Update September 30, 2023

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Saturday

Saturday was a relaxing day. Aaron and I played D&D for a good chunk of it. I also signed up for a play-by-post campaign and was going through the information before starting playing. In the evening, Aaron, dad, and I watched The Witches of Eastwick and then a Trevor Noah stand-up comedy show.

Sunday

Sunday I worked for several hours, Aaron made chili, and then we watched Grey’s Anatomy as a family.

Monday

Monday went well. It started off with a trip to IL4’s new dentist. He has had a lot of trouble with our family dentist in the past, so I thought I’d try a pediatric dentist. It was a success! He was shy to get on the chair, but because they had it lying down with a TV on the ceiling, it didn’t look (to him) as if he were going to get “a shot” (as he calls getting his blood drawn).

After that, I took D13 to her appointment. At least I thought I had. But really, I took her out of class and to the clinic, where she went in while I ran to McDonald’s quickly with IL4. But apparently there was no appointment, so when I arrived back 15 minutes later, she ran out to the car to tell me. Oh well. 🤷‍♀️

After dropping IL4 off at preschool, dad and I ran some errands. Then I cooked some au gratin potatoes (which turned out delicious, but next time I’ll double the amount of sauce. D13 wouldn’t eat them because they “taste like potatoes,” and obviously M11 and IL4 didn’t even put try them. I tried to explain that french fries taste of potato, too, but apparently fries are “seasoned.” (Does she mean the overwhelming salt taste of fast food fries, because there was seasoning on my au gratin potatoes?)

Tuesday

Tuesday after work in the morning, I went to get new tires (mine were dangerously bald). I went to Perkins with dad, and then took him to a doctor’s appointment. M11 worked on his 3 missing assignments, and had very little time for fun in the evening. ☹️ I wish I could help him be better at completing them in class. This is likely his ADHD.

Wednesday

Wednesday I worked all day because no one had appointments. Then we ordered pizza and watched Grey’s Anatomy as a family.

Thursday

Thursday I worked all day. Then D13 had her first play rehearsal. IL4 had a 1.5 hour temper tantrum. He wanted Mob Pets (a Minecraft mod) on his phone, and that wasn’t happening.

Friday

Friday was calm. There were no appointments, but it was pouring rain, so we couldn’t go to the park. At the end of the day, M11 went to rehearsal. Aaron, D13, and I watched Coming to America, then D13 and I watched an episode of His Dark Materials.

Week’s Photos

Letters Written

• 1 letter Maine
• 1 letter Michigan

Reading to myself

• Akata Warrior by Nnedi Okorafor
• The Cat Who Could Read Backwards, by Lilian Jackson Braun
• Run, Hid, Repeat, by Pauline Dakin
• How to Read the Bible, by James Kugel
• Bible
• St Augustine’s Confessions (Great Courses), by William R Cook and Ronald B Herzman
• Mahabharata

Reading to IL4

• Monsters in the Dark, by Zana Davidson
• Super Cheat Codes and Secret Modes, by Thomas Flintham
• NoGame Over, Super Rabbit Boy, by Thomas Flintham

D13 reading

• Maleficent Seven by Cameron Johnston

Media Completed

Alexandria, Jane, and Sukie are bored of life. Then comes Daryl, who livens up their lives with a bit of magical seduction. However, things quickly turn dark. I’m not sure what to make of this movie. It was certainly quite strange. Pretty naughty. I bet the book would make more sense.

A good deal of these jokes were pandemic-related.

Billy is afraid of the dark. But then he finds out monsters are real. This was a cute story with great colorful pictures.

When Poppy becomes a pirate dog, she really wants to find a boat that fits her new status. Cute, but nothing amazing.

I just realized belatedly that we finished Series 6 of Doctor Who. I liked the River Song plot, but was starting to get tired of the Ponds by the end of it. I liked them at first, but I guess they became too much.

This movie is just as hilarious now as it was in the ’90s.

Weight Loss

X – 45 (no weight loss this month ☹️)