Watching Johnnie
Johnnie called first thing asking when I was coming over to join he and his mom for breakfast. I was actually expecting it. After all, I knew Lisa was scheduled for piano lessons late in the morning and needed me to keep an eye on Johnnie until at least mid-afternoon. And I was glad to do it too since I didn't actually see Johnnie yesterday. I went over and Lisa actually had breakfast ready. I was thinking it was probably some sort of peace offering on her part, particularly since me looking after Johnnie actually was primarily for her benefit. Then again it was probably just Lisa feeling like making breakfast more than anything. Anyway Johnnie got to have breakfast with his mommy and daddy and then I did the dishes and then off we went to my apartment. The first thing we needed to do was to clean up. And by that I meant US. Johnnie smelled like he didn't shower last night (which he didn't) and of course I never did get around to taking a shower yesterday myself either. And so not only did I brush our teeth, and not only did I shave, but we also took a mid-morning shower as it turned out. Felt like we were getting ready for bed. And then having cleaned up, Johnnie wanted to watch Winnie-the-Pooh on TV. I wonder why? Usually we'd be up and about doing grocery shopping but not this morning. Lisa didn't actually need anything from the grocery store. But we actually did get such a late start that Johnnie got to watch no more than a couple of episodes before it was time to get us some lunch. I was planning on making me one of those turkey wraps since I had all this leftover turkey deli slices left. But I still had to get some Panda Express for Johnnie. And it actually turned into a nice day out, not too hot, pretty pleasant. If I were more motivated I would have gotten Johnnie to bike there. But I was still in lazy mode from yesterday. As for Johnnie, he was perfectly happy half-watching his Octonauts, and half drawing whatever he sees and feels like putting down on paper. He's actually getting more and more sophisticated with his drawing and I look forward to him getting some actual instruction from his kindergarten teachers. In the meantime, I tried to take a nap and I actually did manage to get to alpha I think for about 20 minutes. At least I know I was still somewhat awake because I was aware of Johnnie. I did not imagine him getting bored and finally waking me up and doing his usual roughhouse stuff with me. I was happy to drop him off at Lisa's by 2:30. But actually she had called me first. She practiced piano for a couple of hours and decided she wanted to do some shopping for the afternoon and asked if I could watch Johnnie for just a little bit longer. Turned out she wanted to go shopping for a wetsuit. She would later on tell me that she had gotten quite a few offers of friends offering to teach her how to surf. I will admit to feeling a tinge of a jealous pang. But then I just shrugged it off like you would some weird insect that distracts you. Why can't she experience male company and have a little fun? As long as it doesn't get in the way of my relationship with Johnnie, what do I care? As a matter of fact, wasn't Thursday a very pointed reminder that there are parts of her that I really REALLY don't like. And that is saying it mildly. And so I just mentally wished her luck, I gave my son a hug and a kiss, and off I went for the rest of my Saturday. I mentioned earlier that it had turned out to be a pretty nice day. And being that I detected some of that yuk energy just minutes before I left Lisa's house, I shifted myself back to enjoying-the-moment mode. I took a walk around Lisa's neighborhood, around Walgrove Elementary to be more specific, mask and all (see picture). I decided this neighborhood also has its merits though I like my own now too. You're closer to the ocean for one, and so on pleasant days such as today, you could almost feel the ocean breeze. I didn't exactly have to walk too far or work out too hard today. That's because I hit all the week's benchmarks almost by Thursday night in fact. By the end of last night I had already logged in 320+ active minutes, 220+ cardio minutes, and almost 58,000 steps. The active minutes were already enough work for the week. But I decided to go past 10,000 steps tonight anyway. That and make myself some beef stew. Even baked my own biscuits. Like I said, my enjoy-the-moment mode. The question was... did I? How can I not when I spent the day with my Little Bug? And got to do my own chores (laundry, clean up) at the same time? And survived diarrhea probably caused by the turkey wrap? Was the turkey bad? I got to walk around the Maplewood neighborhood so yes I got to enjoy a nice day out. I am sufficiently recharged... for golf tomorrow!
Johnnie called first thing asking when I was coming over to join he and his mom for breakfast. I was actually expecting it. After all, I knew Lisa was scheduled for piano lessons late in the morning and needed me to keep an eye on Johnnie until at least mid-afternoon. And I was glad to do it too since I didn't actually see Johnnie yesterday. I went over and Lisa actually had breakfast ready. I was thinking it was probably some sort of peace offering on her part, particularly since me looking after Johnnie actually was primarily for her benefit. Then again it was probably just Lisa feeling like making breakfast more than anything. Anyway Johnnie got to have breakfast with his mommy and daddy and then I did the dishes and then off we went to my apartment. The first thing we needed to do was to clean up. And by that I meant US. Johnnie smelled like he didn't shower last night (which he didn't) and of course I never did get around to taking a shower yesterday myself either. And so not only did I brush our teeth, and not only did I shave, but we also took a mid-morning shower as it turned out. Felt like we were getting ready for bed. And then having cleaned up, Johnnie wanted to watch Winnie-the-Pooh on TV. I wonder why? Usually we'd be up and about doing grocery shopping but not this morning. Lisa didn't actually need anything from the grocery store. But we actually did get such a late start that Johnnie got to watch no more than a couple of episodes before it was time to get us some lunch. I was planning on making me one of those turkey wraps since I had all this leftover turkey deli slices left. But I still had to get some Panda Express for Johnnie. And it actually turned into a nice day out, not too hot, pretty pleasant. If I were more motivated I would have gotten Johnnie to bike there. But I was still in lazy mode from yesterday. As for Johnnie, he was perfectly happy half-watching his Octonauts, and half drawing whatever he sees and feels like putting down on paper. He's actually getting more and more sophisticated with his drawing and I look forward to him getting some actual instruction from his kindergarten teachers. In the meantime, I tried to take a nap and I actually did manage to get to alpha I think for about 20 minutes. At least I know I was still somewhat awake because I was aware of Johnnie. I did not imagine him getting bored and finally waking me up and doing his usual roughhouse stuff with me. I was happy to drop him off at Lisa's by 2:30. But actually she had called me first. She practiced piano for a couple of hours and decided she wanted to do some shopping for the afternoon and asked if I could watch Johnnie for just a little bit longer. Turned out she wanted to go shopping for a wetsuit. She would later on tell me that she had gotten quite a few offers of friends offering to teach her how to surf. I will admit to feeling a tinge of a jealous pang. But then I just shrugged it off like you would some weird insect that distracts you. Why can't she experience male company and have a little fun? As long as it doesn't get in the way of my relationship with Johnnie, what do I care? As a matter of fact, wasn't Thursday a very pointed reminder that there are parts of her that I really REALLY don't like. And that is saying it mildly. And so I just mentally wished her luck, I gave my son a hug and a kiss, and off I went for the rest of my Saturday. I mentioned earlier that it had turned out to be a pretty nice day. And being that I detected some of that yuk energy just minutes before I left Lisa's house, I shifted myself back to enjoying-the-moment mode. I took a walk around Lisa's neighborhood, around Walgrove Elementary to be more specific, mask and all (see picture). I decided this neighborhood also has its merits though I like my own now too. You're closer to the ocean for one, and so on pleasant days such as today, you could almost feel the ocean breeze. I didn't exactly have to walk too far or work out too hard today. That's because I hit all the week's benchmarks almost by Thursday night in fact. By the end of last night I had already logged in 320+ active minutes, 220+ cardio minutes, and almost 58,000 steps. The active minutes were already enough work for the week. But I decided to go past 10,000 steps tonight anyway. That and make myself some beef stew. Even baked my own biscuits. Like I said, my enjoy-the-moment mode. The question was... did I? How can I not when I spent the day with my Little Bug? And got to do my own chores (laundry, clean up) at the same time? And survived diarrhea probably caused by the turkey wrap? Was the turkey bad? I got to walk around the Maplewood neighborhood so yes I got to enjoy a nice day out. I am sufficiently recharged... for golf tomorrow!
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