Update May 17, 2026

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Saturday

Saturday, I put down dandelion killer in the backyard. Aaron and I took IL7 to the library on his bike.

Sunday

Sunday, I put down dandelion killer on the front yard. I got some reading done. I took IL7 to swim lessons and Aaron shopped and picked D16 up from her mom’s house. Aaron made burgers for dinner and then DM’d a game of D&D.

Monday

Monday was stressful. I had to deal with a lot of medical stress for D16 and Dad, but everything is ok. D16 was a bit stressed out, too, I’d imagine. Dad kept forgetting about his, so I guess he’s fine.

Tuesday

Tuesday, I took D16 to an appointment in the morning. I played appointment roulette (scheduled a new appointment, but had to reschedule three other appointments to accommodate). I wrote a letter, then cooked spaghetti for dinner. In the evening, Aaron and I watched an episode of Andor.

Wednesday

Wednesday I had an appointment, then I took Dad to the gym; only we went an hour early accidentally. (The weekly appointment time just changed.) So we spent two and a half hours there, me dragging the oxygen around most of the time. After that, I had two more appointments for IL7. I did balance PT with Dad, then it was IL7’s bedtime.

Thursday

Thursday, I had an appointment for myself, followed by gym for Dad. I got some reading and housework done, then played D&D. IL7 had Cub Scouts.

Friday

Friday, I took IL7 to an appointment and then Dad to the gym. IL7 had a picnic at school in the evening, and Aaron and I took him. We ate, played in the playground, then left. 

Reading to myself

  • Systematic Theology by Wayne Grudem
  • Curse of Strahd by Dungeons and Dragons
  • Pickwick Papers by Charles Dickens
  • Ink and Bone by Rachel Cain
  • Team of Rivals by Doris Kearns Goodwin
  • The Stand by Stephen King
  • The Complete Essays of Montaigne
  • Books That Matter: The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Leo Damrosch
  • Soul Music, by Terry Pratchett

Reading to IL7

  • The BFG by Roald Dahl
  • Prince Fly Guy, by Ted Arnold
  • Fly Guy and the Frankenfly, by Ted Arnold
  • Shoo, Fly Guy, by Ted Arnold

IL7 reading

  • Super Rabbit Boy’s Time Jump, by Thomas Flintham

Media Completed

In this classic children’s novel, Sophie is kidnapped from her bed by a giant. She discovers he’s friendly, but the other giants aren’t – they like gobbling up human beans. Funny and fun, just as I remembered. IL7 loved it.

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