Well, since it's after 11:00 PM, I guess I can't put it off any longer. I finally have to acknowledge in writing what I've been dealing with all day. Somehow, in what must surely be a rupture in the space-time continuum, my oldest child turned 18 years old today. I can look at the year on the calendar and do the math from the year she was born, but ( Read more... )

What a beautiful day today! It's around 80 degrees right now and the sky is very nearly cloudless. There's a light breeze. I decided to attempt a power nap in the truck, but I was only marginally successful. I dozed a little bit, but the breeze isn't quite strong enough to keep the inside of the truck comfortable. That's too bad, because I'm very ( Read more... )

Well, it's been almost a week since my last update. This won't be a very long one, either. I need to get to bed ( Read more... )

Friday night, Mary was declared the FBLA Tennessee State Champion in spreadsheet applications! She has qualified to go to the national competition in Atlanta during the summer. Technically, Powell High School's FBLA club doesn't have any funds to go to Atlanta, but since Mary and at least 4 other students took first place in their categories, they ( Read more... )

My eldest offspring is winging her way eastward as I type. In fact, according to FlightAware.com, she is over Idaho right now*. I'll be keeping track of her throughout the afternoon ( Read more... )

Okay, so I should explain the photos. First of all, I didn't realize they were being uploaded to LJ automatically. I suppose that's what I get for not checking out LJ's Windows Mobile application closely enough. Second, I don't understand why they were uploaded on their side. Third, I obviously need to practice taking better pictures with my camera ( Read more... )

In yet another effort to get myself to write more often, I will relate a quick story about how my morning went today. I got up and made sure the girls got up on time for school. That went smoothly enough. They didn't give me any trouble. About 10 minutes before they're supposed to walk out the door to head for the bus stop, Mary informs me she wasn ( Read more... )

This will be my last post from Knoxville for 3 days. I really enjoy working from home and I wish I could do it more, but you just can't totally eliminate that face-to-face time. We get a lot of stuff designed and accomplished while standing in each other's cubicles ( Read more... )

The good news is that as of around 11:30 this morning, Mary passed her driving test and is now a licensed driver. Congratulations, Mary ( Read more... )

I'm working from home today. The original plan was to only work about 4 hours but I'm not sure if I'm going to be able to stick with the plan exactly. There have been some very minor problems at work, but I'm getting the usual amount of help (read: none) from the person that should be backing me up. I think I've gotten everything taken care of now ( Read more... )