December 19, 2017: Maniac Mansion Releases

DuoLingo Streak: 108 Days

Tuesday.

Maniac Mansion, the classic LucasArts point and click adventure, has finally released for the first time in decades.  It is available now on GOG and, of course, I had to pick it up.  This is one that I have been waiting for for a very long time.  I never got to play it when it was new, and it has never gone back on the market since the 1980s!

The Steam Winter sale starts in two days.  In the mean time the GOG Winter Sale is underway.

This morning I went out and picked up Taco Bell for breakfast.  They do the best breakfast.  Their California crunch wrap is amazing.

This evening, the girls requested that we go out to Denny’s for dinner.  So funny how much they love it there.

Luciana and Liesl at Denny’s
Liesl at Denny’s
At Denny’s for a Daddy – Daughter Outing
Luciana at Denny’s

I discovered that while I often struggle to find something that I want for a meal at Denny’s that I could put some things together and make something that I really like.  So I do a double side salad, with ranch dressing, and get their side of fried shrimp and have them put it all together.  It looked so good that the kitchen came out to check on it because they wanted to try it, too.

Fried Shrimp Salad at Denny’s

It was a nice outing for dinner, just me and my girls.

Liesl After Dinner at Denny’s

December 18, 2017: First Day in Houston

DuoLingo Streak: 107 Days

Monday.  I am down in Houston with my family!  I really miss the kids when they are away.  It’s very tough being away from them.

It has been good that Liesl has Telegram now because it is much easier for us to talk to one another when she is away.  But Luciana cannot read or Telegram yet, so we lose contact.  And she does not have her own phone yet, either.

A light rain here in Houston today.  It is not nearly as cold as up in Dallas.  Although it did freeze last week and the girls got to play in the snow here!

The girls are still doing school every day while down here in Houston.  Since I am here now, I am helping out with classes.

Luciana Doing Class with Daddy

There is Crown Royal and Egg Nog here in Houston, so that has been enjoyable.  Perfect for the chilly weather.

Rain in Houston

It was in the mid-fifties today.

December 17, 2017: Joining the Family in Houston

DuoLingo Streak: 106 Days

Sunday.  I spent the day working and getting the car packed up and ready to go down to Houston.  This is my last bit of a day at home alone.  I got on the road in the early evening and did the five hour drive down to Houston to see the family.  I will be down there until after Christmas.  We have heard that a freeze is going to be coming and we are going to need to be back up in Dallas for that because our house famously freezes at the drop of a hat and we can’t have frozen pipes when no one is around.

This is the end of ten days home all by myself.  It’s been very lonely.