HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!!!
Over the last week in our families there have been four wedding anniversaries and one birthday. Add in Mother's Day, Nolan's birthday this Tuesday and Adrienne's birthday on May 1st and you I start to understand how the greeting card industry can rake it in. Greeting cards were popping up like fresh flowers. The sad part is picking the right ones to say the right things. You can't just get any card for anybody. You want each card to speak for you to the recipient. You want them to feel connected to you within the object of the poems, quotes or quips. Sometimes the funny ones are just what is needed, but I like the cards that magically say just the right words without being full of...you know what!
I'm officially three weeks into my new job and becoming more and more accustomed to my roll as a Project Manager. There are still many things to understand as far as company missions are concerned. I am a fast learner and have a good sense for what is expected from my position. The great thing about many of the jobs I have held in my life has been the pleasure in witnessing cutting edge manufacturing technology being implemented. The kind of stuff you may see on Discovery Channel, I get to see long before TV cameras ever focus on the process and technology. I know my Granddaddy Mike and Gin's Father, Morris, would have loved to see the factories and machinery I have seen. I think my Grandfather would have enjoyed the computer aided drafting technology and the level of detail a drawing can reveal to engineers.
I received my first paycheck this weekend via direct deposit. Finally after 8 months of not seeing a payday, I have actually earned a wage again. As much as people complain about their jobs or having to work, work is the one thing in our lives that probably keeps us sane. I know my mind needs the stimulation. I enjoy having a company that needs my services and respects my opinions, ideas and decisions.
Last week my sleep was erratic and restless. Many weeks are like that, but last week was different for many reasons. I usually fall asleep as soon as my head hits the pillow, or soon thereafter. This week was no different as far as that goes. My problem is waking up in the middle of the night and not being able to clear all the thoughts from my mind. I was also going through the mild stomach virus that Gin had the week before. Each time I woke up in the middle of the night, I moved to the couch. Two of the mornings I just laid there wide awake. Trying to clear my mind was futile and exhausting. I would then sit at the computer, check email or play a game. Then came the decision to lay back down for thirty minutes to an hour or just staying up and head to work tired. Both times I set my cell phone alarm to 30 minuted before time to leave for work. One of those mornings I had one of my weird dreams.
It was so real (my dream). I was laying on the couch in my dream as in real time. Gin was awake and moving around the house as she does in the morning. She then asked if I was going to work. It was a little after seven, which is the time I have to BE at work. I was mad at her for letting sleep past the time I needed to be at work. I got off the couch and walked to the kitchen window. Looking outside I saw a giant raccoon and some smaller raccoons, a possum and some coyotes. I tried to yell at the coyotes but all that came out of my mouth was moans as if my voice was lost. Then I woke up from the dream by Gin asking if I was going to work. It was 5:50 am. I was only on the couch for 20 minutes and it seamed like it was two hours or more.
Saturday after Mass, Patrick, Jessica and Nolan dropped by for a taco dinner. I was the featured chef of the evening. Gin and Jessica prepared the fresh strawberries for desert. After dinner we adjourned to the front porch as Patrick presented Gin with some new flowers for her porch flower pots. As they discussed plants and flowers, Nolan and I slipped away to the school (across the street). We played on slides, swings and see-saws. Since I have been working, I haven'y had much time with Nolan, so I felt like we both needed to reconnect. When we returned to the house, Gin prepared strawberries and cream with angel food cake. Then Nolan and I went out back and chased the bunnies from into the woods.
Today was slow and quiet as it is with an empty nest. Caris and Patrick have their own families to be with, which makes days like today just like any other day. I helped with the laundry and washed the dishes. I still need to sweep the floors which I'll get right on as soon as you finish reading this blog entry.
Have a great week and leave me a note sometime. I like to know what you are thinking or what you think of the things I've written. Thank you for reading my nonsense. It is good therapy for my mind to write this blog.
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