Well, I have decided to pull back at work a little. I realized that partnership is probably silly with a new baby. I talked work into rearranging my schedule so I go in earlier and get out earlier.

I am going to a conference this weekend. Will do some networking and ride up with the boss. We will see how it goes.

The family is well. We had a good time visiting on the east coast. We were disappointed not to visit everyone we wanted to: sorry if we missed you! Next time we will be out thataway will probably not be until Feb 2009.

I am outside (blessed wireless) and sitting on my backyard patio gazing out at the pool and the small, but still bigger-than-my-postage-stamp-sized lot in NVA. The grass is green, and we have a row of sunflowers planted from seed in mid-July that are now 6 feet tall. It is 7 am, so it is still cool at 78 degrees, with a nice breeze. Helen is out here keeping me company, wearing nothing but her pink Hello Kitty panties and drawing ritualistic patterns on the ground with pink and orange chalk. She just showed me an ant that she gleefully captured on a sticker; I think there may be a ritual sacrifice performed shortly.

I never was a morning person before I had children, as spiderlady can attest. But now it is the time when I have the house to myself (mostly) and there is quiet where I can ponder and dream, percolate and plan. Alas, the family is awake, and sleepily descending down the steps to the piteous cries of "change me" and "so what are we doing today"? The chorus of demands has begun and I must now assist in Helen's desires to make an "arts and craps" project for her Grandma.

Have a great Labor Day, everyone.

Isobel is napping, David & Helen ran to the grocery store, and I am supposed to be working on my in-box from work. Needless to say, that is hardly appealing.

I saw that Overfreak took this test, and surprise, surprise we match.

Well, back to work trying to complete about 30 SOAP notes. For the uninitiated, this stands for Subjective (patient has a sore toe), Objective (physical exam shows that the toe is red) Assessment (gangrene of the toe) Plan (amputation, an office procedure)

Nemesis 33% Extroversion, 66% Intuition, 55% Emotiveness, 23% Perceptiveness

You are a normally quiet person with very strong convictions and a marked activist streak. You have a clearly defined sense of right and wrong, and you like seeing people punished for their transgressions. You are Nemesis, goddess of punishment. You are a champion for the defenseless, you love poetic justice and, if karmic retribution doesn't have its say, then you'll have yours. You are astute, rarely fooled, and idealistic. Famous People like you: Goethe, Voltaire, Susan B. Anthony, Robert Burns

My test tracked 4 variables How you compared to other people your age and gender: You scored higher than 24% on Extroversion You scored higher than 53% on Intuition You scored higher than 27% on Emotiveness You scored higher than 2% on Perceptiveness

Link: The Greek Mythology Personality Test written by Aleph_Nine on OkCupid Free Online Dating, home of the 32-Type Dating Test

Wow. I live in Arizona now. Things have started to settle down out here, giving me a chance to catch my breath and realize how much I miss everyone from Virginia. Don't misunderstand; this was the right choice for David and I, but we made some big sacrifices to come out here. I only have a moment, so I will sign off and try to figure out how to find all my friends on LJ. -REL