You read that title correctly - today was the last day. It was a match in Oswego. It was a pretty short run, only two months long, but I watched as his skill improved dramatically.
Every single one of those seventh graders would benefit from some weight training, but I'm not going to go on about that.
He wants to do it again, but at his grade level that means next January. I'll see if I can get him some weights.
Today my wife turned... nothing. It's not her birthday. She doesn't get one this year. Last year she didn't get to go to the chinese place for dinner because that was the same day when the van had its unfortunate open-door problem. Now, after that issue was settled we could have gone at any time, but she never did.
Well she finally got to go. Happy un-birthday.
The only thing I'm gonna say is that my teeth are very close together, and I tend to shred floss that goes in. You ever have a piece of shredded floss stuck between your teeth? That's betrayal, and I won't stand for it.
Anyway I have another cavity.
My son had a wrestling match last night, hosted in my old Jr High. I haven't been there since I walked out of my last day of finals thirty years ago. The building has not had any major renovations or changes in that entire time. Sure a fresh coat of paint here and there, but WOW.
Felt like I was back in 1994.
I managed to sneak into the library. I spent half of my life in that library, so going back in was a treat. Sure it had been rearranged, but... ok let me describe this library. The building used to have a courtyard, decades before I even went there. They added a new wing, closing it off. They slapped up a ceiling and floor, and called that new space the library. The ceiling was cavernous, and when you looked up you could see windows into classrooms. The lighting was all downward, so the tall ceilings were dark and, dare I say, moody. If I can borrow a term from the kids - it was a vibe.
If I didn't show up early to absolutely nerd out, I might have missed the match.
I went to my chiropractor today. Say what you will of the profession, but I lose range of motion without semi regular visits. I typically schedule my next visit on my way out, but I'm informed that he'll be out of town for the next month or so.
Or so?
Apparently he's taking care of a sick relative, 'end of life' type care.
Props to the guy for basically shutting down his entire business for an indeterminate amount of time for that. Though I've been there when he wasn't, he had another chiropractor fill in during his absence. Kinda wonder why that guy couldn't keep the place running. Not gonna ask.
I haven't said much about my grandfather lately. It's not for lack of news, in fact there's entirely too much. He's been to the hospital numerous times since I last posted about him. He's fallen and hurt himself many times as well. Last week Monday he had a stroke and went to the hospital again. Since then they pulled a blood clot out of his brain. He was sedated and intubated most of the week. The tube came out on Friday and he's been awake but limp since then.
He can almost swallow.
He was adamant that he never be put on machines to keep him alive, and that's where he is right now. The doctors don't have much hope that he'll recover to the point he was even a week ago. As I type this, my mother, uncle, and two aunts are at the hospital discussing how to go forward.
On Saturday, we got a late email saying church was going to be cancelled due to the impending snowstorm. By the time we would have gotten home, the storm hadn't yet arrived.
Lame.
Then late Sunday, we got an email saying school was cancelled for today due to the impending snowstorm.
I swear my school busses were cutting a path for the plows, meanwhile the kids now get off school at the drop of a hat.
Any hat.
