Oct 19, 2024 - Nov 12, 2024. The month that will live in infamy.
A fever that refused to be cured by antibiotics and refused to be diagnosed by any blood or urine test made the month a tired one for Doug.
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| A visit to the ER led to a short (and not productive) stay in the hospital |
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| Max Daily Temperature |
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| This doesn't look good! |
We gave up on politics and the local news, so we watch ESPN (Extra Stupid Promotional Network) most mornings. We usually (a) complain about the selection of the top 10, (b) complain vociferously about the number of advertisements, (c) complain that ESPN is a scam.
Well ... today ESPN proved "c" to be true ...
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| ESPN is a scam |
RJ is super interested <sarcasm> in touring potential high schools. To show his enthusiasm for academics he set his only criteria that any school he will consider must have a winning hockey program.
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| Doug is making a good impression |
I had the brilliant idea to drive to Lancaster, PA the night before to a meeting so I didn't have to wake up at 4am and drive.
The result ...
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| The scene outside the Hampton Inn at 4am |
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| Hallway outside my room |
The St. Luke Church picnic was squeezed between a cross country meet, a hockey game, 2 soccer games, the 7-8th grade parents party, and a sort-of sleepover.
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| Julia winds up with the 'red' ball (one with the most Velcro). With persistence, she managed a bulls-eye which earned her a piece of candy |
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| RJ is always up for game of laser-tag. He's the bright yellow guy (cross country shirt) |
Not pictured ... Doug working the grill for 3 hours in the sun on a super-humid 80+ degree day.
Two examples that the kids run the house (1) Sara agreed to foster a dog, (2) Doug agreed to make sourdough bread.
The sourdough story began in March when we borrowed tools from Craig to replace the rider mower engine. The kids liked it so much that Doug was convinced to get some sourdough starter from Craig and sacrifice 2 days to breadmaking.
We started making bread on Saturday and at 9:00pm on Monday ...
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| we got 2 awesome loaves of bread |
Less than 24 hours later (8:30pm on Tuesday), the bread was gone. Looks like another weekend of break making is coming up.
Batches 2 & 3 were quickly added the next week. Batch 2 was gone in 24 hours.
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| Kids supervise preparation of batch 2 |
Julia enjoys going to RJ's soccer games because she gets to babysit Coach Joel's dog Jiro. RJ scored two goals, the girls couldn't have cared less.
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| Julia and Nora D. keep an eye on Jiro |
