Working for the Weekend

TGIF! While a lot of people are taking today off to make it a really long weekend, hubby and I are going to tough it out at work.

Our company did a nice thing for its employees this summer. Recognizing that productivity drops significantly on Friday afternoons, lost among thoughts of tee times and out-of-town travels, they instituted "summer hours," letting us out for good behavior at 3 p.m. on Fridays. That's been pretty nice. Another part of summer you hate to see end.

Unlike Mommy and Daddy, Carter does have the day off. He is going with a friend to the Central Wisconsin State Fair in Marshfield. They stayed at the friend's grandparents last night and, judging from the talk of waffles for breakfast, it sounds like he'll be spoiled all day. He needs that. Carter doesn't get enough love and attention (right).

Tonight we'll all head out to Golden Sands Speedway to see nephew Colin race. Do you remember last Friday? We had a bunch of things going on -- golf outing, family visiting, etc. Well we didn't make it to his race on Friday night. And guess what? He won! At 14, he may be the youngest driver in Wisconsin to win a SuperStock feature. How cool is that! We're hoping for a repeat tonight. I'll bring the camera just in case! If not, he's racing in Marshfield tomorrow night.

Other than two nights of racing, we're hoping to just relax and enjoy the long weekend, the last free one until football wraps up in October. I don't even want to think about that.

I'll maybe soak up some sun, maybe talk the guys into some golf, maybe manage to avoid LABOR of any kind on Labor Day Weekend! Enjoy yours!