Day 376

First thing in the morning, Matteo jumped into making a batch of sugar cookies. Those provided a lovely dessert for Tracy's PB&J sandwich lunch. AJ, David, and Papa (with Lexi helping Papa) played a rousing game of Monopoly: House Divided. Despite Lexi's help, Papa got creamed, David did OK, and AJ won. Matt got some steaks and asparagus going for dinner. Tonight's movie: Airplane (1980). Not coincidentally, Jamie heard David Zucker on the radio today, one of the movie's writers. He said that this movie probably couldn't be made today given the level of PC nonsense.

Airplane

Day 375

Woke up to another 6-or-so inches of snow. We got ourselves dug out in time to make an 8am doctor's appointment. Games and activities most of the day (see below). Today's movies: Tropical Thunder and Wish Man.

Prom prep.

Tracy: Never again.

In-n-Out for lunch. A crowd pleaser.

Had to burn its way out...

Well-groomed (the dogs).

Day 374

Off to church. Relatively nice day, but turned on us right after church. Our head security guy thought this was the hat for Jamie! Vaqueros for lunch! Fina is planning a Prom here like she did last year. Today was mask-making day for that party. Tonight's real-life movies were: The Boy That Harnessed the Wind (a little slow, but a good story) and Kill the Messenger (we fell asleep).

Day 373

We started the morning with Pente. We've got Matteo, AJ, and David well on their way to solid play. "GO" is next... Turned out to be a very warm day for March, so off to the pool we went! Dinner from the Club, too. Fina's cotton candy machine arrived so she had to get it set up and try it out. Tada, cotton candy. It's for the Prom event she'll be hosting at our house in April. Tonight's movies: Jiu Jitsu (sci-fi, a long way from our "real life" recent trend) and The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (far afield as well).

Day 372

Tried the Urban Egg coffee this morning - pretty good. The two white dogs went to the vet for a major teeth cleaning and one extraction. They survived. Lexi and Jonni are planning a chocolate extravaganza. Jamie had his volunteer time at the Flying Horse Foundation. Tonight's movie: Walk, Ride, Rodeo.

Day 371

After a blood draw at the lab, Jamie and Lynn visited Urban Egg for breakfast before going for their #2 COVID vaccine shots. They have their coffee available by the pound, too. Interesting melting formations abound outside. Lots of electronics on this first day of spring break (well, technically, teacher conferences today and tomorrow then spring break all next week). Tonight's movie: The Resistance Bank (Dutch resistance fighters in Amsterdam cripple the Nazis financially).

Matt's stuffed poblano.

Day 370

Happy St. Patty's Day! Another great walk to school for AJ and Papa. And this time Papa had his phone with him for pics. Starbucks had an excellent St. Patrick's Day cold brew drink with matcha powder. Matt and Jamie tried to go to Abby's Irish Pub for lunch, but it would have been a 3-week wait. So we went to Vaqueros (another fave), added a shot of Irish whisky to the otherwise very Mexican menu, and had a very good lunch, and toasted the Irish. Matt whipped up an excellent meal of scrambled eggs, a great mushroom and sausage saute thing, and asparagus for dinner. Then off AJ and Matt went to AJ's first baseball practice of 2021, indoors, of course. Tonight's movie: The Highwaymen (another good picture "based on real-life").

Simba up on the overhanging cliff.

First 2021 baseball practice