Friday Planning.

[arontius]

.....It's my birthday today. Or, rather, it will be at 7:16 PM. I am 41 today. Normally, I'd feel ancient. But I've been thinking a lot lately of the friends I've lost over the past several years, and it actually just feels pretty damned good to be alive. And, of course, *I* am married to Marquessa Laurellen, so I've got the best of all worlds. So I think that I'll be happy today instead of depressed. :-)

.....What I SHOULD have done is make one of the people on my crew stay at work today so that I could take at least part of today off of work. The garage was empty this morning when I parked. For being in the middle of a gas crunch, it doesn't seem to have damped the holiday traveling spirit of the average Shipyard worker. But then again, we are pretty isolated in our economy over on the pensinsula. We have a little different outlook on the outside world. Sometimes that makes us weird, but not bad, and certainly different from the rest of An Tir as well. As the new Society officer who is moving into our branch is about to find out... :-)

.....Progress on the new June Faire site is moving fast. The weather is looking iffy, but not too bad. My chewed up fingernails are still going to be chewed for another week, but I'm hearing good news for a change, finally. Their Excellencies visited the site yesterday and reported good things on the new road and the parking area. Two of our bigger headaches. If I can squeeze any time at all today, I'm going to see if I can get up there to witness the Kitsap Transit bus make the route and see the site improvement.

.....This is going to be a busy weekend! I've got a batch of circlets almost done (and a couple of orders to send off). I've got to get Lobelia down to the house and get her cleaned out in preparation for June Faire. There are a couple of pavilions to pull out of the garage and prepare for next weekend.

.....Rhys is excited about his weekend of birthday parties and sleep-overs. TBT may have to deliver him somewhere tonight. We have a date scheduled, but that may have to wait until later this weekend if she has to take him into Seattle tonight. But I'm consoled by the fact that her big order is done, so she'll have a little time to decompress. I've missed her company, but I've been doing my best to keep my whining to a minimum. Not always successfully, but hey, I'm at least trying. :-)

.....If I can get circlets done and Lobelia done before Monday, I'd sure like to clean the house too. It is a pit at the moment. And we seem to have scared off our house cleaner. Right after June Faire I'm going to have to track her down and find out what the heck happened. If she really has decided to give up our house, I'd like to find someone new. I miss having the house cleaned by a professional. It makes a HUGE difference.

.....I'm also excited about June Faire being OVER, so that we can do a little relaxing, work around the house, and take up other things that we actually enjoy doing in our spare time. :-)

.....Wish I could go to the Folklike Festival this weekend. I have been itching to go again for a couple of years. If anyone else attends, I've really like to hear a report.

.....Everyone have a good holiday weekend. Take care on the roads.

.....Aaron / Arontius.