June 2035

I imagined yesterday
The night before your graduation
As we prepared for the celebration
The memories that we'd share

I remember being terrified

The night you were born

And Grandma said it was time for her to go

Mom, you and me, a family

How do we take care of you?

That night was no worry, as you slept soundly

The journey had worn you out

Sometimes life hits the fast-forward button

The diapers, the crawling, the walking, the running

Soon you had a sister

Baby Omi

Number blocks and Lankybox

You taught yourself math and got curious

Super Bowl Week- 2020

For Super Bowl week, we use TSB to simulate past seasons.

2020

Entering Wk 17:

AFC

Buf 15-0!

Mia 9-6

Cle 12-3

Bal 10-5

Ind 11-4

LAC 12-3

KC 9-6

BYE Buffalo 16-0

BYE CLE  13-3 +117

3 LAC 13-3  +84

4 IND 12-4 +123

5 BAL 10-6 +45

6 KC 9-7 +101

ITH: MIA 9-6 +29 (eliminated)

NFC

WAS 12-3

GB 9-5-1 

CHI 8-7

NO 10-5 +79

TB 10-5 +38

SF 10-5 +27

ARI 9-6

BYE WAS 13-3

BYE NO 11-5 +89

3 SF 11-5 +70

4 GB 10-5-1 +88

WC TB 11-5 +45

WC ARI 9-7

Life

I feel off today. Just overly tired, I think. I didn't realize how much work it would be to do the whole weekend (minus Sunday afternoon) myself. I'd kind of dreaded the sleepover on Saturday, having not really talked to Zavie beyond saying hi. But I pretty much let them be on their tablets. I mean, that's what sleepovers even meant for us back in the day. We'd play Nintendo for hours into the early morning and the only time we saw our or other parents was to eat a meal. 

So Zavie's a cool kid. And he and Levi are two like souls, silly and goofy. I saw Levi dancing while we were playing Monopoly, which is an extremely rare sight. I think he's self conscious, which his sister is definitely not. 

But I just feel like my sinuses hurt a lot and I feel exhausted, and when I feel very tired I'm prone to getting sick. Kind of felt that way yesterday afternoon after getting back from taking kids to KFC at church. Felt sluggish in the pool, like I didn't want to move. 

Better sleep tonight will help. I survived, as I always do.

Grandpa's House (V1)

 

We’d arrive at Grandpa’s on Friday night

Pulling into the driveway and seeing the living room light

Our cousins eyes filled with delight

Some Aurelio’s pizza and 50/50 and then off to play

Or create art for the picture sale

Aunt Lori would tell the girls to get in their jammies

Grandpa’s house meant Christmas, but not only Christmas

Downtown on Christmas Eve

Two level bookstores and escalators galore

Seeing Grandpa behind the counter at Carson’s with Judy

Waiting not so patiently for Dad to get the car

Opening one gift that night

Getting dressed and the drive to Ruth’s

With Dad’s Christmas mix in the cassette player

How was that all one day

Lasagna and laughter

The church service after

And a Greek restaurant

Eyes straining to keep open

The skies always shaded red on the way back

Did Santa already arrive

But no, we hustled to bed and fast asleep

Seven or eight we’d crack the door and peep

All the presents that he delivered

By ten they’d all be in a pile

It wasn’t just Christmas, that place

Mischief, the terrifying cat

I once left the TV on the Playboy channel

Trying to see things through the scramble

It was Grandpa yelling “GET OUT OF MY CHAIR!”

Sending his grandchildren running everywhere

It was everything to us and then it was gone

My First Love

I'll never see you again

Haven't seen you in decades in fact

But you were my first love

First love, and it there was no romance

Next door neighbors for seven months

In Lisieux, France

You had a boyfriend back home

I'd come with you at night to the pay phone

You were a calm, quiet type like me

Quite the opposite of our friend Jenny

We watched TV in your room every night

Life

Maybe I'll just do a post every Friday.

Current mood: relaxed.

This has been a tough week, with the ICE shooting and Venezuela. I think I've been overstimulating myself as well. Listening to podcasts non-stop during the workday has cluttered my mind. I made an effort today to not do that, and so I didn't listen to anything until 10:30. Just hearing the heater or whatever ambient noise has been enough. I should not do two days in a row at home. Sarah is always there, and that's fine, but I start getting cabin fever. It's nice to have a place to go work and have a lot of space to walk and get the blood flowing.

This morning, I did my first Innovative-Summit morning in several years. I re-joined Innovative as part of my fitness routine. I had no plan for the last part of the year. I was just eating and not burning it off. So I re-joined and feel more at home there now. I did a cycle class on NYE and my neck was sore for a while, but good to try something new.

Hopefully I can stay in this state of mind. Maybe no-news Friday or unplugged Friday? I'm not going to swim every Friday. I'll probably alternate between a workout and a swim. Good to get some laps in.

Onward...

NFL 2015

In the NFL playoff spirit, let's go back 10 years with TSB.

Today, the first six weeks of the season.

AFC Div Leaders

Buffalo Bills

Baltimore Ravens

Indianapolis Colts

KC Chiefs

Wild Cards:

Pittsburgh

Tennessee

NFC Div Leaders

Washington

Minnesota

Atlanta

Seattle

Wild Cards:

Carolina

Dallas