A juggling technophile shares personal stories, challenges, humor and perhaps some political commentary.
Ramblings, often stream of conscious, journaling the events of my life.
Depart Knoxville (TYS) 6:04 pm Frontier Airlines flight F9 601.
Arrive SLC 10:20pm, MDT, Frontier flight F9 589.
Overnight at La Quinta Inn, Salt Lake City West, 3540 South 2200 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84119
Update: SLC flight delayed until 11:00pm.
The shelves in the tool box have been lined.
So I’ve taken July off. Well, most of it. I return to work on July 24th. My goal is to clear my mind and to take on the world on July 24th with renewed vigor. The time off will consist of attending my sister’s wedding (happened this past week), to clean the house and work on home projects, and to hike the mountains of Wyoming’s Wind River Range for 8 days including crossing the Continental Divide twice and visiting a glacier then having 2 additional days in the Grand Tetons.
The trip to Cincinnati for my sister’s wedding began with an evening meal with the visiting relatives.
On June 28, 2013 at 6:40pm we purchased 4 MagiQuest games at greatwolf.com in Mason OH while visiting for my sister’s wedding.
Apparently Mondays are “no bra days” at Kroger. Free the boobies!
I tried writing some sappy Father’s Day post and it sounded so forced and fake. I love my father! He’s my hero. As I’ve gained wisdom in life, I’ve both apologized to my father (for my shenanigans) and thanked him for allowing me to live (how he restrained from selling me to the gypsies is beyond me). Thank you Dad for everything!
So, in lieu of sappy, I give you video!
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I swear they are trying to kill me.
Most mornings I find that if I awake on an odd number, like 9:27, that it is better to go back to sleep for another 5 minutes. This also applies to even numbers.
There is an inexplicable weight to me today…a sadness out of nowhere for no reason. Perhaps this is a side affect of skipping my blood pressure medicine for the second day in a row. Perhaps this is a result of setting the bar too high for the weekend and my subconscious is lamenting the "failed" tasks. I believe weekends should be relaxing and recuperative but too often I pressure myself with unachievable mental todo lists which steal from the relaxing times. That doesn’t really fit the bill for this weekend. This weekend was relaxing and fantastic! Perhaps its my staticy headphones and poor music choices today. Perhaps I need a win. Micromilestones to the rescue!
Sunday evenings are times to sigh and times to panic. It is 8:30pm at night which means I look back at the weekend and wonder where the time went. I’d like to continue this thought but one of my children needs to chat.
Things I’m hearing that are sparking my interest:
In particular, I want to thank the love of my life, Cathy, for being such an awesome mother to our children! Additionally, I am so lucky to have been raised by a great, caring mother who made me a priority. I am fortunate to have a fantastic mother-in-law in our children lives. And I have a wonder grandmother who never misses a birthday. There have been so many other mother figures and mothers in my life and my children’s lives that I would have to type all day simply to recognize them all.
Happy Mother’s Day! This goes out to all. Mothers come in all forms, with or without child, regardless of gender, you are there for us!
I finally bit the bullet and purchased a new lawnmower. My yard kills these things. It has been a looong time since we have cut our grass. The dogs are outside with me with the most perplexed looks on their faces. I can read their thoughts: "I don’t know what he’s doing… but it sure is going to make pooping easier."
Seeing the first cat turd in a new liter box is almost as exciting as discovering your newborn’s first poopie in their diaper.
