I just spent two hours with an incredibly vibrant, energetic, motivated young woman. Life would truly be grand if we all could be remotely as excited about our jobs as she is. Those three little boys are very lucky to have such a tremendous support system around them. Talking with her is beginning to stir up my much less practical side. ( Read more... )

Harris and I were walking at our usual brisk pace towards home, with Harris eagerly awaiting dinner and me a trip to the drug store beforehand when a woman's voice called out as though she was addressing me ( Read more... )

The following dialog took place while watching the West Wing episode where Andy is preparing to deliver her babies ( Read more... )

Thanks to a journal entry from azdopey, I decided to look for some of Bethany Dillon's music. I didn't find the song she mentioned but came upon ( this. )

I can't tell you how nice it is to be able to update from my own computer in the privacy of my apartmednt. I am now able to get more done at work, which is a good thing given how busy I am becoming. I am pleased with the amount of responsibility being placed on me in recent weeks. I am finally starting to see some progress, which has to do with ( Read more... )

Take the quiz: "What does your birth month reveal about you?"

August
Loves to joke ( Read more... )

If you want me to be effective on the job, please provide me with the appropriate information. Three people telling me five different things just isn't cutting it. Having recently benn given Diane's initial job responsibilities now that she is up and running with the job she was hired to do, I completely understand why the poor woman was such a ( Read more... )

The office is closing at 3:00 today as it often does prior to a holiday. Its days like these that seem like a waste. I didn't get in until 10 because of our 9:00 appointment at the vet for the boys' international health certificate examinations. Peggy is out again with what sounds like a terrible case of the flu, and TQ isn't feeling that hot ( Read more... )

I don't know what it is about the last few days, but I have gotten myself into a number of conversations on this subject. The indirect pressure from family members on my relationship is to be expected, but I never thought I would be discussing such things at work on two occasions today, once with Diane and TQ and most recently with Donald. I ( Read more... )

Well, this fiasco we call Christmas has come to an end. After waiting in the airport for seven hours to get to Indianapolis, having my flight back home canceled as I stood in the check-in line instead of watching Peyton shatter the precious touchdown record, and standing amidst the largest crowd I have ever seen at the Indy airport with no one ( Read more... )