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a perfect storm of boy distraction has hit my household and i’m sitting on night seven of jeromy leaving/not being home. quakecon was last week, so from wednesday through saturday, he was off in downloading/gaming heaven. then i guess the fishing gods have been tugging at his soul, as he has been answering the lake’s call for the last three nights. to be fair, i tried to tag along last night, but i mainly sat in the car while he ran in to bass pro to buy a new rod/reel and made some client calls. at this rate, i’m tempted to find a random hobby that takes me away from home in the evenings. know of any evening basket weaving classes? heh. just kidding.

at least i’m a productive little thing when left to my own devices. i finished up a ton of laundry over the weekend (put it away, too), cranked out two sets of wedding edits, and got well into a third. did some other stuff, but i forgot. oh yeah – i got my hair cut. i had a red brick consultation yesterday evening.

my family stopped by yesterday to see the dogs and house. man, i sure miss seeing them regularly. jeromy and i both decided that we’re going to try to get back in the habit of going over there on sunday nights. i can tell my brother has gained more confidence since starting school, which is wonderful to see. dad is still looking for a job. i think he had a good interview recently… but it was for a job in dallas. it seems to be the trend with a lot of jobs in the area. i think he’s trying to weight the costs/benefits of taking the train that far every day. he reads a lot for his position at church, so it would give him a set time to do that daily, as well as just give him wind-down time so that when he’s home… he’s really home. but i know how long commutes can wear on a person, so we’ll just have to see. i hope god can find the right position for him.

job situations are looking scary all over. susan and jeromy’s aunt jan both got released from their jobs recently (well… i think jan’s last day is coming up soon, but still…). it’s scary times and it seems like there are more “requests” to add to my daily prayers. there are a lot of good people that have been let go from my company, and i’ve heard that there may be more cuts to come. craziness.

208 days until our cruise.

some unexpected payments have come in from clients and i think i’ll be buying a d300 this weekend if all goes well. stoked? you bet!

i’ve had a lot on my mind lately, but not much to say. and when i’ve tried to communicate, it seems to all tumble out wrong. ever feel like you need a translator? don’t get me wrong – i totally love my life and i’ve never seen so many blessings. but there are a couple of areas that i want to make significant changes in… and i just can’t seem to get there.

i have plenty of things to work on right now but don’t feel like it. absolutely nobody is online… which is weird. well – nina’s light is on, but it’s red and she says she is “oot and aboot.” going to bed early is looking like a pretty tempting option right now. maybe my brain won’t be dragging on the floor tomorrow at work. g’night.