The FBR has bounced back from her chin music incident although she doesn’t appreciate the requirements of the keeping the wound covered. She also doesn’t ascribe to the theory that if it is itching, that’s a sign of healing. I can understand, that never worked when my mother tried it on me. We went to the CVS together yesterday to acquire a new set of band aids, one of the waterproof variety, so she could have a vote in the style of her chin for the next few days. She has outgrown the cartoon variety which was kind of sad. We had to acquire the new bandages because using the normal size ones meant at least four were required, she didn’t like the fashion statement that was making. We need the waterproof ones for her pool date yesterday, more on that later.
At Margarita's With Cantankerous
We first have to discuss a scaled down
thunder run back to my home town on Wednesday. We journeyed up on Wednesday
afternoon so my Favorite Panamanian and her shopping acolyte could acquire some
apparently desperately needed craft supplies. I performed my usual role of
driving up to Keene and was summarily dropped off in front of the Lab ‘N Lager
so the ladies could pursue their shopping fix. Through intense coordination due
to our shared military tradition, the Cantankerous Friend was walking up as we
parked. He and I set out for Hennessey’s, the new bar in what was formerly the departed
Scores.
Earlier in Hennessey's
Meanwhile in other Parts of NH - BRS and Maniacally Smiling BR3
We stayed there for a couple beers while
assessing the location for pub crawl suitability. It was a late afternoon on a
weekday just after opening so the assessment is only preliminary at this point.
The setup isn’t a lot different than Scores although there were a lot fewer televisions
and none of them were on. After making these initial observations we decamped back
to the Lab for more familiar surroundings. We vectored in another high school
classmate, the CRC, who joined us for an abbreviated time at the Lab, still
time exceedingly well spent. At the appointed hour we walked down Main Street
to Margarita’s where we agreed to meet the wife and FBR for dinner.
My Newest FBR Created Jewelry Which I'm Not Allowed to Remove
Band Aid Haul
It was a major surprise that the Favorite
Panamanian showed up on time because that constituted the first time that has
ever happened in these situations. She admitted the FBR heard us agreeing to
meet at five and since the FBR can now tell time, she was right on top of her
abuela when the appointed hour rolled around. Unbelievable, I’ve acquired a new
weapon in the never ending fight to keep my wife on time and she’s cute as a
button to boot. We sat down in the outdoors section for dinner and enjoyed
watching Keene walk by. That included yet another high school classmate who
recognized first my wife and then the rest of us. She came over and sat with us
for a while which was a great way to end the day before heading home in time to
make the FBR’s bedtime. 
Slowly into the Pool
With her New Buddy
Yesterday’s pool excursion at the home
of a member of the Latin Mafia was a highlight for the week until the chin
injury. In way of explanation, the FBR loves swimming, I’m not sure where she
gets that from, but when she heard we planned a pool day, she was psyched. Then
came the chin, with the admonition from the doctor that that swimming was not
allowed for a week. In hopes of lifted her crushed spirits I opined that she
could still go into the pool but couldn’t immerse the chin. She accepted this compromise
in good humor. We had missed this friend’s annual 4th of July bash,
a yearly social highlight, because of our own gathering the past Saturday, so
this was good makeup.
And her Abuela
Chin up in the Deep End
The drive to our host’s Leicester home
was nostalgic as we used many of the roads I used to use on my daily commute
when I lived in Charlton. Hard to believe we left that house eight full years
ago. Our hosts had two grandchildren staying with them, including a bubbly five-year-old
girl who immediately glommed on to the FBR as her newest best friend. The FBR
was magnanimous and shared a couple secret smiles with me at the adoration sent
her way by her new fan. The FBR was very fastidious about keeping her chin out
of the water and we spent the very hot day hanging n the pool. I hadn’t planned
on getting in but the FBR demanded a cannonball and who am I to refuse. Once I got
into the pool, I didn’t want to get out. That’s happened before. The hosts
prepared a fabulous barbecue lunch before we had to leave to head back home.
Yet another great day.
Beautiful Location
Two movies fell in my A-Z watch, one a keeper
and the other not, both with the same name though as I enter the three versions
of Dune that I own, Dune (1984) – still love this movie despite the silliness
of the Sardakaur warriors and the Baron; and Dune (Sci Fi Channel Version) –
into storage as cheesy special effects can’t compete
Craft Supplies Employed as Patio Rocks Get Re-Painted
RECURRING CHARACTERS:
ABFA – Amazing Best Family
Athlete - my daughter
in law; BR3 – Blog Reader #3 – granddaughter
#3; BRS - Blog Reader the Sequel -
second granddaughter; Cantankerous Friend – friend since grade school who likes to argue
about everything, poses as radical leftist to attract women; CRC - Connecticut
Riverboat Captain – another close friend from high school, renowned sailor
of the big river; Curbside Girls – close
friends of my daughter acquired during him her single days in Brooklyn; Deckzilla – our backyard deck which
grew to monstrous dimensions once my wife got involved in planning; Favorite Panamanian - the wife (of
course); FBR - First Blog Reader -
first granddaughter; First Friday –
celebrations to mark the First Friday of the Week; Great Aunt - my elder sister; Keene
Friends 1 & 2 – friends since high school from my home town of Keene,
NH; Kindergarten Friend – friend
since kindergarten whom I reunited with after many years; Maine and Virginia Musqueteras – two close friends of my wife –
her US sisters, my wife is the 3rd Musquetera (musketeer); Namesake Nephew –
son of Great Aunt and Soxfather named after me; Neighborhood Mafioso - wife's close friend and Panamanian mafia
member; 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; PCR - Pittsburgh College Roommate– high
school friend, also a “Minor Celebrity” in Pittsburgh; PCR+1 - Pittsburgh College Roommate’s wife; Riggins - also known as the
Grandpuppy, son's dog; Soxfather -
my brother in law; Tia Loca – wife’s younger sister; Wingman – my son in law; Wingmom – Wingman’s mom, of course
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