There is a Boy

Cindy's daughter, Carina, came to stay a week with us. She brought her son, Cael with her. You see him above with a huge tomato from the garden. Cindy waited until he got here to pick that thing. They got here on Saturday, so I had some time to play before I went back for my second week at work.

The frog swimming pool is very cute. When you plug the hose into the back, you get a little shower of water in the front. Cael is still a little young to fully appreciate the shower effect. But he obviously has a love for frogs. To see more of Cael with the frogs, click on the link. He was singing a happy frog song, but wouldn't repeat it for the camera. Too bad. It was pretty cute.

Eric bought a huge fish tank with plans of Cael enjoying the fish. But the huge fish tank is up the stairs in Eric's office. Cael couldn't really go up there without accompaniment. So Eric moved his old smaller tank downstairs and included the special fish that he and Cael had picked up. This is Goldie. I told Cael I wanted a picture of him with Goldie. This is his pose.

We had a good time with our two visitors. One was exceptionally loud. He's just two and a half and loves to screech at all hours. The other visitor rode in to work with me a few days. She is lovely and a joy to travel with. I'm getting to know Caitlin pretty well. It was very good to spend one-on-one time with Carina.

I went for my interview on Wednesday. It was supposed to be tomorrow. I was supposed to buy a suit and have my hair done and look all East-Coast-Professional. But the VP wanted to interview earlier. I am his second choice at this point. He likes the woman he interviewed who is working on her MBA. I wonder how long she would stay. I'm okay with this. I have a prospect of a four week temp job in a nearby town. That sounds perfect to me. I hope I'm not second choice again, but you never know. The best thing about the interview was that I met the woman who currently holds that position. She is leaving to care for a soon-to-be grandchild. We have become friendly, she visited me twice in my office in McLean, bringing all kinds of information to further acquaint me with Booz Allen. I'm going to her going away tea next Thursday if I don't have a job by then. I'm going to go shopping for a suit on Monday and Tuesday. I found one that I really liked at Nordstrom's, but didn't buy it. The pant legs were long enough for Cindy. And the interview was the next day. I could get it now and it would be ready for the tea.

Settling in. At last.