Last week I spent a not inconsiderable amount of time convincing Sylvie to go to the Patriots game with me on Sunday. The forecast was ideal, the game would (I thought!) be uneventful... it seemed a good opportunity to introduce her to football and possibly establish an annual father/daughter tradition. With some urging, I suspect, from her mother, she reluctantly agreed.
Flash forward to Sunday morning, as I literally said, "Sylvie, get on your shoes, it's time to go!" and went to my ticket stash, only to discover... I didn't actually have tickets to Sunday's game! Of course as soon as I realized that I remembered trading them away for a double-up on the Atlanta game in a few weeks. But man!
Of course Sylvie, honest as ever, readily admitted that she never actually wanted to go in the first place. We went to C&L Frosty instead, and Syl could not have been happier.
A little bonus silver lining: had we gone, Syl would almost certainly have talked me in to a first ever violation of my "no leaving until the whistle" rule, and I would have missed the best Pats comeback since, er, the Super Bowl (sorry, Browns fans). So all's well that ends well.
Random addendum: it is good luck to have a toad infestation?
Tuesday, September 26, 2017
Happy Schwendtoberfest
We have fun friends.
Apparently I am not the only man in Wayland who is aware of Amazon Prime...
Hey Dad! I finally found a use for your stein collection!
Apparently I am not the only man in Wayland who is aware of Amazon Prime...
Hey Dad! I finally found a use for your stein collection!
Labor Day on Winnie - drone video
A lot of my tech "toy" purchases are wastes of money. I know this. The drone, though, is not.
Sunday, September 17, 2017
Tuesday, September 5, 2017
Sunday, September 3, 2017
Winnie Summer Bookends
We kicked off Summer '17 at the Greens' house on Winnie on Memorial Day Weekend, and that's where we closed it out on Labor Day Weekend.
Syl tumbles gracefully...
Ritz Crackers and sunshine...
Having mastered tubing, Syl's next challenge was knee-boarding. Can waterskiing be far behind? Summer 2018 awaits...
Thanks, Greens, for another great summer!
Syl tumbles gracefully...
Ritz Crackers and sunshine...
Having mastered tubing, Syl's next challenge was knee-boarding. Can waterskiing be far behind? Summer 2018 awaits...
Thanks, Greens, for another great summer!
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