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Saturday, March 13, 2004

 
Exhausted beyond belief...yet there is still hope in 'dem bones.

Since my last blog, my life has been literally non-stop. And maybe brought on by my birthday last week, I had a minor meltdown at the beginning of the week.

Looking back, I can easily point to the following as the cause of such an outbreak:

• Went out to California with Julie to try and sort through my Dad and his wife's challenges. Their issues are basically all related to health. She has had a heart attack in the last month, has had several defribrilators put in and is in a slow recovery. His is declining mobility. The reason I went out is that he wanted some financial help in getting a new van. I am not against that. I just wanted to understand their situation and wanted to have them have a contingency plan that was clear to both of them if either of their health's took a serious turn for the worse. Clearly and literally, I was told to mind my own business.
  
• Da Company - I don't know if it is a convergence or what, but I have just felt a tremendous amount of pressure lately in regards to getting things done. What has changed to cause that? I really don't know, but I certainly feel it.
  
• Pool business - Just another thing to pull my attention. While the future is good, there is so much that needs to get done to make this season successful and I am not getting the help I have been promised to insure success. That causes some frustration and adds a bit more pressure.
  
• Real Estate - It is going in the right direction, but requires time...something that I am in short supply of.
  
• Church - there is a big celebration/ordination coming at the end of March. I am responsible for 4 power point presentations, PLUS getting the LCD projector quoted, purchased and installed.
  
• Julie - she wants and needs time. Her Dad is just recovering from bypass surgery on his heart. That has put a strain on her for sure and also has effected me as well.