Catching up

Here I sit on a Saturday night after a very BUSY week with my duties with the Town of Pleasant Garden (three long 11-12 hour days this past week with evening meeting responsibilities). Plus I've had 'grandma duty' and a weekend of catching up on neglected housework and yardwork. My Inbox is overflowing as well as quite a few comments awaiting moderation. So what on earth am I doing sitting here blogging? Some folks would probably say "Get a life, Sandy!" {smile}

I like my position as Interim Town Administrator/Clerk and the councilmembers for whom I am working, but doing the job of two persons is getting a bit wearing (the Assistant Clerk position is still vacant). Working in the small town where I grew up is still fun -- ran into one of my many cousins while making a bank deposit one day last week plus the fireman who conducted a walk-through in preparation for our upcoming yearly fire inspection of Town Hall was a cousin's son. Everyone seems to know everyone in town.

"Little" Garrett is not so little any more -- weighed in over 18 pounds at his four-month check-up in January! He's at that adorable stage now -- making all sorts of sounds and noises, learning to express his likes and dislikes, and a smile that would melt an iceberg. Here he is playing with Grandpa Friday afternoon.

My brother sent me this tempting picture of an Oak Island sunset he snapped while walking on the beach last week -- makes me want to get down there for another visit as soon as I can.

He also sent me some renderings on the new bridge under construction that will connect NC211 to Middleton Street and cut a good half-hour off the trip. Coupled with the recent opening of the Ellerbe Bypass on US220 and I-73/74, that drive will be around three-and-a-half hours or less when everything is complete. Maybe one day soon...

Better get going -- I need to tackle those emails and comments as well as a two-week-old memo from the City Manager asking us 2007 councilmembers for any files/emails, etc. for a public records request that needs my attention.

I'll try to do a better job of keeping up in the future, work permitting.