Another day....hmm what to do?

I am in the middle of a long 4 weeks without my family. Why? My wife's sister is having a baby, so they are all away to be with her. Me? I have to work.

A few years ago I would have jumped for joy at a month of solitude. Now, I just see household chores and the same old daily routines. Yes, I live a boring life. It comes from that awful reality called growing up. As a younger me, I would have found countless things (enjoyable things) to do with 4 weeks alone. Poker games, X-box marathons with friends, late nights at concerts...no longer. My time is spent doing laundry, watering gardens, feeding the cat, mowing the lawn, going to work, organizing my home office, making my meals, paying bills and countless other tasks. I get in about 30 minutes of reading time before bed and that is it. Yep, I'm getting old.

Ok, that is enough of my whining. Good things now.

I got my performance appraisal at work on Friday. I had an "Outstanding" rating, which means that all my performance categories exceeded the level of expectation. Woo Hoo....now show me some money!!! Not only that, but the Director of our Center has assured me that no matter what my supervisor has to say, he will make every effort to work my schedule around my Law classes. The Director was previously the Administrator of our entire agency, but he (like me) got fed up with Washington DC and moved to Nebraska. He got his PhD at Oklahoma University...my original home state. I think I may have an advocate in higher places.

Well, I've spent enough time ranting and raving. I have work to get back to.