From a personal perspective, the day started out kind of crappy - I woke up with a throbbing headache for some reason. Not wanting to take any chances, I took some aspirin and drank plenty of water - I suspected I was a little dehydrated.
In spite of my headache, the morning still had to go forward and everyone did their parts. In fact, other than the headache, the morning was very good. The little one did her breakfast again today without issue, the dog cooperated and the oldest daughter has finally figured out how to shower in less than 10 minutes! Once the little one got on the bus, I drove off for my interview.
Traffic was a little heavier this time but I was still there in under 30 minutes. Bad thing about driving east toward Virginia Beach is the positioning of the sun right over 264 and it blazes in the front window - I also noticed how dirty my windshield was!! Of course the sun hitting me in the face didn't help my headache much but I figured I would survive.
I had breakfast at Burger King just down the street from the interview site, tied my tie and then went to the office. The office manager who was supposed to open the office door hadn't shown up yet so I had a chance to meet the board chairman and board president in the hallway outside the door as we waited. It was a pleasant, relaxed conversation. The interview itself was very good - just the three of us and we talked about strategic plans, the board composition and the role of the board. The chairman wasn't at the initial interview so we went over my history a little bit - he was exceptionally sharp and asked some very good questions. He's on a few other boards in the Virginia Beach area as well and I've seen his name in the paper several times. About half way through the discussion my headache really started pounding, almost like I had a heartbeat behind my eye!! This was a true test of personal fortitude - the chairman is a very soft speaker and my head was thumping louder than he was talking! But I survived and we closed the discussion. On the way to the car I felt horrible so I just sat there for a moment. It was 32 degrees and I rolled the window down on the way home - the cold blowing on my face seemed to help. I got home, took two more aspirin (I know, waaaaaaaaaaaay too many but too bad) told the dog to be quiet and dropped into bed. At least I had the foresight to set the alarm for 1pm - just in case I did go to sleep at least I'd be awake early enough to be "de-groggy" when the bus arrived.
When the alarm went off at 1, the headache was gone and I felt much better - nearly human again! The little one arrived home first with another library book. A little later the teenager arrived home and all was well.
Supper was an easy one tonight - we had hot dogs, sauce and fries. After loading the dishwasher, I took the little one to song/dance class at Hurrah Players. The oldest daughter stayed home to give the dog a bath. Actually most of the normal "show mommies" weren't there tonight so the classes were better - at least the hallway where the parents were was better! I was able to work more on my presentation tomorrow night and fine tune that.
The devotions tonight were pretty good. The girls was "The Onion" and referenced Hebrews 12:12-15. It talked about being angry about things you cannot change and what to do with that anger. My devotion was "The Initiative Against Despair" and referenced Matthew 26:46 - it talked about despair when we have done something we shouldn't have. This actually worked well with what I am going to talk about to the teens tomorrow - failing forward.
Day Eighteen is done and in the books - here's looking forward to Day Nineteen!
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