I usually get up at 5:30 AM to go into work. That is mostly because I want to beat the traffic in the morning and I want to get home early so I can work on homeschool with the kids. Last night, I worked until about 1:00 AM in preparation for an upcoming field trial of the equipment we are designing at my work at Centice Corporation. It is very interesting work and it would not be nearly as rewarding if there were not times like this where a special effort is required to meet technical requirements on a schedule. Still, it makes for a long day to work from 6:30 AM to 1:00 AM the next day. I got up a little later this morning to get into work a little after 8:00, but it feels like I am half-way through the day before it even started. There is a lot left to do for the field trial and, after today, there will only a week and a day until school is out for the summer. We have a lot to do between now and then. Kelly’s belated birthday party is my marker for when I think we will be able to catch our breath. That happens on Friday the 13th. We are all looking forward to it.