I can't believe I am having writers block for the stupid title

Friday is here and it comes with a bit of mixed emotions this morning. I am very happy it is Friday. Typically people leave us alone at the office and are just ready for the weekend to begin and I don't have any meeting scheduled. I am also looking forward to being able to sleep-in tomorrow morning. By the end of the week I seem to be about drained. Saturday morning will be my chance to catch up.

On the other hand (Kind of a reference from "Fiddler on the Roof") Jess has a tournament in Omaha this weekend and it is going to be a long weekend. I really enjoy watching her play but my back and butt really get sore from sitting in bleachers all day.

Drew is feeling well again. Thank Goodness! I came home last night and he had the normal look in his eyes and seemed to be just fine. He needed a shower and all but he looked like he was back to his old self. Now he gets to go to school and pickup all of his homework for the weekend.

Jess has the Sweetheart dance tonight. She went to Des Moines last night and got a dress. I asked her why she couldn't use her homecoming dress and she said that was "out of the question", one of her friends told her the other day she specifically remembers her dress from homecoming so I guess that makes it taboo to wear ever again.

At least she doesn't spend much on the dresses. I think the one they bought for tonight was $30 and it is her money. She works in her grandparents dental office on the weekends and has her own money. If she wants to spend it on a stupid dress for one night, whatever!

Drew and I had a nice night together last night. He was hungry of course from not eating much the last couple of days and he wanted, chicken rice. I make white rice and add butter and chicken base. The kids love it and he was hungry for that. I asked him what else he wanted and he said, "I am hungry for the rice and haven't though much past that". I made him a chicken breast and I had a steak, a tenderloin and it was wonderful. We watched a little tv and then he headed off to bed a bit early. I think he is still trying to get his energy back. I am betting the dinner helped.

I am planning on taking a bunch of pictures and some video at the tourament this weekend. I plan to post a bunch of stuff to the blog when I get back.

I hope everyone has a good, safe weekend. Stay warm (Did I mention the high today is going to be 4?) WHAT THE WHAT!!!!!!!!!

Have a heart....be someone's Valentine!

I have to admit, I am a little tired this morning. Teaching class last night and then not getting to sleep until around 11 is rough for a morning person. The coffee is strong today and it reminds me of how I feel on Monday mornings. The good news is, I am done with teaching for the week and have nothing going on the next couple of nights.

Drew is still sick. When I got home last night he was still sleeping on the sofa. He has done nothing but sleep the last couple of days. He still has a fever but has been drinking fluids. He really hasn't eaten anything for awhile so hopefully he will be able to get something down today.

The basketball season is over for Jess. They lost by 10 last night but gave it a valiant effort. They were down by 22 at the end of the third quarter and cut the lead to 10 by the end. Jess only scored four points but she said thought she played good defense and had a bunch of rebounds. The local radio station didn't cover the game. They went to the state wrestling tournement where we had two boys wrestling. They both lost.

Jess was asked to the sweetheart dance tomorrow night. She is pretty excited to go. They are going to Des Moines tonight to get a dress. Saturday we have the volleyball tournament. The team plays at 4, 6 and 8 pm Saturday but has to be there at 2 because the officiate the game at 3. It sure beats having to be there at 8 am like some of the teams.

So I was pretty disgusted with the gabage situation here in Perry and I am also disgusted with the snow ordinance as well, but as the week went on, there has been so much to be disgusted about that trash day doesn't even have me worked up today. It has been kind of like sensory over load but with disgust. A sense of apathy has set in and to be honest, I feel much better. I now can relate to Nero when he fiddled while Rome burned. Sometimes you just have to sit back and watch the train wreck. Today I feel no obligation to make things right or to stand up for the wronged. It is kind of a sureal, out of body feeling that isn't so bad.

I think there is a saying or a quote, I am not sure who to cite, but it goes something like: "All it takes for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing."

I am not really up against evil but today I choose to do nothing.

I have a meeting this morning and then nothing on my calendar for the rest of the week. It is kind of strange to not have a game to go to or an event of some kind to attend. Jess and Drew don't even have practice the next couple of days.

Valentines day and Anthony's birthday. The streets of Lincoln will never be the same.

I am not sure if I mentioned that I wrote the Governor a couple of weeks ago. I recieved a response back last week. I will share that story with you another time.

Happy Valentines Day!

If you sqwint your eyes, you can see Friday from here!

Yesterday was a mixed bag. The day seemed to go quick enough but little Drew is sick. He had a fever and went to the nurses office at school. Nancy took care of him for me, I was in a meeting and didn't answer my phone. Drew was home for the rest of the day and still had a 101 degree fever at 10:00 last night. Tylenol knocks the fever down but when it wears off, the fever has been coming back.

I think Dawn is going to stay home with him today if he is still sick.

I had a HUGE headache yesterday afternoon and it really didn't completely go away until about 10:00 last night. I really hate headaches. They are the one thing that almost incapacitate me.

We left work a bit early yesterday, I guess 4:30 isn't that dang early but it was early none the less. I had to go shovel at the other house so I didn't get a dang compliance ticket. I did the sidewalk and part of the driveway up to the house.

My dryer is broken, I spent some time working on it last night and I am not sure what the problem is. It won't turn on and I am pretty sure it is a fuse but I am not sure. I think I am just going to call the repair guy to look at it. It needs to be fixed ASAP.

My DMACC class is tonight. I kind of look forward to it but at the same time, I know what we are covering today and it is boring for me. The students will be busy but I just kind of sit around and wait for them to complete the work and help them if they have problems.

Jess has her regional basketball game tonight. I am anticipating a loss and I think the coach is wanting it as well. He didn't hold practice Saturday or Monday and last nights practice was only a little over an hour long. Since I am going to be teaching class, Nancy is going to listen to it on the radio and email me updates. I can check my email while the students are doing their work.

Big volleyball tournament this weekend. I tried to call Angie last night but got the answering machine. I left a message and will try to call her again today.

It is cold as heck here. I think the high this week is going to be 20 and that is today. Friday the high is going to be 4. We have gotten snow and cold and I am sick and tired of it. BRING ON SPRING!!!

Jess turns 16 in 16 days, Anthony turns 16 tomorrow! Keep us in your prayers!

How do stupid people get into positions of authority?

Monday was a long day but it is finally over. On to Tuesday.

Class last night seemed to take forever. We are working in the Office package right now and I have them do a resume project in the book. I show them the skills they need to know prior the the project and they follow the steps in the book to complete the project. It took the whole four hours, actually 3 1/2. It was pretty dull for me but they all agreed they like that better than the lecture type of class.

I don't think I have anything on the agenda for today which is good. Sunday night I had a bit of insomnia and was up at 1am. Last night I didn't get home until 10 even though I let class out around 9:30. I had a student stay after class and wanted to talk to me about the Army. She was thinking of joining and wanted some information on what it was like. I told her to make SURE that is what she wanted to do because it is a serious committment. Sometimes I think the kids just want someone to talk to.

It will be good to have the evening off. I may go to bed a bit early, I guess I will have to wait to see how things go today.

We got a dusting of snow last night and they got quite a bit up north. I see school delays on the tv but we aren't included in that. We didn't get that much at all. For some reason we seem to be in this "belt" across Iowa that seems to miss the bad stuff. They have had huge snow falls to the north and south of us but we seem to have missed almost all of the big snowfalls so far this year.....(Picture me knocking on wood).

High school track practice started yesterday. Jess wont have to attend until basketball season is over. The coaches are giving them a week off after their last game. It will probably be Wednesday so she won't have to practice until a week from then. My guess is she wills start on Monday if she is back from the volleyball tournament in time. Last year after the first practice, she came in the house and proclaimed "Shoot Me Now!!!". We will see how this year goes.

Drew doesn't start track practice for a few weeks so he is enjoying a little down time right now.

Hopefully the day goes well.

Today is more like and apple

The weekend was a busy one. Jess played in Carroll Friday night, they lost and I think she had 7 points. I can tell that Jess is ready for the season to be over. The one good thing that came out of the night was the coach and the assistant pulled Jess aside and told her she was the best athelete they have seen since they won the state championship and that they are expecting her to be the leader of the team and an all-state player by her senior year.

Saturday, Jess had a volleyball tournament in Des Moines. They played 6 total games and won the tournament. They went undefeated and didn't even drop a game. She was pretty excited but I think they were all tired so there wasn't a whole lot of celebrating going on.

Drew had a basketball tournament on Saturday and Sunday. He won two and lost one on Saturday and then lost again on Sunday. He had a good time and I think they are going to play in a couple more tournaments.

Next week, Jess plays in a tournament in Omaha. Over 400 teams are going to be there and they play at the QWest center. It should be a fun time for her.

I teach class tonight and am not really looking forward to it too much. I am not sure why but it seems like a lot to teach in a night.

I have a meeting with the Superintendent today. Mostly just normal meeting stuff. I meet with him a couple times a month.

My mood is better today. Friday was rough. I go through that from time to time but always come out the other side eventually.

Mom - If you are reading this, could you send me Angies, telephone number in an email? I need to confirm with her it is ok for me and Drew to stay with them for the tournament this weekend.

Off to start my 14 hour day!