As you know, some really cool things are happening at work. We are about ready to do something that has yet to be done anywhere, ever, to my knowledge. I'm very excited about this -- so excited that it is hard to do anything but work on this BHAG.....
So... on Tuesday I got to present the powerpoint I had been working on for weeks to the Executive Committee of our Board, and it couldn't have gone better. It was one of those "once in a lifetime" things, where I saw lightbulbs going on one by one across the room. Can't say I've ever seen that before.
I went back to my little apartment in Brookneal that night very grateful for God's help -- many were praying. And I went back very tired -- it was an exhausting day. I went to sleep around 10 and at 2 the phone rang. Tony had called Dominyk and had him all worked up suggesting that he had been kicked out of Job Corp and needed a ride home. We had told him he could NOT come home. Sure enough there were texts from him no my phone that he had sent at 1:30 saying that he wanted to come home. He "might" get kicked out and wanted to know if he could move back in. The answer is NO. Our family system can't support it. I didn't go back to sleep that night -- so I was up at 2. He argued with me periodically all morning in a not very nice way via text reminding me of why he absolutely can't come home. That was a low point ... But I already wrote all about it this week so I won't bore you.
Thursday Bart did a book talk at the library and in spite of his neck pain did a great job.
Friday I had such an awesome couple meetings at work. I am so energized by my team and by what we are doing. Talk about right people and right people in the right seats on the bus ... I've never seen anything quite like it and it gets better by the day.
I'm sure none of them read this so I can brag on them without them ever seeing it, but the four people who report directly to me are so incredibly gifted. We also have a great deal in common as three of us have parented kids from foster care or have adopted kids with special needs, so it is good to feel like I'm with people who understand me. If they were not my direct reports, they would be some of my best friends -- and you know the kinds of awesome friends I have if you are one of them! I am blessed every day to work with the people I work with, both as "My team" and the group of men I work with in Sr. Leadership. I can't stop being thankful for this.
We are having an introverts weekend here. Bart's shoulder and neck pain are keeping him home. Fortunately, or unfortunately, he says it hurts less when he is cleaning than when he is sitting, so the house is getting cleaned.
My back however, does NOT feel better when I'm cleaning and I"m not just saying that. :-)
Speaking of backs, I got the results from my MRI this week, though the follow up appointment isn't until April. Turns out I have a disk that is sticking out a bit and a lot of arthritis on the joints in my back, so they recommended I not try and exercise for a while.
Oh well, at least I got a nice T-shirt for $20 a month at Planet Fitness....
That's about it for this week. Sorry my personal life isn't more exciting -- but work. Have I mentioned how awesome it is? How exciting? How cool?
Oh yeah, maybe a million times. Sorry.
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