Yesterday the boys went with me to my guitar lesson. The oldest has been begging to learn how to play for awhile so I let him take my lesson while the little guy and I watched. He did really well and will start his own lessons next Wednesday. I gave him a choice, play tackle football or take guitar. He chose guitar because his Mom told him he’d get brain damage if he played football. She really doesn’t want either boy playing tackle football at this age! I wanted to make sure he was going to listen and take it seriously before I committed to lessons. He’s a real quick learner and has an aptitude for music. He did great with violin until his teacher went all loopy on us and he grew out of his violin. The littlest one, of course, also wants to learn how to play, not just from watching his brother, but for a long time as well. We’ll see how it goes.
Tonight both boys have football and we’re hoping we don’t get rained out, again. Mom works until 7pm so she’ll miss most of the youngest ones game and get there just in time for the big guys game. We’ve had terrible luck this season and have had at least 3 games rained out. The boys and I managed to get the house cleaned yesterday and cook a chicken for dinner. They say we need to be prepared for West Nile Virus, the disease carried by mosquitos, since this will be the month they all emerge. I guess I’ll put bug spray on the boys tonight.
Grandpa Bob went to the doctor yesterday and it turns out his heart is just fine. I think he’s still going to the cardiologist in a few weeks but he has the all clear from his regular doctor. This is great news and we’re all relieved.
Tomorrow I head to Seattle until Friday night. I have a lot of work to do today to get ready for my meetings. I think my calls start in about an hour or so. The boys are pretty well behaved when I’m working. They watch some tv but also get out their workbooks (to get ready for school) and play outside. I should be finished up sometime early in the afternoon. Yesterday their long awaited “air soft” rifles arrived. These are a type of gun that shoots 6mm round plastic pellets that all the kids have. I was lucky enough to have a friend who owns a gun shop for law enforcement, get me a couple of them at cost. We took them up to Grandma’s so they could get in some trigger time with their new rifles. The boys love them and have been waiting for about 3 weeks for these to come in.
No politics today, I’m giving myself (and you) a break. It’s all just a big joke anyhow. None of them in D.C. have a clue. It’s funny how everyone not in office can see what needs to be done but those in office can’t. They all ran out of Washington as fast as they could for their 5 week vacation at our expense, back home. They should all be paid on commission somehow. Ok, I’ll stop as I guess I’m talking politics, it’s just that it’s so frustrating.
I guess I’ll hit the showers before everyone wakes up. Mom goes in at 10:30 so she can sleep in for awhile. The laundry is done and I did the dishes before writing this morning. Here’s your quote for the day, enjoy,
“Your net worth to the world is usually determined by what remains after your bad habits are subtracted from your good ones.” -Â Benjamin Franklin
Chew on that one and have a great day!