Umpa's Birthday and other stuff

Consider yourself warned, It's almost here (that means Earls as well). I'll be home this weekend. Kevin and Cami return for their sabbatical as well.

My Scouting job has resurfaced again. We will be praying about it - but jeez, not with that salary, not just that. Hard not to feel a little mad, as something far away from COBOL and close to what it think I want to do and I can't do it. Because I'm the grownup...

The project at work is done, it went into production. My stuff worked. I have some new work lined up, shorter term stuff. Same company in Tampa - sort of wheels within wheels. I contract to RayJay, and work for a department that is the pool, so we get parceled out.

I also need to manage my expectations going home. I'm home so little, with so much to do, and it not getting done.

Long days here, and long nights. Oh, yeah - I was moved from my cube to a "big lots" wooden desk in a row of them in front a window on my floor. New neighbors and distractions, just as my workload lightens...A lesson is patience and forbearance.