Adam Miller and Family

Project Day Part 2

August 31, 2015 by Adam in Adam

Sunday was a slightly subdued version of Saturday, accomplishing all manner of tasks while Joanna and the kids were away. First off I had a nice visit with my mom at the Glenwood, stocking up on pancakes for the day's efforts.

Laundry was a steady constant, taking care of things that were rarely washed such as Sam's comforter and clothes stuffed at the bottom of his piles. I spent much of the morning cleaning his room and putting things away, something I do on an annual basis when I can't stand it anymore. You can actually sit on the nice couch that Yayoe kindly gave us - all the piles of clothes are now put away or hanging up.

After lunch I headed outside to clean the back porch and spray paint the railings. There was compost to toss, containers to tidy up, and miscellaneous junk to toss. Eventually I got to power washing the patio, though I eventually stopped when the downpour hit.

I retreated inside to fold clothes and watch 1920's Australian Lady Detective shows on Netflix, along with drinking a little too much cider and munching on nachos.

Today I'm off to work, though likely getting to more cleaning tasks tonight. I need to sweep and tidy our guest room before our French intern arrives. And there's always more laundry.

Project Day

August 30, 2015 by Adam in Adam

It's been a long day and I'm absolutely beat. I took Joanna to the airport, waking up at 4:30. She's been giving me updates as she flies across the country and I've been sending her pictures of my assorted efforts.

Today is one of those rare days with no one in the house, and I started in on my absolutely massive list of projects. Mostly I did just one - cleaning up the front yard. I pruned and dug up sod and put up the new trellis. It was exhausting work and I spent hours doing it. Eventually I stopped to go to the grocery store and pick up more bark o mulch. It all looks pretty good now.

As for tomorrow, I'm having breakfast with mom and then working away at the rest of the things on my list. I suspect it'll rain, so my outside painting projects will have to wait until next time.

Birthday Boy

July 21, 2015 by Adam in Adam

Here's a slightly belated video from my birthday celebrations. The cake Joanna threw together was incredible.

Drone II

June 24, 2015 by Adam in Adam

In which I almost land on the neighbor's roof.

Drone

June 21, 2015 by Adam in Adam

Joanna organized some great presents for me. I got all manner of nifty ceramic goodies, hand painted by assorted family members. Chocolate covered espresso beans were tucked away inside of one. Sam and Emma picked out a drone for me, which has the capacity of recording video. It's somewhat tricky to fly, but I'm getting the hang of it. Eventually I'll get some additional batteries as well so I can get some good practice time in.

Vancouver Run

June 17, 2015 by Adam in Adam

It was an exhausting day yesterday. I drove up to the system office in Vancouver for a three hour meeting. I'm glad I was there - a consulting group was brought in to replace something I've spent the last 18 years making. Of course, they didn't really know what it does, and at this point I hope I've struck the fear of god into them. We'll see what happens.

Joanna is awesome, as always, greeting my late return with hugs and dinner.

I'm missing Sam and Emma a bit more than usual this week. Sam's been in Summer mode, and I haven't hung out with him as much as I'd like. Emma's been generally entertaining over the summer - we'll play Superfight or do art projects together. Duncan and Berry have been plenty entertaining while the bigger kids are away - I've had fun telling them about Microsoft's Hololens and showing them the latest E3 videos.

The transition to summer is always a little bumpy, and I miss the certainty of the school schedule. Still, I really look forward to seeing everyone soon. Rumor has it that Seraph, Robbie, and Isa are in town already. Can't wait to see everyone.

Take Off Hosers!

January 24, 2015 by Adam in Adam

My Canadian passport arrived today. Sam and Emma are interested in getting their official Canadian citizenship, so I guess I get to work on that now.

I should celebrate tonight with the traditional foods of my people, though I'm not sure where I can get vegetarian poutine.

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