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Working for the Government, we get to take advantage of every national holiday.

Sort of.

The company I work for (Triple I) does not recognize all of the holidays that my true employer, my employer's employer (U.S. Army) does. This means that although the building I work in will technically be "closed" for a holiday, I cannot take the day off. Our boss, who I must say looks after our best interest very well, gives us the freedom to work from home on days like these. I don't know about you, but working from home is almost as good as having the day off. You get to work in peace without having somebody come to your desk every 5 minutes. You get to work in your boxers if you want. You don't have to drive around for 30 minutes searching for a parking space and then walk half a mile after you find one. You don't have to fight traffic leaving one of only two exits along with 5,000 other people (I typically sit through one particular light for 3 red/green/yellow cycles).

So, after what pretty much amounts to a 4 day weekend (the Army takes the Friday following as a "training day"), I feel pretty much rejuvenated. So I decided to sit down and do a blog. I honestly was shocked that it's been over 2 weeks since I last posted anything. I couldn't believe it, have I been that busy? Tammy hurt her back pretty badly during Christmas and was completely confined to bed until around Wednesday of last week, so I've been trying to do the things around the house she usually did. We even had to make a run to the emergency room one night at 3 A.M. because she was having terrible muscle spasms. I never want her to go through something like that again. This weekend was her first chance to get out of the house (except for the E.R. trip) since returning from Oklahoma City on Christmas day.

Truth is, I haven't even thought about this blog in the past 2 weeks, although I still kept up with reading everyone else's. Maybe I'm getting burned out, but I don't even want to look at a computer outside of work except maybe when Tammy and I play World of Warcraft (something else she was unable to do while her back was injured). Looking back at my past posts, I think I do most of them (at least write them) while I'm at work (shh, don't tell my boss!). I just can't seem to bring myself to sit at a computer at home and do the same thing I just got through doing all day at work.

Anyway, see ya in 2 more weeks! (just kidding, I think)