Friday, December 18, 2020


Maybe it's just winter months and Tommy's not pressing for gym trips but, sleeping in's been the deviation for the week from my new norm. And again I didn't make time to walk either. Both are good habits, but damn, happiness is a warm bed. I had a good day though, and managed to stay focused on work demands while juggling whatever issues arose. Tommy manged to bring his grades all to C-level or above, just by the skin of his teeth and likely while lying through them or negotiating relentlessly with the teachers. Lauren's doing so well and is really feeling the self respect and pride that comes with it, as I am for her. I regret having vacillated with him wanting to ditch a class and need to be better at just having a more solid line, especially when grades are clearly issues. I didn't focus much on health today but didn't go off the deep end beyond enjoying more of the Costco egg nog. I'm thinking I'll wrap that obsession up and leave the 2nd bottle in storage until mid-year or a milestone. I listened to a few more hours of The Promised Land and will be trying to complete it this weekend. Pressed back on work pressure to accomicated a code-freeze change but also recognized the "perceived" business justification and asked Dan to set aside other tasks and put time into the need this weekend with the return of PTO in exchange, which I consider a valuable proposition. I don't expect this will have the impact MM thinks it will but time will tell. Was pleasantly surprised to get a package during the meeting which contained coffee and more from Tab 'n Joe, and I got to let her know it was being received in real time, which was fun. I sent her two books but I'm going to ensure she gets a Cold Brew as I may do for MM and others too. Jen and I have some ideas for fun gifts things to pickup tomorrow as we run some AM errands.