Routinely Thursday

And so with Tech Council out of the way yesterday, it is smooth sailing towards the end of the week. Except one more report/survey I had to get done today while Emma was out. By now the school drop-off is routine and we're there well before 8 AM and even the school staff has gotten faster about getting the kids in. We're all good. And I'm home eating breakfast by 8:15. Maybe not this morning because I had it in my mind I'd get steps in right after dropping Johnnie off. I mean it's the perfect time really. I'm already walking anyway since I usually park us almost a half mile from the school. I'm just extending the walk to more of the neighborhood. I really like my neighborhood and it would be great if I could buy a condo here. I need to think about the summer since I made up my mind I need to move somewhere where Johnnie can have his own room. BUT I am not willing to leave the Mar Vista Elementary school district. I love his school that much and he's already making lots of friends, especially now that he is back to seeing his classmates in person. The funny thing is that TIME REALLY DOES FLY between dropping him off, doing my meeting(s) and then picking him up again. It's like I snap my finger and it's already time! Which I also don't mind one bit since it also gives me a break. Look at my little boy posing next to cactus! Because of ONE episode of Coyote Peterson, he now has interest in cactus! What kid do you know looks for saguaro cactus and troya while walking home from school? Today he even asked for spaghetti for lunch! Ok Ok that came out of my urging. But the surprise to me was he ate a bowlful! As in he ate more of it than he usually would an udon bowl. Or even a chicken noodle bowl! As for me, I still had pork chops to eat that I got on sale last weekend. But it is still good. And so it was that we did another nature walk after lunch since yesterday's walk turned out pretty good. And then of course this being Thursday, I had to think about hand-off night.

I was already acknowledging that with no 2 consecutive Thursday hand-off nights ever being alike, I had no idea if I'd get Lisa early tonight or really late like last week, or no call at all like 2 weeks earlier. Johnnie however knew he had to do clean-up and was very much up to the task. One thing Lisa did teach him was how to clean up the house. Or an area. Any area. But since my area was so small, there were no complaints, no negotiations, no nothing. In fact, it was Johnnie who was urging me to move my couch so we could clean up underneath it! He put his school stuff away, he put my shoes away in the bedroom, he even wanted to clean up my office area. What the heck does Lisa get this kid to do?? As it was Lisa did call by 7PM. Not like last week when I had to drop Johnnie off at her house because he had already gone home. And we were ready. Dog had been pooped and pee'd, Johnnie had cleaned up. I had his bag all packed up and ready to go. Today Johnnie was fixated on a card of fish from Hawaii. It seemed to be a present he got in Hawaii and he was going over the fish. Had to take it home to show his mom. All good of course. Lisa reminded me she had a doctor's appointment tomorrow so I have to pick up Johnnie from school and that would be no problem at all. It was still light out when they left. I was already close to my steps goal so all I had to do was walk around the block a little to make it. And then I just crashed on the couch. I can lollygag and do nothing now. Oh wait. Is that pee on the couch where Johnnie had Claire this morning?!@ Damn that dog!! Just going to have to let it dry out is all. So I watched this week's episode of Mayans MC and reminded myself tomorrow is golf tee time morning so I have to be up really early. Ahhh the things I do for routine...