This week was awesome.

I didn't work Monday as that was my floater holiday. I was able to do all my typical weekend chores since we were up north over the weekend.

Abby began a grueling work week. She basically filled in for everyone who took vacation this week. Today is her first day off since Monday and she's worked 8 hours everyday! Paycheck should be pretty nice though.

Paige and her Cardinals played their first game Tuesday evening in the Little League double elimination tourney and lost. It was a very close game. Their next game was supposed to be Saturday morning, but the overnight rains made the field unplayable. Haven't heard when it's rescheduled for yet.



Jeff left for Charlotte NC Wednesday morning to tour a chiller manufacturing plant. With Jeff working on such large hospital jobs, vendors like these are willing to escort him out to their facilities in hopes of Jeff spec-ing their equipment into the job. Jeff finally got in to the hotel at 11:30pm (they did not have a direct flight) and ate at the bar with his collegues since they didn't have food all day! Then they had to be up early for the tour/seminar Thursday. Friday he had another long journey home.

So Jeff missed an enjoyable Norman Design outing Wednesday evening. A printer that Norman Design sends a lot of our work to invited us out on one of their boats. A BIG boat! Abby worked all day and was a bit uneasy about the boat so she didn't come. But Bryn and Paige and I loved it. We were offered a great spread of sandwiches, fruit and drinks while the owner told us of the boat's history and renovations. Then we went out on Lake Michigan and trolled by a couple of sailboat races and enjoyed the Milwaukee skyline as the sun set. Bryn and Paige explored the lower deck and thought it was quite cool (2 bedrooms and bathrooms, living room, kitchen).

Friday I was off again. I had to accompany my now-adult daughter to the doctor for a shot. And I actually had to hold her hand while she got it. Funny the situations when they feel they really need you. I rode with Abby to work later and walked back home. I got to see a little fawn! It reminded me of my Y class teacher that reminds us "Little miracles are all around us if you just take time to notice." Jeff arrived home safely from NC and we were off to the Brewers game! Paige earned these free tickets through school for her good grades. We were up in the 2nd-to-last row from the very top of the stadium, but the view and breeze were fantastic! Paige's cheesy fries really liked her new Brewers t-shirt. And her fingers. And her legs. We accidentally missed the Sausage Race when I took Paige and Miranda down for their Dippin' Dots. But I did text in the correct winning Hot Dog beforehand! No call yet on my free trip to Spring Training. Ryan Braun even hit a home run for Paige because she bought his t-shirt with his number on it. So cool. The Brewers didn't pull through a win for us, but we had a fun time.

I got my hair cut yesterday (Saturday) and Molly said that her older son wants to marry Bryn. Molly raved about how Bryn is so playful and fun with her boys, so I think the babysitting gig is working out. If you'd like to see what Bryn does the rest of the time while I'm working, visit the link at the right to see Bryn's latest movie. And Bryn was blessed with her fellow Mission Trippers at mass last evening. She leaves in a week! I think today will be a shopping day. Better get organized!