Ok first of all, are your electric bills also high? Talk about a shocker (heh heh), last month was at nearly $200 USD! It's not like I use all that much electricity to begin with, so what's going on here?
Anyways, Foodie buddy and I finally visited this new Chinese/Japanese buffet... wait, have I told this story already? In case I did, I'll just make it short then, which is basically that it was very nice but very busy, but because it's so busy and it's still basically a buffet, well, we likely won't be back. At least he won't... I might try again some day hahaha.
Divorce buddy asked me for a favor that he's never asked before: He asked if I could babysit his two young kids for 8 hours this coming Tuesday. I said yes, because I know that if he's asking me, it means he's desperate and has no one else to turn to.
Plus, the only reason why he needs a babysitter is because that's his divorce court date. They are fighting bitterly over child custody, and he can't afford to not show up.
I have to tell you, I haven't tried to take care of small children for literally decades, especially other people's kids, and if I am being candid, it's scaring me quite a bit. I hope everything goes OK this coming doomsday er I mean Tuesday.
Last but not least, Camping buddy and I just finalized what hotel we will be staying at for this coming weekend's fishing trip. The price isn't cheap for this fancy looking hotel, but that's where they (mostly his wife) wanted to stay, and as we all know, Happy Wife is Happy Life! Even if I'm only a third wheel buddy here, I have to wingman this too haha. Seriously though, I don't mind this at all either.
So yeah, this coming week is going to be busy busy for me, and truthfully all kind of outside my comfort zone... but in a good way. I need to get out of the house more often anyways.
September 22nd, 2026 at 04:41 pm 1790095298
September 22nd, 2026 at 08:20 pm 1790108440
Hope you enjoy your fishing trip!
September 22nd, 2026 at 09:11 pm 1790111499
Oh, and also, it turns out that I was suppose to show up tomorrow (Wed), not today (Tues). I literally drove out 30 minutes before I realized the date, and had to circle back home. I woke up at 4am and left the house 5am to try to make it there in time. I will have to do that again tomorrow haha. Siiiiigh.
I wonder if he will ever know what I had to go through just to be ready for this.
September 25th, 2026 at 08:03 pm 1790366616
September 27th, 2026 at 04:01 am 1790481690
My buddy is finally done with his divorce. I think. He wanted 50/50 child custody, but his ex wanted full custody. The judge warned her that whatever she wants, he just might grant that to my friend instead. On top of that, he might also force her to pay for my buddy’s attorney fees as well. I think it finally sunk in that she was not going to win here, so the lawyers from both sides finally hammered out an agreement for 50/50.
Haha it sounds like your kids were great when they were young. Those are always wonderful memories.