Had the last two days off this week.  Mom came over with her new smartphone on Monday and I tried to show her as much as I could in the few hours she was here but I'm not sure how much she retained.  Even at the time when I got my first smartphone I was still sort-of a geek and it was even hard for me to get used to the whole "gesture" thing.  Wife went to Take Care Clinic after work.  She got drugs and found out she had a fever, and an ear and sinus infection.  She stopped at Qdoba and had watched episode three of season four of Game of Thrones, the Wife and I Monday evening. Monday night I played Minecraft late into Tuesday morning with Bradley.  Dean was walking by Tuesday morning as I was outside and we ended up chatting for a few hours about the things we always chat about.  Wife still not feeling all that well.  She almost came home Tuesday from work, her vertigo was fucking her up badly.  She still took Stalin to class Tuesday night and I just sort of made a quick dinner with the leftovers from Easter before they had went.  When she returned I was back on Minecraft and I stopped playing so we could talk a bit.  We did and as she got ready for bed I hoped back on Minecraft.  Having a problem with that game lately. This morning I took Stalin for a walk for half of the 101 loop and back around the traintracks.  We watched the train then walked thru the treelin (I held him) and then half the trailer park.  He came outside with me every chance he could after getting back to be in the sun.  The best moments are not a media file on my SD card on my phone.  Stalin on his back in sweet surrender with his fronts tucked just begging to be lightly scratched on his stomach.  For a moment everything in the world was perfect. I have to stop somewhere for work and get fresh basil for the new menu items.  Having moments like Stalin in the sun are what makes days complete. I just wish I could encapsulate more of a real-life experience during my everydays.  Nicole is struggling with work too, calling out that she needs a big change in a hurry.  She is going through what I did when I turned 31.  Life seems all so trivial.  We are stuck against the wall, humanity and we need to realize that we are all still pretty primal in our needs.  We all want to see our family and friends doing well, and we want the things in our home to make us smile. We all need to see the happy times more.