Petty Amusement Happenings – Sometimes, the simplest and most inane things amuse me. Such as figuring out how to get my laptop to rotate colors on the keyboard and alien sigil on the lid. It serves no function other than personal amusement.

Writing Happenings – I finished the first “finished” draft of my isekai story and sent it off to my alpha reader. At some point, it will show up on the blog. Honestly, I’m treating this one as pulpy serial fiction. I’m sketching out the second story, but I really need to finish up the fourth installment of the Irregulars. That one is almost done, but I suck at endings.

Battery Charging Station Happenings – Saturday, I received my kickstarter from Olight for their Ostation Pro. It also included some of their AA and AAA batteries, a headlamp, and some patches. The last item(s) resulted in the Grandniece discovering Derek’s Patch Board. I have way more charging capacity than I need, but sufficient to what I want. Plus, the plan is for when the next storm is approaching, I can cycle all the batteries through. I have noticed that the batteries Olight sent me prefer to be charged in their Pro charger.

The Wise Man Saga – Let’s go back to July of 2021. Before MIL moved in, the downstairs bedroom was planned as the guest room and we wanted a sleeper sofa in there. We found a nifty one that instead of pulling up the bed, you kind of rolled it out. MIL slept on it for a couple of years after moving in before deciding she would like some more room in her bedroom. (Rolled out, the sleeper did dominate the room). The sleeper sofa then moved to BIL’s and SIL’s house. About a week before Christmas, SIL showed up with a little figurine that looked like it was out of a nativity. She was wondering if it was ours. We don’t have any nativities at Ward Manor. At that point, the family started running down every possibility of where this little figurine could have come from to no avail. It is the mysteriously appearing Wise Man.