Friday is like the prodigal child, you are always excited for its return

Still cold but the weekend is going to be in the low 40's. I think we are in for snow Sunday night or Monday.

Jess had practice last night so Drew and I headed to Ankeny with her to do a little Christmas shopping. We watched a bit of practice, one of the dads there was getting on my last nerve, so we headed out.

We went to Kohls and as we were walking around we came across two chairs with the massage things on them. Since we it had been a long day we decided to take a little break and get a chair massage. So there we sat for like 15 minutes. I don't think there is a time limit and the place wasn't that busy so who cares.

We decided to get back to shopping, which I really wasn't in the mood for, and walk around the store one more time. It so happens we end back up at the massage chairs as if it were calling me to it. So we sit down again for another 10 minutes or so.

Time kind of got away from me and we still had to go to Walmart so off didn't get anything done at Kohls. The chair massages were worth the trip to Ankeny.

Drew got spacers put on his teeth yesterday so his mouth was sore last night. He gets his braces on next week. He has gone through a lot already and we haven't even got the braces on yet. He handles it well though.

I am a little concerned out the club team this year. Jess is the best player on the team. Now that is not a slight against Jess but on a club team they all should be as good as her. I could be wrong but I don't think they will be anywhere near the team we had last year. I guess we will have to wait and see. Jess is really hitting the ball well. She has a 27 inch verticle and it shows. She is getting way up over the net and pounding the ball down. The parents in the bleachers were talking about her.

Both kids have games tonight. Drew plays in Jefferson and Jess plays in Huxley. Jess also has a home game tomorrow night. The team is 3-1 right now and Ballard, the team we play tonight in the town of Huxley, is ranked and very, very good. It will be a test that is for sure.

I will take some pictures this week and get them posted. I also considered doing another video blog but I will see everyone in a little over a week so I will save the VBlog for some other time.

Off to start.

Kiss my ICE

The weather is still cold but no snow in the forecast so that is ok. We still have a bunch of ice around here and it is slicker than heck. You have to really be careful walking and some of the intersections are still slippery. It just hasn't gotten warm enough to melt it and it is solid as can be. Ice---You suck!

Jess was inducted into the National Honor Society last night. It was a very nice ceremony. She was required, in her application, to write a paragraph about her leadership and then a second paragraph on someone who has made a difference in their lives. Jess chose Nancy. The selected students invite the person they wrote about to come to the ceremony. They then read what they had written in front of the audience.

Jess did a nice job and what she wrote was very nice. It made Nancy cry. It was a very nice night and I am proud of her. She works hard in athletics but maintains a high GPA and is ranked 10th out of 147 students in her class.

Drew attended the ceremony as well so he knows what to expect in a few years.

Nothing really on the agenda for today. Jess has volleyball practice in Ankeny tonight with her club team and Drew and I are going down with her. While she practices, we are going to do a little Christmas shopping.

The weekend is almost here and Christmas break is only 7 working days away.

Off to start.

Did I mention how I feel about winter?

We didn't get much snow but we have about 1/4 inch of ice and a thin layer of snow on top. It is very slick and pretty nasty. The wind is supposed to be gusty all day.

We are on a two hour delay for school. I am kind of hoping they just cancel it for the day. It is nasty out and it doesn't seem like it is going to get better today.

I think I saw on the news a cancellation for the school that we are supposed to play in basketball tonight.

Drew's team lost both of their games last night. He played about half of the A game and about half of the B game. He did fine he just needs to develop a little more foot speed and agility and he will be fine. He has very good coordination and power he just needs more speed.

I am done teaching class for the year. It is going to be a good break. I start up again January 12 or 14. It depends on the numbers for class. DMACC is tightening the budget so they are only holding classes that have a certain number of registered students. I am not sure of the magic number but I heard it is around 10. This means there is a chance I will have a class canceled or maybe none at all, who knows. I am scheduled to teach 3 classes so I would imagine at least one will be a go.

The students took their test and I was out of there around 9. It is really boring on test night. I just sit there and surf the web.

Ok, off to start this cold slick day. I am knocking on wood that I don't fall down walking to work today.

Monday doesn't seem to bad today. What gives?

The good news is, it is two weeks until Christmas break. The bad news, we have a winter storm headed our way. It is supposed to dump anywhere from 2-8 inches of snow on us tonight or tomorrow. I am hoping it is closer to the 2 than the 8.

The weekend was ok. Nothing really to mention. This week is going to be busy and it starts off without Nancy.

Dave is having his hip replaced today so she will be out until tomorrow. I think he will be in the hospital for a couple of days.

I have an early meeting this morning at 7:30. I am not really sure what the meeting is about to be quite honest. The superintendent sent me a message last week, it is something about community partnership. Whatever.

Drew has a game here tonight at 4 and then I give the final to my Monday night class at 6. It is the last class until January...Whoo-hooo! Drew is downstairs getting ready, he is playing some ridiculous music (loud). He has about one more song before I tell him to turn it down! Maybe DJ Drew will take requests today...lol

Jess has a game Tuesday night in Perry. I guess that will depend on the snow. Wednesday night she is getting inducted into the National Honor Society. Thursday I am taking her to Ankeny for volleyball practice and Drew and I are going to do some Christmas shopping.

Friday Drew has a game in Jefferson and Jess has a game in Huxley. Saturday Jess has a game here in Perry.

I am sure the week will move along pretty quickly since there is so much going on. I also have a set of meetings this week but that seems to be the trend lately. I spend more time meeting with people and less time getting my work done. It really is frustrating.

Nancy----If you read this today, I hope things go well for you today and I will be thinking about you. Give me a call and let me know how it turns out. See you tomorrow.

Mom---I don't know who I have for names for Christmas. Could you let me know? I also need to know how to get to Jenny's house. If I have the address I can Google Map it.

Off to start.