Deborah Woehr

Reflections of a Gorgeous Day

Yesterday was not a day for spending indoors. While it didn’t get up to the 70-degrees that the weatherman predicted, it was a beautiful day. My husband and I took full advantage of this by taking the boys up to the Chabot Observatory in Oakland. We won the tickets at a Cub Scout raffle last month. Before that, we didn’t know that it existed.

There were plenty of space exhibits for everyone to see, but most of them were aimed at kids under 8. The best part was seeing a show in the planetarium. It reminded me of the Pink Floyd laser light shows I used to go see when I was sixteen.

Then there was the view. I took a couple of shots, and once I figure out how to download individual pictures to my computer, I’ll upload them here for you to see. There was hardly a cloud in the sky, which allowed us to get a spectacular view of the Bay Area. My husband saw the U.S.S. Hornet (a ship he and my oldest got to spend the night on during a Cub Scout outing) and pointed it out to the boys.

We left the observatory about 2:30 and drove home via Dublin. It felt strange riding down the freeway I used to commute on everyday. I’m glad I don’t have to make that trip anymore because it is hellish.

Once we got home, everybody went to their computers or played video games. I managed to write a few paragraphs for Prosperity before my husband came into my office and suggested that we go out for dinner. We went to our favorite Mexican restaurant. On our way in, we saw the moon, full and orange from the eclipse. I still had my camera and tried to aim for a good shot, but it was too far away. By the time we finished dinner and left the restaurant, it was back to its normal color.

More Changes

This was a tough week at work, with the majority of the employees leaving. I’ve never worked at a place (other than my husband’s family business) where the people treated each other like family. The place feels like a ghost town now. My contract has been extended to the end of this month, which may change, depending upon the workload. Right now, I’m extremely busy, which is what I like.

As of tomorrow, I’ll be working the early shift, as the guy who handled the opening process has returned to his old job. I’ll get off work in plenty of time to pick up the boys, which is great because I’ll get my quality time back with them, not to mention 30 minutes a day for reading, which I’ve really missed since I started working. Right now, I’m reading Joe Hill’s (Stephen King’s son) “Heart-Shaped Box.” I’m just about 100 pages into it, and am enjoying it so far. The King family is a very talented bunch.

Progress

As for my own writing, I’ve been working every day. It’s been a frustrating process, going back and correcting the multitude of mistakes that I’ve made with Prosperity. I’m almost finished with Chapter 6, that’s how slow-going it’s been. Slim progress is better than no progress. With that, I will close this long-winded post and get back to work.

I hope everyone is having a great weekend.