Well, this is a journal so this is part of my weekend. I ran over 12 miles yesterday and paid for it with disrupted sleep. On the sleep subject though I spoke with Lee today and she is feeling better thus sleeping better also. Joe is readily anticipating his time out here. He'll be staying with her at the Lee-chateau in Issaquah.

I signed the lease last weekend so this is where I'll be for the next year. Despite what I have said about the management here, it is still the best deal around. Before the girls came out to visit I had the carpet cleaned by Chemdry. It turned out that Abby is much more resilient than she had been. I really didn't have to be concerned with her environmental reactions. She did have a problem with the exhaust fumes in the I-90 tunnels though. She was even eating Krispy Kreme donuts like she was a kid. Got a hat for Collin too.

I registered for the Salmon Days road race. This year's Salmon Days theme is "spawntaneous" and for the run they invite you to "run with the salmon". Right after I complained about not seeing this race advertised I got an e-mail about upcoming races in the Seattle area. I missed the beer race in Fremont today. I couldn't have done it after yesterdays run. Today I went to the Friends of the Seattle Public Library Book Sale at Magnuson Park. I found:

"Cats Revenge, More Than 101 uses for Dead People" produced by Philip Lief
"Angela's Ashes" by Frank McCourt
"Running The Spiritual Path" by Roger D. Joslin ..."A Runner's Guide To Breathing, Meditating And Exploring The Prayerful Dimension Of The Sport"
"Where There Is Light" by Paramahansa Yogananda
and a very good copy of Peale's "The Power of Positive Thinking", hardcover.

all of this for under 5 American. Not bad. Now to figure out when I'll be reading all of this. I don't want extra time from not working though. My present work may not go well soon because I've started to be a pain in the ass. I don't want to do the paperwork for my new crew lead so there might be some bumps coming up. Oh yeah, I got a new crew lead who doesn't know how to do the administrative part of the job. I need to move on to something different anyways. Again, is there anyone out there in the Seattle area who needs or knows of someone else who needs a good worker? I'm thinking about looking into King County for employment. Does that sound good? (Nothing at the King County website). Y'all have a great week out there, and...

Congratulations Jen and Andy. And Jack Andrew, welcome to the world.