Working Out: Saturday afternoon, I managed to get the full routine in at the gym. Monday afternoon, I got delayed and only did the elliptical (180 cal in 15 minutes) and rowing machines (100 cal in 10 minutes) upstairs, and then the pec fly (50-12-3), and some triceps pull downs (40-12-3)... and I've forgotten what else... I want to sat lat pull-down, but that's wrong... maybe I just drank water.
Writing: Sunday I attended a writing workshop led by Ken Scholes. What I got out of it was some story starts, and some insight into the writing as a business process.
Afterward, there was a gathering and Ken was playing his guitar and singing some of his songs along with covers of Simon and Garfunkel, the Indigo Girls, and John Denver. I brought my harp and managed to jam along with him, and he was nice enough to play things in the key of C (even though it was a little high for his voice). Later, Nina K appeared and pulled out her lute. It was a lot of fun. I used to jam with Mark Heiman and with the Carleton College "Picking and Grinning" group (out of the "Rise of Singing" book) in the early 1990's.
Monday Morning I got up and was writing from about 6 AM to 7 AM. I transcribed some notes. In the afternoon, while I was on the elliptical, some writing bits came to me, and I managed to write them down before I went onto the rowing machine.
Tuesday: The Child put gum in his hair Sunday evening, which we didn't discover until the camp counselors told me Monday afternoon. They suggested peanut butter, and then I promptly forgot all about it as we zoomed off to piano lessons.
So...
Scene (7:40AM in the kitchen.)
The Child: "I don't want peanut butter in my hair!"
John: "Bud, you put gum in your hair; having peanut butter rubbed into your hair is a natural consequence."
TC (heading toward the front closet): "I'm going to hide!"
J (thinking, why didn't I remember this earlier instead of 20 minutes before I have to go to work. Clears tea kettle, pie pans, and coffee mugs off counter, sets down a towel, and peanut butter. Sets up a step ladder. Goes to the closet. Opens closet): "Come on, bud; I need you to come to the kitchen. We don't have a whole lot of time."
TC (resignedly peeking out from behind the great coat and rain pants): "Were you looking for me?"
J: "No, I was getting things ready." (They walk into kitchen.) "Now, get up on the counter." (Helps The Child onto the counter.)
TC: "Augh. I'm going to die. I'm going to fall off. I can't fit under these cabinets." (Turns around while John stands next to counter to keep him from tumbling off.) "I feel like I'm strapped down to a table."
J: (Rolls eyes.) "OK, so bring your head so it's in the sink."
TC: "Whoa! John, those knives are going to kill me."
J: (Looking at magnetic strip over The Child's face.) "Oh! I forgot that was there." (Places forearm on the cabinet between the knives' tips and The Child's eyes) "I'm glad you said something... this is an accident waiting to happen." (Gingerly pulls first knife from magnetic strip so that it doesn't knock other knives loose.) "I'll just put this over here." (Refrains from singing the Baron and Baroness's number, "Your My Oochy-Choochy Face" from "Chitty-Chitty Bang-Bang.") "There we go..." (Places the fifth carving knife onto the microwave.)
TC: "Augh, John; I don't want to smell like peanut butter."
J: (Rinsing TC's hair with the sink sprayer) "Next time don't put gum in your hair." (Applies a tablespoon of peanut butter to the gum and massages it into TC's scalp.)
TC: "Ugh. I smell horrible."
J: "It's just peanut butter."
TC: "At least it doesn't smell as bad as you."
J: "That's not a wise thing to someone who is spraying you with water." (Rinses out peanut butter.) "Oh, hey! That really worked." (Rinses some more) "Oh, wait; there's little bit left." (Repeats peanut butter application on remaining gum.) "That really does the trick." (Rinse TC's hair again.) "OK. We're done." (Helps TC off the counter).
TC: "Augh. I'm gonna have a crick in my neck for the rest of the day."
J: "OK, go comb out your hair."
...And the morning rush rushed upon them...
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