Don't bother me

Round 19: Autumn 2010

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Galen Clarke is 72, Georgette is 70, Kendal is 34 and Calvin and Troy are both 7.
(Zelda Benton is 35, Josie is 8, Madelyn Nihill is 30 and Aaron Novak is 7)

Narrated by Kendal Clarke

It's been a few years now since Samson's death and we finally decided to choose a picture to hang up. The boys were so young when he died and I want them to remember their dad.



I'm glad that both Calvin and Troy have grown up so well. They're both very bright at school (though Troy isn't nearly as interested as Calvin is) and they make friends so easily. Everyone they meet is considered a potential friend.

They got that from Samson. I usually prefer my own company and only have a couple of friends here.

Me spending so much time alone concerns Georgette, who thinks I should go out more or even think about dating again. I definitely don't think I'm ready to date and right now, I don't feel like I ever will be. But Georgette is right in saying I could stand to get out a bit more.

So when my friend Zelda invited me and the boys to Central Park, I agreed to meet her and Josie there. Zelda's friend Madelyn also came and brought her son Aaron. It was nice to have some adult conversation with people my own age for once!

We were on the east side of the park, where all the kiddie stuff is, so the kids made good use of the playground while we were there.

I'm glad we were watching though, because I'm not sure I like the idea of strange men playing with my kids in a playground. It doesn't seem quite right.

Our two dogs have apparently been getting busy behind our backs because two new little additions joined our family recently.

They soon made themselves known, digging holes all over the yard and peeing absolutely everywhere.

So despite Troy and Calvin's whining, we had to give the puppies away. We gave one to Leo and Galen gave the other to his sister Drusilla. The puppies' new families both live close by, so maybe I can take the boys to visit them one day.

Random pics:
When I was doing the play date at the park, I noticed Zelda turning her head looking at something.

Um. Okay. I probably wouldn't be smiling so inanely if my daughter was pulling a move like that though. And now you know why there were no pictures of Josie during the play date - her head was like that for quite a while but it did "snap" back eventually, thank goodness!

I was planning to write this into the update and then abandoned it when I couldn't really make it fit. But Galen was driving me nuts with constant wants to interact with Dominic.

So I teleported him in, along with Tatiana and Galen got to have a little visit with his daughter (with whom he actually has a 100/100 relationship, developed without any of my help) and his fourth grandchild. The first two are the twins, obviously, and the third is Adrienne.

And finally, Galen was a pretty crappy husband but is a pretty great grandfather. Here he is taking Troy and Calvin on one of his morning jogs. Galen gets the want to go jogging every morning and I usually send the boys along with him. One of them has fitness enthusiasm, I forget which!