Tropical weather without the kick ass ocean view

You know what? This completely SUCKS!

Rain - Thunder - Tornadoes - Repeat. That is the patten for last week and NEXT week too. What the hell! Tomorrow is the one day exception to this terrible trend. Saturday is the oasis day but I guess we will have to wait and see it that actually pans out.

I can see by the weather reports that everyone in Nebraska is getting the same crappy treatment we are getting. Whatever happened to the good old days of drought? Maybe hydro-energy is a viable solution after all.

All of the games for yesterday were postponed. Neither one of the kids even had practice yesterday because the weather was bad and there weren't any facilities available to even have an indoor practice.

Jess got some bad news yesterday. Her track coach resigned to take graduate courses. She was pretty important to Jess during the track season and it isn't easy for her to know she won't be there for her next year.

Today is the last day of school for the year. We have a 2 hour early out so the kids will be done shortly after lunch. Jess has finals today and is done after her last final. She should be done around lunch time.

It looks like we are going to get more rain throughout the day today so I would imagine the games for tonight will be cancelled. Jess has a softball tournament here tomorrow but it will depend on the fields to see if that will go on as scheduled.

Golf league was cancelled last night. The course is saturated and they couldn't let carts on the fairways. It is just a mess all over right now.

I need to go to Des Moines so this weekend may be a good time to go. I need to go to SAMs Club to get by bulk purchases and then Drew and I both need haircuts. I also need to get my oil changed.

I guess we will wait and see what the next week brings. It is kind of a drag knowing that it is going to be rainy at least through Thursday. I am pretty sure when this rain trend finishes up it will be 97 degrees and as humid as hell. So much for Spring.

I kind of have a bad attitude for it being Friday.

The complaint store will be open again Monday.

If you are the one doing the rain dance......GIVE IT A BREAK ALREADY!

The weather is a real drag! Drew's game got cancelled last night. The weather really wasn't too bad but the rain from the previous night made the field a muddy mess.

The high school has a mess on there hands with the new athletic complex. It is muddy and even if they can have a game on it, I am not sure the fans can get to the stands to watch. The entire area around the fields is dirt, well mud right now, so to get to the field you would need mud boots.

The ladies at the garbage department are making their rounds in my neighborhood today. I hope they don't get their sun dresses wet. It is golf night and Jess has a softball game. We will have to wait and see what the weather does to see if any of these things will be a go.

If we didn't have golf, I wouldn't be heart broken. I enjoy golf but it should be enjoyable not a chore to do in the crappy weather.

One of the middle school teachers came into my office yesterday and asked if I watched the Big Ten track meet on tv this weekend. I hadn't. Anyway he said Jess' 400 time would have placed her 9th in the finals at that meet. How cool is that? There are 11 division one schools in the Big Ten so if Jess' time was 9th, she would have beaten two of the school's top runners.

One thing about the weather being crappy. I have been home every night this week. It has to be the first time in a long while that I have been home every night. I usually had to teach class or go to a game or meet or something. This week, so far has been clean. Home around 5 and to bed by 10.

Two days of school left!

Hey mom, I have a new drink special for the bar

So last night I drank two glasses of wine and then double dosed on NyQuil (Call it the Medicated Zombie). Needless to say, I am a bit groggy this morning. The coffee isn't helping as much as I would like either.

It rained yesterday and it looks like we are in for the same for the remainder of the week. Today is the exception. I think we get a break from the rain today and then back at it tomorrow.

The people of Parkersburg, Iowa are recovering from a tornado that wiped out their town. It was a level 5 or something like that. Anyway it was the strongest tornado in the state of Iowa since the early 80's. I think 5 people died.

I watched the Undertakers YouTube videos yesterday. How cool is that? Thanks JoDee for sending me the link. It looks like everyone was having a good time.

Drew is supposed to have a makeup game tonight. I guess we wait and see what kind of shape the fields are in. The games for tomorrow and Friday are in question.

This weekend, Jess has a softball tournament here in Perry and then is playing in a volleyball league and the first match is Sunday in Ogden.

I am not sure if it is my cold or all the liquor and medicine I took last night but DANG I am very tired this morning. I need to snap out of it. Maybe next time I only drink on glass of wine...:)

It is less than a month and I will be headed to sunny California. I originally had intended to lose a little weight before I went out there so I didn't look like such a mess at the beach but I am afraid that just isn't going to happen. I have lost my desire to diet or exercise and that is not the road to a beach body.

The kids are getting excited about summer. The middle school is printing report cards today so apparently they aren't doing anything of significance the rest of the year. Jess has three or four finals over the next three days so she is a bit stressed about that.

I seem to be rambling a bit this morning so I think I am going to head out.

I feel like a mucus factory and business is GOOD!

On a scale of 1-10 on the suck-o-meter, this weekend ranked a 7.

I have this terrible chest cold. For the most part I slept the entire weekend. My voice is gone and I hope that I have turned the corner and start feeling better soon.

Sunday I did a bunch of yard work. It was productive but I think it didn't help my cold. As a matter of fact since Sunday, I have felt pretty much like crap. I need to get over this soon.

It is raining today and has rained most of the weekend. Guess what? More rain the rest of the week. This also sucks!

I always try to look at the bright side of any crappy situation. Here is what I have:

• It is Tuesday so a short work week ahead
• This is the last week school is in session so the kids will be out Friday

I am supposed to have a department meeting this morning but if I can't talk, I will have to cancel it and just send out a memo. I will have to have Nancy answer the phone today.

Drew is supposed to have a baseball game tonight. If the rain keeps coming down, I am sure it will be cancelled. As much rain as we have had so far, I will be suprised if they have it. The field is probably a pond right now.

Jess got invited to a volleyball camp by Luther college. The head coach actually wrote her a note on the camp flyer. I am not sure if she will go but it is kind of cool. She was also invited to a camp in Kearney, Nebraska. She would like to go to that one but I am not sure how we could handle it logistically.

So Drew has games today and Friday. Jess has games, Thursday, Friday and Saturday there is a softball tournament here in Perry. We will see what the rain does.

I ended up not taking any pictures this weekend. I really need to make that a priority.

Off to start Tuesday.

Could a woman that looks like a man be attractive to a gay guy?

I have some good news and some bad news. What do you want to hear first?

Ok, the good news. It is Friday before a three day weekend! Whoo-hooo! The bad news. It's raining like a bastard outside and I don't think it is going to get any better the rest of the day.

Golf last night went ok. I shot like crap but the guys we played golfed even crappier. We won 3.5 out of 4 points.

Jess got her MVP trophy for track yesterday. That is kind of cool. Two in a row. Her softball coach wants her to try left field. She isn't that big on it but they want speed in the outfield in the left field becuase our pitching sucks so bad, most of the ball are going out there. I am not so big on the idea either. I mean, she is one of, if not the best first basemen in the conference and our new coach wants to put her in the outfield? She hasn't coached in over 20 years and I am not sure if she knows what she is doing. Whatever!

They are supposed to have a game in Norwalk today. It is an hour away. If it gets rained out, I won't shed a tear.

I am not sure when Drew has his next game. The coach has been hit and miss on communication and is quick to cancel practices. Once again...whatever!

Only 5 more school days before summer break. I can see the light at the end of the tunnel. I want the students and staff out! I have stuff to get working on and I don't need them around.

I have a bunch of yard work to do this weekend so I am hoping the weather holds up so I can get it done.

If the weather is good, I will take some pictures and post them sometime this weekend.

Mom - Happy Anniversary

In a race to see who sucks the most, I think Rush Limbaugh still wins but Hannity is a close second

Thursday is golf day. It is also the day the ladies that work for the garbage department put on their sundresses and high heels to pick up the residential garbage.

Jess started the vasity game last night but they got beat 10-0. They played Winterset who is ranked and we are not very strong. Our pitching is poor and we have some definite weaknesses in our lineup. I am not sure if she is going to keep her varsity spot or not but I am thinking she will. She played pretty well for only practicing twice before the game. She actually hadn't even practiced batting against a live pitcher this year before the game.

The team is young and will struggle to win games, especially early in the season.

The next game is tomorrow in Norwalk. Norwalk is about an hour drive so I am waiting to see if she is going to play varsity before I decide if I am going to not.

Drew doesn't have anything until next week. It really kind of stinks because I was teaching when he had that string of games and now that I can go, they don't have any for awhile.

Work is going ok. I can't wait for the school year to be done. We are in a bit of a hovering pattern. We are just waiting to get going on our summer work. I also want the students and staff out of the building.

The gas prices just keep getting higher and higher. It is really going to put pressure on families in this community. Just going to ball games is becoming a big expense. Friday the hour drive to Norwalk and back will use a quarter tank of gas or more and when you figure the amount per gallon of gas, I wonder how some families are going to be able to make it. I am guessing some of them just won't be able to go to away games.

I know some people commute to work everyday. That is going to get more and more expensive. You add in the cost of groceries going up and you have a bunch of people in trouble. As much as I complain about the things at work, I am happy I have a good job.

The sun is shining and the sky is blue. I think we may get some rain later but I hope it holds off until after I golf.

Off to start the day.

If I have one more pancake, I think I'm gonna puke!

The weather is still pretty nice. I have this damn cold still so that has kind of put a damper on my mood. Still have a runny nose, head conjestion and a bit of a sore throat. I need to get rid of this soon.

Drew's game was cancelled last night. I am not sure why, they just announced it at school. It was a nice day so I really don't know why the couldn't play. Anyway, he has practice tonight. I am not sure when the next game is.

Jess has a game tonight. The girl they had playing first base was sick yesterday so the coach told Jess she will most likely be starting varsity tonight. She told her she didn't really want to start her, for fear she wasn't ready since she hadn't practiced much, but they didn't have much of a choice. She isn't suiting JV tonight. The only concern she has is if the other girl is fine, will the coach just play her and have Jess sit and not even get the JV time she was scheduled to have? Once again.....Whatever!

I am going to the JV game just in case she ends up playing.

Work has been pretty cool lately. The office has been slow and we haven't had many issues to deal with. The staff is just riding the rest of the year out and it has been pretty quiet. They have field trips and watch movies and blah, blah, blah. I think everyone wants this school year to end.

Gas prices are ridiculous. I filled up the tank last night and it cost me $45. What the hell!! I can't imagine having a big truck or SUV. I would imagine it would be in the hundreds of dollars to fill up.

We have a three day weekend coming up and I am looking forward to getting my yard cleaned up. I have been kind of lazy about it so far this year and I need to get on the ball and get it looking good. I don't think we have any games or anything this weekend so I should have the time to get it done. I think the weather is going to hold up as well.

Off to start Chicken, chicken day. Only one more of those this year by the way.