All is well in La la Land

The last few days have been pleasant with out the tyrant in the house. My Pops bellowing out commands and insults are not missed. However, Mom doesn’t appear to be on the happy side. She and G whisper and talk constantly on the phone or with each other, all the while Mom is putting on her Smiley Face for everyone. I still don’t get where things had gone wrong with the two of them and probably never will.
Sunday I was to leave to give Jacks a visit and talk to him about the situation at home. I feel that it’s an all a down hill motion and he needs to be informed. To his protests of “letting him be” and the way I felt that morning and dreading the drive I decided not to see him. I get that he wants to grow up and be independent. From what I gather on his class situation its like “Daycare” to him, of course having that genius level IQ doesn’t hurt much either. He told me the first couple of weeks were murder on him, trying to get organized in where his classes are and the new condo. He now assures everyone that it’s improving on that end for him. He said he’s making new friends in class and around the complex he lives in, which another plus.
Lori is having the time of her life; her latest drama is in deciding what costume to wear for her Halloween party. “Ah Mark!! I can’t have that, Michelle is wearing it” Ok, I didn’t know that Halloween meant let’s get original. Besides she informed me that she and her latest squeeze (which she better not be doing) need to match. Monday night she and I were talking about past Halloweens and the fun she had. I sensed she wanted to go Trick or Treating with Jacks just one more time. “When he brought me out all the older girls would come and talk to us and that made me feel big” I bet it made him feel big as well.
Luke and his clan are having a grand time and are already discussing Thanks Giving up there. We normally have it at Gs and probably will this year, without Pops around. He refuses to come to the grandparent’s home now.
Work is going very well, we keep extra busy. Yesterday I ran around checking out on how the fern planting was going along. It looked very nice, four guys standing there, one digging a hole and the other three with ferns in hand. Maybe today we can talk about efficiency in the work place.