Thoughts on the Day

I made sure to leave an extra big tip today when we took the kids to the pancake breakfast fundraiser for JROTC. Between Girlie Bear, Girlie Bear’s friend, and Boo, they lost money.
Started puppy proofing the house today. It’s almost as bad as child-proofing
Yes, we’re getting a new puppy. Yes, I’m sure my psyche is fine.
- We will be going to get him tomorrow. It’s a 6 week old black lab.
- His father appears to be the result of an unholy cross between a labrador retriever and a water buffalo, so I’m guessing he’s going to get big.
- The older dogs seem to be OK with this, so long as the tummy rubs just keep on coming.
- The cats, on the other hand, seem rather apathetic to the whole idea. We’ll see how they feel in 24 hours.

Irish Woman asked if the puppy would be sleeping in the kennel. I asked her how long Bluegrass slept in the kennel as a pup. The discussion ended after she remembered that the answer was “20 minutes”.
Poured the footers for the porch extension this afternoon. Irish Woman dug them them way too deep and tried to make them way too wide, but I agree with that. If it’s worth building, it’s worth over-building.
To the asshat who buried smashed beer bottles in the dirt that is up against my foundation 40 years ago: When I get to the afterlife, I am going to find you and punch you right in the mouth.
- Luckily, my tetanus shot is up to date, I have good pain response reflexes, and we keep an ample supply of bandages, hydrogen peroxide, and antibiotic cream around the house.
Bought 8 60 pound sacks of concrete and used 5. The guy at the building supply store didn’t even bat an eye when I returned the excess.
- We are this close to being on a first name basis.
- If I was single, I’m pretty sure he would have asked me to date his sister by now.
Irish Woman admitted that her end game for the porch is for it to wrap around the house to the back door.
- I now know that I will never, in fact, be done with ‘projects’.
It was 40 degrees cooler today than it was 2 days ago. I guess fall finally decided to assert herself.
Strawberry moonshine and Sprite make a good drink to take the chill off of your bones after working outside.

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