That's a big week!

I would like to understand why my cat only wants to party between 5 and 6am. That does not work very well for my preferred lifestyle! And I'm not that good at consistently ignoring her, either.

Uh oh -t, what did green tree do? I think of them as a pretty bare bones operations so I don't rwally trust them.

We are driving back today down the coast. The big mystery will be can we get home in time for swim lessons?

Kat truly does mom camp. Mom camp in my house is more like reading books and swimming.

So rage-y this morning. Parents are leaving for Italy today. I was up at the restaurant until 1:30 this morning, so that my father and sister didn't kill each other as they worked through what needs to be taken care of over the next five weeks. Didn't fall asleep until 2ish. The BF is working a 7-3 shift for the next two weeks. Somehow, when he was leaving, he managed to knock over the huge framed print in the entryway that sits on the console table and leans against the wall. Glass everywhere. That means I'm up. At 6:15 AM. Since my sister is taking the parentals up to JFK for their flight, I'm essentially the boss at the restaurant tonight. It's also National Night Out, which means I have to pretend to like people today. I'm sorry to anyone who comes in contact with me.

I've had that print since '96. It's survived moves, two earthquakes, children, and animals, yet it's felled by an EMT with a pizza box. I'm dreading what the cost of replacing the glass is going to be.

Maria, it might be worth your while to get lexan or something similar at a specialty glass shop. The last time I priced framing it wasn't too terribly much more than regular glass.

Sorry about the no good morning, Maria. I hope the print wasn't damaged, and best of luck at the restaurant.

Thanks, Matt! That would probably make it lighter too, since the frame is metal.

In the grand scheme of things, this is nothing. No one got hurt. I'm just cranky for lack of sleep, and I suppose yet another piece of my past that's broken.

Ugh, Maria. Lack of sleep doesn't help anything.

Is that the non-glare acrylic, Matt? That's what I was going to suggest. Sorry about your glass-everywhere, Maria, and your crazy work schedule and everything. Some days you want to bite peoples' faces off and you have to smile instead. It's very stressful.

I'm melting down, personally. The burnout is reaching untenable proportions. I'm gonna have a talk with my boss today about moving some work around.

2d cup of coffee:

Thanks, sj! This whole week at the restaurant is going to be interesting. National Night Out is tonight, with a festival in one of the town parks and block parties afterwards, then tomorrow starts the sesquicentennial celebration for the town, which runs through Saturday. Parades and entertainment in the town square, which means a lot of people. And since we're right off of the square....