This last week was a puttery little week. Last Sunday, Mer and I went over to Aunt Mary’s house for lunch. While Mer graded, I got all manly and put together steel shelving for Aunt Mary’s garage. Since there were no tools involved, things went pretty well, and I only pinched my hand once. Aunt Mary made us some excellent chicken and made cupcakes for dessert. It was nice out, so we ate out on the patio.

Once we got home, I used the new laptop to stream NFL games via online radio stations, and while that was playing, I cleaned and cooked. I stole the idea from my brother Shannon – if you clean while listening to the NFL, you actually make your wife a fan of football season. Mer is pleased with the results.

Wednesday we headed over to Matt and Clarice’s apartment, where we met up with friends Josh and Kristen, and we played a very cool game called Wise and Otherwise. It’s a game about obscure proverbs from other languages and cultures. It was much fun, and was helped out by the fact that we played a full game and a short game, and I won them both. Actually, I am a big enough fan that I would have enjoyed the game even if I had lost, but winning twice certainly did not hurt. Mer came up with a beauty of a fake proverb by completing “While you still have the old bucket” with “drink the milk of strong camels.” I fell for it.

We got together with Dubbs on Friday and went out to an early supper at Aladdin’s. Dubbs is completely nuts, so we had a good time with her, and then we all headed over to Coldstone Creamery for ice cream. Mer and I followed supper with catching the second home football game at CVCA, where we cheered on the team and especially the band. We left at the start of the third quarter because we were both pretty tired, but I still got to see the band’s pregame and halftime shows, as well as two quarters of pretty good football, so it was a good time.