Gerald Brandt

I thought I’d post a brief update on where things are at:

I’m camping with the boys again, trying to squeeze in an extra week before school starts.  I’m hoping to get a couple of weekends in as well, but we’ll see.

I’m continueing to revise ‘The Courier’, which may go through a title change soon.  I haven’t updated the revision page counter here yet, since the revisions are on paper and not in the computer yet.  I’m heading to Ghana in a couple of weeks, and I really want the thing revised and in the computer, so I can do more work while I’m there.

It looks like my status as a stay-at-home dad may change.  I haven’t got a formal offer yet, but it sounds close.  The job will completely work around the schedule of my boys, which means they’ll never notice I’m working.  I’ll still drop them off to school, pick them up, be home during school holidays, etc.  The potential work schedule is entirely based on the school year, which is great.  Personally, I’d rather stay at home than go and work, but the offer is almost like candy… tough to say no to.

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Well, holidays are over, and my contract work is almost done, so no more extra long weeks.  Things should get back to normal.

My family and I spent the last week camping in our new pop-up trailer.  A treat for us, since we’ve been tent camping for so long.  And what a nice treat.  A propane fridge and stove (the stove I’ve always had), being able to sleep off the ground.  It’s just more… civil.  I’ve been a hard core camper, and for a while I had a van I converted myself, but a pop-up is just great.  This is the second full week I’ve had in the trailer.  A couple of weeks back, the boy and I went out alone (for a week), and it was just as relaxing.

I have a list of things to do, things that have been put off for quite awhile.  It’s time to get the list out and get to work on it.