#42

I am finally done with day 2 of craziness that is my final week of November 2017. We had a meeting two weeks ago about year end and what the new hires from this year can expect in terms of service calls and doing reactive vs proactive work, and how our customers change their communication at year end.

I can say truthfully, I have not experienced a lull myself lol. I drive all over the IE, LA and and Riverside counties daily and have my hands full at work which I consider the biggest compliment from my Bosses and coworkers. It isn't rare to see me working on a handful of issues for different clients all at once and on the phone to boot. I love every minute of it including when my co workers call me crazy. I've been branded Johnny 5 and called a dog with a bone by my Boss and his Boss.

Despite the craziness, and the long days, I am fortunate to come home to a wonderful family. My Daughter always asks me how my day went and even gets a little sassy with the way she asks me just to make me smile. My older Son is always the first to tell me he missed me so much while I was at work. My younger Son throws his arms wide open and shouts Daddy!...and my Wife - she is always quiet while my kids all clammer at me simultaneously showing me nothing but a smile and telling me to get a plate and sit down. Her own way of saying she loves me and wants me to relax and unplug.

I'm not an easy man, or a perfect Father. I work hard like my Father and I have struggled with balancing work and family time more than once since becoming a married man. I over do it a lot and get little sleep most of the time and when Ann gets bent about it I understand how she feels even if the words aren't right. I've fought with myself the past few months to tip the family side of the scale to 51% so it always tips to that side when it should. I can see how much of a difference it makes and it might make some days harder still, but Ann is the best Wife for understanding and knowing why I do it.

I'm such a lucky man to have what I do. Cherish your family.