David Journal

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  • Sixty five days

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    I had to confront the reality that I will likely have to wait until the end of August to learn if a severance package will be a possibility. I counted up to realize that even the very end of August is only 65 days from now. I created a countdown to help me manage my…

  • Let’s be honest

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    Tonight Laura came home from walking with Meagan Becker, Lindsay MacMurray, and Cindy Brown upset and crying. She stayed on the porch for a while to try to come herself but when she came in she was anything but composed. As she talked about what she was feeling and how the walk had gone it…

  • Long week ahead

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    I managed to be somewhat productive today although I’m not looking forward to the long week ahead. At work I go on call tomorrow and much of the week I’ll be essentially alone. At home Savannah is leaving tomorrow so we will only have Mariah for any possibility of reliable help. Even if she is…

  • A series of hiccups

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    I picked up Alyssa at 8:30 and we got donuts on the way home. After that things devolved. People were fractious and undirected. I mowed the lawn and extended our closet shelf. Finally I took Alyssa to the airport to go to Alaska. When we arrived she couldn’t check in until we rescheduled her return…

  • Catching up

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    My time has been consumed and extra energy expended these last few days with the Flow-Cal Users Group conference. Tuesday that included extra hours but yesterday was normal although my night was later due to a later appointment with Dr. Empey. After three days of the conference I feel better generally – more enthusiastic about…

  • Upheaval

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    Suddenly out of nowhere this morning Britni gave her two week’s notice. That left us asking questions of what to do going forward as well as questioning her to get more insight. After a few hours of Laura talking with her she agreed to wait a week before deciding if she should give two week’s…

  • Prayers of the heart

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    Multiple shopping trips and getting the house cleaned (partly) were interspersed with looking for escaped bunnies. The worst was when all the disappeared and we could only find Coconut and Spice. Sugar was nowhere to be found. I didn’t stop and pray but my hope was that she would return on her own time before…

  • Ready for another weekend

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    I’ve survived another week of work. In the evening I was able to put up the new bunny pen. It was a good day.

  • Pick one

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    I think the only way to begin to succeed at home is to pick one person each evening to say yes to. If I can say yes to more than that one, all the better, but I need to say yes to a different person each night. Tonight it was Savannah. I went driving with…

  • Selling the future for the present

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    It feels like I keep doing what is good for the moment at the expense of taking time to prepare for the future. I need to revise my resume and prepare to look for a job more conducive to my needs and my talents but I sirens ask my time trying to standalone things at…