anyways, got up in a bad mood and frustrated. so, after some not so civil conversation with my sister and finding that my dad had fallen asleep AGAIN (frustrating...he could sleep all day...and sometimes does even though there are things to do)...i grabbed my ipod and set off for a walk. o man, lots to think about (and i had a lot to say on it but like i said before, my brain is mush right now...will try again tomorrow)...but i ended up in a little better mood - realizing a lot of my trouble here at home is my own fault - for not taking responsibility/action to change some things that i can (i know that might not make sense....later.....) but anyways... i came home and got ready for the day...and then went to find out what dad was up to. he was on the way out of the house and i asked to go with him...he said yes :) and even better...mel didn't want to come with us. don't get me wrong...i love my sister and doing stuff with her is fun...but i don't get the chance to do stuff alone with my day very often at all.
so yeah...exciting... we started off by going up to his school (on the way to ft.atkinson to get some supplies for dad's summer school class) - while in milton...he decided to give me this hour long tour. he took me all around the town...showing me the different places he and my mom lived when they were first married, told stories of "famous/imfamous" people, and other places with interesting 'facts.' it was kinda cool (thank you kristen markell - who told me the best times she's had with her mom were when she asked her about the past...about her life...etc...it worked today). then we went to get all the different supplies dad needed for class (starts on monday). he's teaching a class on origami (math nut :) and we went to this educational supply store that had all this crazy cool nerdy stuff - we played with a lot of "toys" and it was all in all pretty fun (yeah, we're nerds and it's fun to look at that stuff together because mom and mel usually get annoyed and don't really share our love of learning - or maybe it's more an obsession with certain topics...who knows). on our way home we stopped at his school again and picked up the rest of his origami books so he can study up and practice before monday. while there i found his "secret" stash of food in the closet (it's been in pretty much the same spot since i've been around - can always find candy and stuff there :) and we played around in the teachers lounge a little. we left - picking up some "souvenires (sp?)" aka - stuff from the lost and found....and headed home to try to share stories from all the craziness that was our day together...mom and mel didn't get it but it was fine.
then, dad decided to take us out to eat and we went to this great place on Lake Koshkenong for fish...the restraunt is on a golf course and there were WAY classy people there...we like to play along and pretend we fit in. so, after a night of good food and a "show" (and by "show" i mean listening to this really loud guy who sounded like John Candy - talk nonsense about anything and everything...never heard someone pretend to know so much about so much...or really...who knew so little about so much...it was ridiculous...so much that we didn't talk to each other we just listened to him and tried to conceal our laughter.
...finishing up with a little bickering and mom and dad going to bed early...mel and i left to end the night with mind numbing tv...good times....
so, i guess if you try hard you CAN actually "make" it a pretty ok day...
guess there IS hope for tomorrow being ok too....
jenn
Lake Koshkenong
1 comment:
great report, little stride. you are gaining victory - stand firm. i'm very proud of you! i miss you lots! looking forward to seeing you later this month (i hope!).
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