The old me probably would have spent a weekend away from the family sitting on the couch, watching movies and wasting time on the computer. But as I get older, I’m finding better ways to use breaks like the one I got this weekend. Susan, Mason and Morgan (along with other members of Susan’s family) drove out to the diamond dig again this weekend; I stayed behind. Yesterday I finished picking up the arcade. Jeff and his son Talon came over and spent some time hanging out. Jeff and I got one of my cabinets partially sanded down and got started stripping the parts off another cabinet, while Talon play tested quite a few of my games. This morning at Lowe’s, I picked up a small workbench and some more shelves for the garage, which I’ve spent the past few hours assembling. I spent a little time last night over at dad’s house, and I’m getting ready to go finish up my garage project.

Essentially I’ve spent no time on the computer, telephone, or watching television. Occasionally, it’s a nice break.