It's been too long....

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I've been thinking and pondering an up date post for a while now, it's been a long time coming. I could make excuses about my computer running like shit at home and the fear of security monitoring my internet activity at work, but it boils down to me just not doing it. So, here it is...

I started back a work a little over a week ago. I find myself wondering how I could have possibly wanted, even longed to come back to this hole. Not that it is hard work or anything, but the hours of boredom tend to weigh on me from time to time. It gives me entirely too much time for my feeble mind to wander. I'm starting to feel the burden that is the lack of Al. Since he retired a few weeks ago, I've inherited a lot of the work that he did. The trouble is that he didn't do the easy stuff. Pain in the ass, a lot of it is. It's not all bad though. Tonight I went to Stop and Shop and picked up the fixin's to put together some bacon egg and cheese sandwiches. Tommy and I ate like kings.

Well... The kids are official out of school for the summer. Brad was very excited about getting a yearbook this year. I can't believe that he gets one in 5th grade. I got one in middle school and thought that was wierd but elementary school?

Jake got the chickenpox! To demonstrate the shortcomings of my wife's hospital of choice, they mis-diagnosed him. They said it was a reaction to the chlorine in the pool he was swimming in. But no, it's a simple case of chickenpox. When Deb took him to school on his last day, she stopped in to see the nurse. She told Deb what it was and informed her that there were about 13 other kids in the 4th grade who also had it. On the up side, it seems to be a very mild case that everyone is getting. No other symptoms other than the spots and a little itching. I remember when I had it as a kid. I was sick in bed for several days. Damn! These kids have it too easy these days. (did I sound really old right there?)