I think we are at the end of this ridiculous cold spell. As I sit here and type this, the weather lady is saying the weather is going to get better this weekend and be pretty good throughout next week. On a side note, a teacher that left our school district last year is dating the weather lady and the word on the street is, they are engaged.
One of the vendors I work with, they do mostly cabling work for us, has a VP that is a huge Nebraska fan. Whenever I am to meet with one of their salesmen, he always comes up and talk with me about the huskers and the program. He goes to every spring game so he is heading up Friday night. He said he would send me some pics. He has asked me to go to different things. One year his company had a tent and tickets to the College World Series in Omaha. He had a ticket for me and everything but schools are considered governement agencies so I can't accept any gifts larger than $3.50. Kind of sucks but I can understand it. In any event I had to tell him no, I could not go.
Jessica had her track meet cancelled last night. She was bummed. I think she is gettting tired of just practicing and not getting to run a meet.
Drew has his big date tonight. I think he is really excited. Jessi and Dawn are going to the school play so I am going to get a little alone time at home tonight. I think I may make a steak and watch a movie.
There is a track meet on Saturday and I hope the weather is good for that.
Talk to you all soon.
Friday, April 13, 2007
Thursday, April 12, 2007
The Weekend Cometh
Thursday has me thinking of the weekend ahead. It is such bad weather lately and the weather man (The lying bastard) says it is supposed to get much better on Sunday. I have a bunch of yard work I want to get started on but it is a little tough to get motivated when there is SNOW on the grass.
Jessica has a track meet tonight. She is running 3 4oo's. She runs the open 400, the sprint medley relay where she is the anchor running a 400 and the 4x400 relay. She is bit nervous but I am sure she will do well.
Drew is going to a movie with a girl on Friday. It is kind of a long story but one of his friends is going with a girl and her friend likes Drew. He was paid $3 to dance with her at a school dance a few weeks ago...lol Now this same friend is taking his girlfriend to the movies which mean Drew has to go with her friend. It really makes me smile when he tells me about this stuff. He said that his friend "Jackson" is planning on putting his arm around this girl at the movie. Another friend told Drew's date that Jackson was going to do that with her friend and would she care if Drew did that too. She said he could put is arm around her but when Drew found out he was ticked off. He said, "I'm not doing that. It would be uncomfortable." Another smile for dad.
Life is rolling on like normal. Work is busy and and most days like a dramatic movie. You have villans and heros, victims, sad situations and plenty of drama. The days I like best is when I can just do my work on the computer and not have to deal with all the "other" crap that seems to monopolize much of my day.
The Microsoft trip is fast approaching. I think it will do me good to get away for awhile.
Jessica has a track meet tonight. She is running 3 4oo's. She runs the open 400, the sprint medley relay where she is the anchor running a 400 and the 4x400 relay. She is bit nervous but I am sure she will do well.
Drew is going to a movie with a girl on Friday. It is kind of a long story but one of his friends is going with a girl and her friend likes Drew. He was paid $3 to dance with her at a school dance a few weeks ago...lol Now this same friend is taking his girlfriend to the movies which mean Drew has to go with her friend. It really makes me smile when he tells me about this stuff. He said that his friend "Jackson" is planning on putting his arm around this girl at the movie. Another friend told Drew's date that Jackson was going to do that with her friend and would she care if Drew did that too. She said he could put is arm around her but when Drew found out he was ticked off. He said, "I'm not doing that. It would be uncomfortable." Another smile for dad.
Life is rolling on like normal. Work is busy and and most days like a dramatic movie. You have villans and heros, victims, sad situations and plenty of drama. The days I like best is when I can just do my work on the computer and not have to deal with all the "other" crap that seems to monopolize much of my day.
The Microsoft trip is fast approaching. I think it will do me good to get away for awhile.
Wednesday, April 11, 2007
Winter Track Season
Mother nature keeps sticking it too us. What is with SNOW today? This really stinks.
Drew is practicing indoors for baseball. As of today he has only had one practice outside. Jessica has had two track meets cancelled because of the bad weather. For the first time in a long time I am actually glad I don't have a window in my office. It would just be too depressing.
I am doing my civic duty today.....I am giving blood. I really do like donating blood. It makes me feel like I am helping someone and when you are in a room with 100 other people all donating blood it makes me feel that everyone has a good heart. Kind of like everyone coming together to help. Probably kind of silly but that is how it makes me feel.
Nancy and I are working hard getting thing ready for the early bird registration. It is alot of hard work but it will pay off later. I am pretty sure no one realizes what kind of work it takes to pull this kind of stuff off. Oh well, just the life of a tech.
Jessica was told by her track coach yesterday that if she runs 62 she will make it to state and if she can run a 61 or less she will carry the sprint medley team to state as well. I think she can break the 60 mark this year but it will depend on the weather and the ability to get good training days in before the end of the season. I guess we will see.
Drew is practicing indoors for baseball. As of today he has only had one practice outside. Jessica has had two track meets cancelled because of the bad weather. For the first time in a long time I am actually glad I don't have a window in my office. It would just be too depressing.
I am doing my civic duty today.....I am giving blood. I really do like donating blood. It makes me feel like I am helping someone and when you are in a room with 100 other people all donating blood it makes me feel that everyone has a good heart. Kind of like everyone coming together to help. Probably kind of silly but that is how it makes me feel.
Nancy and I are working hard getting thing ready for the early bird registration. It is alot of hard work but it will pay off later. I am pretty sure no one realizes what kind of work it takes to pull this kind of stuff off. Oh well, just the life of a tech.
Jessica was told by her track coach yesterday that if she runs 62 she will make it to state and if she can run a 61 or less she will carry the sprint medley team to state as well. I think she can break the 60 mark this year but it will depend on the weather and the ability to get good training days in before the end of the season. I guess we will see.
Monday, April 9, 2007
Mr. Fix-It
I am not sure what kind of cosmic alignment occurred this weekend but whatever it was cause most things in my house to stop working. If I have to take one more thing apart I think I am going to spit.
The weekend was long but seemed to go pretty fast. Here is a quick summary:
I worked most of the day on Saturday at work. Big project, little time...blah, blah, blah. I arrived home in the late afternoon and my dryer was really making a horrible noise. Since I decided to stay home this weekend I thought I should fix it. I tore the thing apart about three times, trying things and testing. Finally I found the problem. It was the fan in the botton. It had broken on the end just enough that it would spin and shake. It would hit the sides and make the awful sound. I went to Ace to see if they had a part. They didn't but I bought a few spacer washers to try to get it tight. It is better but not finished. I found the part online and it should be her this week. All in all it took about three hours of messing around to get to this point.
Next up was the dang sump pump. It would not pump water. I spend most of the late afternoon yesterday messing with that. Finally I tore the whole thing apart and found the issue. I happened to have a screw that made it work correctly. It is now fixed.
The kids colored eggs, yeah they are a bit old but Jessi talked Drew into it. I have some pictures posted of the fun.
I have to go to the school board meeting tonight. Jessi has a track meet tomorrow and Drew has practice tonight.
Later.
The weekend was long but seemed to go pretty fast. Here is a quick summary:
I worked most of the day on Saturday at work. Big project, little time...blah, blah, blah. I arrived home in the late afternoon and my dryer was really making a horrible noise. Since I decided to stay home this weekend I thought I should fix it. I tore the thing apart about three times, trying things and testing. Finally I found the problem. It was the fan in the botton. It had broken on the end just enough that it would spin and shake. It would hit the sides and make the awful sound. I went to Ace to see if they had a part. They didn't but I bought a few spacer washers to try to get it tight. It is better but not finished. I found the part online and it should be her this week. All in all it took about three hours of messing around to get to this point.
Next up was the dang sump pump. It would not pump water. I spend most of the late afternoon yesterday messing with that. Finally I tore the whole thing apart and found the issue. I happened to have a screw that made it work correctly. It is now fixed.
The kids colored eggs, yeah they are a bit old but Jessi talked Drew into it. I have some pictures posted of the fun.
I have to go to the school board meeting tonight. Jessi has a track meet tomorrow and Drew has practice tonight.
Later.
Saturday, April 7, 2007
WAITING FOR WARM
The cold is not funny anymore! I have about had it with wearing my winter coat and having to warm the car up before I drive it. It is APRIL for crying out loud. If there is a bright side, I guess it will make me apreciate the warm weather more when it comes.
Speaking of warm and the sun. Have you seen those Jimmy Dean commercials with the sun? They crack me up. He tells his kids he has to use Jimmy Dean to make breakfast quickly because he has to be up early to light and heat the earth. Too funny.
Jessica has three track meets next week. Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. Her coach told her yesterday that she is going to be practicing with the boys a few days a week because the girls team doesn't have anyone that can push her. That went over like a lead balloon but she understands and really wants to get her time down so she is ok with it.
Drew has had baseball practice indoors all week. It kind of stinks for him but I think the weather is supposed to turn around next week so that will help. I don't have a schedule for his games yet but I thought last year we had games at the end of April.
Jenny wrote me and said if Jessica makes it to state in track she would come and watch her. That really meant alot to me and when I told Jessica, she said it made her day. She said she was going to work extra hard now. She loves to see you guys.
I will try to get more pictures up soon.
Speaking of warm and the sun. Have you seen those Jimmy Dean commercials with the sun? They crack me up. He tells his kids he has to use Jimmy Dean to make breakfast quickly because he has to be up early to light and heat the earth. Too funny.
Jessica has three track meets next week. Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. Her coach told her yesterday that she is going to be practicing with the boys a few days a week because the girls team doesn't have anyone that can push her. That went over like a lead balloon but she understands and really wants to get her time down so she is ok with it.
Drew has had baseball practice indoors all week. It kind of stinks for him but I think the weather is supposed to turn around next week so that will help. I don't have a schedule for his games yet but I thought last year we had games at the end of April.
Jenny wrote me and said if Jessica makes it to state in track she would come and watch her. That really meant alot to me and when I told Jessica, she said it made her day. She said she was going to work extra hard now. She loves to see you guys.
I will try to get more pictures up soon.
Thursday, April 5, 2007
This sucks!
COLD! I hate it! At least in April I hate it. I have not problems with the weather in Dec, Jan, Feb or even March but when it gets to April I would like to have a little sun a some mild weather. I don't want to be greedy and ask for weather in the 70's and sunshine every day but it would be nice to not have to wear my WINTER COAT TO WORK!!!!!!
Ok, enough of that.
Life is rolling along here like normal. Work is a mountain of tasks and it is kind of getting to me. The kids are busy with activities. Jessica is wanting to drive all the time and gets grouchy when an opportunity evades her. Drew is just Drew. Nothing bothers him too much and he just kind of strolls through life like most little boys do. I remember those days and sometimes am envious of him.
The Microsoft trip is just a couple of weeks away. I am looking forward to going I just have so much to do at work before I go. It seems like everything needs to be done at the same time and I end up stressing over it. Insomnia is one of the first symptoms, cancer soars and migrains come next. Oh what a life!
Once it gets warm and I am able to take some pictures of things outside, I will post them. Crash is still smashing into the windows every day. Stupid bird.
Easter is coming this weekend. I am not sure if I am going to get to go home. I am planning on working most of the day Saturday so it is tough to go down and back in the same day Sunday. I guess I will just wait and see how the rest of the week goes.
Ok, enough of that.
Life is rolling along here like normal. Work is a mountain of tasks and it is kind of getting to me. The kids are busy with activities. Jessica is wanting to drive all the time and gets grouchy when an opportunity evades her. Drew is just Drew. Nothing bothers him too much and he just kind of strolls through life like most little boys do. I remember those days and sometimes am envious of him.
The Microsoft trip is just a couple of weeks away. I am looking forward to going I just have so much to do at work before I go. It seems like everything needs to be done at the same time and I end up stressing over it. Insomnia is one of the first symptoms, cancer soars and migrains come next. Oh what a life!
Once it gets warm and I am able to take some pictures of things outside, I will post them. Crash is still smashing into the windows every day. Stupid bird.
Easter is coming this weekend. I am not sure if I am going to get to go home. I am planning on working most of the day Saturday so it is tough to go down and back in the same day Sunday. I guess I will just wait and see how the rest of the week goes.
Monday, April 2, 2007
WHERE DID THE WEEKEND GO?
It was a busy weekend that started on Thursday. Jessi had track meets Thursday and Friday nights. She is running well. She ran a 61 second split in her 400 on Friday. It is a good time. The coach told her that the girls that went to state last year ran a 63 so she is ahead of that time with 11 track meets left. She ran two event in each track meet and ran between 61 and 63 in all of the 400's she ran.
She had a volleyball tournament on Saturday. The AAU team she plays on made it to AAU State. The tournament was held in Marshalltown, IA. They did ok early but faded late and ended up being out early. Oh Well, they are a very young group and did well for their age.
Drew went to the movie "Blades of Glory" on Friday night and had to go with us to Marshalltown on Saturday. He also had batting practice Sunday. His practices start Tuesday. The baseball season is about to begin.
Drew's 6th grade class went to "Exchange City". It is where they have a little mock city and each student is a different person in the city. They could be Mayor, Policeman, ect. Drew was a store manager. I think it was like a Quick Trip or Kum-n-Go. Anyway, they get paid and buy things and pay bills so it is a simulation of real life but made to be fun. Not that real life isn't fun but you get my drift..:)
I am posting a bunch of pics so check them out.
Nancy is back today...Thank God! We are getting ready for our trip to Microsoft at the end of the month. I will write more about that later this week.
Keep smilin!
She had a volleyball tournament on Saturday. The AAU team she plays on made it to AAU State. The tournament was held in Marshalltown, IA. They did ok early but faded late and ended up being out early. Oh Well, they are a very young group and did well for their age.
Drew went to the movie "Blades of Glory" on Friday night and had to go with us to Marshalltown on Saturday. He also had batting practice Sunday. His practices start Tuesday. The baseball season is about to begin.
Drew's 6th grade class went to "Exchange City". It is where they have a little mock city and each student is a different person in the city. They could be Mayor, Policeman, ect. Drew was a store manager. I think it was like a Quick Trip or Kum-n-Go. Anyway, they get paid and buy things and pay bills so it is a simulation of real life but made to be fun. Not that real life isn't fun but you get my drift..:)
I am posting a bunch of pics so check them out.
Nancy is back today...Thank God! We are getting ready for our trip to Microsoft at the end of the month. I will write more about that later this week.
Keep smilin!
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