No OT this week.

The backlog of paperwork in the section where I've been helping out has been cleared. With the help of two additional coworkers this past week, we've got it down to daily inflow. Hopefully I'll be able to keep up with it. I hear through the grapevine that we have a cleared admin 'in-the-pipe', ready to come aboard. The OT looks great on my paycheck, but I've become very, very weary of coming to work with the chickens. It's been two months that have felt like forever, but I think things will change.

With my new boss in charge, there will be some changes and some new things put in place. It's been great working for her and she's giving me more and more things to do that fall in inline with my job title. On Friday I was able to get caught up with some chart making and refining and gave her the finished products. She liked them. Made me feel good. Her style is to not give me a direct assignment. She'll ask me if I'll do a favor, or help her out with something. She makes me feel like I am a help to her and that's important. Although Charlie thanked me for my help, he did make me feel like wallpaper. So once again I can say, so far - so good. I hope I don't eat these words.

My brother-in-law is in town this weekend. I haven't seen him since my nephew's wedding. Although we have spoken on the phone several times and email on occasion, I've not heard much from him. I do know he has a piece of sapphire jewelry for me from his trip to Thailand. We'll be having Sunday brunch together. That's another sore spot, but I'll leave that griping for when I report on the brunch. It'll be good to see Bob.

I have the usual weekend chores, but no urgency about doing them like the past 6 weeks or so. I don't have to rush to get them done in order to get to the office for OT. I intend to enjoy this.

Feeling good and a bit happier than before.

God bless you all.