Waiting for 2007

Listening outside to large windstorm blow in. Even in the basement, I can hear the howl and the collective groan of trees under stress. They say it will be like the storm of 1995....although I somehow doubt it. The power hasn't gone out yet.

I'm really done with this year. This 2006. In less than twelve months I've lost my beautiful daughters, my grandfather and an uncle. Nevermind the unemployment and lingering depression. There have been good things, of course....and I needed them to stay balanced. Unfettered time together with Greer made up most of the silver lining. I look back on that - and wish I had done more with him during that stretch. More time at the pool, at the park and anywhere else he could drag me.

But the year is almost up - and I am glad for it. Not that time or sorrow or fate can be contained within a calendar.

But still...

Back at Work

So...I'm back at work now.

Just before Thanksgiving, I started a contract as a Project Coordinator with a downtown healthcare firm. It pays well and is just in time for us. Things were starting to get thin for a bit, so it's good to be back on the job - even if it isn't a permanent gig. I worked my first Saturday in a while....some nice overtime work - and and more experience with project problem solving.

Aside from all my new daytime work changing things up - things are going pretty well.

Greer is back in daycare full time - and is becoming quite a puzzle master. Last weekend, he worked on a 100 piece puzzle with me - and did a great job matching patterns and shapes. He really enjoys singing his ABC's and playing with object/number flashcards. He's also a bit more of a handful and is actively voicing his independence. Potty-training is happening - and he's starting to dress himself. Becoming a boy, I guess. It's fun to watch.

Think alot about Papa, Eleanor and Quinn. I dream of Papa about once a week since his passing - and usually wake up crying. It's part of the process, I guess. The girls are always there in my mind.

Had a good Thanksgiving in Olympia. Spent most of the four-day weekend at the indoors - with an occasional outing. Saw the new James Bond with my father-in-law, played a fair amount of Yahtzee with the family, and ate way too much food.

Additionally, Greer and I have been showing up in a Comcast commercial that's been airing for the past month. It's fun and short - and I've only seen it once. Such are the perils of not watching much network/cable television. Some of my friends think I'm being a little sarcastic when I pop the line "They're making the Internet fun again". Hmm...wonder what could give them that idea.

Need to get some sleep now.