Garbanzo arrived home today at about 2ish.  I found him outside talking to his substitute teacher who happens to be the wife of an ex-coworker who is also a friend.  She accepted a sub job of his a few months back and has been a regular sub for him since.  She is a great teacher who has unfortunately never found a home which has prevent her from getting tenure as a regular teacher.  When he saw me, he excused himself from the conversation saying “I have to do something completely inappropriate and unprofessional”.  That’s my kind of greeting! 😉

And, I actually got him out of there in a reasonable timeframe.  Garbanzo is one of these people everyone sees and has to talk to.  Usually I end up being the talking clock continually reminding him we have to go.  Today, he got himself out of there – but the fact I was ride definitely helped.  And, I made it clear we were leaving by a certain time.

The girls had taekwondo class – or classes in DJ’s case.  DJ is amassing quite the weapons collection with her latest being escrima sticks – two rattan sticks about 2 feet in length.  She and another kid were showing up the black belts today – not bad for their first day with these weapons.  After that class, she handed them to me with a huge smile on her face and said “I LOVE these things!”  When we got home, she brought them in the house saying she needed to practice.

Sparring went well too.  Garbanzo and I, per usual, snuck away at the start to go shopping for dinner.  (If we were in a less crowded place, we would have likely tried to sneak away for some more private time – but that was not possible in this location.  Damn strip mall!)  Since it was a gorgeous day and the start of a long weekend, we decided to grill.  I find it humorous that my vegetarian husband chose this:

The only problem – we discovered we were out of propane when we got home.  Thankfully we have a grill on our stove.

While the steak was grilling, we roasted asparagus then drizzled them with balsamic vinegar.  Oh, and Garbanzo had a garden veggie patty of some sort.  I doubt it was as good as the steak.

After dinner, the kids played in the yard, Garbanzo sat on the deck writing on his computer, and I read in the hammock.  What a great way to end the week!