i can't hardly wait (not)

i'm dreading the week ahead. i think i started dreading it last week, Thursday or Friday, when my mood went to pot. things at work started (continued) to fall apart, and the realization kicked in that el Jefe' would have to go back North for a week. even Punkin had a restless night on Saturday. did he dread it, too?

it was a really nice 10 days. and we only have to get through 5 more days, until el Jefe' is back for the weekend.

i'm going to try to swim a couple days this week. i'm going to try out Romper Room, a free babysitting service offered by the rec center where i swim. they have a tv, but i'm willing to bend if it means i can get in a day or two of exercise. Punkin also has Parent n' Me swimming lessons this week. i think i've solo'd once before. he really seems to be getting the hang of kicking, and moving his arms, and even tolerates floating on his back. so i can't miss that.

i have volleyball registration (even though i'm grounded.) i'd like to get some things at Home Depot to repair a screen. i need to write birthday thank-you notes (thankfully only two!). i need to print out thirty-some award certificates and get to framing. i have at least one helper, yet i've got to find the time to run test prints and print without a lot of eyes at the common printer. i have to update the Quality Review calendar, and come up with a budget, and reload the software, and start to work on an office process manual ... all in my spare time.

and at my paying job, here's what i have to look forward to this week:

• the four-year-old reconstruction job that won't go away
• my government waste parking lot
• specifications on the project where my efforts are completely ignored
• upcoming partial contract on a good project, yet not the part that's left

i can't hardly wait.