Review, drill, some foundation

Well, today was a pretty exciting day. I had my review this afternoon with my boss, Glen. The review was (again) very relaxed and informal. That's what I really enjoy about working with Glen (and the rest of the ITS staff for that matter!) The review was favorable and although we won't be getting any raises right now, it energized me a bit. It reassured me that I'm doing a good job at what I do and that I have a bright future in the department if I stick around.

After work, Olivia and I made our (now daily) trip over to the house. I didn't expect there to be any work done for the simple reason that I figured the concrete footers that were poured yesterday would need more time to harden before they did anything else. I was wrong. They had already started laying cinderblock and some brick on top of the footers. Wow! Standing in the middle of our "space" (now outlined by a trench), we both commented that it made our house feel and look really small. Kinda scary small, even. Work is continuing at a rapid pace on the other buildings. Most of the units in building B have cabinets and some flooring, both units C and Q are well on their way to being totally framed, while the roofers began constructing the roof for building D today and will probably have it ready to frame by the beginning of next week. That leaves us, E, the next in line to get a floor, etc.

After drooling over our concrete, we went to the mall. Olivia wanted to finally use her fingernail manicure gift certificate that I gave her for Christmas. We ended up in Sears while we were waiting for her appointment and I bought a really nice Craftsman drill and a set of drill bits. I have been wanting to buy a drill for a while, but never really knew what was good and what wasn't. Thanks to my good friend Eric for educating me on the ins and outs of cordless drills. I purchased a Craftsman 14.4V cordless drill, complete with 2 battery packs and a recharger. VERY nice. And..the whole deal cost me $63. NOT BAD.

Well, we've got a staff meeting early tomorrow morning, so I gotta get to bed. Early for me! This weekend, we head to Bridgewater (Olivia, Jennifer, and me) for a belated July 4th family cookout shin-dig. Should be lots o' fun!