Saturday, January 02, 2021



Worked out some logistical confusion in order to keep Lauren longer today than originally expected, which was great. We continued the good times from yesterday into this morning. She helped me take down the Christmas house lights, Jen made a stellar breakfast (steak 'n eggs). Took a nice walk w/the Dog at Martin/Fontana Park. I love that dog but man he's not a fan of going places. He is straining to get back to the car for the duration, most of the time. Went for another driving practice too and she did so very well. It's wonderful that she's getting more confident and comfortable. Chilled out for the afternoon including helping my mom for about an hour doing tech support around her computer and continued issues. I feel bad for her, listen, let he vent, recognize my own tendencies and their origins, and help get her back up and running. Resolved some issues, some remain pending, but left feeling positive about my efforts and compassion. Jen and I watched "Food: A Documentary 2" on Amazon Prime, which was inspirational and informative. Wrapped up the day w/a streamed shared viewing of "Kiss 2020 Goodbye", hosted by Brian, with Jess along for the ride (although I don't think he realized what he was in for :-D). It was fun, more fun than I'd expected, with several favorite songs being played. The production and filming, for a 'one time' live event, was incredible. The level of coordination and effort had to be extensive. This was pretty much my first foray into the whole idea of a 'watch together' experience and it worked well enough to consider trying more in the future. Heard from Tommy, sounds like they're continuing to have fun in Tahoe, and he's got some interest in his video work from another company, too, which is great, but has it challenges too as far as staying focused on school, amongst other concerns.