Squirrel Ass

So much to say about this last week…especially the weekend.

Wednesday - Grace & I did SNACK-MANIA sin snacks. We were also tired of bookstores and the office, so we drove around for a bit and settled on going to the new pet store. Not a whole lot of non-humans there yet, but there were a few of the rodent types to check out. We had fun!

Thursday/Friday – I spent a grueling 2 days watching a PowerPoint presentation in order to get my OSHA 10 Construction Site Certification. There was a test at the end, but we all passed (wink). The real test was to see if you could last through both days. SVE managers meeting at lunch on Friday.

Friday afternoon and evening – The day was like spring, warm and moist and sunny. We walked around Keene killing time for the afternoon, dubbing around. Ate snacks and had coffee at Prime Roast (by far the best coffee shop in the area) we went to Armadillos for dinner around 7 and ate real slow, so we could stay for the band. I had a quesadilla, Tracy … taco salad, the kids … burritos.

Jeremiah & Tracy’s Cello teacher’s band was opening, so we stayed for their set. Andrew plays cello and is truly amazing to watch. The band ~ Rise ~ consists of a female singer, banjo, cello, bass, guitar and for a few songs mandolin. I guess the music is bluegrass. I had my doubts at first, not my first choice of music, usually, but they were awesome. Kind of an Antioch crowd - saw lots of faces I recognized from parties 20 years ago, still sporting long hair, beards, ponytails, and big sweaters. We went home around 10.

Saturday – chores in the AM, another beautiful spring day, sunny, low 50’s. We went back to the pet store with the whole family. Now for the big news. The kids wanted pets. No surprises there. The surprise….Tracy was all for it, so Jem & Goose emptied out their savings and acquired new friends. Jeremiah bought a small gray rat ~ Louis Roberto Huntley. Grace found Sugar…a 1 month old black & white dwarf bunny. Sugar had a pal in her cage with her, so Tracy got Veronica/BB/Black Bunny or something (a name hasn’t stuck yet.) At night 1 episode of BSG and then SNL with the Rock.

Sunday – My niece’s and father’s combined birthday party at my brother’s house at 1. Good dinner, lots of fun. My sister and her husband just returned from visiting his family in Paris. We caught up on all the shows, Lost, BSG, and movies. Dan & I talked language stuff…he’s going to Quebec on scholarship this summer. He teaches French and is an awesome teacher. He would be good at teaching anything, though, I imagine. I’m sure I passed the NHLLS exam years ago because of some of the hints he gave me on studying.

The day was again in the 50’s and sunny….which started that one dreaded season of the year…MUD Season. Came home to 18” ruts of muddy goo that used to be the road home. My truck is such a pig in the mud…too heavy but not quite high enough and the tires just aren’t made for mud.

Sunday night - Supper…Leo’s tostadas and ice cream for desert. Kids went to bed and we played with the bunnies and watched 3 episodes of BSG…still only in mid 2.5. I really had forgotten so much. And didn’t realize how many episodes there were. I’ll never catch up before the series finale.

This morning (Monday) – A pretty good snowstorm is happening, Drove in with 3” of wet snow and slush (so far) on top of the 18” of mud. The ride in was a joy! NHLSA lunch meeting was cancelled (why school wasn’t I’ll never know) Robin is on vacation, The guys went up north to work on a job for 2-3 days and I’m going to be at the office all day I guess. More persecution at the office.

Tonight – Bring the kids home at 3:00 then head back to Keene for my Spanish Class.

Tomorrow – Update on Spanish and maybe some pictures of the new friends and a squirrel ass on the back step! He ha