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| Out Back with My Supervisor |
Okay, so the big surprise; in a plot
straight out of Versailles two of the three musketeers were reunited in New
Jersey. The Virginia Musquetera conspired with my daughter for a surprise visit
to shock my wife. I was brought into the plot in order to distract my wife and
pick up the surprise visitor at the Maplewood train station. We were texting
all day and my wife asked me what what was going on. After saying it was my girlfriend
and not being believed I said it was an issue at work I was trying to resolve.
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| The Moment my Wife Saw her Old Friend |
We walked into the house for one of
those great moments when two old friends were reunited for the first time in a
couple years. The Virginia Musquetera wanted to meet our granddaughter whom she
had heard so much about and to hang with her sister (in spirit). I was pretty
much forgotten for the next few hours as non-stop Spanish ruled the airwaves
for intensive catching up. She was only able to stay for a day but it was time
well spent.
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| This Went on for a While |
The rain finally stopped on Saturday
and I was able to get out back to help Wingman in his efforts to carve an actual
lawn out of an overgrown wilderness. He’d run into a series of huge roots from
a now deceased and removed tree. He’d exposed the roots but had no way to
remove them with the tools he had. I brought my trusty dull axe along and set
to work. I think if I traced my blood lines far enough back I’d find some sort
of Viking berserker because I love swinging an axe. I chopped the roots up and lifted
them out.
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| Musquetera with First Blog Reader |
I spent the rest of the day digging up
the verdant weeds and wild flowers growing where they hope to have a lawn
someday. It was obvious it had been a few years since any attention was paid to
area but it shows a lot of promise. By the end of the day we had my wife,
daughter, and granddaughter out there slaving away and had denuded the entire
yard. There are now some hefty piles of debris to remove but that will be a little
more manageable for Wingman in his narrow opportunities when granddaughter is
down for afternoon naps.
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| Pointing Out Which Roots to remove |
It was fairly exhausting but it was
good to channel my latent berserker blood and do something for the new homeowners.
It’ll be Home Depot today for some grass seed and grub treatment to hopefully
have a lawn growing by end of summer. The best part of the day was time spent
with the First Blog Reader though. She loves her new kitchen and already has a
new technique where she pours a simulated cup of coffee and delivers it
expecting rave reviews each time (no problem there).
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| Buddy Checking in from the Basement |
Despite being raised in a den of cat
lovers she also loves Buddy. The house cat sentenced himself to the upper
floors upon Buddy’s arrival while Buddy is consigned to the basement. His
penchant for kidnapping stuffed toys to eviscerate them dictated that
restriction. He makes nearly constant pleas from the cat door for greater
liberty (and access to aforementioned toys). The heavy rains brought a little flooding
in the basement so I got to spend some quality with him and the shop vac to
stay ahead of the tide. I’ll have several bumps on my head for the next few
days from encounters with the low ceilings and light fixtures down there.
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| Abuela Might be Having a Good time |
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| Just Guessing |
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| Great Way to End a Long Day |
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