Great Scott

In an economic climate as tight as this one, it seems like good news is at a premium for everybody.  Scott got some welcome good news at work.  He got a contract as a prosecutor for another city, in addition to the cities he already serves.  I am proud of him for getting this contract through years of building a good reputation as an honest, compassionate, fair and genuine person and professional.  (Much like his boss!)  I find lawyer jokes tiresome and misguided.  Lawyers are no more responsible for the litigious nature of our society than oncologists are responsible for cancer.  Most lawyers are hard-working and highly ethical people.  Scott certainly is, and it's gratifying to see it pay off.

Scott loves his job.  It's a nice little break from the much more demanding job of being a dad, right, Scott?  On Thursday nights, Ruby has to wait at dance until I finish teaching violin and come to pick her up.  When I drove up, I saw her through the door, alone in the dressing room.  She was looking at her phone and laughing, then texting.  When she got in the car, she told me she was texting Daddy.  He is away on a little business trip, but he still remembers to keep Ruby entertained while she waits at the studio.  I called Scott and said, "Ruby was supposed to be doing her math homework, but instead she was texting some guy!"  So thankful that "guy" is Scott.   I can trust him to do a really good, solid job, whether it's at work or home.  Or shopping for beach hats for the (10!) kids who are going with us to the beach.  That will be a well-deserved vacation, Scott.  From one of your jobs, at least!  Love ya!