I've got a few days off from work. It's a welcome break. I usually find myself ready to get back to work when I have these lengthy breaks, and I expect the same will happen this time. But for now I'm happy to get out of the mad-house at the office. Work is many things, and right now it is definitely work.
Last week was a bit difficult as every member of the family was sick. We had varying ailments, but at the core were the unpleasantnesses in the bathroom. No one had any desire to do anything for many days. The house was a quarantine zone, both to keep others from catching our illness but also to allow us to simply convalesce for awhile. It was a well needed rest. It kept us from going to Church, though, and that's always a little unfortunate. Church routinely revives us as a family. But we had no intention of inflicting this pestilence on our friends and neighbors at Church.
We're starting to get back to normal, with Mom being the last to fully recover. He affliction has been more of a Cold, with severe ear-ache and sore throat.
Mom's flagging pain was enough, however, to keep her from going to Lagoon with us yesterday. My employer routinely sets one day aside during the year to have all the employees and family members enjoy the day at Lagoon. I took Taige, Ashton and one of Taige's friends, and we had a good time together. Taige was still feeling a little weak, but had no trouble enjoying himself.
And I've got the next few days to do a few projects around the house. The hot weather has made it hard to do any of my planned outdoor projects, though. I've got several things to fixup outside before the Winter returns, but I think I can procrastinate those a little longer, and wait for this oppressive Summer heat to wane. I've got plenty of things to do inside, too. As I said, we've all been sick, and the house has gone to pot. Time to make amends.
Next week is Taige's Scout Camp. We're going down to the BSA camp near Brian Head. I don't remember the name of the place .... Thunder Ridge, perhaps. I've volunteered to go to camp with them. This is Taige's first time, and it will be my first time as an adult. I figure it's my turn to be involved. It's one of those things that *someone's* parent needs to take his turn with the scouts. You can't shuffle off that to other fathers all the time. It's one of those unspoken rules. I'm not the most robust camper, and I confess that I'm not terribly excited about it. But I'll make the best of it and try not to put on a sour face. I must also confess that I've several challenging thoughts about forest fires and bears. I hope not to have to confront either one. (Hmmm, I *do* have this occasional dream about wrestling a bear, although I always thought that would be in the afterlife.)
