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Ah, another Monday. How I dread you so. It's especially tough going back to work when you have such a nice weekend (other than the Redskins loosing yet again). I know it sounds mundane, but I was pleased with myself for completing the "garage project" which entailed putting up cabinets, a work area and wire shelves for storage. For the record, clutter drives me nuts, so it's nice to see our garage take a closer step toward sanity. Of course, the basement still has a long way to go... But you fight one battle at a time.

The hot tub I bought months ago may finally see the light of day. After Frederick county held up the permit for almost 4 weeks, I called and found out zoning really didn't need to review the plan and should have never received it. To quote "uh, that shouldn't have been in my pile".

Now, to get my electrician and landscaping guy to come back and finish the patio that the tub will sit on. That may prove as big a challenge as getting the permit approved.

Other big things in the works... My wife Stacey decided about a month ago that she wanted to move forward with plans to expand her embroidery business and get serious about it earning income. This means we will need to spend roughly $20k on a commercial embroidery machine and digitizing software. Seeing as how I don't have cash like that lying around, I called the bank and we're going to get a loan. It's a little scary, but I believe in her and in the business so we'll give it a go.

Wish us luck.

IAAPA is coming. In a few weeks, I will be off to what is quite possibly the greatest convention known to man, the International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions annual gathering in Orlando. 3 straight days of rides, attractions, food and fun all wrapped up in a neat package. I'm sure I will be posting from there so, stay tuned.

Ok, enough stuff for today, my train is near its stop and I see a vente decaf iced caramel machiatto in my future.