It is another nice day. Three in a row. whoo-hoo!
Class went well last night but I had a terrible headache. I am not sure what the deal was but I struggled with the headache all day and then last night while I was teaching it started killing me again.
Teaching is a real drag when your head has a butcher knife in it.
Trash day today so the ladies get good weather to prance around in their Sunday dresses.
Jess has a track meet today. It is here in Perry and she is running against a very good runner from North Polk. The girl does the same events as Jess and has a little bit better times. Currently, in the state of Iowa, all classes, the girl from North Polk is ranked #2 and Jess is ranked #4 in the 400. Jess' best time is 58.5, North Polk girl's best time 58.3. It should be a good race.
The also both do long jump. The North Polk girl should win that one. They both run the 800 and once again the North Polk girl should win. They also both run the Sprint Med relay, we should win that one. I am hoping for a split. We win the 400 and the Sprint med. She wins the long jump and 800. I think Jess can beat her in the 800 but she will have to be mentally strong.
I guess we will see.
No meetings planned for the day and nothing for the rest of the week.
Off to start.
Thursday, April 16, 2009
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Literally a deer in the headlights
Weather is going to be good today. I think the drive to class will be a good one.
The track meet went well. The weather was good and Jess ran really well.
* She won the long jump
* Set a meet record in the 400 with a time of 58.7 seconds
* She won the 800 with a personal best time of 2:24
* Got first in the sprint med with a meet record time of 1:54
We have a meet here in Perry Thursday.
So I was driving home last night and hit a deer!! I was driving along the road and saw a deer on the shoulder, I moved to the other lane and the damn thing walked right out into my car. I didn't hit is square, I think I moved over just enough so the right side of my car hit the deer's head and maybe the front of it. I don't think I have damage to the car but I couldn't tell last night. I will take a look this morning.
It was a dang good thing another car wasn't coming from the other direction or I would have hit it square in the center of my car. That would have been bad.
We had a guy in Perry lock his wife in the house with him at gun point. He threatened to kill her and himself but ended up letting her go. He was in the house with the lights off and a shotgun in a standoff with police. After about 5 hours, they went in with a concussion grenade. He was removed in handcuffs and is in custody this morning.
He apparently lost his job at Tyson foods, the meat packing plant in town, and just lost it.
It should be a good night to teach class. The students do presentations and we start databases. Only three more classes left.
Ok, off to start
The track meet went well. The weather was good and Jess ran really well.
* She won the long jump
* Set a meet record in the 400 with a time of 58.7 seconds
* She won the 800 with a personal best time of 2:24
* Got first in the sprint med with a meet record time of 1:54
We have a meet here in Perry Thursday.
So I was driving home last night and hit a deer!! I was driving along the road and saw a deer on the shoulder, I moved to the other lane and the damn thing walked right out into my car. I didn't hit is square, I think I moved over just enough so the right side of my car hit the deer's head and maybe the front of it. I don't think I have damage to the car but I couldn't tell last night. I will take a look this morning.
It was a dang good thing another car wasn't coming from the other direction or I would have hit it square in the center of my car. That would have been bad.
We had a guy in Perry lock his wife in the house with him at gun point. He threatened to kill her and himself but ended up letting her go. He was in the house with the lights off and a shotgun in a standoff with police. After about 5 hours, they went in with a concussion grenade. He was removed in handcuffs and is in custody this morning.
He apparently lost his job at Tyson foods, the meat packing plant in town, and just lost it.
It should be a good night to teach class. The students do presentations and we start databases. Only three more classes left.
Ok, off to start
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
My baldness WAS in remission
The weather is getting better. I think 60 today.
The track meet yesterday was postponed until today. The weather was cold and rainy so it was good they moved it.
Work was busy yesterday. It was one of those days that just sprung up on us. I am hoping today and the rest of the week are a bit slower.
Drew went home sick yesterday from school. He came to my office around 11 and said his stomach was upset and he felt like he was going to throw up. He went home and slept and stayed in bed most of the night. Before I went to bed, he seemed to be feeling better.
Central college called Jess last night. The track coach talked to her for about 20 minutes.
Not much else. Off to start.
The track meet yesterday was postponed until today. The weather was cold and rainy so it was good they moved it.
Work was busy yesterday. It was one of those days that just sprung up on us. I am hoping today and the rest of the week are a bit slower.
Drew went home sick yesterday from school. He came to my office around 11 and said his stomach was upset and he felt like he was going to throw up. He went home and slept and stayed in bed most of the night. Before I went to bed, he seemed to be feeling better.
Central college called Jess last night. The track coach talked to her for about 20 minutes.
Not much else. Off to start.
Monday, April 13, 2009
The weather isn't done sticking it too us
Weather sucks today. Cold and rainy.
Jess has a track meet and I kind of hope it gets cancelled. The cold weather is going to make it miserable. High of 44 so it will be cold from the get go.
It was a busy weekend. Saturday, the weather was great so I took advantage of it and did a bunch of yard work. I burned leaves and sticks and brush that had been collecting over the winter. It was good to get done.
Nancy gave us a bed and a dresser so we moved things around for the kids to get that stuff in here. The dresser is beautiful with a nice mirror. Jess loves it. We also got a queen size bed so Drew is in heaven over that deal.
I have an early meeting this morning and another one at 11 but the rest of the day is open.
There really isn't much going on right now. The kids have practices but the weekends have been pretty slow.
This weekend, Jess will be busy. She has a volleyaball tournament in Minneapolis and track meets, Thursday, Saturday and Monday. She will be going up to Minneapolis between track meets.
Ok, off to start
Jess has a track meet and I kind of hope it gets cancelled. The cold weather is going to make it miserable. High of 44 so it will be cold from the get go.
It was a busy weekend. Saturday, the weather was great so I took advantage of it and did a bunch of yard work. I burned leaves and sticks and brush that had been collecting over the winter. It was good to get done.
Nancy gave us a bed and a dresser so we moved things around for the kids to get that stuff in here. The dresser is beautiful with a nice mirror. Jess loves it. We also got a queen size bed so Drew is in heaven over that deal.
I have an early meeting this morning and another one at 11 but the rest of the day is open.
There really isn't much going on right now. The kids have practices but the weekends have been pretty slow.
This weekend, Jess will be busy. She has a volleyaball tournament in Minneapolis and track meets, Thursday, Saturday and Monday. She will be going up to Minneapolis between track meets.
Ok, off to start
Friday, April 10, 2009
Enjoy the little things....Sometimes that is all you have
This is a Friday I can enjoy! It is going to be nice and sunny with a high temp in the upper 50's or low 60's. I don't have to teach class and there are no activities. Whoo-hoo!
I don't have any appointments or meetings today which is also good and it is another day closer to summer break.
There aren't any plans for the weekend. Marsha is having an Easter dinner at her house so we will go to that and Drew has requested deviled eggs (a traditional Easter dish at our house).
I think I will try to burn some sticks and leaves from the yard. We have open burning here in Perry during certain times of the year and this is one of those windows. It started April 1st.
Next week, Jess has track meets on Monday and Thursday. Monday in Carroll and Thursday, here in Perry.
It was warm enough last night that I was able to cook on the new grill. I bought a bunch of chicken kabobs last night. They had them 10 for 10$. They were marinated in BBQ sauce and turned out very well. They were very tender and good. We had the kabobs, chicken flavored rice and broccoli with cheese sauce. Not too bad for a Thursday night.
Jess had volleyball practice last night and Drew had TSA.
Ok, off to start. (I am in a good mood on a Friday for the first time in a month)
I don't have any appointments or meetings today which is also good and it is another day closer to summer break.
There aren't any plans for the weekend. Marsha is having an Easter dinner at her house so we will go to that and Drew has requested deviled eggs (a traditional Easter dish at our house).
I think I will try to burn some sticks and leaves from the yard. We have open burning here in Perry during certain times of the year and this is one of those windows. It started April 1st.
Next week, Jess has track meets on Monday and Thursday. Monday in Carroll and Thursday, here in Perry.
It was warm enough last night that I was able to cook on the new grill. I bought a bunch of chicken kabobs last night. They had them 10 for 10$. They were marinated in BBQ sauce and turned out very well. They were very tender and good. We had the kabobs, chicken flavored rice and broccoli with cheese sauce. Not too bad for a Thursday night.
Jess had volleyball practice last night and Drew had TSA.
Ok, off to start. (I am in a good mood on a Friday for the first time in a month)
Thursday, April 9, 2009
I am a big fan of electronic books (e-books)
The weather is finally cooperating. It is going to be a nice day today and yesterday was nice as well.
Class went well last night. I had them take a re-test and I made it open book since they all did poorly on the first test. The material was kind of intense so it was a good time to do an open book test.
Jess had a track meet on Tuesday. There were 12 teams and the stadium was tiny. It was a crowded mess and it wasn't very organized. The weather was ok but it was cold. Since it was a boy/girl meet and they had 12 teams, it took forever. Jess last event started at 9:15 and there was still 3 more events after hers.
She had a good meet. Second in the long jump but she had a pretty good distance. She got first in the 400 with a 59.9 and first in the 800 with a 2:28 and then they won the spring medley relay, she ran the anchor and had a 400 split at around 59.2.
She doesn't have another meet until Monday.
Drew has been practicing track and then going to baseball after that. He is still doing TSA as well so he is keeping busy. I think his first track meet is next week. I am not sure about baseball.
It is very good to be done with the weekend classes. I talked with my boss at DMACC yesterday and I am scheduled to teach next fall on Monday here in Perry and Wednesday at West campus so it is the same as this term.
I have one meeting this morning and then nothing on the calendar for the rest of the week. Whoo-hoo!
Trash day and the weather is good for the ladies.
Off to start
Class went well last night. I had them take a re-test and I made it open book since they all did poorly on the first test. The material was kind of intense so it was a good time to do an open book test.
Jess had a track meet on Tuesday. There were 12 teams and the stadium was tiny. It was a crowded mess and it wasn't very organized. The weather was ok but it was cold. Since it was a boy/girl meet and they had 12 teams, it took forever. Jess last event started at 9:15 and there was still 3 more events after hers.
She had a good meet. Second in the long jump but she had a pretty good distance. She got first in the 400 with a 59.9 and first in the 800 with a 2:28 and then they won the spring medley relay, she ran the anchor and had a 400 split at around 59.2.
She doesn't have another meet until Monday.
Drew has been practicing track and then going to baseball after that. He is still doing TSA as well so he is keeping busy. I think his first track meet is next week. I am not sure about baseball.
It is very good to be done with the weekend classes. I talked with my boss at DMACC yesterday and I am scheduled to teach next fall on Monday here in Perry and Wednesday at West campus so it is the same as this term.
I have one meeting this morning and then nothing on the calendar for the rest of the week. Whoo-hoo!
Trash day and the weather is good for the ladies.
Off to start
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
I think Tuesday is Monday's little brother
Class went ok last night. Everyone was present so that was a good thing. It is a hassle when a student is absent because of the make-up work and the getting them caught up stuff.
Jess has a track meet today at PCM. It is over an hour away. They have 10 teams at the meet, it is Boy/Girl and JV. The last event is scheduled to run at 9:30. I hope Jess doesn't run that event. I will leave as soon as she is done. I would imagine it is going to be cold too. I checked the weather and it is supposed to be 48 at 7:00 so that should help.
Drew has baseball practice tonight. He has been dead set on getting a Playstation 3. The dang things are very expensive but he wants he has some money and has jobs lined up for summer. I guess he has a goal at least. It just seems to me to be a waste of his hard earned money.
This week has felt like a weight has been lifted off of me. I think it is because the weekend class is over. I can't tell you how happy I am to have to work two nights a week now and have the weekend free.
Easter is this weekend and it has kind of snuck up on me. The year is moving pretty quickly but there are times it seems like every day is an eternity. I am really looking forward to summer.
OK, off to start.
Jess has a track meet today at PCM. It is over an hour away. They have 10 teams at the meet, it is Boy/Girl and JV. The last event is scheduled to run at 9:30. I hope Jess doesn't run that event. I will leave as soon as she is done. I would imagine it is going to be cold too. I checked the weather and it is supposed to be 48 at 7:00 so that should help.
Drew has baseball practice tonight. He has been dead set on getting a Playstation 3. The dang things are very expensive but he wants he has some money and has jobs lined up for summer. I guess he has a goal at least. It just seems to me to be a waste of his hard earned money.
This week has felt like a weight has been lifted off of me. I think it is because the weekend class is over. I can't tell you how happy I am to have to work two nights a week now and have the weekend free.
Easter is this weekend and it has kind of snuck up on me. The year is moving pretty quickly but there are times it seems like every day is an eternity. I am really looking forward to summer.
OK, off to start.
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