Blog Number 146

Greetings and welcome to today's random thought.

Well I am settling back into the old routine now that I am back in the states.  It is fun just sitting down and playing with my kids again.  Last night, the son and I built some impressive houses with his legos.  He was very impressed with my building skills.  His only trouble is that he never wants to tear anything apart after it is built.  His structures stay on the table for days (much to the displeasure of my wife).  My daughter has not stopped smiling since I have come home.  She has her daddy back (and her daddy's lap) and that is all she really needs in life apparently.

Things are even a little calmer at work.  I don't have this impending pressure of the timeline like I had in Argentina.  Things are still hectic but it is still less pressure than when I was gone and had a deadline looming over me.  I spoke to my coworker who is still down there today and he is doing well.  He has about 2 more weeks left in his stay and told me that Friday he is going to (another) "tour de cow" type bar-b-que.  I am a little envious of course but I think I have had enough cow intestines for one lifetime.

I have instant messaged my trainees every day and they all say that they miss me very much.  I even think that they really mean it!  I do miss them as well but am very glad to be home.  The wife claims that I am not allowed to leave the country ever again, ever!  So this may be my first and last time travelling like that.

I do have to apologize to a guy in Iowa though.  In my haste to get off the plane, through customs, and back to my wife, I grabbed the wrong suitcase and made it all the way home before I realized it.  I called the airport (had to leave a message) and then headed to lost and found.  They were very nice (well as nice as I expected anyway, after all, they deal with lost luggage every day of their lives).  Soon I was heading home with my suitcase and the other suitcase was catching up to the proper owner.  The tag (after I took time to read it) noted that it's final destination was Iowa.  I felt real bad for the owner but could not make up for my mistake at all.  So to you, dear owner of the suitcase I grabbed, I apologize.

Anyway, all is back to normal for now.  I can now get back to my normal blogs about nothing in particular.

Thanks for reading my Random Thoughts.

Jon