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| Jewel of my Eye - my Monday Miracle |
I’ve decided I can actually tolerate
Mondays if when I return home for lunch I have a granddaughter sprinting down
the hallway to give me a hug. Maybe it’s just me, although I don’t think so, because
the FBR has the innate ability to lift the mood of an entire household. I know
I don’t get to see her very much when she’s in a mood and I’m sure her parents
were immediately thinking to the times she is less than stellar when they read
that last line. However yesterday as a uniformly outstanding day which is as
rare an assessment I can ever imagine labeling a Monday with.
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| Running Laps Around First Floor |
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| I'm Runnning With her but not even in Sight |
As soon as I returned home from work
we adjourned to the back deck for serial bubble blowing and swimming pool excursions.
That was more for her since the water level was only mid-shin for me. I also
learned why her parents always wait for the FBR to sit at dinner for our
FaceTime calls. She is the epitome of a moving target and I found myself
chasing her around the house trying to get her within camera range. My daughter
and Wingman only nodded sagely at my ineptitude.
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| The Before Picture |
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| Getting Gear Set Up |
The construction project has commenced
in earnest. My wife summoned me out of the shower this morning because there as
a huge truck delivering building materials to the driveway and Deckzilla Dude
hadn’t arrived yet. That was interesting. They’ve broken through the roof and I’m
assured once they get the tresses out that it will go up quickly. Still, there
is nothing fun about having normal routines disturbed, except when it involves
a granddaughter, of course.
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| Progress Today |
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| My Morning Wood Delivery |
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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 invole din planning; Maine and
Virginia Musqueteras – two close friends of my wife – her US sisters,
my wife is the 3rdmusquetera (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 Latin 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; 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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