Empty Nest

Now that the nest is empty, we have time to relax by the fire and enjoy each other.

Moving Day #2

This past Wednesday, we moved GP into the University Suites dorm. He's sharing a room with another kid and the whole suite with another pair of guys.

He was pretty apprehensive about it all, but apparently he has found some friends and lost his voice from hollering at all the welcome events.

The suite has two rooms, a kitchen, living room, shower, and toilet.

Shocking!

I was playing around with one of my amps and noticed that I was getting a pretty solid high-voltage shock from the guitar cable plugged into it. When I touched the cable to another piece of equipment, there were blue sparks. Not good! It had a 3-prong plug, so this should not happen. Turns out the 3-prong plug was not connected to the amp somewhere along the 45 year old cord. Installed a new cord and not it's not shocking me.

Horses

Last weekend we went out in the country to a stable to watch GP's ex-girlfriend (our friend now) ride in a competition.

The 50/50

CP's place has some nice common spaces where the kids can gather during crappy weather.

CP's room faces into this big courtyard where there are grills, cornhole, and lots of tables & chairs.

This is the rooftop clubhouse. The far wall all opens up to the courtyard. I can't imagine how fun this place must be on away game weekends.

Moving Day #1

This week we moved CP into his apartment at the 50/50. It's a 4-bedroom 4-bath 4-guy place on the 8th floor across from his old dorm. It half owned by the university and half is private, thus the name "50/50". Floors 1-7 are all a parking garage. 

JP couldn't do anything until the place was clean to her standards, which are substantially different than the cleanliness standards of college guys.

The windows all face the interior rooftop courtyard where there are grills & tables.

CP was done by the time he got his room organized.

No New House

JP is getting the itch for a new home. Trouble is, with two kids in college, a new house isn't in the cards. But.... 

Sherwin Williams had a 35% off paint sale last weekend, so we now have a new dining room. The new paint makes the room feel twice as big as it was.

It's funny, because exactly six years ago we completed the hardwood floor in the living room. We have a picture of the dining room all full of the furniture and piano.

Frog & Toad

This year has been unusually wet and we are overloaded with toads.

SP has never met a toad before. He is obsessed with this guy. Every day he shoots out to the sundeck to see his new buddy.

We also have a few tree frogs.

Shutterbug

We've been babysitting L's camera from next door. GP picked it up and found that it's kinda fun taking pictures (especially with a nice camera!).

The lens is an 18-400 mm f/5.6 with image stabilization (!!!!!). Such a lens was not even a pipe dream when I was really into photography.

What's Better than One Shiba?

What's better than one shiba inu? Two! The neighborhood dogsitter was on vacation, so JP is the backup dogsitter. 

We babysat the shiba from up the street. The two got along like a wolfpack. She thought she could push the cat around like she does at home. Her cat at home doesn't have claws like V does. Big difference!