So what are you all up to these days? Options

[Dr. Casey]

Life's been pretty interesting for me. My grandfather died last year, June 17th, at the age of 93; my grandmother moved in with me and my parents afterwards because she was rather deep into Alzheimer's (During June 2011 she was probably on the border of Stage 5 and Stage 6), and we've been taking care of her ever since. I was originally planning to move out last September, but I decided to stay a while longer to help take care of Grandmother. I'm probably going to leave around Christmas this year. I don't mind how things worked out, I was glad to spend some extra time with Mama and Daddy. I started going to the Tennessee Technology Center of McMinnville September 2011, a 20 month computer course at a technical school. I've gotten three certificates out of it so far - A+ Computer Repair, Networking, and Security - and should have six by the end. Hopefully it won't be too difficult to find a job afterwards.

What about you guys?

[Shiidou Hikaru]

I'm sorry to hear about your grandparents Casey-sensei. *hugs* It sounds like the time spent with your grandmother was very meaningful and it's good to hear about your compassion for her and wanting to stay on for the rest of the year. There aren't enough good stories like yours being told these days. A friend that I know from church was diagnosed with Alzhiemer's a few months ago and it was such a shock to all of us because she is so young, only about five years older than I am. (which is really scary).

Mostly, I've been doing the same work that I've been doing for a long time, but I have been getting some bigger projects in the past two years or so. The work is more detailed and involved so more time is needed, but at the same time I've found it more rewarding to see the manufacturing completed and to see our customers happy when everything is all working as they need it to. I've had only two weeks off this summer to spend with the kids, but that's okay because they seem to be more interested in spending time with their friends or computer games than with me. ;; So some good time for me to relax and enjoy myself a little ... it seems like a lot of years since I've had any time to myself. Maybe I will get some time to come here more often?