Monday, the 13th

5:30 a.m. – Alarm goes off.

5:40 a.m. – Get out of bed and bundle up to go on walk.

5:50 a.m. – Force Sydney out of bed with her harness on.

5:53 a.m. – Grab hat before walking out door. It is cold and rainy out there.

5:55 a.m. – Walk out door as a goup discussing returning faulty Netflix.

5:56 a.m. – Turn around to get Netflix to deposit it in mailbox.

5:57 a.m. – Realize door is locked and nobody, not even Sydney, has a key.

5:58 – 6:15 a.m.  – Attempt to break into own home while staring at two sets of keys through window.

6:15 a.m. – Call locksmith using Barry’s iPhone (Thankfully, he takes it EVERYWHERE.) and are told to wait for the tech (they’re no longer called locksmiths apparently) to call.

6:20 a.m. – Call work to alert them to awesome status. Play Frisbee with Sydney.

6:40 a.m. Tech calls and says he’ll be there in 20 minutes or so. Feed fish with Barry.

6:42 a.m. Call mom and tell her about awesome status.

6:50 a.m. Ask Barry if he can mirror the dance moves that you are doing. He gives it a try, but it looks unimpressed with the game…he’s probably cold.

7:00 a.m. – Tech arrives and looks like a college student.

7:20 a.m. – Listen to the train whistle blow. That was Barry’s train, but he’s decided to ride his bike.

7:30 a.m. – Turns out tech probably is a college student. He can’t seem to open 2 different doors, even though he keeps trying the same tool and technique.

7:45 a.m. – Tech finally gets door open.

7:46 a.m. – Write $175 check to tech. This amount is WAY over what we guessed it would be. Boo on that.

7:47  – 8:00 a.m. – Get ready at a whirl-wind pace and leave for work.

Rockstar Status


Sydney and I made a little trip to Hilltop today, and I felt a lot like a rock star’s body guard. “Stay back. One at a time. Yes, this is Sydney. No, she won’t perform at your birthday party.” Seriously, I uttered all but one of those statements multiple times.  On top of that, throughout our time at Hilltop there were shrieks of “Sydney’s here! Do you remember me?! Oh look at that guy with Sydney. He must be the handsomest grandson-in-law“. Again, all but one of these things actually happened multiple times.

In true rock star fashion she celebrated when she got home by breaking some stuff and trying to cut herself.

The Happy Milvrums

May love and laughter light your days and warm your heart and home, May good and faithful friends be yours where ever you may roam, May peace and plenty bless your world with joy that long endures, May all life's passing seasons bring the best to you and yours.
May love and laughter light your days
and warm your heart and home,
May good and faithful friends be yours
where ever you may roam,
May peace and plenty bless your world
with joy that long endures,
May all life’s passing seasons bring the best
to you and yours.