Entry for June 17, 2010

So I missed writing my entry on Sunday night. I had a great reason to miss my personal scheduled blog post. As you can see in my picture above, I was called away for the birth of my Grandson, Dean. Dean was born early Monday morning. Gin and I were called Sunday evening and informed that Patrick had taken Jessica to the hospital. At the time I was finishing up the back half acre of grass cutting. When I was finished and cleaned up, Gin and I made our way to the hospital to lend our moral support. As the night dragged on and the uncertainty of when Dean would arrive, we decided to head home a little before 2am. Dean was delivered at 3:32am. I guess he just wanted to be with his Mommy and Daddy for the first few hours of his new life. On the sleep deprivation side of things, I was in bed by 2:30am and up by 5:15am. I worked the day away with the help of way too many Diet Dr. Peppers. After work Gin picked me up and we met Dean for the first time. He slept through most of our visit and was being awakened by his Mommy just before we left. We got a few wide eyed stares and enjoyed seeing him stretch and try to curl back up to sleep. I slept good Monday night!

The rest of the previous (work) week for me was spent between Greer, SC and Chattanooga, TN. I'm still enjoying my work and waiting for the pace to pick up on the Volkswagen project.

Saturday I played disc golf at the Boiling Springs course. I decided to try the Pro tees out just to give a little variety to my experience there. I think overall I did alright with an 82. I had a few penalty strokes due to discs that landed in creeks or retention ponds. I probably should have penalized myself for the "S" word a few of those shots. Each one I thought I lost for good, only to find the missing just before giving up the search.

Sunday afternoon Gin and I made our favorite dish. We don't really have a name for it and I'm not sure if we can name it. Maybe it should be called The New Prospect? The name of the area we live in has a fire department, an elementary school, a Baptist church and a corner store. That's it! Anyway, the dish has onions, Anaheim peppers, green peppers, garlic, wheat berries, spinach, mushrooms, Orzo pasta, ground turkey, fennel seeds and red pepper powder. It takes both of us an hour to chop veggies and cook everything, but it is always worth the time to prepare.

I've been reading a lot lately. I'm usually not much of a book reader, but for some reason it just clicks right now. Maybe I'm getting myself ready to pull my personal observations together in my own publishing. I'm not talking about a novel, but a layman's record of what life is like from one (my) point of view. Blogging helps me clear my mind. I know I'm not a great word-smith and probably could use an editor every now and then. I really don't think the every day, real world, person cares that much about perfection of grammar. Sometimes the subject or the message is what captivates people. Then I think some people just want to know that they are just as whacked out as me and that is normal.

Thanks again for reading my ramblings. Leave a comment anytime.

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aka Pappy