We have had big rain here over the weekend and into yesterday. Flooding is going on around the state and it is just crappy. Today will be the exception. Sun and in the low 60's.
Jess has a track meet and Drew has a baseball game so I hope the wind isn't an issue. We haven't had many sunny days lately without a big ol wind messing it up.
Drew went to the state TSA competition in Des Moines yesterday. They are staying overnight at the Adventureland hotel so it is a big time for him. I think he was pretty excited.
I told him to text message me and let me know how he did but I got nothing. He will be back around 3 today so I will find out then.
Jess runs at Adel tonight. There are 11 teams at this meet so it should be pretty good. I hope she runs well. She worked out over the weekend, even though it was crappy.
Last night was test night for my class. I think they all did ok but I haven't graded anything yet. Only one more Wednesday night class and one more Monday night class and I am done!! Whoo-hoo!!
Molly and I have started exercising in the morning. We started Saturday and have been going every morning. We walk/jog for 30 minutes. It has been pretty good so far but I wish the weather would get better.
The week ahead is busy. Jess has track tonight, Thursday and Friday. Drew has baseball tonight and Thursday and I think a track meet Friday. I haven't looked ahead to the weekend yet so I am not sure what is going on. Well, Prom is Saturday so that is a big day for the goose.
Oh, gay marriage started here in Iowa yesterday.
Ok, off to start.
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Friday, April 24, 2009
Lane 4 is no longer the prime lane...yuck!
The weather was not as good as they lying bastards said it would be. Cloudy, windy and a bit cool. Today is "supposed" to be nice. Why do I even watch the weather? It is like a sickness.
The track meet was OK. Jess won the long jump with a personal best 16 feet even. She was really feeling sick. Her cold just won't let her breath right so she was struggling.
She won the 400 with a time of 59.97 which was ok but I could tell she was having trouble with her breathing. She said she felt like she was going to get sick
She got second in the 800. She just died the second lap and didn't run a very good time for her.
The got 1st in the sprint med relay but she puked right before she ran (on the track no less). It wasn't much vomit so it wasn't that gross but still.
After she ran, the coach let me take her home so she could go to bed. Today she runs in the Drake relays but it is only one 400. I am hoping she gets better soon. This chest cold has been hanging on for a week.
Drew is going to state TSA on Monday. He will be competing in three events. RC car, Quiz bowl, and bridge building. They are going to the Adventurland hotel in Des Moines and staying overnight. He is excited. He will miss two days of school, Monday and Tuesday.
He also has a track meet tonight. He is throwing the discus. Tomorrow a baseball game.
No school today - teacher's inservice. I have to go in a bit early today to make sure they are all setup for the presentations.
Once again I am going to try to take pictures and put them on the blog. I just do a terrible job of that but I am going to really put some effort into getting the camera out and taking some shots.
Ok, off to start
The track meet was OK. Jess won the long jump with a personal best 16 feet even. She was really feeling sick. Her cold just won't let her breath right so she was struggling.
She won the 400 with a time of 59.97 which was ok but I could tell she was having trouble with her breathing. She said she felt like she was going to get sick
She got second in the 800. She just died the second lap and didn't run a very good time for her.
The got 1st in the sprint med relay but she puked right before she ran (on the track no less). It wasn't much vomit so it wasn't that gross but still.
After she ran, the coach let me take her home so she could go to bed. Today she runs in the Drake relays but it is only one 400. I am hoping she gets better soon. This chest cold has been hanging on for a week.
Drew is going to state TSA on Monday. He will be competing in three events. RC car, Quiz bowl, and bridge building. They are going to the Adventurland hotel in Des Moines and staying overnight. He is excited. He will miss two days of school, Monday and Tuesday.
He also has a track meet tonight. He is throwing the discus. Tomorrow a baseball game.
No school today - teacher's inservice. I have to go in a bit early today to make sure they are all setup for the presentations.
Once again I am going to try to take pictures and put them on the blog. I just do a terrible job of that but I am going to really put some effort into getting the camera out and taking some shots.
Ok, off to start
Thursday, April 23, 2009
How can a balding man have such crazy hair in the morning?
Weather is great today. 70's and sunny. There might be a little wind but that is ok.
It was one of those days that I felt like I worked and slept and nothing else. It was testing night for the my computers class. They seemed to do well but I have one student that is as slow as a person can be without going backwards.
Everyone else was done with the test by 8:00. She was still sitting there, staring at the screen at 9. She did finally finish up but man on man.
Track meet today for Jess. She is still fighting her cold so we will see how she does. I am not sure where the track meet is but I am sure I will get it figured out.
Tomorrow we don't have school. It is an all day teachers inservice day. Kind of a nice way to start the weekend. I would imagine it will be slow.
Drew has a track meet Friday night and a baseball game Saturday. I think the weather will be good for both. We may get rain on Saturday but I think it is going to be at night.
Off to start
It was one of those days that I felt like I worked and slept and nothing else. It was testing night for the my computers class. They seemed to do well but I have one student that is as slow as a person can be without going backwards.
Everyone else was done with the test by 8:00. She was still sitting there, staring at the screen at 9. She did finally finish up but man on man.
Track meet today for Jess. She is still fighting her cold so we will see how she does. I am not sure where the track meet is but I am sure I will get it figured out.
Tomorrow we don't have school. It is an all day teachers inservice day. Kind of a nice way to start the weekend. I would imagine it will be slow.
Drew has a track meet Friday night and a baseball game Saturday. I think the weather will be good for both. We may get rain on Saturday but I think it is going to be at night.
Off to start
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Is there some kind of a pill for motivation?
The weather is looking better for today. Yesterday was still windy and chilly but a little better. I think it is going to get warm today and stay that way through Friday.
Jess is still under the weather but getting better every day. She is really fighting this cold. I hate colds and know how it sucks.
Drew had his track meet last night. He threw the discus and said he didn't do very well. He doesn't really like track so I would imagine he will golf in high school.
I slept in a bit today. I was just having trouble getting out of bed so I am running behind.
I give part one of the final tests to my Wednesday class tonight. I hope it goes well. I want them to succeed. Truth be told, I didn't make it that hard. Of course, I have said that before and had everyone fail so I guess we will see.
I am not sure if I mentioned a new dog training system I bought. Anyway, it is working well and Molly is really doing great with it. I am amazed at how well it works. The basics are down but I need time to work with her to get the other stuff now.
Off to start
Jess is still under the weather but getting better every day. She is really fighting this cold. I hate colds and know how it sucks.
Drew had his track meet last night. He threw the discus and said he didn't do very well. He doesn't really like track so I would imagine he will golf in high school.
I slept in a bit today. I was just having trouble getting out of bed so I am running behind.
I give part one of the final tests to my Wednesday class tonight. I hope it goes well. I want them to succeed. Truth be told, I didn't make it that hard. Of course, I have said that before and had everyone fail so I guess we will see.
I am not sure if I mentioned a new dog training system I bought. Anyway, it is working well and Molly is really doing great with it. I am amazed at how well it works. The basics are down but I need time to work with her to get the other stuff now.
Off to start
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
The cold hand of winter is clinging to my ankle
The weather people lied about yesterday...It SUCKED!!! The weather was cold and windy and not good at all. The bastards are telling me it is going to get better tonight. Whatever.
Jess went home sick yesterday. She missed the track meet last night. It was probably for the best. The weather was terrible so it would have only made things worse. She slept all afternoon and seemed to have more color in her face when I got home from class.
She went to bed early and should be much better today.
Drew's baseball game was canceled last night. The coaches had the good sense to realize that the weather was not good for anything.
He has a track meet today in Nevada. I was wrong last week when I thought his track meet was in Nevada, that one was in Jefferson. Tonight is in Nevada. It starts at 4 so I won't be heading up there. It is a little over an hour and I think he is only running one event.
He has a meet here Friday I will be able to see. He also has a baseball game Saturday.
Jess has a track meet Thursday and then runs at the Drake Relays Friday. I don't plan on going to Drake Friday.
On a cool note. Jess got a track letter from Cornell University. The first Ivy League school to contact her for sports. She brought home about 10 letters from different colleges yesterday. I think she is getting at least one every day now. Some from small colleges and others from big ones. She has gotten letters for three sports. Basketball, Volleyball and Track.
Her latest volleyball letter was from a college in Minnesota, I forget which one now but in the brochure it says they are "The Harvard of the Midwest". That kind of made me smile.
Class went well last night but I blew up the projector. It was running really hot and the temp light was flashing red. I sprayed compressed air in it to cool it down and when the cold air hit the hot bulb....BOOM! I will have to replace the damn thing today.
Off to start.
Jess went home sick yesterday. She missed the track meet last night. It was probably for the best. The weather was terrible so it would have only made things worse. She slept all afternoon and seemed to have more color in her face when I got home from class.
She went to bed early and should be much better today.
Drew's baseball game was canceled last night. The coaches had the good sense to realize that the weather was not good for anything.
He has a track meet today in Nevada. I was wrong last week when I thought his track meet was in Nevada, that one was in Jefferson. Tonight is in Nevada. It starts at 4 so I won't be heading up there. It is a little over an hour and I think he is only running one event.
He has a meet here Friday I will be able to see. He also has a baseball game Saturday.
Jess has a track meet Thursday and then runs at the Drake Relays Friday. I don't plan on going to Drake Friday.
On a cool note. Jess got a track letter from Cornell University. The first Ivy League school to contact her for sports. She brought home about 10 letters from different colleges yesterday. I think she is getting at least one every day now. Some from small colleges and others from big ones. She has gotten letters for three sports. Basketball, Volleyball and Track.
Her latest volleyball letter was from a college in Minnesota, I forget which one now but in the brochure it says they are "The Harvard of the Midwest". That kind of made me smile.
Class went well last night but I blew up the projector. It was running really hot and the temp light was flashing red. I sprayed compressed air in it to cool it down and when the cold air hit the hot bulb....BOOM! I will have to replace the damn thing today.
Off to start.
Monday, April 20, 2009
It isn't my birthday but I sure feel older today
Monday and the cycle of life continues.
The weather is going to be pretty good today. Warm in the 50's but windy.
The weekend was busy. Jess played volleyball and the track meet was canceled because of a big thunderstorm predicted to come through. Well it never did but it was good that they didn't have to come back from Minneapolis.
The team won all three matches the first day and then lost 2 of 3 the second day and lost the first match the final day. The club season is over. It has been pretty long and I am kind of glad it is done.
Drew and I had a good weekend together. We hung out on Saturday and went to Des Moines on Sunday. We ate at Red Lobster and then went to Super Target.
He had a father-son scrimmage for baseball. My arm and back are sore as heck today. I am getting too old for this. I had to play shortstop. That was the first problem. I did fine but am paying the price today. The throw to first gets longer every year.
Drew has a baseball game tonight here in Perry. Jess has a track meet in Adel and I teach class.
I suppose I should get started.
The weather is going to be pretty good today. Warm in the 50's but windy.
The weekend was busy. Jess played volleyball and the track meet was canceled because of a big thunderstorm predicted to come through. Well it never did but it was good that they didn't have to come back from Minneapolis.
The team won all three matches the first day and then lost 2 of 3 the second day and lost the first match the final day. The club season is over. It has been pretty long and I am kind of glad it is done.
Drew and I had a good weekend together. We hung out on Saturday and went to Des Moines on Sunday. We ate at Red Lobster and then went to Super Target.
He had a father-son scrimmage for baseball. My arm and back are sore as heck today. I am getting too old for this. I had to play shortstop. That was the first problem. I did fine but am paying the price today. The throw to first gets longer every year.
Drew has a baseball game tonight here in Perry. Jess has a track meet in Adel and I teach class.
I suppose I should get started.
Friday, April 17, 2009
The meet records continue to fall
Weather is going to be good again today.
The track meet last night was good. The girl from North Polk that was a good runner, was on a senior trip and didn't come to the meet. Jess won 4 golds but it was a difficult meet anyway.
There were only 5 teams and not a lot of entries so the meet flew by. It was over by 7:00 so the events were really close together. Jess ran the 400 in a meet record of 58.11 which is the fastest time of the year for her (that time put her 2nd in the state all classes). About 15 minutes later she ran the 800 in a time of 2:31 which was slow for her but with little recovery time from the 800 it was ok.
About 15 minutes after that she ran the sprint med. They won and her 400 split was 60 seconds. She said the meet felt like a sucky practice. She also won the long jump but didn't have that great of a jump. The competition wasn't that good.
It is going to be a busy weekend for her. She leaves today to go to Minneapolis to play volleyball this afternoon. After the tournament, they are driving back to run in a track meet tomorrow. After the track meet, it is back to Minneapolis for volleyball Sunday morning. Then back for a track meet and school on Monday.
Drew has a track meet in Nevada today and a baseball game Monday here in Perry. He worked the track meet last night, moving hurdles and helping with the shot put.
The girls track sprint medley team qualified for the Drake relays so that is coming up next week. You have to be in the top 24 teams in the state regardless of class. I think the came in at 22. They don't have a 400 at the Drake relays so Jess couldn't individually qualify but she is on the sprint med so that will be fun for her.
Lots of stuff happening and it is good to get to the weekend.
ps: to check Jess stats and state rank go to this link: http://www.quikstatsiowa.com/girls_track/2008-09/access_stats.html
Click on the 400 and see her rank. The first screen shows all classes, you can select 3A to see where she is in our class. You can click on her name and it will show all her times and the meets.
Off to start.
The track meet last night was good. The girl from North Polk that was a good runner, was on a senior trip and didn't come to the meet. Jess won 4 golds but it was a difficult meet anyway.
There were only 5 teams and not a lot of entries so the meet flew by. It was over by 7:00 so the events were really close together. Jess ran the 400 in a meet record of 58.11 which is the fastest time of the year for her (that time put her 2nd in the state all classes). About 15 minutes later she ran the 800 in a time of 2:31 which was slow for her but with little recovery time from the 800 it was ok.
About 15 minutes after that she ran the sprint med. They won and her 400 split was 60 seconds. She said the meet felt like a sucky practice. She also won the long jump but didn't have that great of a jump. The competition wasn't that good.
It is going to be a busy weekend for her. She leaves today to go to Minneapolis to play volleyball this afternoon. After the tournament, they are driving back to run in a track meet tomorrow. After the track meet, it is back to Minneapolis for volleyball Sunday morning. Then back for a track meet and school on Monday.
Drew has a track meet in Nevada today and a baseball game Monday here in Perry. He worked the track meet last night, moving hurdles and helping with the shot put.
The girls track sprint medley team qualified for the Drake relays so that is coming up next week. You have to be in the top 24 teams in the state regardless of class. I think the came in at 22. They don't have a 400 at the Drake relays so Jess couldn't individually qualify but she is on the sprint med so that will be fun for her.
Lots of stuff happening and it is good to get to the weekend.
ps: to check Jess stats and state rank go to this link: http://www.quikstatsiowa.com/girls_track/2008-09/access_stats.html
Click on the 400 and see her rank. The first screen shows all classes, you can select 3A to see where she is in our class. You can click on her name and it will show all her times and the meets.
Off to start.
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