Some Changes + Updates

Dear James, Daniel and Emily,

Blog Changes

Decided that I would merge the 2 blogs back again. Wasn't getting much traction on the other one, and got tired of fighting myself to think of alternative posts. Also decided that Westside Rants was a little off putting. So went with the Free Range Geek name as is encompasses the flavor of the posts best.

That does mean that I will probably be posting multiple times a day again. Which is good, I think it will be more interesting for the readers that way.

Kim makes things interesting

I love Kim, we are in the middle of doing some major house cleaning this weekend. And yesterday afternoon she calls me and asks if I mind if she paints the bathroom instead of just cleaning it. That is so typical of her, to have a major task, and switch it up. The same goal of making the house more presentable will still be accomplished. It's just that it will include a different look for the back bathroom.

Weekend Plans

Once again another busy Saturday planned. Baseball for both boys in the morning, with a 2 hour gap between games. Then over to Dennis' for Dustin's birthday party. And on Saturday we have a major house project lined up, plus some yard work. Not exactly a relaxing Fathers Day, but it will be nice to get outside for most of the weekend.

Kids Progress

Yesterday morning I told James I was going to have to take him to the bar where Connie was finishing cleaning. He said he wanted to take some toys. I told him that he could take some books. The next thing I know he has a Dr. Seuss book out and is reading it out loud, with basically no problem. So his reading is making some progress.

Knowing that James was going to have to spend 3 days with Connie I made a decision that I would take advantage of the situation and have him take his bike with him. Theorizing that he might learn better under the tutelage of Austin than he did from us. And apparently I was right, he took the training wheels off right away and was already doing quite well. So now we just have to keep him practicing and we will meet the goals of reading and bike riding by the end of the summer.