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Sorry I haven't been posting regularly. My previous status as semi-employed provided much more free time than I have now. That, and I'm not sure I should share too many stories about work, considering the people that read this care about my safety and might not need to hear all the nitty gritty details. I mean do I start a blog with, "There I was, chatting with John Doe who just got out of jail for the fourth time. This time it was just drugs whereas last time was assault..."? And then go on to tell you all that he swears he's getting his life together. All he needed was to get that crazy b**** out of his life...none of this was his fault, he "Just don't snitch." Oh, and he can't start paying restitution because he has a new baby and "Diapers and formula ain't cheap." No kidding?!

I know it's a little early to sound so cynical...ALL of the guys I've met with have been nothing but respectful and nice to me. Some of the guys seem honestly embarrassed and/or repentant of whatever mistake(s) they've made in their pasts. I may find it hard to bite my tongue and keep my opinions of various stupidities to myself...but looking at their profiles in the computer is helping me zip it.

The only major downside is that I'm also learning more each day how much the other two CIs don't get along...and have such differing views of our job description. I like it more and more now that I'm getting to work a little more independently.

Enough about work. We're still plugging along on the house. Our master bath is still torn out and not usable. The tile guy is coming Wednesday and Thursday...the plumber hopefully next Monday. Then we'll have both up and running and more aesthetically pleasing than before.

While our bathroom projects have been kind of on hold, the backyard has become somewhat of a priority. That, and we keep thinking spring-like weather is on the way (only to have it snow the next day). Last week we sanded the deck, yesterday power-washed it. Today we've started a renovation of sorts. Part of the deck didn't have a railing (I think the original intent was to have a hottub there). You can see the newest part of the railing. We'll round the corner and leave space for a stairway.And we're adding another new staircase on the other side that will lead right into what will likely be a dog run on that side of the house.
BJ has stain and Monday and Tuesday off work...should be done pretty quickly without me getting in his way. We also picked out new patio furniture that we're planning to pick up next weekend. We're really excited about the back yard...I mean that's the reason we bought this dang house! The landscaping will be a LOT of work, but I think we'll be spending most of our free time enjoying the results...

Please tell me that's enough of an update for now....