Andy and I went for a nice long walk today. He’s all about his Fitbit and counting how many steps he takes each day. He likes to let everyone know that he has taken the most steps. That is because he is in constant motion. Whether it is is feet or his mouth, one or both are always moving.
During our walk he had both going at a constant clip. We walked from our house through the whole Riverwalk over to a small waterfall, as you can see above. This was a place that I explored as a kid when my dad owned a house in that area. We’d go over and clean up the apartments and mow the lawn and make repairs. When I got breaks I’d go and explore. I remember that waterfall being so much bigger as a kid.
Taking walks with Andrew has been something I have tried to do the past few weeks because he’s got this pent up energy that he needs to release so he can focus on his work and also spend less time on the devices. He has a computer now (hand me down) but luckily, he’s only using it to play chess. The computer never tires of him wanting to play another game. I like that he has been playing chess on the computer. It will help him see more opportunities and mistakes before they happen when we play our next game.
Today was Father’s Day. I was too exhausted and out of sorts to do much about it. I got home and went to church with the family as we do on Sundays. Then home to make a quick video before going to bed because I had work again tonight. I slept and got up in time for dinner. Allison and the kids got me some nice cards and a LEGO set. I thought to myself that I’d like to get a photo with the kids before I head off to work but then it was time to gather together and put out all the trash. Any thoughts of a photo were gone until I was halfway to work and realized that I had forgotten to do that.
So I’m here at work and they have several large murals and this one is near the bathroom and I walk by it all the time. The line of code is an error. It is sort of how I was feeling after forgetting to take a photo with the kids today. Weekends are hard for us, always running, sleeping or working. A stark contrast to nearly everyone we know. We’ve been making it work but I am not sure how much longer I can continue to throw things out of whack half the week. I’m so looking forward to our upcoming family trip to be able to focus and sort out these time issues.
