Well, once again it has been a month since my last post. Last post, I was travelling for company business. The three weeks on the road fit the title quite well. The first week went pretty well, the second week wasn't so hot and the third week was a hoot. Most of the change had to do with the travelling companions during the week. The third week in San Francisco was probably the best week. The three of us on that leg were the faster workers and we were capable of getting the numbers done we needed for each day. We went to The Winchester Mystery House in San Jose. That place is, how to say it, VERY interesting. Another evening we managed to leave the office early enough to drive up to San Francisco, across the Golden Gate Bridge and out to Muir Woods where there resides a rather large outcropping of Redwood Trees. On Friday, we managed to go down town for the whole day. It was a good trip.
I have been home the past couple of weeks playing catch up at the office. They say in the next couple weeks we will crawl out from under our rock and into the basement of one of the office buildings where the rest of the I.T. Staff reside. This is a good thing for me because its about 18 miles or so less drive.
Thursday was my birthday. That went fairly decent. Mom, Dad and I went out for dinner. Didn't do much special but that's ok. I'm not much for big birthday bashes. I think Mom is finally getting the idea that at 39, I'm a bit old for the old invite the neighbors kids in for a party deal.
Then last night we get a call the my mom's cousin's daughter had been rushed to the hospital and it wasn't looking very good. She passed away at 8:05 this morning. She was only 38. Her and her husband Rick were just in the process of finallizing approval to adopt 2 kids and were enrolled in the foster program with 3 kids already living with them. We went to support the family today and I'm sure as they make arrangements as the week goes on, we'll be there again.
"The Ride"
The wheels of life are turning
I feel I'm rollin' down this track
And I know down deep inside my heart
I can't look back
And though it's hard decerning
All of the fiction from the fact
You have led me to this truth and we have
made a pact
And as we go through highs and lows and all
that's in between
It's good to know we're not alone on this
big scream machine.
This roller coaster ride of life
Lifts you up and lets you down
This roller coaster ride of life
Spins you round and round and round
Heaven knows where ever you go
I will be right by your side
On this roller coaster, roller coaster ride of life
Roller coaster ride of life
So when I hear you calling
'Cause you have hit your all time low
I will hold you by my side and I won't let you go
And when it seems your falling
'Cause life has got you on a roll
I will take the wheel and hit the brakes
we'll take it slow
And as you go through highs and lows
and all thats in between
The Lord alone is in control of this big scream machine
- 4 Him (Christian Contemporary Artists)
