that* much for lunch, but we had a lot of different small servings of meat, so it seemed larger.
Anyway, it was a very nice birthday.
Thanks all!
I had a very nice day. I had been looking for an excuse to go to Fogo de Chao, a Brazilian steakhouse not too far from here, for some time and my birthday turned out to be a good excuse to take Gretchen there for lunch. The food was excellent and a whole lot of good meat was consumed, along with a small assortment of other things. They had a parmesan pork that was very nice and I'm going to have to find a way to replicate that here at home.
Gretchen referred to the place as the anti-matter version of Sweet Tomatoes, but I like calling it the Bizarro World Sweet Tomatoes a bit better. And, of course, Sweet Tomatoes is gone, but Fogo de Chao is still here.
We had been going to make chicken alfredo florentine for dinner, but baking caused time to slip away, so we ordered pizza instead, which was just fine given what we had eaten for lunch (which was approximately the size of Rhode Island, which is small for a state, but big for lunch). We probably didn't actually eat *that* much for lunch, but we had a lot of different small servings of meat, so it seemed larger.
Anyway, it was a very nice birthday.
Thanks all!
Julie is 15
May. 1st, 2023 05:06 pmToday's is Julie's 15th birthday. She was out of school today with the stomach bug that earlier afflicted K and hit her yesterday, but she is feeling better now, so we will shortly be heading out for birthday dinner. This will be followed shortly thereafter by ice cream cake, just as soon as I run to the grocery store and buy one.
I'd have bought it earlier, but the freezer is, well, full.
I'd have bought it earlier, but the freezer is, well, full.
A Birthday Celebrated
Oct. 22nd, 2022 11:52 pmGretchen thanks everyone for the kind birthday wishes. She had a good day, as we got lunch at the place that she wanted (Arby's), and a birthday cake that was a pumpkin pie. :)
They Say It's Your Birthday
Oct. 21st, 2022 10:16 pmTomorrow is Gretchen's birthday, as of which she will be as old as I am again. This happens every year, of course, because that's just what the calendar is like.
My plan is to let her sleep in. We'll see what the universe's plan is.
Happy birthday, Gretchen!
My plan is to let her sleep in. We'll see what the universe's plan is.
Happy birthday, Gretchen!
They Say It's Your Birthday
May. 23rd, 2022 10:37 pmThanks for all the lovely birthday wishes.
I fired up the grill this evening, much to the delight of Ruby the Dog, not just because she got a steak bone after dinner, but because I had to be out in the back yard with her so much while grilling. And she really loves it when I throw the ball, or squid, or rope, or whatever for her. :)
It was a good day.
I fired up the grill this evening, much to the delight of Ruby the Dog, not just because she got a steak bone after dinner, but because I had to be out in the back yard with her so much while grilling. And she really loves it when I throw the ball, or squid, or rope, or whatever for her. :)
It was a good day.
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May. 20th, 2022 09:42 pmFinally got the stand downstairs, so here's a photo of the new guitar and amplifier that my brother sent me for my birthday. 🙂
My brother sent me a belated 65th birthday present, which arrived today, just before my 66th birthday. It is an absolutely gorgeous custom electric guitar and amplifier. I have had a chance to unpack them, but not yet to hook them up and play them, which is clearly next on the list.
In the meantime, I have thanked him profusely. :)
In the meantime, I have thanked him profusely. :)
Julie Is 14
May. 1st, 2022 10:10 pmWe had a lovely birthday celebration for Julie today. She asked to go to Red Robin, so we went out to the mall for lunch. From there, we proceeded to the Build A Bear Workshop, where she acquired a stuffed Stitch doll from Lilo and Stitch. K and J were then dispatched to Hot Topic while Mom and Dad sat on a bench and relaxed for a bit.
Dinner was Mexican casserole and home-made tiramisu. For a first attempt at tiramisu, it was a pretty good job. K can iron the rough edges off of it next time. :)
During and after dinner, we watched "How To Train Your Dragon" at Julie's request. I liked it the first time that I saw it and I still do.
Then Julie got to open additional presents. She had said that she didn't care much what she got or how small it was, as long as there was lots of paper to tear, so Gretchen took her at her word and wrapped four individual cake pops in separate boxes.
The last box had an attractive set of metal D&D dice in black and gold that I found for her online.
We're going to mark this down as a successful day. :)
Dinner was Mexican casserole and home-made tiramisu. For a first attempt at tiramisu, it was a pretty good job. K can iron the rough edges off of it next time. :)
During and after dinner, we watched "How To Train Your Dragon" at Julie's request. I liked it the first time that I saw it and I still do.
Then Julie got to open additional presents. She had said that she didn't care much what she got or how small it was, as long as there was lots of paper to tear, so Gretchen took her at her word and wrapped four individual cake pops in separate boxes.
The last box had an attractive set of metal D&D dice in black and gold that I found for her online.
We're going to mark this down as a successful day. :)
Julie Is (Almost) 14
Apr. 30th, 2022 11:26 pmTomorrow, Julie turns 14. Today, we took her out to see "The Bad Guys", which was a fun little animated heist film, clearly put together by folks who understand the tropes.
This evening, I went to the store and acquired the ingredients for tiramisu, which is what Julie wanted for her birthday cake. K assembled it this evening and it is now in the refrigerator cooling.
Prep work is important!
This evening, I went to the store and acquired the ingredients for tiramisu, which is what Julie wanted for her birthday cake. K assembled it this evening and it is now in the refrigerator cooling.
Prep work is important!
15 Years Old
Nov. 17th, 2021 10:58 amToday is K's 15th birthday.
That was a while back now. :)
I have been told that I am not allowed to be the one giving the driving lessons.
That was a while back now. :)
I have been told that I am not allowed to be the one giving the driving lessons.
Happy Birthday, Gretchen!
Oct. 22nd, 2021 06:12 pmAnd here it is, Gretchen's birthday again.
Most of the festivities were last night, due to K's being in the school play tonight, so we had a good time then. Today, she's being a good bit more relaxed. :)
Happy birthday, Gretchen! I love you!
Most of the festivities were last night, due to K's being in the school play tonight, so we had a good time then. Today, she's being a good bit more relaxed. :)
Happy birthday, Gretchen! I love you!
A Busy Day
May. 23rd, 2021 09:58 pmThanks for all of the birthday wishes!
It was a busy day. We had K's confirmation in the morning; in the afternoon, she got her first shot of the Pfizer vaccine in an event arranged by the high school district.
In and around that, there was a lot of running around.
But it was a good day.
It was a busy day. We had K's confirmation in the morning; in the afternoon, she got her first shot of the Pfizer vaccine in an event arranged by the high school district.
In and around that, there was a lot of running around.
But it was a good day.
Time Is Failing Again
May. 1st, 2021 11:07 amToday is Julie's 13th birthday. It's also opening day of the softball season for K. And Gretchen had a hair appointment scheduled for this morning.
I have a great many balls in the air right now.
Let's see if they get caught.
I have a great many balls in the air right now.
Let's see if they get caught.
Birthday Minus One
Apr. 30th, 2021 09:53 pmToday is the day before Julie's 13th birthday. She wanted to go out to Red Robin for dinner tonight instead of tomorrow, so we headed out that way after work and a good (and filling) time was had by all.
Tomorrow, we continue the birthday celebration and start the softball season.
Sunday, we have our annual fantasy baseball draft.
Oh, and Monday, there's another softball game. :)
Must be the busy part of the season...
Tomorrow, we continue the birthday celebration and start the softball season.
Sunday, we have our annual fantasy baseball draft.
Oh, and Monday, there's another softball game. :)
Must be the busy part of the season...
