I had an oddly satisfying day of social isolation today ( Read more... )

I went to a local SciFi Convention with the kids this weekend, while M flew off to go to a different one. His was larger, and more fun for him, so other than the 8 hour delay on his return flight he might have wanted to do this again next year. Best news, he got to be present for the handfasting of some dear friends; especially nice since we were ( Read more... )

Thursday: Karate.
Friday: Glass with S and C, C's first time.
Saturday - Monday: CokoCon.
Tuesday: Gaming day, karate.
Wednesday: Prep for flood day, payed C to mow kids' yard.
Thursday: Flood day, karate.
Friday: Pointless trip to Discount Tire for tire pressure sensor that refused to throw code while there, paint shopping with H, S collecting ( Read more... )

I got two original paintings from the art show at CoKoCon this year.


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Yesterday M and H worked on getting a couple of new tires for H's truck. This included H rescuing M when the spare broke apart 2 miles from the tire shop ( Read more... )

Last week we figured out that, with enough finagling, all the kids and I can perform The Seventh Horse, by Echo's Children, together ( Read more... )

The kids all had fun. They spent a lot of time in the gaming room, and each kid won a t-shirt (C won two ( Read more... )

Prom was a success. C now plans to go to a total of six proms before he graduates ( Read more... )

Tomorrow is prom ( Read more... )

After the TusCon gryphon puppet debacle ended with S's gryphon safely in her custody, I suggested she make our friend, who was instrumental in the gryphon's safe return, a thank you dragon.

While she liked the suggestion, she put her own spin on the idea.


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