ANA Y1 D172

Had a fun night last night. We went to dinner with a friend, followed by dessert at a local bakery, then we came home and made pretzels. We were up until 11 doing it, but it was a really good time. We work well in the kitchen together. Nobody in anybody's way, nobody yelling at each other. The pretzels came out pretty good for our first attempt. The flavor and taste were spot on. The looks are another story, but hey, it was our trial run. We want to see about making more for our friends on Saturday but we needed to do the test first. Success.

During the day we had a little rough time. C had some bad nightmares that left her in a funk all day. We didn't have an issue, but she was just kind of melancholy so the whole mood of the house was quiet and reserved. I get it. I still have stupid dreams about my stepfather no matter how old I get. She had bad dreams about her dad and being stuck. It's okay. It happens to all of us. But she just was quiet and in her own head for a big chunk of the day which lent a subdued feel to the house. I did some work while she just kind of kept to herself. I tried to be comforting but it's the kind of thing one has to work through on their own sometime.

B pissed me off a little last night. They are having car issues in Alaska. A's truck is dead and they don't know what to do. They were supposed to ship it back to Seattle then drive home, but now it's dead and they can't find someone to fix it, or if it will be fixed in time to ship back, so she messaged me and asked for "a Dad opinion". The whole conversation made C angry because it showed just how co-dependent B is on me. C worries when it will end. I get where she is coming from. We're not together any more but here I am still helping you solve problems but now I am solving them for your girlfriend? It left a bad taste in my mouth. Luckily I had a pretzel to get rid of the taste.

Full day of teaching today. We've decided we're not going to group because I teach until 6, then we have axie stuff to do, and we want to make cheesesteaks. Group can handle a week without us. C has been here for a week I realized. Two more to go before she has to return back to handle some stuff.