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| FBR and Daughter Getting into Swing of the Weekend |
I stumbled on a cure for the after
affects for the shingles vaccine that I wrote about in my last post.
Fortunately the cure was right in my wheelhouse – beer! I hosted last week’s First
Friday celebration on Deckzilla and the affects faded in direct correlation to
my consumption of Coors Lite. I’ve always touted the medicinal effect of a good
First Friday celebration and I now have semi-scientific proof.
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| Just Hanging Out |
Saturday was chore day with a chance to
run around the yard with what my Favorite Panamanian calls my new toy – the battery
powered lawn mower. It was kind of weird in that it was so quiet. I guess I can
live without the normal lawn mowing experience of vibration and noise but my
wife actually came out to see if I was working because she didn’t hear
anything. I could literally mow the lawn at midnight without disturbing the neighbors.
Of course that would only happen if I partook unduly of my newly discovered miracle
cure.
The big new on Saturday was a trip to
AAA where we decided on a September trip to Europe. This was something I’d promised
my Favorite Panamanian but she always chose return trips to Panama instead. I
lived in Germany for two years during my misspent youth but she’s never been
there. My annual bonus showed up in the bank on Friday so off we went. We
planned on a trip to Italy and Spain but by the time we sat down with the agent
my wife, along with her 51% of the vote, decided instead on Switzerland,
Austria and Southern Germany. Her reasoning was that so many of her friends had
been to Spain and Italy she felt like she’d already visited there. She can be
exotic.
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| Wingman and FBR at Last Week's Grad |
Sunday was completely consumed by a
long planned project. During the renovation project the roof was removed from
the garage and stayed uncovered for a couple weeks before it was enclosed.
Combined with the demolition and subsequent construction there was a lot of
debris liberally scattered throughout and behind the many shelves and items in
storage. The only way to get at it was to remove everything. So that was my Sunday,
at least seven hours of it. I’m sure the house looked like Exhibit A from a
Jeff Foxworthy monologue with everything spread out in the driveway and front
yard.
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| Playground Supervisor |
I was about halfway through when I was
chiding myself for taking this on, mainly because of the heat. I eventually got
into a rhythm and started to feel that little bit of accomplishment that is
integral to continue with a seemingly thankless task. Inevitably I found a lot
of the tools I thought were lost and my Favorite Panamanian was there to
organize her shelves which helped a lot. The blower got a big workout as the
dust and debris was finally removed. Since I was sweating up a storm I found myself
literally coated with dirt and dust by the time I was finished. Some showers
are more like a religious experience than others.
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| New Favorite - Corn on the Cob |
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| Slip Sliding |
Granddaughter Facetime calls helped
alleviate the drudgery of the chore. The BRS is fighting yet another Day Care cold
but that didn’t appear to slow her down as my son was in hot pursuit each time
she got to her feet. She’s also asking my wife to sing one of her favorite lullabies
each time we call by patting her own head. It’s too cute to adequately
describe.
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| Toy Story with Wingman and Woody |
The FBR also had a good weekend. It started
out with a viewing of the new Toy Story movie with Wingman. She brought along
her Woody doll and I can just imagine how much fun that was. The best news was
that Wingman’s restaurant is now serving lunch during the week which will allow
him weekends off with his new schedule. This meant my daughter’s family was together
for the entire weekend which was appropriately celebrated at several playgrounds.
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RECURRING
CHARACTERS
BRS
- Blog Reader the Sequel
- second granddaughter; FBR - First Blog
Reader - first granddaughter, ABFA –
Amazing Best Family Athlete = my daughter in law, formerly known both as MEF – Most Excellent Fiancé & MEG –
Most Excellent Girlfriend; Wingman
– my son in law; Keene Friends 1 & 2
– friends since high school from my home town of Keene, NH; Soxfather - my brother in law; Great Aunt = my elder sister; Cantankerous Friend – friend since
grade school who likes to argue about everything, poses as radical leftist to
attract women; Pittsburgh College
Roommate – high school friend, also a “Minor Celebrity” in Pittsburgh; Deckzilla – our backyard deck which
grew to monstrous dimensions once my wife got involved in planning; Maine and Virginia Musqueteras – two
close friends of my wife – her US sisters, my wife is the 3rd musquetera
(musketeer); Buddy – AKA the Wonder
Pooch – family dog, a black lab – hates squirrels, died in 2017; Riggins - also known as the Grandpuppy,
son's dog, surrogate grandchild while awaiting arrival of the BRS; PanaGals – female relatives/friends of
my wife from Panama; Panamanian/Latin
Mafia – inevitable group of Latino friends my wife accumulates wherever we
have lived & their spouses; Neighborhood
Mafioso - wife's close friend and Panamanian mafia member, Favorite Panamanian - the wife (of
course); First Friday – celebrations
to mark the First Friday of the Week; Excellent
Boss – my former direct boss at work; Deckzilla
Dude – senior citizen carpenter/contractor; Voices of Inappropriate Worth - members of public who come to every
Worcester public meeting to complain, all are on public assistance along with
demeanor issues
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