Year in Life
Dec. 19th, 2025 05:49 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
varidogSome big changes happened this year in life.
This was the final year of high school for the offspring. This was my last spring of waking up, readying the car, and hustling the kid out the door.
This was also the year of shoving the kid out the door and off to school. That made for a big change in the house. It was just the two of us, and it felt like we were newlyweds again. We've done more casual dating and hanging out than we have in a long time.
We lost Squirrel the cat at the end of may, and since then, there's been no replacement pet. That was another huge change. I'm no longer living in reactive fear of the door opening and closing, never knowing what's demands are coming at me. That's one less thing to keep track of.
Jenny lost her job in May, and since then, has been working a volunteer gig to bring her non-profit skills back up. I would appreciate her getting a position that pays, and so would she. That's why we're starting this way, to get her back onto the networks, and get her skills modernized.
In August, my car got stolen for a joyride. We got it back the same day, but repairing the steering column was quite a bit. Thank you, insurance. We now keep my car in the driveway with my wife's car behind it. I also now keep a club on the steering wheel. That won't stop a determined thief, but it will stop a lazy one.
Two nephews, Cole and Corey, got married, one back in May and the other just after this upcoming Christmas.
We spent more time watching films. We've instituted a film night, first on Tuesdays, and now on Thursdays.
I'm reading to my wife more, which helps my reading skills, and she advises me on my novels. It's been working out. We'll tend to also look at puppies and kittens on Reddit.
We finished our Ben Tausing crossword book, and now we're subscribing to his crossword venture to continue the joy. We've been doing Ben crosswords since the City Paper days.
Jen's mom moved from a living in a solo apartment into living in a memory care situation. Adjusting her meds has greatly helped her alertness. We downsized her place and got her moved over. I repainted her art deco end table for her. It looks fabulous.
This was the final year of high school for the offspring. This was my last spring of waking up, readying the car, and hustling the kid out the door.
This was also the year of shoving the kid out the door and off to school. That made for a big change in the house. It was just the two of us, and it felt like we were newlyweds again. We've done more casual dating and hanging out than we have in a long time.
We lost Squirrel the cat at the end of may, and since then, there's been no replacement pet. That was another huge change. I'm no longer living in reactive fear of the door opening and closing, never knowing what's demands are coming at me. That's one less thing to keep track of.
Jenny lost her job in May, and since then, has been working a volunteer gig to bring her non-profit skills back up. I would appreciate her getting a position that pays, and so would she. That's why we're starting this way, to get her back onto the networks, and get her skills modernized.
In August, my car got stolen for a joyride. We got it back the same day, but repairing the steering column was quite a bit. Thank you, insurance. We now keep my car in the driveway with my wife's car behind it. I also now keep a club on the steering wheel. That won't stop a determined thief, but it will stop a lazy one.
Two nephews, Cole and Corey, got married, one back in May and the other just after this upcoming Christmas.
We spent more time watching films. We've instituted a film night, first on Tuesdays, and now on Thursdays.
I'm reading to my wife more, which helps my reading skills, and she advises me on my novels. It's been working out. We'll tend to also look at puppies and kittens on Reddit.
We finished our Ben Tausing crossword book, and now we're subscribing to his crossword venture to continue the joy. We've been doing Ben crosswords since the City Paper days.
Jen's mom moved from a living in a solo apartment into living in a memory care situation. Adjusting her meds has greatly helped her alertness. We downsized her place and got her moved over. I repainted her art deco end table for her. It looks fabulous.
