Entry for July 18, 2010

I try not to let the work week interfere with my personal life. It is difficult to control the interference when I work out of town during the week. Not much time for family or personal agendas in the traveling person's life. It is even more difficult when having to share a ride to and from the job site. Next week begins the sharing an apartment rental period for the next 6 months. I feel the need to establish a time that is set aside for myself and away from the ones I work with. The apartment complex has a pool, small workout room, beach volleyball court and Bocce Ball. I'll probably take advantage of the workout room and maybe learn Bocce Ball. There is also a disc golf course within a few miles of the place. You know I'll be there whenever I can. 

Weekends become so much more than the end of the work week. Time is more important with family and friends. Sometimes we have no idea of what to do each weekend I'm home. Gin and I wing it most of the time and enjoy whatever we can do together. 

Saturday morning I introduced our friends Greg Herbst and his daughter Paige to the game of disc golf. We all had good and not so good shots throughout the course. Once we were done, they both agreed that it was enjoyable and they would like to play again.

After Saturday evening Mass, Patrick, Jessica and Nolan arrived to drop Mr. Dean off for the evening. Nolan was heading to his first dirt track stock car race in Gaffney. Patrick and Jessica were excited to be introducing Nolan to racin'. We got to enjoy Dean and all his grunts, moans, whines and farts. Yes, that baby boy can let 'em rip. When I first held him, he was puttin' 'em down like the campfire scene for Blazing Saddles. I thought for sure he filled his diaper, but it was all sound and no brown. Anyway, he was awake for most of the evening and in constant motion.

I broke away from Gin and Dean to introduce myself to our new neighbor. The vacant property next to us was purchased last winter. The new owner is slowly building a work shop for his tools and home improvement business. He will build a new house at the back part of the property. Gin and I are relieved that they are going to build their home there. We were concerned that someone would develop the land for commercial use, like Dollar General.

Today was a day to catch up on the DVR and several shows and movies we miss during the week. I'm all packed for the week ahead in Chattanooga.

Enjoy your family as often as you can. Tell them how much they mean to you and that you love them. 

Enjoy your job and try to understand the people you can't understand. The simple rule is to believe that every one is trying to do their best in the way they believe is the best. That is the beauty of being human. We all can't be the same, think the same or look the same. So why expect the same thing out of each of us. We can agree to disagree and life can be easier. 

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