The weekend is here

Toby, a photo by Hamstocks on Flickr.

The weekend is afoot. Virginia planned a date night for us this evening. I get out of work early and plan to put my bike in the shop for a tune up. Then it is movie time (the film 50/50), and dinner at Liquid Ginger). Saturday we are going to the Coon Hollow Corn Maze and then to Joey and Melissa's wedding. Can't wait for that. Open bar and old friends. On Sunday, we have brunch with friends and then the Asian festival at the Thomas Center. It is a pretty busy weekend, and fun too. Hopefully, I can find time to start getting the house ready for next weekend's Halloween party.

This all makes for a pretty busy weekend, and it is beautiful out. The Fall is here and it is so nice to be outside. I have been listening to lots of audiobooks and talks lately. It makes my days seem like growth, even when I am just working.

Great cover

They Might Be Giants covers Chumbawamba

Love this video and more

Thinking a lot about where life is taking me, my family, friends, and lots of other people. Thinking about my goals and others. I am pretty happy, and it is easy to just let things be, but isn't work important. I go to a job and sacrifice that time, and really I like what I do and agree with much of what I do. I have other things to work on though and those things deserve at least the energy that I give the County.

I have been thinking about growing up versus growing content, or jaded. How to raise kids to love and know community, but also how to love math, science, and learning in general. How to stay happy even though my to do list is unfinishable on any given day. I have been thinking about my ideals and how to keep them. How to keep my focus, that is the big question. 

Not posting too much, but maybe they will come back. Projects going on: lots of kitchen prep., house getting ready, party coming up, getting to the gym and running, and reading.

Gators game

Met up with some friends at the bar to see the gators game. They do not look like winners tonight. It is fun to see the bar crowd reaction. They started strong with lots of momentum. Lots of high fives around. I guess Chip gets this one. Have I mentioned that I have been drinking. Sampling the entire swamp head catalog.

A wonderful day

Trying to find a way to feel more mellow about things

Visiting Birmingham, a photo by Hamstocks on Flickr.

I've been kind of breaking down and falling apart a little lately. I want to get to a place where everything is feeling comfortable. I am trying to find ways to motivate more energy out of myself to happily pull every small nook and cranny of my life together (family, health, friends, politics, housework). I am plotting new routines for my day and ways to sort of refresh and motivate throughout the day.

I haven't posted much lately. Birmingham was a fun trip. Now both boys are in school. Toby just got kicked out of naptime for not sleeping and not letting the other kids sleep. This is a real problem. He has been a little better lately about being quieter, but it isn't really good enough. I am afraid that with everything that is going on with Henry, Toby is not getting the sort of disciplined parenting sometimes. We haven't worked very hard up until now about teaching him self-discipline.

We are going to Vero Beach for a wedding this weekend. Virginia is leaving Thursday, and I am leaving after work on Friday. This means that I have the house to myself for an evening. I am making lists of things that can get done with the kids out of the house. I need to check the wiring on a ceiling fan that I installed, and that means turning off power to part of the house. I have put that off until they are gone. Also, putting stuff up in the attic is another that is hard with the kids around. The wedding is not kid friendly, so we have a sitter planned for the evening. That kind of bums me out, but it will make us more relaxed I guess.

Right now it's a workday, then trying to make some headway on projects at home and maybe going to the gym.

New blogger iphone app

Works pretty good, but doesn't have landscape mode.