I’ve been really bad about posting lately.  Everything seems to be dragging me along full-speed ahead lately.  Makes me feel old. 

Brian visited last week & the week before, so I got to see him again.  That’s always nice!  He spent quite a bit of time with his friends in Platteville, but was here at least 4 times over those 8 days.  More than the usual.    His gf drove him to the airport this time, sparing me the 4am wakeup call. 

Work is what’s in high-gear, keeping me busy busy busy.  My Seattle client has a lot of complicated pay rules, and a consultant who is very particular about what he wants to see in the rules summary I’ve been writing and revising for the last 3 weeks.  Hopefully that phase will be over by Wednesday, as we are scheduled to discuss the final draft of the summary in two 3-hour teleconferences next week.  I’ll be glad to get past that, and move on to the fun part: setting up the rules in their database.  I do like the writing stuff, but this guy keeps changing around all the stuff I’ve already written.  The summary is now up to 108 pages, and I don’t want to make more revisions!  blah.  I’ve been working the past 3 weekends, and have more to do today and tomorrow.  I’d really rather shift gears at this point, do something different, like playing with the software, setting up the pay policies.  I like doing that too!

I also love the travel.  I’m heading back to New Mexico in a couple weeks.  Then I have 3 trips to Seattle planned over the next 3 months.  I’m hoping I can cross over with Lee, Greggory’s brother.  I’ve never met his wife and kids.  That will be very interesting.  At least there will be more to do than in New Mexico.  Not a lot to do in a small town.  Last time I was there, I went out to a place called City of Rocks and got a bunch of pictures.  It’s a cool place.  But it seems that’s all there is to do out there, wander further into the desert and look at rocks.  :mrgreen:  hehehehe

Heather got a temp job at api, as Client Services assistant.  She’s answering emails, transcribing voice mails, and soon will be answering the phone too.  It’s not her dream job, but it’s a paycheck and some valuable clerical experience.  She will be starting school again in the fall, at the tech college in West Bend.  She’s been accepted into their Vet. Technician program.  By next January, she will have to be working at an animal hospital/clinic/office, so that’s why the api job is temp.

Mom and dad are doing quite well, after the complications and hospital visits of March and April.  I’ve been going out there about every other weekend, which adds to this feeling of living life in the fast lane.  It’s nice though.  We cleaned up the basement one time, rearranged the office/livingroom another time, and now they have two beds in two bedrooms.  This works out well for mom, who has a hard time sleeping because dad has become a very active sleeper over the years.  It’s probably cuz of all the meds he takes.  It will also work out well for me, if I decide to spend the night some time.  I won’t have to sleep in the basement, or on the livingroom floor any more.  Yay!

Well, it’s time to start BBHS work, then on to that darn summary again.  I guess I’ll work till around noon, then watch the Tennessee/Alabama softball game.  Monica Abbot is supposed to break Cat’s strikeout record today.  Cat will be doing color for the game on ESPN2 at noon CST.  Oh, also, Cat will be appearing in a series of commercials for UnderArmor over the next month or so.  Watch for her!

Laterz… 

Posted: May 5th, 2007 under Other Stuff, Gripes, News.
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