Sunday, October 29, 2023


Another full day managing a wide range of needs and tasks. Jen was a huge help early this AM managing ladder-duties while I traversed to the heights of the peak of the house, removing the antiquated lights and replacing with LED versions. I stopped and we took Scottie for his grooming appointment, which ended up being punted to another day due to a staffing issue at PetCo. He was trembling and anxious so it was fine, likely for the best. I wanted the work done but didn't feel good about his obvious apprehension. It's weird to associate human emotions on a dog but hard not to when it's obvious he's having a hard time. We visited my mom with him and I fixed a thermostat issue. She's doing ok but the cat, the flea issues and other problems surfaced as concerns that we need to be aware of. Once back home I dove back into the lighting project and a few hours later, it was all done and looks fantastic. It's really pleasant and inviting now, the whole yard is well lit and the power hit is nominal. I'm quite pleased with the results. We ended the night at the CASS winery pickup party. It was fun, the wine was great, but the enening ended on a sour note.  Jen and I got into an argument about her unilaterally deciding to buy 4 bottles of wine after we just spent over $1k on wine last week in Paso. It was upsetting to me simply because we didn't discuss it, I was just told it had been done. We seldom argue much if ever, so this was upsetting, but I felt like it should have been a mutual decision and she doesn't agree.