3 Sep 2026
Evan and Meagan got to practice early, and started doing some drills. Meagan made Evan a bet that if he blocked more shots than her, she would do his dishes(!). Sadly, he did not succeed.
Garret being a goober, as usual of course.
The other notable thing that happened today was our Ninja toaster oven started to go on the fritz. Which was rather disappointing and only then did we find out how much we really relied on it.
Drippy Friday
4 Sept 2026
Nothing quite like going out to the chickens and finding one randomly dead in the morning. No apparent signs of struggle or injuries.
Wildly crazy loud geese!
After animal chores, it was off to lunch with friends, then to the store. We were running low on our favorite peanut butter. Which, it turns out, was apparently also quite popular as there was none on the shelves when I got there.
Then it was time to change the oil on the truck. I was going to use my new oil extraction pump, but something wasn’t compatible with the setup – either too long of a hose or it couldn’t get down to the oil pan. I had to by a longer piece of tubing but it still didn’t reach.
Meanwhile, there was chess club. Garrett is learning to play, although he has a bit of trouble with losing.
The rest of the kids had a good time. Jarek and Evan can beat everyone there, however; so we need to find them some stiffer competiiton!
Fortunately, I had a Fumoto valve installed, which made it much less messy.
Normally, this results in a partial oil bath for me as 3 gallons of oil is liberated.
Of course, there is no time to change oil like when you are dodging rain showers!
I see a little person got a hold of my phone…
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