On Thursday after work we took off for Missouri to spend part of our weekend with Catherine's family. Catherine, Janet (Mom), Mandy (Sister), Alyssa (Sister), Jennifer (Sister-Inlaw), and Lucresia (Friend) spent Friday and Saturday in St. Louis attending the TOFW (Time out for Women) conference. Catherine had a great time and seemed to really enjoy the
speakers and music. She had an opportunity to hear from Cherie Call, Michael McLean, Pam Hansen, Jane Clayson Johnson, Hilary Weeks, S. Michael Wilcox, Kim Nelson, and Jason Wright. Needless to say it was truly a "time out" for her and a much needed and overdue break from regular every day life at home. Believe it or not the kids seemed to survive with just Dad and despite what Catherine may think, I did feed them. What they were feed may be questionable but hey, food is food and they weren't complaining. I even threw in a couple of baths just for fun.I would like to tell you that the guys partied hard while the wives were away, but unfortunately I can not. I have discovered (with the recent passing of my 32nd birthday) that "partying hard" does not seem to have the appeal that it used to. Not that I ever "partied hard" in my younger days but the thought of a quite and uneventful evening at home brings more excitement and desire then I thought it ever would. A person once said “I used to dread getting older because I thought I would not be able to do all the things I wanted to do, but now that I am older I find that I don’t want to do them". I am starting to realize the simple truths in this statement. Now by no means am I stating that 32 is OLD but it's not 21 either. When you take 32 and multiply that with 3 wonderful yet active children it has a unique aging affect on the body. O.K, enough old talk.
Work at Cardinal Health continues to be busy, however some of the travel has slowed down just a bit. Suffice it to say that I was able to go two months without being on the road. Unfortunately that won't last long with some upcoming trips to Pennsylvania and Ohio. I have been assigned a new project at work in connection with my regular duties. This project has alot of attention from our Sr. Leadership at Corporate and is focused around Transportation logistics. Something I have no experience in and needless to say I feel a little bit overwhelmed. This project will begin consuming a large amount of my time. I am hopeful that I will survive this project.
Well, it is time to end and prepare for tomorrow. As I close I feel it fitting to leave you with this poem. With the new opportunities I am faced with at work, I found that it fit nicely.
There is a tide in the affairs of men
Which taken at the flood leads on to fortune;
Omitted, all the voyage of their life
Is bound in shallows and in miseries.
On such a full sea are we now afloat,
And we must take the current when it serves,
Or lose our ventures. -William Shakespeare, Julius Caesar 4.3.218-23
With all our love,
The Wayments
