Some updates...

Here's a quick "stream of consciousness" thing of all the little tidbits I've wanted to post but don't have time:

• Andy came to work Saturday. He's got a clot on his liver, along with some non-malignant cysts that have been giving him extreme pain, hence his extended absence. They gave him something for the pain, but it made him too loopy to work. I think they're giving him blood thinners now.
• Dylan got a 'big-boy' bed. Two college graduates couldn't figure out all we had to do was separate Cam's bunk beds and we were set, so we went on craigslist and spent $200 for a kiddie captain's bed. The lady we bought it from lied to my face when I asked about the hardwear to put it together--it was the wrong stuff--so I had to rush over to Home Depot on a Sunday night. Thankfully, I found someone with a brain and together we figured a way to hold the dern thing up. C'est la vie...all's well that ends well. I can't believe he's three-and-a-half already, though, and getting bigger and brighter by the hour.
• The job search is not going well. Since my buddy Glen took his new job, he's been working until 7pm, so I've cooled off on that. I probably blew a project manager gig by not jumping on the stick like I should have--but on the other hand I still have no idea what the job actually entails, so I'm only sweating that but so much. Otherwise, I've got a list of job-related websites a mile long but I've only seen two jobs that are close to what I want. One is a hands-on manager, so it'd be a lateral move and I'll be pushing wheelbarrows until I'm seventy. The other is a sales position for a local nursery that starts with a $13K pay cut. Teaching is looking good again...or selling my bodily fluids. I read somewhere about niche sites that cater to specific careers, but damn if I know where they are. This could take a while. I had hoped to have this wrapped up by August 1st. Thankfully, I have a job to pay the bills for now and can afford to wait to make the right career move.
• Everybody wants to start a landscape company with me, but no one understands I have a mortgage to pay.