Got up a little late today...still managed to make it over to talk to Meagan. I was just running a little later than usual. I guess it's one of those days where my body is telling me I needed sleep.
After chatting with Meagan, I headed over to the barber shop. I was in dire need of a haircut. I know it's getting too long when it starts standing up on its own. I am still not brave enough to cut my own...unless it is completely shaved and, well, that's not me!
I usually write about lunch and dinner. Well...it is getting a little old, I suppose. So, I will just write about new/good stuff we have. For lunch today, I did try something new. They had onion rings on the short order line. I picked some of them up, stopped by the sandwich bar for bread, ham, and Swiss, then proceeded to the panini grill. Leadership was quite impressed with my ingenuity! The sandwich was delicious!
Work today was pretty plain again. I am still working to resolve some minor issues with a few sensors. Otherwise, not a whole lot going on.
After dinner, we went over to the tower for a farewell ceremony. The DO who was here when I arrived is on his way home...new one in place. So, we had a nice little presentation for him and then sat outside with cigars. I had a great chat with all of the leadership...great, GREAT group of guys to work for/with!
Ok...work is done, so I will sign off for now. Night all and God bless!
Sunday, November 4, 2012
Saturday, November 3, 2012
Day 69 - 3 November 2012
Started out the day, just like any other...talked to Meagan. Not really much to talk about, just some chit chat. We talked about the van...Meagan has it back! :) We also talked about some friends of ours who are having problems...otherwise, not much to really talk about. No news is good news, I suppose.
I had a little extra time this morning, so I went back to take a short nap before heading into work.
Work is pretty much the same today...not much going on. I can't believe how quiet it has been! Certainly glad all of our stuff is running really well...but, it does make for some long shifts!
Lunch was good. I had roast beef, corn, peas, and carrots. The roast beef was especially good! I had some gravy on it...complimented it well.
Back at work and still not much going on. Just working on a few odds and ends.
Dinner was not the greatest tonight. It was Mexican night and I am 0 for 3 when I've had it. So, I decided to go for a cheeseburger. Unfortunately, it was the worst cheeseburger I've had since I've been here. It tasted watered down...
Still not much going on at work...continued watching Rome and waiting for the outside world to call me on the phone...pretty quiet still.
Alright, time to head back to the room. It will be an early morning again tomorrow. Night all! God Bless!
I had a little extra time this morning, so I went back to take a short nap before heading into work.
Work is pretty much the same today...not much going on. I can't believe how quiet it has been! Certainly glad all of our stuff is running really well...but, it does make for some long shifts!
Lunch was good. I had roast beef, corn, peas, and carrots. The roast beef was especially good! I had some gravy on it...complimented it well.
Back at work and still not much going on. Just working on a few odds and ends.
Dinner was not the greatest tonight. It was Mexican night and I am 0 for 3 when I've had it. So, I decided to go for a cheeseburger. Unfortunately, it was the worst cheeseburger I've had since I've been here. It tasted watered down...
Still not much going on at work...continued watching Rome and waiting for the outside world to call me on the phone...pretty quiet still.
Alright, time to head back to the room. It will be an early morning again tomorrow. Night all! God Bless!
Friday, November 2, 2012
Day 68 - 2 November 2012
Got up this morning and talked to Meagan, Taylor, and Emma. They had just gotten home from Scouts at Home Depot. Sounds like they had a lot of fun! I sure am jealous... Taylor told me all about his adventure and he was part of the winning team for the scavenger hunt! Meagan had bird houses for the winning team, so Taylor received that from her and all of the boys got Joey Logano cars to work on from Home Depot. Hmmm...maybe we can turn him away from Kyle Busch?!? I doubt it...
After talking to Meagan, I had a couple of hours before I had to get ready for work. I really wanted to work out this morning, but I'm still trying to adjust to the long days. The good thing, I suppose, about the long work days is that time is going fast. The faster, the better. So, I headed back to the room for a nap before work.
Headed into work to find the same issues I dealt with yesterday. I tried calling a couple of sites, with no luck. So, I studied for my promotion test for a while. Got a call from down south and had a good chat. Good to hear a friendly voice from time to time!
Headed over to the post office to mail some stuff to one of the sites. I forgot to include it yesterday, so I needed to send it off. I believe the post office will be quicker than other means, so we'll see!
We went to lunch...I had an Italian-style sandwich. I think the only thing Italian about it was the salami...if that's even Italian. And, since we are still out of bread...it was on a hot dog bun. Interesting, to say the least; but, good!
Back at work and still not much going on...started watching the series Rome, which is on our morale drive. It's good so far!
Headed to dinner for steak night! One night I look forward to and another way to mark the weeks off!
Watched a couple more episodes of Rome. Still not much going on...time to head "home" for the night. Night all...God bless!
After talking to Meagan, I had a couple of hours before I had to get ready for work. I really wanted to work out this morning, but I'm still trying to adjust to the long days. The good thing, I suppose, about the long work days is that time is going fast. The faster, the better. So, I headed back to the room for a nap before work.
Headed into work to find the same issues I dealt with yesterday. I tried calling a couple of sites, with no luck. So, I studied for my promotion test for a while. Got a call from down south and had a good chat. Good to hear a friendly voice from time to time!
Headed over to the post office to mail some stuff to one of the sites. I forgot to include it yesterday, so I needed to send it off. I believe the post office will be quicker than other means, so we'll see!
We went to lunch...I had an Italian-style sandwich. I think the only thing Italian about it was the salami...if that's even Italian. And, since we are still out of bread...it was on a hot dog bun. Interesting, to say the least; but, good!
Back at work and still not much going on...started watching the series Rome, which is on our morale drive. It's good so far!
Headed to dinner for steak night! One night I look forward to and another way to mark the weeks off!
Watched a couple more episodes of Rome. Still not much going on...time to head "home" for the night. Night all...God bless!
Thursday, November 1, 2012
Day 67 - 1 November 2012
So, I was able to sleep in a bit this morning. I woke up about 0700 and sent a text to Meagan to see if she was still up. She was, so I headed over to the terminal to chat for a bit. She shared some pictures of the kids in their Halloween constumes...so cute! Emma had the cutest stinker face ever...with a mouth full of candy!
Finished talking to Meagan and headed into work. Still not much going on today. I see that my comm issues are still ongoing. Frustrated from the guys in the field doing little to assist, I decide it will do me good to start making phone calls.
Time for lunch! We are out of bread, so I made used turkey, ham, and cheese, to make a couple of grilled wraps with tortillas. I had a side salad, some cucumber salad, and corn. Not really too bad of a lunch...
Back at work and still trying to get stuff up and running...that's about all I'm working on today!
Headed to dinner. Tonight, I tried a crab melt...wrong idea. It really wasn't that good. In fact, it was probably the worst dinner I've had since I've been here.
Still not much going on and I can't get ahold of the guys I need to talk to, so time for a couple of movies. I'm watching Phone Booth and Perfect Stranger.
The movies were both really good! Work is done for tonight, so I'm headed off to bed. Early morning tomorrow! Night all...God bless!
Finished talking to Meagan and headed into work. Still not much going on today. I see that my comm issues are still ongoing. Frustrated from the guys in the field doing little to assist, I decide it will do me good to start making phone calls.
Time for lunch! We are out of bread, so I made used turkey, ham, and cheese, to make a couple of grilled wraps with tortillas. I had a side salad, some cucumber salad, and corn. Not really too bad of a lunch...
Back at work and still trying to get stuff up and running...that's about all I'm working on today!
Headed to dinner. Tonight, I tried a crab melt...wrong idea. It really wasn't that good. In fact, it was probably the worst dinner I've had since I've been here.
Still not much going on and I can't get ahold of the guys I need to talk to, so time for a couple of movies. I'm watching Phone Booth and Perfect Stranger.
The movies were both really good! Work is done for tonight, so I'm headed off to bed. Early morning tomorrow! Night all...God bless!
Wednesday, October 31, 2012
Day 66 - 31 October 2012
Happy Halloween!
So, got up a touch later than the last couple of days, but still not bad...0430. Went over the the terminal and chatted with Meagan for a couple of hours. Not really much to talk about. I was sad to hear that Meagan is backing out of dance class. Emma will apparently not listen to her or the teacher and continues to get close to the stairs. Meagan said she was embarrassed to have Emma there...and, that makes me feel bad. She told the teacher she would be back when I get home...I can't say I blame her, but I really wish she could go!
Went back to my room and caught a quick nap...woke up just in time to make it to work. I guess the chat with leadership that I wanted to have will have to wait!
Made it into work and we have a couple of sensors with issues. So, I got the required parts together and readied for shipping...I'm going to send them via helo! Quick, easy, and painless!
For lunch today, I had a monte cristo sandwich. Basically, it was ham, cheese, and what looked like thousand island dressing. It wasn't too bad. I coupled it with a salad. Still eating light and looking to drop a few more pounds.
Back at the office and just waiting until time to deliver my parts to the helo terminal...not much else going on, really. I have some comm issues, but I'm working with the guys out in the field to have them back up and running...we'll see.
Dinner was good. I had a grilled cheese and salad. I also had a helping of macaroni salad, so not too bad.
Headed back to the office and still not much happening, so I'm going to watch 3:10 to Yuma.
A pretty good movie! Not how I expected it to go/end, but was really good!
After work, I sent Meagan a text to see if she wanted to chat. So, I stayed up a little later to talk, but will get to sleep in for a bit in the morning. We didn't really chat about too much, but was good to talk for a bit about everything. The van estimate is for $1680 worth of damage...good thing our deductible is only $500. Still amazed that hitting a tree stump could do all of that...
Ok...headed off to bed. Night all...God bless!
So, got up a touch later than the last couple of days, but still not bad...0430. Went over the the terminal and chatted with Meagan for a couple of hours. Not really much to talk about. I was sad to hear that Meagan is backing out of dance class. Emma will apparently not listen to her or the teacher and continues to get close to the stairs. Meagan said she was embarrassed to have Emma there...and, that makes me feel bad. She told the teacher she would be back when I get home...I can't say I blame her, but I really wish she could go!
Went back to my room and caught a quick nap...woke up just in time to make it to work. I guess the chat with leadership that I wanted to have will have to wait!
Made it into work and we have a couple of sensors with issues. So, I got the required parts together and readied for shipping...I'm going to send them via helo! Quick, easy, and painless!
For lunch today, I had a monte cristo sandwich. Basically, it was ham, cheese, and what looked like thousand island dressing. It wasn't too bad. I coupled it with a salad. Still eating light and looking to drop a few more pounds.
Back at the office and just waiting until time to deliver my parts to the helo terminal...not much else going on, really. I have some comm issues, but I'm working with the guys out in the field to have them back up and running...we'll see.
Dinner was good. I had a grilled cheese and salad. I also had a helping of macaroni salad, so not too bad.
Headed back to the office and still not much happening, so I'm going to watch 3:10 to Yuma.
A pretty good movie! Not how I expected it to go/end, but was really good!
After work, I sent Meagan a text to see if she wanted to chat. So, I stayed up a little later to talk, but will get to sleep in for a bit in the morning. We didn't really chat about too much, but was good to talk for a bit about everything. The van estimate is for $1680 worth of damage...good thing our deductible is only $500. Still amazed that hitting a tree stump could do all of that...
Ok...headed off to bed. Night all...God bless!
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Day 65 - 30 October 2012
Today's a BIG day! I am 1/3 of the way done! The moon was full last night, so only four more to go before I can look to being back with the family!
I was up and at 'em early again this morning...0415! I made it over to the terminal by 0500 to talk to Meagan and the kiddos. We were having a heck of a time getting the video to work. We tried Yahoo and MSN...both kept shutting off on us. So, I rebooted my computer and that seemed to help...until Meagan's battery died! We did get to chat for a while. She's driving a brand spankin' new KIA Sportage or Sorento...I'm not sure which one. It's a 2013 model with only 44 miles on it! Now...I'm hoping she's willing to part with it at the end of the week! ;) She also told me that cards came from Grandma, Joy, and Sheryl. We and the kids received some money...all I can really say is, thank you to them! It certainly does help us out...especially given the series of "breakdowns" over the last two months. And, I promise, I will NOT jinx Meagan again. You see, when the air conditioner went out in September, followed by the dryer this month, I joked with the guys here that the van would be next... :( So, I'm vowing to keep my mouth shut this time...
Came into work and everything is still quiet...I just have a few things to work on today. I have some phone calls to make, but otherwise will start studying today. I purchased the study software for my promotion test next year. I've always done well when I use it, and I want to be over the top this year! Now that my PME course is done, I'm focusing on that rocker!!!
Went to lunch with leadership again today. I had a "Vietnamese" sandwich. It was pretty much a thin pork chop with grilled onions on a hamburger bun. I topped it with a slice of swiss and coupled it with a salad. I haven't had desert in a while, so I had a bowl of pralines and cream with a white chocolate macadamia nut cookie...YUM! :) After yesterday's workout session, I think I owed myself a treat!
Back at work and still working on a couple of system issues...but, it's looking up! I'd like to get 100% very, very soon! Time will tell...I spent another 45 minutes studying, so I'm up to about an hour and 15 minutes for today. I'm almost done with chapter two. I'm just going to do a chapter at a time and then put it all together when I'm done. Then, depending on how that goes, I need to jump into my CDC volumes. Unfortunately, the company that makes the software doesn't have any current volumes for study guides...so, that will be reading only...ugh!
I'm a sucker for love...I sent Meagan flowers! ;) It will be a complete surprise! <3 She's been having a bad week and I was thinking about her, so what the heck, right?
Dinner was good. I had a salad and an Asian chicken wrap. It was basically chicken and cheese with a very little bit of cabbage. I wouldn't exactly classify it as Asian, but it was good!
Not much going on at work tonight. I've been working on a few small issues...but nothing big; so, that's good! Time to punch the clock and call it a night. Night all...God bless!
I was up and at 'em early again this morning...0415! I made it over to the terminal by 0500 to talk to Meagan and the kiddos. We were having a heck of a time getting the video to work. We tried Yahoo and MSN...both kept shutting off on us. So, I rebooted my computer and that seemed to help...until Meagan's battery died! We did get to chat for a while. She's driving a brand spankin' new KIA Sportage or Sorento...I'm not sure which one. It's a 2013 model with only 44 miles on it! Now...I'm hoping she's willing to part with it at the end of the week! ;) She also told me that cards came from Grandma, Joy, and Sheryl. We and the kids received some money...all I can really say is, thank you to them! It certainly does help us out...especially given the series of "breakdowns" over the last two months. And, I promise, I will NOT jinx Meagan again. You see, when the air conditioner went out in September, followed by the dryer this month, I joked with the guys here that the van would be next... :( So, I'm vowing to keep my mouth shut this time...
Came into work and everything is still quiet...I just have a few things to work on today. I have some phone calls to make, but otherwise will start studying today. I purchased the study software for my promotion test next year. I've always done well when I use it, and I want to be over the top this year! Now that my PME course is done, I'm focusing on that rocker!!!
Went to lunch with leadership again today. I had a "Vietnamese" sandwich. It was pretty much a thin pork chop with grilled onions on a hamburger bun. I topped it with a slice of swiss and coupled it with a salad. I haven't had desert in a while, so I had a bowl of pralines and cream with a white chocolate macadamia nut cookie...YUM! :) After yesterday's workout session, I think I owed myself a treat!
Back at work and still working on a couple of system issues...but, it's looking up! I'd like to get 100% very, very soon! Time will tell...I spent another 45 minutes studying, so I'm up to about an hour and 15 minutes for today. I'm almost done with chapter two. I'm just going to do a chapter at a time and then put it all together when I'm done. Then, depending on how that goes, I need to jump into my CDC volumes. Unfortunately, the company that makes the software doesn't have any current volumes for study guides...so, that will be reading only...ugh!
I'm a sucker for love...I sent Meagan flowers! ;) It will be a complete surprise! <3 She's been having a bad week and I was thinking about her, so what the heck, right?
Dinner was good. I had a salad and an Asian chicken wrap. It was basically chicken and cheese with a very little bit of cabbage. I wouldn't exactly classify it as Asian, but it was good!
Not much going on at work tonight. I've been working on a few small issues...but nothing big; so, that's good! Time to punch the clock and call it a night. Night all...God bless!
Monday, October 29, 2012
Day 64 - 29 October 2012
Well, I surprised Meagan this morning...I was up EARLY! :) I actually managed to crawl out of bed at 0400, take a shower, and was on by around 0500! She had just put the kids in bed, since she didn't think that I would be on that early. We talked for a couple of hours about the camping trip and the van. I'm glad she's having good luck with the insurance. This is our first go-around with Geico and, they certainly have been a great service thus far. Meagan will pick up a rental tomorrow.
After talking to Meagan, I was able to go back to the room and get about an hour nap before I had to get around. I had to get my laundry over to the tent today on the way into the office. With that chore completed, off to work I go!
Again, not much going on today. Just chilling at work and doing some odds and ends. Just a few emails and a phone call today, but nothing pressing.
I had a grilled cheese and a grilled ham and swiss for lunch, along with a salad and yogurt. I grabbed a peach, but it wasn't that pleasant. It was dry and not very sweet...not sure where it came from, but I have certainly had better peaches!
Leadership came over to check some locks and make sure there's room to store a few things. I asked if they needed help bringing stuff over, so I'm going to help do that...gets me out of the office for a bit.
After moving the stuff over, they asked me if I wanted to do the "Disney 3 at 3" with them. When I asked what it was, they said it was just a three-mile run. No problem, right? Well, after completing the run, the boss said, "Well, let's get over to the gym." I asked him if he was really going to the gym, to which he replied, "Yep! We have to do part two!" Part two? "Yeah...300 sit-ups!" Needless to say, I wasn't thrilled, but I obliged. You know, it was an AWESOME workout and I'm hoping to do it again on Wednesday!
Went back to the room to shower, then headed back to the office for dinner...still not much of anything going on...
Dinner was good! I had a salad with a roast beef and swiss sandwich. Real exciting, I know, but I'm trying to eat a bit healthier...
Back at work and still nothing going on...just listening to some music and knocking out more odds and ends...these are the days I dread. The slower they go, the slower my time here goes...I went over to the BX and saw Halloween cards. I guess I haven't been over there in a while, because I don't recall seeing them there before. I grabbed one for the kiddos. I know it will be late, but it's mail from Daddy! :)
Ok...time to head out. I'm beat from getting up so early and ready to hit the sack! Gotta get up early again tomorrow! Night all...God bless!
After talking to Meagan, I was able to go back to the room and get about an hour nap before I had to get around. I had to get my laundry over to the tent today on the way into the office. With that chore completed, off to work I go!
Again, not much going on today. Just chilling at work and doing some odds and ends. Just a few emails and a phone call today, but nothing pressing.
I had a grilled cheese and a grilled ham and swiss for lunch, along with a salad and yogurt. I grabbed a peach, but it wasn't that pleasant. It was dry and not very sweet...not sure where it came from, but I have certainly had better peaches!
Leadership came over to check some locks and make sure there's room to store a few things. I asked if they needed help bringing stuff over, so I'm going to help do that...gets me out of the office for a bit.
After moving the stuff over, they asked me if I wanted to do the "Disney 3 at 3" with them. When I asked what it was, they said it was just a three-mile run. No problem, right? Well, after completing the run, the boss said, "Well, let's get over to the gym." I asked him if he was really going to the gym, to which he replied, "Yep! We have to do part two!" Part two? "Yeah...300 sit-ups!" Needless to say, I wasn't thrilled, but I obliged. You know, it was an AWESOME workout and I'm hoping to do it again on Wednesday!
Went back to the room to shower, then headed back to the office for dinner...still not much of anything going on...
Dinner was good! I had a salad with a roast beef and swiss sandwich. Real exciting, I know, but I'm trying to eat a bit healthier...
Back at work and still nothing going on...just listening to some music and knocking out more odds and ends...these are the days I dread. The slower they go, the slower my time here goes...I went over to the BX and saw Halloween cards. I guess I haven't been over there in a while, because I don't recall seeing them there before. I grabbed one for the kiddos. I know it will be late, but it's mail from Daddy! :)
Ok...time to head out. I'm beat from getting up so early and ready to hit the sack! Gotta get up early again tomorrow! Night all...God bless!
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