Take Two

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Labor day traditionally marks the end of summer (although I think most schools are back in the swing before then).  I had a great few days off with minimal blogging and very little work.  We did some fund raising with the church (note, if you’re going to do manual labor, don’t try to get it all in two days).  Last night, we had a cook-out with our neighbors of ten years.  We have never had a meal with them although we see each other all the time and our kids interact (their son and our son are inseperable).  It was very nice to sit out in the yard and enjoy some burgers and such.  As a bonus, the weather was ideal yesterday.

The church/work balance shifts at this time of years as well.  Summer is very church busy (with camp and such) and work is usually slower (although not the case this year).  In the fall, there’s not much going on with church outside of a couple of board meetings and conference.  On the work front, it is a sprint from Labor Day to Thanksgiving.  Normally court dates, mediations, and things that require me to travel happen in that time frame.  I looked at my calendar yesterday and it didn’t appear to have a single open week between now and the end of November.  We’re blessed to be quite busy when so many businesses have had a slowdown. It puts the travel and such in a different perspective.

The only thing bad about today is that I’m going to think it’s Monday all day.  Fortunately, I’m closer to Friday than I think.