Tag: Stephanie
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Cotton Planters
I’m still playing a lot of Colonization Classic. There are four skills that can only be learned from the natives. So I speak with every village and city to see if they train one of those four, and if it’s one I still need then I send a free colonist or an indentured servant to…
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Nap
We went out for errands that I needed to do myself. When we came home Stephanie’s mother was in the house visiting from Iowa. I crashed. I fell asleep for about six hours. I’m more awake now but I took my night meds and hope to go back to sleep after I eat. The house…
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William’s Laundry
William prefers to do his laundry at our house instead of spending quarters to do it at his apartment building, and Stephanie facilitates that. He’s over and he and I have had some good conversations. We have been talking about personalities. All three of the cats have different personalities and Stephanie and I paralleled that…
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God and my Wife
I gave a piece of advice to my oldest son Brandon today. His girlfriend wants him to be more holy. I agreed with her. But more importantly I think God agrees with her, so I told him if God and his girlfriend agree that he’d better pay attention. This theology has created a stable marriage…
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The Right Screwdriver
The boy next door asked for help removing a screw. He’s maybe eight so hasn’t developed a lot of muscle mass or spatial reasoning to get the torq right. He also had a screwdriver that looked like someone drove a tank over it. So I got a couple of appropriate screwdrivers and followed him to…
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Tea and Video Games
I haven’t eaten much today. I’ve been zoning out on video games and sipping tea most of the day. I did take a shower this afternoon and the boys have gotten what they’ve needed. I also do better at leaving Stephanie alone when I’m lost in a digital world. But I don’t feel very productive.…
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Deep Breaths
I’m taking deep breaths while Ben screams and Stephanie hides in her room with the cats. I am doing a good job remaining calm if I don’t say so myself. Ben is not calming down so he’s had emergency meds. He wants a soda. He has to be calm first. Sadly calm sometimes just means…
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Drink More Water
I had a Dunkin Donuts latte today and a large cold brew horchata from a new Mexican restaurant. That was I found the hard way too much caffeine and sugar. I crashed out from them. Stephanie was able to let me sleep off the crash, and I hope to be able to go back to…
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Esta Mal
This morning there were men working on the trees. The whole block had a line of trucks on the curb. It is unfortunately also the morning that garbage and recycling gets collected and the men moved the bins out of their way and onto the lawn. I went out to talk to the men to…
Latter Day Sinner 