Imagine life is a game in which you are juggling five balls. The balls are called work, family, health, friends, and integrity. And you're keeping all of them in the air. But one day you finally come to understand that work is a rubber ball. If you drop it, it will bounce back. The other four balls- family, health, friends, and integrity- are made of glass. If you drop one of these, it will be irrevocably scuffed, nicked, perhaps even shattered. And once you truly understand the lesson of the five balls, you will have the beginnings of balance in your life.
- James Patterson, "Suzanne's Diary for Nicholas"

Jerry has been working... A LOT... I am starting to worry that he can not take much more. His body is tired, his mind is tired - his kids miss him, I miss him. He gets up at 4 or 5 am and works until 6-7-8pm. Last night we had tickets to the Wolves Hockey game with a bunch of families through school and he went straight from work to the game. Then this morning up again at 5. I think he has had 1 or 2 days off since Christmas. When he is home, he tries to spend quality time with us, but he is just so tired. The extra money is nice, but at what cost? It is not that he is a workaholic... he is just a hard worker. When a job needs to be done, he works hard at getting it done. This is their busy season, but I am not sure it has ever lasted so long without him getting a break.