Grandniece Happenings – Last Friday, The Wife and I played hooky from work and grabbed the grandniece for a sleepover. Our initial plans fell through, so we took her to Hobby Lobby (see below section) and then over to the big park they built in our neighborhood a year or so back. It was the first time I’d been, and I was impressed with the playground area. The girl ran herself ragged. Of course, kindergartner batteries recharge fast, because it wasn’t too long after we got back to Ward Manor, she was running around like a madcat.

The next morning, we took The Grandniece to Cracker Barrel, because it’s her favorite restaurant. Not because she likes the food, but because it has toys. We did some errands with The Grandniece and her mom before heading back to the Manor for some well deserved rest.

Hobby Lobby Happenings – As stated above, we took The Grandniece to Hobby Lobby. At which point the following conversation occurred:

Grandniece: Where are we going?

The Wife: To Hobby Lobby.

Me: This family’s version of a church

The Wife: It can’t be a church, it’s closed on Sundays.

Me: This family’s version of a synagogue then.

Skin Happenings – I’ve wanted to put something on the lid of my laptop for a while. Protection and just some “personal flair.” Finally decided on the iconic “Wave” painting. Not sure that the picture picks it up, but it has a “carbon fiber” texture that I really like. The Wife was nice enough to put it on because she is far more detail oriented than I am. It’s what makes her so great at her crafting.

Gestalt Completion Happenings – I finally got the last two Aerialbots and now have a completed Superion. I really need to reorganize my “toy table” as it’s been kind of a “crashpad” for a lot of stuff.

Spike Strip Happenings – Our hairless cat has a nasty habit of getting up on the bar counter. Sometimes he’s hunting food, but others just for attention. Over the last week, he’s been really bad about it. We have a shock mat that we used with a couple of the other cats, but Boo is our special cardio kitty. Shock mats are out. So, after some quick research, we found a relatively low-cost set of mats with spikes. These may work, or he may just route around them. We shall see.