I have two vehicles that I no longer need. One I had hoped to keep until Jerry was old enough to work on it with me, but since it is now occupying our only indoor parking spot (the condo garage) it may be costing more in opportunity cost than its worth.

That would be the 1967 MGB GT (scroll to view).

The other is a 1994 Jetta III GL - originally purchased for the price of an alternator, this vehicle has done very well for us. We outgrew it and recently purchased a 1999 Nissan Quest mini-van. The Jetta has ~160,000 miles on it. I’ve put several ads on craigslist but haven’t received a bite yet.

(HT CalculatedRisk)

Tonight after a fabulous steak dinner at RingSide, I was given an intervention by my
co-workers.

You're working too much.

You need to stop working when you're on vacation.

Don't burn out.

I thought I had established a good work/life balance - but they are right; I was on vacation last week and I never quite "left" work. Technically, what I have is a work/Jerry balance - which is perhaps part of the problem - no time for "me", no time for me and Eriko. 

Being the calm, sensible mother, she suggests that Jerry was just shy.

That certainly does take some of the worry away. :)

I have to admit, I had high expectations. Jerry had been singing the “Jack-O-Lattern” song as we played together over the weekend - and I knew how much he enjoyed the ending (Boo!)

Eriko and I showed up just on time (3:45), sat in our little chairs, and waited for the children to come out. The first four filed out one after another and sat in their places.

Then came Jerry. He sauntered in, tried to give me a hug, and eventually (after some coaxing by the teachers) sat near the others - but immediately it was obvious that his body language was quite different. To be fair, he did yawn - so he may be tired - but all of the other children are engaged, focused on the teacher, participating. Jerry is none of these things.