March Madness

Oh boy...do I have March Madness right now. As a matter of fact, it's sweeping through everyone in my house! And that includes my wife's sister and her 7 kids. Ok, so maybe not Brooklyn but she's still a cute little baby. They came to stay with us on Monday afternoon because events in their lives that are compelling them to move to Oregon...to a town where nobody knows what a 4 bedroom house is. With 7 kids, this is frustrating for them. So until they find something, they are house hopping, this week we took them in. Yes, I know it's only Thursday...and morning at that. But 3 adults and 12 kids in a house that feels full with only 5 kids sometimes...thank goodness for nice weather and a fenced backyard. But the strain is showing. Time for a bigger house! :)

In conjunction with that is what most people refer to and that is NCAA tourny. Always a fun time as I totally guess at teams I know nothing about and then for some reason still get emotionally involved when my bracket does poorly. Which it does every year.

On top of that, as was announced by the company that just bought the company that bought us a few years ago, my company(or division) is up for sale. This creates no small amount of stress at work as our future is uncertain. But my team has tried to deal with it in fun and humorous ways. On such way was to create our own 'bracket' of companies that might buy us. Some could have been real prospects, some were just for fun (Larry H. Miller, Rio Tinto, Disney) and no I'm not going to be listing any real prospects/rumored prospects because I know nothing. But it was a huge hit in our engineering department although very few have actually filled out the bracket and returned it.

And last but not least, it's spring time. Which means cold nights, warmer days and plants beginning to think they should blast pollen into the air like their very survival depends on it. I love allergies. Their like the huge zit in the middle of a teenager's forehead that can be popped forever and never goes away. Or the annoying neighbor kid that has decided you should know everything on his mind. Or cats.

blowing his nose....again,
Mark