I was up and downstairs by 5:40am. I got almost 7.5 hours sleep but still felt a little tired. I think it's the cold temps and dark skies.
I pushed through my exercises rather quickly eventhough my body really didn't want to do them. But doing this every single day for almost ten years, one encounters days like this. I just suck it up and do it anyhow!
It wasn’t long before I was bundled up in my parka, hat, and gloves with Ykraps tethered on a 16’ retractable leash. We walked through the remnants of the Sunday snow which by now was almost entirely gone from the walks, save for the bridge over the stream.
We were back by 6:05am – my normal return time. I know all’s right with the world when I am pouring coffee at or before 6:05am.
After delivering Mindy’s coffee, I started phase II of the routine – read, meditate, and food prep. Mindy reminded me not to pack her lunch since I guess her and friends were doing Mitchell’s for lunch (and she wonders why I am always complaining about her high dollar lunches). I had breakfast on the table by 7:00am. Mindy passed on morning eggs today, too, instead opting only for fruit.
Mindy and the kids departed at their usual time. I did my shower and dressed before 7:40am. But by the time that I had warmed and loaded the Trooper, it was almost 7:55am. I arrived to work at 8:10am.
My morning wasn’t as busy as Monday but still the activity was high. I continued screening resumes. Ashley checked in with me to let me know that she was headed out to get her flat tire repaired. She also reminded me that she and Olivia were coming over tonight. I left for my run at 1pm. A tad behind, I was.
Once again, the weather was cold. It was no more than 28 degrees with yet another cold breeze blowing from the NW. I bundled up accordingly. The run was physically demanding, and admittedly wore me out, especially into the wind. Even still, on the return I got a little warm since the middle layer I wore didn’t breathe. I used the two zippers to let in some cool air, which helped a little. Still, I was soaked with sweat upon my return.
Back in my office by 2:10pm I tore into my food. While eating I contacted several applicants that I wanted to interview. I set up a mini-job fair for Thursday. The rest of the afternoon was dedicated to resolving countless customer issues. Come 5:00 I was ready to head home. I got out of the office by 5:15pm. Ashley wasn't there yet but had called Mindy to let her know she was on her way. I forgot to mention that Ashley called me again the afternoon to tell me that her and Olivia damn near were crushed by a train on Georgesville Rd while heading to the bank. She complained about no cross bars at the RR crossing and said that the sun was so bright that she couldn't see the lights flashing. Too, she said the train never bothered to blow its horn so she blindly was following other traffic. As she casually turned her head to the right she was shocked to see a train approaching. She accelerated and luckily made it across the tracks. I was a bit taken back and almost speechless thinking about what she was saying. Meanwhile, she was going off about the negligent Railroad commission whom she had already called and ripped a new one. I couldn't help but think about her own negligence and even told her as much. I reminded her that if she would've been hurt, nothing could've made it right, and that in the end, she has to be more careful and watchful, especially with Olivia in tow.
Soon I was home. I could see pulling down Newell that Ashley was already there. After greeting everyone, Jacob and I took Ykraps on a walk. Jacob just needed to get out again in the snow. We threw snowballs at one another along the walk. He's really into that sorta thing. This is stuff my girls never really sunk their teeth into like he does and I did when I was a young lad. We had fun despite the bitter cold.
By the time we got home, Mindy had our dinner on the table. Ashley had chili, and Mindy and I both had Gloria's leftover meatloaf from Sunday. The kids had other delights. Jacob had microwavable breaded shrimp, and Bella had cereal. After dinner I held Olivia for a spell and then played a game of football with Jacob in the basement. Mindy called them for a bath at 7:15pm. She was eager to have them in bed early. She stated 7:30pm. And we pretty much met that. After they were asleep, Mindy and I talked with Ashley about her "plan". She didn't care for some of our questions, or for that matter, some of our answers. It seems she expected us to figure out how she would pull off the job, school, and childcare thing. She ended up in tears. But I can't say I didn't see that coming. For whatever reason, each of my girls have this notion that I am rich and can and will pay for each and every one of their whims. I will help but won't be a checkbook. This is why young girls shouldn't have babies. They should get their life on firm ground first. She left still upset, but there was nothing I could do. We told her that we loved her and not to give up hope. But I'm not so sure she got the message.
After she departed we added some levity to our evening by watching American Idol. And if that wasn't entertainment enough, we followed that with the presidents State of the Union address. Mindy went to bed half way through his rambling. I wanted to hear and watch. Half the fun is watching the senators and congress members fiddling, fidgeting, and some even sleeping. Hillary looked great sitting there listening to Bush ramble on. At it's end, I headed up to bed. In bed, Mindy placed her ice cold hands on my bare chest. It was almost shocking how cold they were.
I was up and downstairs by 5:40am. I got almost 7.5 hours sleep but still felt a little tired. I think it's the cold temps and dark skies.
I pushed through my exercises rather quickly eventhough my body really didn't want to do them. But doing this every single day for almost ten years, one encounters days like this. I just suck it up and do it anyhow!
It wasn’t long before I was bundled up in my parka, hat, and gloves with Ykraps tethered on a 16’ retractable leash. We walked through the remnants of the Sunday snow which by now was almost entirely gone from the walks, save for the bridge over the stream.
We were back by 6:05am – my normal return time. I know all’s right with the world when I am pouring coffee at or before 6:05am.
After delivering Mindy’s coffee, I started phase II of the routine – read, meditate, and food prep. Mindy reminded me not to pack her lunch since I guess her and friends were doing Mitchell’s for lunch (and she wonders why I am always complaining about her high dollar lunches). I had breakfast on the table by 7:00am. Mindy passed on morning eggs today, too, instead opting only for fruit.
Mindy and the kids departed at their usual time. I did my shower and dressed before 7:40am. But by the time that I had warmed and loaded the Trooper, it was almost 7:55am. I arrived to work at 8:10am.
My morning wasn’t as busy as Monday but still the activity was high. I continued screening resumes. Ashley checked in with me to let me know that she was headed out to get her flat tire repaired. She also reminded me that she and Olivia were coming over tonight. I left for my run at 1pm. A tad behind, I was.
Once again, the weather was cold. It was no more than 28 degrees with yet another cold breeze blowing from the NW. I bundled up accordingly. The run was physically demanding, and admittedly wore me out, especially into the wind. Even still, on the return I got a little warm since the middle layer I wore didn’t breathe. I used the two zippers to let in some cool air, which helped a little. Still, I was soaked with sweat upon my return.
Back in my office by 2:10pm I tore into my food. While eating I contacted several applicants that I wanted to interview. I set up a mini-job fair for Thursday. The rest of the afternoon was dedicated to resolving countless customer issues. Come 5:00 I was ready to head home. I got out of the office by 5:15pm. Ashley wasn't there yet but had called Mindy to let her know she was on her way. I forgot to mention that Ashley called me again the afternoon to tell me that her and Olivia damn near were crushed by a train on Georgesville Rd while heading to the bank. She complained about no cross bars at the RR crossing and said that the sun was so bright that she couldn't see the lights flashing. Too, she said the train never bothered to blow its horn so she blindly was following other traffic. As she casually turned her head to the right she was shocked to see a train approaching. She accelerated and luckily made it across the tracks. I was a bit taken back and almost speechless thinking about what she was saying. Meanwhile, she was going off about the negligent Railroad commission whom she had already called and ripped a new one. I couldn't help but think about her own negligence and even told her as much. I reminded her that if she would've been hurt, nothing could've made it right, and that in the end, she has to be more careful and watchful, especially with Olivia in tow.
Soon I was home. I could see pulling down Newell that Ashley was already there. After greeting everyone, Jacob and I took Ykraps on a walk. Jacob just needed to get out again in the snow. We threw snowballs at one another along the walk. He's really into that sorta thing. This is stuff my girls never really sunk their teeth into like he does and I did when I was a young lad. We had fun despite the bitter cold.
By the time we got home, Mindy had our dinner on the table. Ashley had chili, and Mindy and I both had Gloria's leftover meatloaf from Sunday. The kids had other delights. Jacob had microwavable breaded shrimp, and Bella had cereal. After dinner I held Olivia for a spell and then played a game of football with Jacob in the basement. Mindy called them for a bath at 7:15pm. She was eager to have them in bed early. She stated 7:30pm. And we pretty much met that. After they were asleep, Mindy and I talked with Ashley about her "plan". She didn't care for some of our questions, or for that matter, some of our answers. It seems she expected us to figure out how she would pull off the job, school, and childcare thing. She ended up in tears. But I can't say I didn't see that coming. For whatever reason, each of my girls have this notion that I am rich and can and will pay for each and every one of their whims. I will help but won't be a checkbook. This is why young girls shouldn't have babies. They should get their life on firm ground first. She left still upset, but there was nothing I could do. We told her that we loved her and not to give up hope. But I'm not so sure she got the message.
After she departed we added some levity to our evening by watching American Idol. And if that wasn't entertainment enough, we followed that with the presidents State of the Union address. Mindy went to bed half way through his rambling. I wanted to hear and watch. Half the fun is watching the senators and congress members fiddling, fidgeting, and some even sleeping. Hillary looked great sitting there listening to Bush ramble on. At it's end, I headed up to bed. In bed, Mindy placed her ice cold hands on my bare chest. It was almost shocking how cold they were.
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