I'm Alive!

Tonight I took my family out to dinner. When we came home and got the kids ready for bed, I read out loud to them. Then we said goodnight, put on some relaxing music, and lit a candle. A normal evening.

And this is important because its one of the few normal evenings I've had in the last few months. I'm at the very tail end of the project I've been working on for the last two years. Starting in January, things got a bit hectic. Like a large ball I've been pushing up a mountain suddenly cleared the summit and started rolling down the other side.

Eat, sleep, work, repeat. Layoffs, re-organizations, delays. And the project just rolled on, getting more and more frantic until last week, when the proofs came back of my gold CD-ROMs and everything is fine! Done! Fini! Just about. Breathe!

I've been almost about to finish this project now for a few weeks. I keep telling my family that the end is in sight, that we can start eating dinner together again on a regular basis, and that I won't be leaving for work at 6:30AM and getting home at 7pm. Starting next week I should have a normal work schedule again! From now throughout the rest of the summer!

Now comes cleaning out my email, upgrading my computer, learning new software. A new project, a different printer, awaits. But the best part is getting re-engaged with my life, my family, friends, and my hobbies. So stay tuned, because more family updates await!