Up, Down, and All Around

After Tuesday's post, I talked with some friends and got lots of encouragement.  You know who you are and thank you.  I'm still not totally de-stressed nor are any of the things that were bothering me really any better but I have just kind of pushed it aside and am just not letting it bother me right now.  I'm sure that sometime in the future it will rear its ugly head again but for now I'm just dealing with it day by day. 

We kicked off the final phase of a big project this week at work.  I had almost decided it would never be completed but after 8 years it is finally going to be done!!  Of course it means more crap piled on me from now until December that I really don't need but oh well.  Now if I can just get a few things caught up I'll have it made.  Unfortunately, with one of my projects the parts I need and ordered are back-ordered and the first ones won't be in until the middle of October and the others won't be in until sometime in November.  That ought to make the boss happy. 

Work is sending me to Chicago in November for training for two weeks.  Between the training and getting to see my good friend Amy and her hubby Glenn I think that it will be a good trip.  A trip to Lou Malnati's Pizza will be included.  Chicago style pizza...yum!

For all of my friends in Florida and up the East Coast, be careful and batten down the hatches.  I hope Irene just blows a little wind and drops some rain.  I hope all of you escape any damage. 

Anyway, supper time!

Later!

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