Since arriving at Auntie K.’s house, we’ve manage to do a lot of work and a lot of play. They just moved in a few weeks ago and there has been a lot of work to do on the house. Much has been done before we got here, and it’s certainly looking good now; we spent most of yesterday fixing up the front yard to the point that it puts our landscaping to shame, even though we’ve lived there for years. Tara and Anna helped in their own way, then got some serious sprinkler time.

Today was a day of recreation; golf for the guys and shopping for the girls. My game was about as good as one could expect considering that I had not swung a driver since before Tara was born. I tried it exactly once, resulting in the ball going almost totally sideways from the direction I was swinging. I then tee’d up another ball and hit it with my 5-iron nearly 200 yards straight down the middle. I could have saved a lot of weight if I would have left those darn woods out of my bag.

Jennifer and the rest of the girls managed to go about halfway through the world’s busiest Ikea before the children imploded. I’m very proud that Jennifer was able to come away empty handed. That’s self-control right there, folks.

Anna has been making great strides in escaping her fear of dogs. At this point we no longer have to keep Augie penned up, and Anna is getting pretty close to being able to play with her.