I met with my team at the Microsoft offices in Lincoln Square as usual today. Amanda drove me; the car was well behaved and did not lose any body parts as we feared. She and the Kai stuck around the area and went to Costco in Kirkland and had lunch at Chipotle and picked me up a few hours later.

I tried to catch up on work during LK’s nap; Amanda rested on the couch and tried to produce scholarly product.

I made a pasta with kale and field roast for dinner. And had box wine.

Everyone else in the house is asleep. Amanda, Armando, and Haley are asleep on the couch beside me. I should read some technical stuff, but I think instead I’ll play some computer games.

Amanda took LK to gymnastics and kiddie gym at the Rainier Community Center this morning while I stayed home to get some work done (since I was entertaining the Kai during the past three snow days). The weather has warmed up considerably and all the ice melted before evening. I did shovel the driveway in the morning in case it did freeze up in the evening (but it didn’t).

I was able to fix the rear bumper on our car at last. I had picked up the parts yesterday and the weather cooperated. Unfortunately, a big plastic weather guard on the underside of the car that I thought was undamaged actually was broken on one of its connection points, so it could conceivably pop off on one side and cause a lot of noise and/or rip off while driving. I ended up just epoxying it to the frame, but I don’t think it will hold for long. I guess I had better order the part and replace it asap. The car could drive without it, but it does block a lot of weather from hitting a probably important component (I think it is the fuel pump), so I really should replace it.

AC-MC family came over for pizza dinner. Now I am trying to get more stuff done. Amanda and the kitties are sleeping on the couch beside me.