I made it to Friday and it has been quite a ride.
The weather is going to be rainy off and on but cool. The weekend is supposed to be really nice. Sunny and cool.
Jess has scheduled an official visit to Iowa State for track. We are going up Friday night the 16th of October. She is staying Friday night and Saturday night with the team. They are going to a football game on Saturday and she will be hanging out with the team the whole weekend and we will pick her up on Sunday.
She is pretty excited. The volleyball coaches also want to meet with her so it should be a big weekend for her.
Drew hurt his heal Thursday and it seems to be the same thing that Jessica had her Freshman year. It is when they grow a bunch quickly the bone in the foot separates a bit and causes pain in the heal. It will go away sometime this year but I remember her fighting it most of her freshman year. She hasn't had problems with it since.
Work has been going pretty good but a bit of drama in the department. I might have one of my techs looking for another job. It is a long story but whatever.
No plans for the weekend. I need to go into work for a bit on Sunday but Saturday I am going to just hang out and maybe do some yard work. I also need to clean the garage and work on the scooter so it may be the perfect weather for that kind of thing.
Ok, the day awaits. Who knows what it will bring. Can't wait to find out!
Off to start.
Friday, August 21, 2009
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
It is going to sound like a chicken farm
I think it is going to be rainy on and off today.
The teachers start back up today and I am anticipating it to be a long rest of the week. The phone will be ringing like crazy and people will be getting on my last nerve.
Last night I went to the DMACC adjunct orientation session. It was pretty good. I hated to drive all the way down there but it turned out to be ok. I am glad I went because I was able to get my books for my classes.
I need to start working on lesson plans and get my syllabus updated and ready to go. A week from today I start teaching again. I am kind of looking forward to it.
Did I mention that Jess is taking my class on Monday night? It will kind of weird having her in my class. Usually I talk about her and Drew a little during some of my lectures. I guess I will have to cut that part out.
A busy day ahead so I better get started.
Off to start.
The teachers start back up today and I am anticipating it to be a long rest of the week. The phone will be ringing like crazy and people will be getting on my last nerve.
Last night I went to the DMACC adjunct orientation session. It was pretty good. I hated to drive all the way down there but it turned out to be ok. I am glad I went because I was able to get my books for my classes.
I need to start working on lesson plans and get my syllabus updated and ready to go. A week from today I start teaching again. I am kind of looking forward to it.
Did I mention that Jess is taking my class on Monday night? It will kind of weird having her in my class. Usually I talk about her and Drew a little during some of my lectures. I guess I will have to cut that part out.
A busy day ahead so I better get started.
Off to start.
Monday, August 17, 2009
We all live in our own personal "wild"
It has been rainy most of the weekend but it stopped long enough for us to play in the golf tournament on Saturday.
Jess and I played and we did the usual, not very good. We did have some good holes and others that were not so good. The best thing of the day was our attitude. We really didn't get upset about how we played. It was the last time for us to play so I wanted to just enjoy the time with her. I am going to miss her when she goes off to college.
Drew went to the state fair and he said he had a good time. He went down with friend. They spent most of their time on the rides. He did get a foot long corn dog and a smoothy, which he threw up later going on spinny rides.
I told him, he really got his money worth because he got to taste it twice. He said it wasn't very good the second time. He cracks me up.
Yesterday, I worked until two. Jess and Dawn went to Des Moines and had lunch with some of the club volleyball team girls and their moms. Drew hung out with one of his friends.
When I got home I watched a show called "Black Gold". It is kind of a reality show about roughneck crews working on oil rigs. They had a whole season marathon so I watched them all. Well most of them anyway. I am a sucker for marathon reality shows. They get a hook in me and I just can't stop.
The kids came home and asked what I was watching. When I told them it was a marathon, they just shook their heads and said "Dad!".
The teaching staff start back up on Wednesday so I have a couple days of freedom left. Most have been back already but they don't officially start until Wednesday. Summer is almost over. The good news is football season will be underway shortly. It makes things a bit more bearable.
I watched a movie this weekend called "Into the Wild". I read the book but wanted to see the movie. It is about a guy who graduates from college and then just goes off and drifts. He takes no money and tears up all of his identity. He just lives in the wild and then eventually goes to Alaska.
The story is pretty good but it gives you a fresh look at what freedom really is. Not something I would want to do but how he lived was truly free.
Ok, enough rambling for today. Off to start.
Jess and I played and we did the usual, not very good. We did have some good holes and others that were not so good. The best thing of the day was our attitude. We really didn't get upset about how we played. It was the last time for us to play so I wanted to just enjoy the time with her. I am going to miss her when she goes off to college.
Drew went to the state fair and he said he had a good time. He went down with friend. They spent most of their time on the rides. He did get a foot long corn dog and a smoothy, which he threw up later going on spinny rides.
I told him, he really got his money worth because he got to taste it twice. He said it wasn't very good the second time. He cracks me up.
Yesterday, I worked until two. Jess and Dawn went to Des Moines and had lunch with some of the club volleyball team girls and their moms. Drew hung out with one of his friends.
When I got home I watched a show called "Black Gold". It is kind of a reality show about roughneck crews working on oil rigs. They had a whole season marathon so I watched them all. Well most of them anyway. I am a sucker for marathon reality shows. They get a hook in me and I just can't stop.
The kids came home and asked what I was watching. When I told them it was a marathon, they just shook their heads and said "Dad!".
The teaching staff start back up on Wednesday so I have a couple days of freedom left. Most have been back already but they don't officially start until Wednesday. Summer is almost over. The good news is football season will be underway shortly. It makes things a bit more bearable.
I watched a movie this weekend called "Into the Wild". I read the book but wanted to see the movie. It is about a guy who graduates from college and then just goes off and drifts. He takes no money and tears up all of his identity. He just lives in the wild and then eventually goes to Alaska.
The story is pretty good but it gives you a fresh look at what freedom really is. Not something I would want to do but how he lived was truly free.
Ok, enough rambling for today. Off to start.
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