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Apropos of nothing, here& #39;s some things I did today, a relatively "normal" day in our house.
Parenting, pets, pools and summer storms: a thread.
Parenting, pets, pools and summer storms: a thread.
Got up at 5:15 when the 3 year old asked for "nose medicine" (Zyrtec), because seasonal allergies, then decided it was time to be up. Fell asleep on the couch while he watched My Little Pony, woke to find my wife, a saint, had taken over my breakfast and coffee duties.
Cleaned pee off the living room floor four (4) times, because the 3 year old has decided that when you& #39;re done peeing in the training potty, you close the lid and then push it over on its side.
Told the 5 year old not to use the seat of the training potty as a pillow.
Worked at my computer while our middle-child dog panted and drooled on my arm for an hour during a thunderstorm. He also stood with his head between my legs the entire time while I went to the bathroom.
Mopped water off the family room floor, two minutes before a meeting, because this year, 3+ years into living in this house, it has decided that heavy rain now seeps in on that side of the house. (Yes, we already have a sump pump.)
Found our youngest dog (also the largest) in our bed napping after he’d played in the rain. Wife is currently changing the sheets.
Also found the youngest dog chewing the nose off of a Pound Puppy stuffed animal that the 3 year old just got for his birthday last weekend.
Caught the boys sitting on the kitchen counter making a "science experiment" out of ointments, toothpaste, water, and an essential oil that is probably very expensive.
Caught the 5 year old trying to make a smoothie in the Vitamix by himself. It came out surprisingly well and I’m impressed he 1) didn’t injure anyone and 2) didn’t get smoothie on the ceiling.
Told my boys not to feed their entire lunch to the dogs and then ask for more of the same lunch.
Between this and the science experiment, we& #39;re working on learning the word "wasteful."
Between this and the science experiment, we& #39;re working on learning the word "wasteful."
Troubleshot wife’s Mac when websites started acting up. Often it’s because I’ve hacked some config to bits, so she was justified in getting me involved. This time, Chrome just needed a restart, because apparently it just stops interpreting JS correctly if it needs updates?
Yelled at Jenkins and NVM for three hours trying to test a new job locally. Gave up and opened a PR because sometimes it’s just easier to test in prod.
Chucked two hundred (200) water balloons at the 5 year old because he weirdly prefers dodging them to throwing them. This was very cathartic, not gonna lie.
Ask me sometime how much we& #39;ve spent on water balloons during lockdown. ($200 and counting.)
Ask me sometime how much we& #39;ve spent on water balloons during lockdown. ($200 and counting.)
Chased the youngest dog out of our brand new, middle-class-fancy, not-cheap, inflatable pool two (2) times while making dinner. Checked said pool for leaks inflicted by his nails.
Told the 5 year old to not let the wet dog in the house two (2) times. He let the wet dog in the house two (2) times.
The second time was because he was busy standing fully naked, hands on hips, peeing onto our back porch, and couldn’t be bothered.
The second time was because he was busy standing fully naked, hands on hips, peeing onto our back porch, and couldn’t be bothered.
Mopped the floor, and coaxed the wet dog off the couch three (3) times while continuing to cook dinner. I overcooked the pierogis.
The end. Thank you for indulging me.
