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That’s right folks, Number 3 is en route; we expect the little one to arrive mid-July.

My wife and I have been planning to clean out the attic basement for manymanymany years.  On March 10, we finally got around to doing it.  It is simply amazing how much stuff you accumulate over the years.

We had a very scientific approach - we took everything out of the basement and put it into the backyard.  Everything.  Then we made three piles, just like on that TLC show, “Keep”, “Trash” and “I-Don’t-Know-Yet.”

The boys were a bit confused.  And maybe a touch concerned (as it was late afternoon when we got the notion).

I used the blower to clean out the basement, then moved all the “Keep” section back into the basement in neatly ordered rows, while MR reviewed the “I-Don’t-Know-Yet” stuff.  When we were both done, we moved all the trash behind our fence (thank God we live on a alley, and only had to carry this junk about 20 feet) and all the rest into the basement.

So, I don’t like to talk about work here, it just doesn’t seem like a good idea.  And when things are crazy or just not good at work, that tends to be all I think about, so this isn’t such a good outlet during those times.  Or these times, as the case may be.  These here are crazy times.

Work for me is not good right now.  Work for MR is difficult and tiring, but is going well¹.  The kids are off schedule, and they sense our out-of-balance, so they are likewise out of balance.  We are, in a sense, in the weeds.

However, we recognize this as a point in time, and see a light at the end of the tunnel.  Cryptic?  I hope not; I just don’t like talking about work here…

1. I realize that I’ve never really mentioned what she does, but no more! «