Back from the NORAD CBRNE conference today, where I learned through a rather anguyishing day of extra-long briefings consisting of unreadable eye charts of organizational structures and such that most DoD agencies have a deployable HQ element jsut itching to fly in to a disaster to lead someone...anyone. More leadership than you could scoop with a D9 dozer (and that's a BIG dozer!). *Sigh* I can see it now - we're on scene, doing our mission, when a three-star and entourage shows up and starts leading us just because we're the only troops they see. Aiiee! Basically, I really didn't want to spend all day in the Peterson AFB O Club listening to various staff weenies drone on about what they think they bring to the fight. If we ever get an actual WMD incident, we're screwed unless we can set the various "leaders" against each other long enough to do our job and run like hell.

Came home to find Tiff burned out and the boys squirrelly, but managed to get them in bed without major heartburn. I feel for Tiff - it's been a long run of me being gone on various trips, the move, the house stress, and everything else. She semi-jokingly mentioned that for her birthday, she wants a solo weekend getaway to a hotel for herself. To be honest, I don't think that's enough, but I know the quiet would do her good (not to mention being able to lie in bed as long as she wanted without the Boy Swarm o' Doom coming in). I really wish I could give her more of a break...Lord knows she needs it. Hopefully I can at least get a Boys' day in this weekend before I head for Sacramento.

Missed my five last night - Most of it could be summed up with being home and living through the Kapap weekend. Tonight, I think it's: being home with my family; hearing P-nut say "trees" to describe his broccoli; having B&J Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough ice cream in the freezer (it heals bruises); meeting our FBI coordinator (finally) and getting him to laugh right away (and not AT me); watching my boys actually work together, laugh, and seeing how much they love each other.