I had a couple of very productive meetings on Friday, which ended my workweek on a pretty good note. It’s always nice to leave work on an “up”. I picked up a couple of “Take and Bake” pizzas and began the 40-minute drive home. I found if I get on the road to work before 6 a.m., and head home after 6 p.m., I usually miss the construction traffic. I left work thinking they might quit a little early this weekend. School is scheduled to begin next week, and there were many people leaving town for their last camping trip of the summer. It didn’t happen; construction caught me once again, however it was only for about 10 minutes.

Friday night was a quiet night of pizza, great wine, and answering the “race” e-mails. Saturday, my nephew Brett, and his girlfriend Liz came over for the weekend. Brett is Scott’s (from our crew) brother.

I had time to do some laundry, clean the house, and meet with the contractor, before they arrived at 1 pm. Brett and Liz took his great Grandma out to see the house. Grandma is 97 years old and we’ll be celebrating her birthday in October. Grandma (my dad’s mother) lives with us. Part of the reason for the addition (Mother-in Law house) is to have care for Grandma 24 hours a day. We have a great support network in the family that allows us to all enjoy Grandma, and still lead out lives. More on that, some other time. Here’s a picture of Grandma napping, and Tugger, the cat, keeping her company.

Sunday was a little different for me this weekend. Coffee and a beautiful sunrise were normal. The intense attention to the coverage of Hurricane Katrina was not. We all got up for breakfast, and stayed glued to the news. Growing up on the West Coast, I never had any experience with that type of natural disaster. The first exposure I had to it was with Doug and Debbie. Living in Florida the have experienced many, and admit they never really get used to them; they simply submit to the fact that the possibility for one, or more, is there every year.

My first thought, when I saw the news, went to Angelle, and her family, who I believe have many deep roots in the New Orleans area. It’s still early on Sunday, and we will be sleeping when the hurricane hits the shore, so as I end today’s blog, I hope for the best for her and her family and all the others that will be potentially affected by this Natural Disaster.

I’ll be back in a couple of days.