The need to vent

I am going to take a brief foray into a self-pity party. I know that I have many blessings, but sometimes you just need to vent.

I am a salary employee at work which sometimes has its advantages, but it obviously has its disadvantages too. I left the house yesterday morning at 6:30 am so that I could get the boys to daycare and be at work by 7:15 am for a meeting. I did not get home from work last night until 6:10 pm. I was away from the house for almost 12 hours! And while I did take a lunch, it was work related. To get lower premiums for workers comp, you can attend safety meetings once a month. Kurt was unable to go yesterday so I went to the meeting and had lunch all the while a speaker talked about OSHA safety standards.

It is because of days like this, that Nathan hasn’t learned the prayers that he is supposed to for religion. We struggle just getting homework done at night. By the time dinner is made, cleaned up, baths given and taking care of whatever else may pop up that evening, it is 8:00 pm. I have to sit down and relax with the boys otherwise they keep getting up and seeing what I am doing. It is nice to sit down and relax with them and watch some TV because once they are asleep, I am in bed about 9:30-10:00. I require too much sleep and morning comes entirely too early to get much else done.