Well, Sis has had her baby girl, one Judy Ryoko Ball, so that makes me an honest-to-goodness uncle. I know, I’m just as shocked and amazed as you are. Still, a big congrats goes out to John and Christine on their new blessing. (And by “blessing” I mean “bundle of joy and trouble.” Heh.)

Judy missed sharing a birthday with her maternal grandfather by just a single day, too…

After all of the insomniac flip-flopping and the creepy nightmares, early this morning my body decided that it wanted nothing to do with any of the nutrients I’ve given it in the last day or so. I’m not sure what I ate that disagreed with me, but the end result is that I’ve spent most of today feeling as weak as a newborn kitten.

Luckily my workday’s been relatively calm. Still, I plan to go straight home and rest. A lot.

Apparently I lived it up just a bit too much this past long weekend. Heck, I don’t even drink, so what’s the deal here? Feh.

Well, they went and did it. Mari and Doug are joined together, yadda yadda yadda. The ceremony started a bit late, and there was something critical to deal with on a fairly regular basis to make it all happen, but all things considered it was one of the better events of its type I’ve been to. I chalk that up to being in some of the best company to be found, anywhere.

Yes, I did cry. Just a little bit.

Mind you, I also had to bite my knuckle to keep from laughing out loud once I recognized Mari’s choice of processional music…

Dawn and I picked up Erica this afternoon for a fun-filled romp around Lloyd Center. First we did lunch at the sushi-go-‘round outside the mall, during which even Yours Truly tried some things I would normally avoid at all costs. Then came a bit of mallrat time, during which shirts and games were purchased. (Okay, so Erica got a Go board. That’s all the gaming we got into today.) Finally, we saw the Hitchhiker’s movie.

(Short review: Funny overall, only sometimes laugh-out-loud funny, with several glaring unresolved plot threads and some not-quite-right characterization.)

Now we’re resting up for the main event of the weekend: Mari and Doug’s handfasting. Will we be ready? Will everything work as planned? Stay tuned and find out, folks…

It’s a good sign of things to come for the weekend when your girlfriend’s Amtrak train arrives precisely on time. Speaking of time-related luck, Dawn’s transfer this evening covered from the time we left for dinner clear until the time we got home from dinner. I love it when the bus drivers are generous, don’t you?

Tomorrow: lunch and a movie, if all goes well…

I spent all day today at home. That is, the kids’ home. I saw them off to school (with some prodding, in one case) and then napped some more, after which the phone calls came. I talked to Wendi, I talked to some people at work, and I talked to Grandma Penny. In between calls I loaded anime onto the living room computer and chatted a bit online. Around 2:30 I started dinner, which was done shortly before Alex got home. The kids went to the hospital to see their mother and new sibling. After they came home we watched a couple episodes of anime and then I sent them to bed.

Tomorrow, I’ll try to stagger back into something resembling my normal routine… though I will be showing up a bit late for work. Ah well…