Sleep Away

In about 30 minutes I am headed to Hobby for a trip to NASA Langley, a very last minute trip. I got a call Friday telling me I should plan a trip for this week, only I didn't know the test rig I am going to work on is being packed for shipping Wednesday and Thursday, so I have to be there tomorrow to test or not at all. This test is for the crew laptop application for the STORRM (can't remember the acronym) test that is flying on STS-134 (a.k.a. the LAST ever shuttle flight). The test is for the new docking sensor that Orion is using or at least plans to use assuming we don't get put down the toilet by our "bold" and "game-changing" new NASA direction. Given how high profile this experiment now is, I've been directed to take over all the application testing to make sure it works and we have a very short timeline to complete everything.

But besides the work stuff, this is my first night away from Zara. I'm taking a pretty awful set of flights to minimize time away since we are still feeding. Given the last minute details worked out this morning to go, I am on a 4pm flight arriving at 10pm EST in Newport News, VA. I will work tomorrow and then catch a 6pm flight back to Hobby arriving at 11pm tomorrow night. Ugh. Incidentally, sorry Heather, totally would have called you to get together but there is literally no time. But I'm fairly certain the next 36hrs will be harder on me than her, but perhaps hardest on John who will experience night time feedings for the first time. LOL.

Here's a picture of Zara I took this weekend that I liked. Seems like a lot of pictures since they catch her mid motion end up with awkward facial expressions, or a startled deer in the headlights look. But this one is the face we see most often, direct and interested in what's going on, like she has something to say just doesn't know how.