Life as a single dad.....

....totally sucks.  Honest to god, between work and the few hours that bookend it when Q is up and about, I felt like someone crushed me with an 18 wheeler.  To be fair, Q is teething which added a degree of difficulty (thoroughly unneeded I might add) to the proceedings, but I definitely feel woefully inadequate to the task of being the sole parent while Tia was away at a conference in San Fran.  Had she been gone more than three days, the house may well have looked like something out of one of those post apocalyptic zombie films.  To all you single working parents, I salute you and observe you with the same kind of dumbstruck awe I reserve for well honed athletic achievements, in that I am impressed someone can do something that amazing, but it sure the hell isn't me.  Thanks to Diane for helping me out one night and Tia for coming home at all :)

I got word today that the merger will be forestalled yet again.  The original target was 7/1 and is now not until the beginning of September.  The twist is that they are moving forward with GS along with the Hood and the Park at that time vs. GS going separately in January.  As for my clinic and the Creek, the magic 8 ball is still fuzzy.  It now appears likely that at least one person is going over from the clinic.  I still have my own decision to make.  To hedge bets, I put in my app for staying.  I am still waiting to see what benefit leaving will bring.  At least I should know something soon enough (assuming they furnish us with some useable information that is).  More to come when I do.

Not much else to bring forth at the moment.  I am quite tired of looking at car seats....who knew there were so very many to pick from.  Gods.  And so many pros and cons to each.