My father works a lot for a man his age. 14 hours a day, at least five days a week, and then half a day on Saturday. He's not in a cubicle, either. He does back-breaking work at a company named Gardner Denver, where he works on oil pumps. This week, however, he's home.

I guess he just decided to take the entire week off, and I'm happy that I'll see more of him during the week. He leaves at 5 am and gets back at around 7 or 7:30 pm. But there is a downside to this.

Mom doesn't do well with Dad in the morning. He is a happy morning person while she is not. Granted, she's been getting better ever since we got Ava and she's had to get up every morning to walk her, but still, I fear for her mental health. One of Dad's favortie pasttimes is to irritate Mom until she's on the bring of exploding.

Fortunately, I have my Jimmy truck, so I can escape to a friend's house if the need arises.

Ava's still psycho. She'll be even more so now that Dad's home because his second favorite pasttime is annoying her. -_-

Ja