The kids arrived after 10am but not via their mom. Lauren had stayed w/Vijtoria last night and Tommy was at Caden's. Vijtoria dropped Lauren who proceeded to share the details of a midnight pool outing and police intervention. Tommy arrived a bit after her and enjoyed the story. I indicated I had a long list of things I wanted to get done around the house and the parallel task surfaced of planting a herb garden so I went along with that too. It took a few stops but we finally got what was needed after going to 3 different places. Although I didn't get the wine cellar revamped or investigate the wire in my CRV the list of what did get done is longer than the list that didn't. The patio lights are now nicely strung w/a guide wire across the patio sofa, I recovered my mom's problematic backup drive, I put away all of the residual camping gear, I mowed the rest of the front lawn, I dug out and replaced the sprinkler head I chopped off unintentionally (and with a lower profile one, too), I properly re-hung the bug light, I moved the washer/dryer for pickup out to the street with Tommy's help, and Jen and Lauren got the herb garden started too, and we positioned it in front where a short hose (forthcoming) will help us keep it alive. Jen lovingly agreed to make me a basil/tomato/mozerella pizza and she made the favorite teriyaki chicken for the kids/us. It was delicious. It always is. She's such a great cook. The dog also got a bath and trimmed hair around mouth which was becoming a problem for him. And we took a mountain drive to just get out for a bit. We got home to fridge leak again so I got to work removing back panels and finding a massively iced over and clogged drain therein. I removed all the ice and tried to ensure the path was clear for drainage. We'll see how it worked soon enough. Finally, after all that focus and effort, I relaxed on the patio and enjoyed the lights. They seem to attract bugs a bit more there but it's far enough overhead that I don't think it'll be a big problem. I have to be at work tomorrow 8am for the next step in the exit of the suite. I'll work out getting the couches Tuesday or Thursday. Kids are coming tomorrow am to hang out. They'll be board but so be it. It was a good day for accomplishments but also for practicing balance between expectations and realities. I found myself frustrated by delays and demands but also know that I'd rather have them than not, and I get as much help in return in many ways from the kids and Jen. I'm so grateful for them.