Or, something like that. We woke to some rain this morning, but fortunately it does not look like there was too much out of the ordinary.

It is supposed to get pretty gnarly later on today, though, so we'll see how things progress. I've seen where Reed Timmer (facebook link) might be in our neck of the words today. That's always very, very reassuring.

Yesterday was the Thespian Banquet for the local High School and the twins lettered and received their "stars" and whatever all else goes into the Thespian Society. This is, unfortunately the last year of the current teacher as they are moving on to other larger, better things. It's always kind of bittersweet. We don't really know this teacher all that well, as this is our kiddo's freshmen year, but everybody really seems to like the individual.

This is also the last week of the current school year. Lots of Summer plans and camps and everything else will be starting up soon. I've got a handful of camp and trip scholarships that I need to get filled out (Summer Youth Theater, 2027 Band Trip, so on and so forth).

I have done a bit of clean up on this and now have it living over on Codeberg so I can at least pull it in via package-vc-install on all my systems. That and should anybody else find it and want to use it they can do so. Getting the module installed for me is as simple as the following:

(unless (package-installed-p 'pagecord)
  (package-vc-install
   '(pagecord :url "https://codeberg.org/swrogers/pagecord.el.git"
              :branch "main")))
             
(require 'pagecord)

(setopt pagecord-blog-directory "~/repos/pagecord-blog-src")

Yes, I am currently not using use-package.

The only option that really needs to be personalized is the pagecord-blog-directory as above, but check the source as there are a number of other things that somebody may want to change.

I still want to get a keymap and maybe some completion, but other than that I'm basically "done" with it. Now it's time to move on to something else. I know I'm not ADHD (or whatever the proper term is these days), but I wouldn't be shocked if I am just a tad perhaps.

I finally finished Persepolis Rising. Now I'm just about done with the Auberon novella so I can move onto book 8 in the Expanse series, Tiamat's Wrath.

An excellent series, both in the written word and the television series. I've also got the graphic novels, which I'll read after these.

All right then, until next time.

As it is now the middle of May, we have entered the final stretch of the current school year. The kids are all anxious, the parents are not ready to lose the serenity of a quiet house, and things are starting to slow down.

Around here, we have four kiddos in school: a pair of freshmen (almost sophomore's) in high school, one getting ready to exit seventh grade, and one finalizing a second year in lower elementary. Our high school aged kids are completely opposite of what I was in school - absolute joiners. It's exciting, it's amazing, it makes us proud…..

It's flipping exhausting.

But that's a good thing.

Early in the school year for them is busy with theater, musicals, plays - all that stuff. Later in the school year it's band, orchestra and choir competitions. One does band, one does choir, they both do everything else. They perform well enough to go to regional and State competitions. They receive the highest scores in these competitions - including solos. They make us very proud parents.

The middle school kiddo is no slouch, either, and we are looking forward to seeing what he can do when he's able to get back into band next year. We are hoping that he'll do more, though, as we know he loves to do other things - and can do them very well.

The youngest is our - quite possibly - most "normal" little one. He's our fifth kiddo and loves to play and is very imaginative. He loves to play soccer and isn't too bad, though there is a lot to learn when it comes to team sports. There are times when I feel that, just out of sheer volume (…of kids…) that I don't feel that I've done him the justice that he deserves. I don't feel that I've given him the attention that I gave the others. I feel that I've not been as patient with him as I should be. Being a parent is a challenge.

The Summer is going to fly by, I know. Theater performances. Summer camps. All the things to attempt to keep them busy will also keep us busy.

Then the next year will do the same.