Up around eight, made my coffee, got on the computer surfed until about 9:30. I cooked some Japanese noodles with two eggs
and had breakfast. Someone rang the door bell, I ran and put my pants on, and opened the door before she left, she was almost back to her car, she ask where my wife was, I wasn't sure I hadn't seen her since I got up. We looked in the backyard, then I saw the truck was gone, so she left. Wife came home shortly after and we tool a couple hours setting up more stuff to sell in a yard sale. During this time one of my buddies stopped in and we talked for a while. Then I wandered over to the neighbors, he's trying to get a kids four wheeler running, we talked I said I'd be back later.
I got back on the computer, transferred money into two SEP's and two Roth IRA's. had a little online trouble with one so had to call Vanguard for help, YA!! got another $24K in retirement funds!!
Put an ad on Craigslist for a garage sale this week end. Talked with my daughter on the phone.
Went to Lowe's, bought a door sweep, and screws for a window security bar, took my wife to Lucky's to buy vegetables, Stopped at the bank to deposit a couple of insurance checks, and went back home.
Went back to the neighbors to help with the kids 4 wheeler. We finally got spark and could make it run with starting fluid, I left as he was removing the carburetor because we were going to family dinner at a relatives home. We were early so I decided to go for a walk a park was a 1/4 mile down the road with a playground and a walk/jog path. I told someone I was walking to the park, one of the young relatives, a 5 yr old girl said she wanted to go, I don't even know whose kid this is, so I said you need to ask someone if you can go. Great grandma and grandfather (as I found out later) said OK. So we walked to the park, played in the playground, walked the path, played on the swings, noticed leaf patterns in the concrete, picked up shards of colored plastic as souvenirs and went back to the relatives home to eat, everyone had showed up to eat by then.
I found the little girl is living with grandpa and step grandma, because of the mothers lifestyle. She's a very out going energetic little girl. As we got ready to leave, she ran up to me with a sad face and wanted a hug as a goodbye, I picked her up and gave her big hug. Her situation made me sad.
Got home about 8pm, did all my usual check ins on the computer, mixed a drink and wrote this. Bedtime soon.
Hope what I wrote is somewhat understandable, the alcohol has kicked in.
The highlight of the evening, uhm, more of a lowlight, I was talking with a nephew by marriage, I started to say something and then said, "I forgot what I was going to say" he said, "That's a sign of age", I said, "what?" he said, "That's a sign of age", I said,
"what", he said, "now you're just messing with me!" I said no, "I didn't hear you." I think I'll take advantage of that free hearing test I got in the mail today!