I never went to work today, not in the physical sense. After a day spent assisting my boss with some planning charts, a day in which none of my normal tasks were accomplished, it was my decision to stay home until the work was caught up - and that moment never arrived.
It is discomfiting to sit at a desk all day and review documents and spreadsheets and answer emails, then look up at the clock and suddenly realize that the entire day is gone. There is no sense of 'a job well done' in those circumstances; there is only the sad realization that another day has gone by, and it is impossible to think of a single thing of any import which was finished.
At three o'clock the children started to arrive from school, and by four o'clock they were all home. We opened presents and ate our cake, then it was time for Dad to run off to attend an Engineering Open House while the rest of the family played it cool for awhile.
Afterward, we had dinner at a local restaurant (where the Birthday Girl could have her beloved grilled cheese sandwich); then, for some it was time for a Scout meeting while others went home to watch 'Enchanted'. Always nice to have a Happy Ending kind of fantasy flick for the Birthday Girl.
One hopes we all have happy endings to this week.
2 comments:
Cute, cute pictures!!! Hugs to the birthday girl.
She's even cuter up close and personal. We have to figure out how to come out there and visit you guys so the cousins can spend some more time together! But probably not til all the snow has melted (and we're expecting it by Thanksgiving).
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