I just finished writing my two appropriately cited responses for today's online discussion. I had thought about putting it off, considering how full today has been, but I decided that I would appreciate not having them hang over my head all day tomorrow (they are due tomorrow night). Thus, I'm feeling pretty good about how I capped a rather pleasant day.
We started with a slow-moving morning which meant our normal Saturday trips (dump, library, post office) were a bit delayed. Our normal routine was made a bit stranger as there was a free ice-skating class for children at the local ice arena. Thus, I dropped Janelle and the boys off first so they could participate and then proceeded to run the errands on my own. The rink was open for a public "free" skate by the time I was done, and I tremendously enjoyed becoming reacquainted with ice skating. Connor took to the ice with amazing, if not surprising, enthusiasm and skill. Rowen tired of it quickly. Trevor struggled quite a bit, but I was impressed with his determination. The net result was a lot of fun, to the point that we even signed up the two older boys for the next month or so of classes (Rowen refused).
Returning home, we had some housecleaning to do after a late lunch, but my most interesting chore involved changing the oil for our minivan. This was my first time changing the oil on anything larger than a riding lawnmower. Although our carport now sports some oil stains, I was surprised to find that I didn't coat myself in the attempt. Honestly, the entire process went much better than I expected; although I do not look forward to doing it again in a few months.
We also watched Superman vs. Batman and were just as disappointed as I expected we would be. I'm glad that I saw it if for no other reason than the fact that future DC movies will reference it (such as Suicide Squad did), but I feel no need to own a copy of the film and am glad I didn't spend the money to see it at the theater. There were still parts that I enjoyed, but they were few and did in no way make up for the parts that I despised. Still, watching a movie, even a poor one, with the family is a pleasant way to spend an evening.
All-in-all, it's been a good day.
We started with a slow-moving morning which meant our normal Saturday trips (dump, library, post office) were a bit delayed. Our normal routine was made a bit stranger as there was a free ice-skating class for children at the local ice arena. Thus, I dropped Janelle and the boys off first so they could participate and then proceeded to run the errands on my own. The rink was open for a public "free" skate by the time I was done, and I tremendously enjoyed becoming reacquainted with ice skating. Connor took to the ice with amazing, if not surprising, enthusiasm and skill. Rowen tired of it quickly. Trevor struggled quite a bit, but I was impressed with his determination. The net result was a lot of fun, to the point that we even signed up the two older boys for the next month or so of classes (Rowen refused).
Returning home, we had some housecleaning to do after a late lunch, but my most interesting chore involved changing the oil for our minivan. This was my first time changing the oil on anything larger than a riding lawnmower. Although our carport now sports some oil stains, I was surprised to find that I didn't coat myself in the attempt. Honestly, the entire process went much better than I expected; although I do not look forward to doing it again in a few months.
We also watched Superman vs. Batman and were just as disappointed as I expected we would be. I'm glad that I saw it if for no other reason than the fact that future DC movies will reference it (such as Suicide Squad did), but I feel no need to own a copy of the film and am glad I didn't spend the money to see it at the theater. There were still parts that I enjoyed, but they were few and did in no way make up for the parts that I despised. Still, watching a movie, even a poor one, with the family is a pleasant way to spend an evening.
All-in-all, it's been a good day.
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