I knew the May-June timeframe was going to be crazy busy. Things are really rolling at work; I’m really sinking my teeth into it, and boy there is a lot of work to be done in a short period of time. Yesterday I worked an 11-hour day, which is not a big deal by itself, but it does make it hard to do anything useful at home. Grandma D. and Grandpa T. are visiting; Anna is delighted, and I’m glad that there’s more attention to go around for the moment. On the down side, we had a shower-related plumbing emergency which took some dealing with; water started coming through the can lights in my office and I had to cut out some drywall, but it seems to be handled for now.

Though yesterday was stressful, it was really nice to come home and see Tara wriggling out of Mom’s arms to come see me. She toddled over and said “Hi Baby,” which is one of the ways I occasionally greet her.

On the Tiredness Mitigation Front, I’ve purchased a chest freezer and filled it with easy to prepare meals from Costco. I’ve bought stuff from Schwan’s as well, which I will be cooking up tonight. We have a lead on a nanny, who I hope to interview soon. Hopefully we can get someone in place before I have to travel, which may be coming up soon after our planned trip to the midwest.

Now I’m off to prep my steaks for grilling. Actually I’m going to broil them, as the grill is yet another thing that crapped out on us recently.