Everwhere is walking distance if you have the time

[ClingingToHope]

Lots of stuff going on. Umpiring Friday night and Saturday day. Out with a friend Friday night for a little bit. Saturday, watched boxing with friends and thought about heading out, but I looked awful -- really tired. So I went home.

Sunday, listened to a great sermon about families and it helped and hurt. It reinforced that I have years left to be a positive influence on my family and I have to stay on the correct path. It also reminded me how much has changed and how much I miss the family unit.

I worked for a couple of hours because of a rotating weekend thing and then drove 90 minutes north to hang out with my cousins.

It was a good weekend. I just have to keep grinding through days.

I am still working on how to pay for grad school. I may do a marketing project for the college in exchange for tuition. I got a text from my developer friend -- who also is on the board of directors for the college -- that the president of the college liked my project idea.

It could work out to be a win-win, but it's another demand on my time. Siiiiiggggghhhhhhhh. I have to keep on the grindstone though and honestly if this project works out the local college is one of the places I'd targeted as a possible place for me when I'm finished with the masters. That would be ironic.

The night with the cousins was fun, but I had to rehash the February-March discovery of XW's boyfriend and how much of a loop it threw me for.

Tomorrow is another crazy day. Company softball team in the morning. Out to a local plant for the launch of the first of its new models then umpiring at night. I haven't worked out in four days because of everything going on. It's really going to be difficult to meet my goal.

Have I said how tiring May and June is going to be?

Will have to see XW Wednesday and Saturday. Then I should have a break from her for a while. Probably will see XW's boyfriend on Saturday. Friend of mine gave me a long talk about needing to meet this guy for the good of the girls. I'm just not ready. Hopefully by fall. Lots of things are going to happen in the next five months -- pay off my car, take girls on Chicago, Canada trips, enroll and begin grad school.

That's a lot to get accomplished and at that point I'll have several more months of water under the bridge.