14/October/2015, Day 287. Wednesday.
Well poop! We already broke our agreement and ate out at a restaurant tonight, spending almost $65.00 on a meal that wasn't really all that good. We did this because both Sweetie and Grump were tired, again, (Grump did not sleep very well last night, and managed to keep Sweetie up as well), and for some reason, (probably having to carry a fussy Dodong), Sweetie's back was hurting today. So Grump decided Sweetie needed a break, and in the process our agreement got a "break" too!
It's been really nice weather here in central Georgia recently, at least when it is not raining. The evening temps are dipping into the mid-fifties, (that's fahrenheit, which would be about 12 celsius), which SHOULD be very pleasant sleeping weather. Just why Grump isn't sleeping well is a mystery. (Guilty conscience?)
On a different subject, I have to say this, since I've been picking on the guy a lot recently. "The King" went and apologized to the parents of the young man he stabbed recently, (apparently this "stabbing" was not as severe as I had assumed), and even went to the young man, apologized, and asked his forgiveness. Could this be a turning point in The King's life? Maybe he will get his act together, and become a good husband and father? Let's pray for him, that somehow he can work it all out. He's not a stupid person, just lazy. But that behavior can be changed.
Speaking of lazy ..... Grump is laying about with the top button of his pants undone, because he is too fat now to fasten them comfortably. Time to lose weight, Grump!
And time now for us to go to bed. Goodnight all.
Wednesday, October 14, 2015
Tuesday, October 13, 2015
A Day in a Year in a Life / Day 286
13/October/2015, Day 286. Tuesday.
Dodong was up early, 3:00 am, crying because of teething pain.
As you would expect, Grump and Sweetie are VERY tired tonight. One of the difficulties with being tired is that it's so easy to get into a fight. Sweetie gets frustrated with the kids, asks Grump to do something, and eventually, no matter how trivial the task, Grump explodes with anger. Ugh!
The parents are in foul moods, Dodong is crabby and fussy, and even Kuya is hyper-whiney. So .... rather than focus on a cranky, tired family*, how about checking out this website, which has some pretty cool posts: http://www.jamesaltucher.com/ . I don't agree with everything he writes, but his posts are all thought provoking, which is more important anyway.
Goodnight all.
* - note that this does NOT apply to Lola, who is her normal, wonderful, non-complaining self.
Dodong was up early, 3:00 am, crying because of teething pain.
As you would expect, Grump and Sweetie are VERY tired tonight. One of the difficulties with being tired is that it's so easy to get into a fight. Sweetie gets frustrated with the kids, asks Grump to do something, and eventually, no matter how trivial the task, Grump explodes with anger. Ugh!
The parents are in foul moods, Dodong is crabby and fussy, and even Kuya is hyper-whiney. So .... rather than focus on a cranky, tired family*, how about checking out this website, which has some pretty cool posts: http://www.jamesaltucher.com/ . I don't agree with everything he writes, but his posts are all thought provoking, which is more important anyway.
Goodnight all.
* - note that this does NOT apply to Lola, who is her normal, wonderful, non-complaining self.
Monday, October 12, 2015
A Day in a Year in a Life / Day 285
12/October/2015, Day 285. Monday.
Monday, Monday: back to work and back to school. The later was enjoyed; the former was not! But I suppose Old Grump needs to improve his attitude, because at least he HAS a job.
There were too many kids here yesterday, and in the wildness Kuya's "nanobugs" and their racetrack got trashed. That's a bummer, because it means Dodong won't get to play with them too when he grows up.
Dinner was very yummy, being baked tilapia, papaya, and corn. (With rice, of course!)
After a mostly rainy weekend today we had wonderfully pleasant weather. It's a shame this didn't happen on Saturday or Sunday, but a beautiful day is still a beautiful day, even if we have to spend most of it inside.
Goodnight all.
10/19/2015 Update - Little Miss M. was over to play with Dodong while her Mama was at the doctor's office:
Monday, Monday: back to work and back to school. The later was enjoyed; the former was not! But I suppose Old Grump needs to improve his attitude, because at least he HAS a job.
There were too many kids here yesterday, and in the wildness Kuya's "nanobugs" and their racetrack got trashed. That's a bummer, because it means Dodong won't get to play with them too when he grows up.
Dinner was very yummy, being baked tilapia, papaya, and corn. (With rice, of course!)
After a mostly rainy weekend today we had wonderfully pleasant weather. It's a shame this didn't happen on Saturday or Sunday, but a beautiful day is still a beautiful day, even if we have to spend most of it inside.
Goodnight all.
10/19/2015 Update - Little Miss M. was over to play with Dodong while her Mama was at the doctor's office:
Sunday, October 11, 2015
A Day in a Year in a Life / Day 284
11/October/2015, Day 284. Sunday.
It was a busy and exciting day, particularly for Sweetie and Lola!
After church several of the filipino ladies, and their kids, came over to our house. We had up to eight (8!) of the screaming little rug-rats tearing around through the house, getting into things, laughing and hollering and each other, and in general having a very high-energy good time of it. Add nine or so filipino women, (who also had a good time of it, but with not quite as much kinetic energy), and our house was non-stop action for several hours.
Here are some pics Grump took of a few of the filipino ladies. (You can see Sweetie holding Dodong in a couple of them.)
The main course was ...... dried fish!
Besides being full of bones and tasting horrible, dried fish stinks like hell when you cook it. Fortunately we were able to open windows in the kitchen today to let the stench out!
Instead of partaking in the this wonderful food, Grump went to Taco Bell, which he enjoyed very much.
As you can imagine, we are now tired from cleaning up the mess all this activity caused, so we're gonna go to bed early. Goodnight all!
It was a busy and exciting day, particularly for Sweetie and Lola!
After church several of the filipino ladies, and their kids, came over to our house. We had up to eight (8!) of the screaming little rug-rats tearing around through the house, getting into things, laughing and hollering and each other, and in general having a very high-energy good time of it. Add nine or so filipino women, (who also had a good time of it, but with not quite as much kinetic energy), and our house was non-stop action for several hours.
Here are some pics Grump took of a few of the filipino ladies. (You can see Sweetie holding Dodong in a couple of them.)
The main course was ...... dried fish!
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| Yucky Dried Fish |
Instead of partaking in the this wonderful food, Grump went to Taco Bell, which he enjoyed very much.
As you can imagine, we are now tired from cleaning up the mess all this activity caused, so we're gonna go to bed early. Goodnight all!
Saturday, October 10, 2015
A Day in a Year in a Life / Day 283
10/October/2015, Day 283. Saturday.
Due to "The King's" recent crazy antics, we didn't sleep well last night.
The day started off poorly, with Grump being grumpy, and badgering Sweetie to "get a job" to pay for whatever latest damage "The King" caused. But by early afternoon we accomplished something; we took both cars in to the dealer, and had a nail removed from a tire from each. Both cars had tires with a slow leak, cause by the nails, no doubt.
After that excitement we had lunch, which was fried egg with a dried fish and mung bean stew. It was all actually pretty good, if you don't mind eating little fish heads.
Lest you think filipino food is always "challenging", here are some pics of pastries the wonderful baker Joyce brought us earlier in the week:
To celebrate Grump lasting four long, difficult years at his miserable job, Sweetie took him to his favorite local restaurant, The Back Burner, which I am very pleased to say is as wonderful under the direction of its new chef as it was under Chef Losito. Yes it is expensive, but not outrageously so, yet the food is outrageously good. Highly recommended if you're ever passing through central Georgia!
A predictably wonderful meal was a wonderful way to end a day that stared off shakily, but ended quite well. Goodnight all!
Due to "The King's" recent crazy antics, we didn't sleep well last night.
The day started off poorly, with Grump being grumpy, and badgering Sweetie to "get a job" to pay for whatever latest damage "The King" caused. But by early afternoon we accomplished something; we took both cars in to the dealer, and had a nail removed from a tire from each. Both cars had tires with a slow leak, cause by the nails, no doubt.
After that excitement we had lunch, which was fried egg with a dried fish and mung bean stew. It was all actually pretty good, if you don't mind eating little fish heads.
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| Grump's Lunch, with a Bottle of Kale/Ginger Juice |
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| Can You See the Little Fish Heads? |
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| These are as Delicious as They Look! |
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| Yum! |
A predictably wonderful meal was a wonderful way to end a day that stared off shakily, but ended quite well. Goodnight all!
A Day in a Year in a Life / Day 282
09/October/2015, Day 282. Friday.
Oh man, what a day!
The "good news" was that Grump has now survived working four years at his lousy job. Yippee. About all we can say about that is that his job does pay the rent, which we're grateful for.
Dodong was fussing all day, and running a slight fever. Despite Grump's claim that he was just teething, Sweetie insisted on taking him to the doctor, which was a good thing. It turns out he has an ear infection, in both ears. (Once again, Mama is right!) Poor Dodong!
Finally the train wreck that is a certain sister's life took a dramatic turn for the worse as "The King", (her useless husband), apparently stabbed someone and is now in jail. (Good grief what a loser!) Grump is demanding that Sweetie get a job "immediately!", as the requests for money are sure to come pouring in at any moment now.
Sigh .....
How was your day?
Oh man, what a day!
The "good news" was that Grump has now survived working four years at his lousy job. Yippee. About all we can say about that is that his job does pay the rent, which we're grateful for.
Dodong was fussing all day, and running a slight fever. Despite Grump's claim that he was just teething, Sweetie insisted on taking him to the doctor, which was a good thing. It turns out he has an ear infection, in both ears. (Once again, Mama is right!) Poor Dodong!
Finally the train wreck that is a certain sister's life took a dramatic turn for the worse as "The King", (her useless husband), apparently stabbed someone and is now in jail. (Good grief what a loser!) Grump is demanding that Sweetie get a job "immediately!", as the requests for money are sure to come pouring in at any moment now.
Sigh .....
How was your day?
Thursday, October 8, 2015
A Day in a Year in a Life / Day 281
08/October/2015, Day 281. Thursday.
Mama Sue, Cami, and Big B came over for a visit in the afternoon, so the evening was hectic. It is late now; I had better type this entry quickly, before Sweetie starts to yell!
Grump had a fairly decent day at work, Kuya had another wonderful day at school, Lola did just fine, (like she always does), but Sweetie and Dodong struggled today. Dodong is teething, and he kept Sweetie up most of the night sharing his misery. Today all he wanted to do was be carried. Sweetie's back hurts!
Once he got home from work, Grump actually went to the gym, (hooray!), and walked 3 miles on the treadmill.
Dinner was takeout Chinese from Mandarin: garlic eggplant and veggie lo mien.
Goodnight all!
Update 10/19/2015 - Sweetie made a really, really cool centerpiece. You can slightly see it in a pic from 10/11, Day 284, but here is a better pic:
Mama Sue, Cami, and Big B came over for a visit in the afternoon, so the evening was hectic. It is late now; I had better type this entry quickly, before Sweetie starts to yell!
Grump had a fairly decent day at work, Kuya had another wonderful day at school, Lola did just fine, (like she always does), but Sweetie and Dodong struggled today. Dodong is teething, and he kept Sweetie up most of the night sharing his misery. Today all he wanted to do was be carried. Sweetie's back hurts!
Once he got home from work, Grump actually went to the gym, (hooray!), and walked 3 miles on the treadmill.
Dinner was takeout Chinese from Mandarin: garlic eggplant and veggie lo mien.
Goodnight all!
Update 10/19/2015 - Sweetie made a really, really cool centerpiece. You can slightly see it in a pic from 10/11, Day 284, but here is a better pic:
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| Sweetie's DIY Centerpiece |
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