I said I wouldn't do it....

...But I haven't done my invoicing for 2 months. I MUST change my ways, this is getting out of hand... do it this afternoon...just as soon as I get this post done...

I did my check up the other week, this is almost the first anniversary of "When the bad things happened". I finally got the specialist diabetic consultation (ya since last summer I am now a Type 2 Diabetic). It was an interesting gang up approach led by two doctors and nurse, I have a lot of things to complete before I see them again in the fall. They changed my meds around, that sucked because I had just renewed the old ones.

 I am very optimistic about it all, a friend at work convinced me to enter a weight loss program that he has been attending. One week in and I can see the beneficial effects already. It is so hard to help yourself when there is little direction or structure. I am finding that I am one that needs that structure and discipline. Just try to go grocery shopping when you are scared shitless of the sugar content of anything, yet have no idea how much you can have. I got a new meter that I can plug into the computer and track my levels, I guess if technology is involved I like it, the doctors were impressed with my report ( but not the results really...), so I guess that's a good thing.

Work has been alright, we actually had a solid week of dry weather and that is helping to get a lot of loose ends tied up. One note though for the picture: We spent a week getting this site ready...now there is a chance it won't be drilled, oh to be able to spend money like that

Try, try again...

Rained nearly everyday in June, yesterday was the first day in a long time that we didn't get at least some precipitation at night, in the morning or the whole day long. Drier days could not have come at a better time. The oil company I am working for brought in a second drilling rig, both rigs have been moving to their new locations the past 3 days.

Little bit more stress and things seem to go wrong in a hurry. I got a call from an irate manager of mine that I didn't get some resident water wells tested prior to spud, lot of late night running around, phone calls to probable interested parties that were more than likely partying on a stat holiday....hey who wouldn't be? I mean who is dumb enough to work and never care what day of the week they work or what holiday it might be? I guess that's me. Anyway things were figured out and it turned out that we were within the regulations so no harm no foul.

I can't believe how quickly the days are accumulating, its so busy, I am behind in my filing, my paperwork and my life or what little there is of that. I am a month behind in invoicing myself out again...seems like I get a little bit of money in the bank, the worries on that side are over and I get slack. Going to have to work on that, I need a better system for life in general, need some organization.

In the picture this time is Precision Drilling rig 509, it`s a fair size piece of iron, if I am not mistaken it is an old Brelco rig The 500`s were Brelco, the 600`s were Kenting. Both companies acquired when Precision started its run at being the only source for drilling hardware in Western Canada. So glad the Alberta government bailed them out a few years ago...(not)