Sunday, 02 September 2012
Well, with summer winding down, it is time for one last litle getaway.
Today was Family Day at the cabin. As the name implies, this means that the “family” spends the “day” at the “cabin.” Well, not the whole family – some were busy with other things. And not the whole day – we, for example, didn’t get there until 1:30 in the afternoon. And we were actually outside the cabin, not inside it, for most of the time. But you get the idea.
The last two times I’ve been to the cabin, I’ve stayed over night. Actually, back in June, I stayed two nights. And just a few weeks ago, I stayed four nights. So now, driving up there for just a day seems like a lot of work for little pay off. As it is, I wanted to get there earlier, but there was a lot of stuff to prepare, and our kids continually provided negative support in getting ready. We also stayed after dusk and, boy, do I hate driving in the country in the dark. My wife drove, but I was still in the car, so it wasn’t much better.
I’m pleased to report that my firepit was still in tact.
Monday, 03 September 2012
Well, we didn’t do much on this de facto last day of summer.
I did a tiny bit of painting. A very tiny bit, in fact. A couple of days ago, I replaced the fan switch in our bedroom, and the new plate is a little smaller, so it revealed some non-pained wall. Approximately 0.25 square inches. So I took a small brush and painted that spot.
Later, we watched our niece and nephew, which was fun for the kids and, I hope, earns us credits we can use for the day when we need a babysitter.
After our niece and nephew left, we walked to Subway Sandwiches. It was closed. I think ’cause it’s Labor Day. That was kind of bittersweet because, on the one hand, we wanted to eat somewhere but, on the other hand, that Subway is the crappiest Subway in the Twin Cities. So we went across the street to Hot City Pizza. Jennifer and I got hoagies. The kids had pizza. We all split one bottle of Dr.Pepper, PhD.
This evening, we watched an episode of The Muppet Show (we currently have a disk on loan from Netflix) and then Owen and I read two chapters in the latest Captain Underpants novel.
Then the day was done. Tomorrow, Owen starts second grade.