Light at then end of the tunnel Friday

Friday is finally here, the school year is almost over and those are both good things.

Golf went ok last night. I golfed like crap but had fun. The weather was great, the group I played with was a blast and the food was good so what is there to complain about (besides loosing a ball in the dang pond!).

Drew has a baseball game tonight. Jessi has a softball game tonight and it is supposed to rain. There has been so much rain here lately I have been tempted to check the neighborhood to see if anyone is building an arc.

We have had an disturbing event here in town. There is a guy on the loose that has entered a home and sexually assulted a woman and attacked another woman who was walking/jogging. They have put out alerts to everyone in town. I hope they catch they guy soon.

On the brighter side of things. Molly is doing well. She plays at night and sleeps most of the day. I have been bringing her to my office during the day and she has done great. She had two accidents the first day but nothing since. She sleeps and then I take her outside and she does her business and then back to rest. She is a cutie.

Nancy, Joyce and I are headed to Anaheim, California at the end of the month so I am starting to look forward to that trip. We have a week full of classes but should have plenty of time in the evenings to site see and relax.

Good Weather - "and that starts with G and that rhymes with Tee and that stands for Golf"

I think we are finally going to have some decent weather today. At least that is what the lying weather people say. It should be a good day for golf.

Other events today. Jessica has a softball game tonight, it is away. She also has a game tomorrow night and then a tournament this Saturday. I am sure she will do well.

Drew has a game tomorrow night. They have cancelled so many games and so many practices it is going to be the season that never ends. He is looking forward to the end of the season because I told him he could take guitar lessons after baseball season is over. It gives him something to look forward to.

I have posted all of my pictures on the web. You can take a look at them by clicking on this link: http://picasaweb.google.com/richjustrich/RichSStuff

Little Molly got her 12 week shots yesterday. She was a trooper and didn't even cry. She has to go back in a few weeks for her last booster. She also got her first bath last night. It did not go well. She is not a happy bath taker. She jumped and tried to run and shook and fought. Whew, it was a battle. I eventually won, with the help of the goose, and she is now a clean puppy. Shots and a bath all in one day you would think she would have been worn out but she was a little terror last night. Running around all wild and chewing on stuff and completely hyper. She finally settled down around 9 and went to sleep.

I hope you are able to enjoy the good weather today.

Is it Hump Day?

When I woke up this morning I thought, "Ahhh, Hump Day!", but is it really a hump day when we have a four day work week? hmmmm!

It has been very rainy here lately and it doesn't look like it is going to get any better over the next few days. It is supposed to rain today and then again on Friday. What a drag!

Last night it poured for about 20 minutes which was enough to cancel Drew's baseball game and shorten Jessica's softball practice. This has been a terribly wet spring.

I have some pictures of Molly. They should be to the left. She is currently sitting at my feet in the booth. She has been pretty good for a puppy. She goes to the bathroom outside very well but has an occasional accident inside. Most of it is her not knowing how to hold it yet. If she has to go, she just goes.

I leave for California at the end of June. It should be a good trip. We checked our class schedule yesterday and it looks like we got bumped from some of the classes we scheduled. We are going to look into getting enrolled in more classes today.

The end of the school year is getting close and I can't wait. A week from today and it is done! Jessica doesn't have to go the last day of school, they do finals Monday and Tuesday and she doesn't have any of Wednesday so she is done on Tuesday.

I start golf league this week. Well, league has been going for two weeks but Thusday will be my first night out. I need to go and check my cart to make sure it runs. I would hate to have to walk the first night out. Where would I put my beer?

Have a good day today!

Short Week

The end of the school year is winding down. We still have a bit to go but at least this is a short week. Drew has a game tonight. Both of the kids have games on Friday and Jess has a game on Thursday. I think there may be a tournament on Saturday.

We have a new puppy! Her name is Molly and she is a 12 week old miniature schnauzer. She is a cutie and I would post some pics of her but I can't find the stupid USB cable for the camera. UGH!

The weekend was good. I did a bunch of yard work and it was long overdue. It was graduation weekend so Jess had some parties to attend. I personally don't like that sort of thing but will have to endure the events when my kids graduate.

I have a couple of meetings today that I really do not want to attend. I am at the point that I just want to sit in my office and do my work without having to meet with anyone or see anyone except Nancy. She is good for me, she helps get me out of grouchy moods. Not that I am grouchy very often but ocassionally, it happens.

I am ready for the school year to be done!

One day closer to Summer and Friday

The weather has been unpleasant so far this Spring and it looks like the long weekend is going to be wet. Today is supposed to be nice but rain is in the forecast for the rest of the weekend.

I was hoping to get some yard work done but I guess I will have to wait and see how the weather holds up. If the accuracy of the weather people is as usual, it may be sunny and nice all weekend. Your guess is as good as theirs most times.

There are no games scheduled for this weekend so it should be relatively uneventful. Drew is going to a birthday party on Saturday but other than that, we have no plans.

I picked up Shelby's ashes yesterday. It was sad but they put her in a nice wooden box that had a ceramic heart on top with Shelby written in script. There were also a couple of little paw prints in the ceramic top. It is nice. I am not sure when we will bury her but we have the spot picked out and have to have a time when we can all get together and the weather is nice.

I will try to get some pictures up on the site this weekend. I am not as good at that as I should be.

I think I may drink a little beer this weekend.

What to Say

It has been a week since my last posting and much has happend. I am kind of at a loss for words and it has been hard to start blogging again. The last week has brought deep sadness, joy, a time for reflection and a time to begin to heal.

One week ago today, our dog Shelby passed away. She was only seven and I took her in to get spade. It was routine surgery and we had no concerns what-so-ever. I recieved a call at 9:00 am that morning that her heart had stopped during surgery and she died. The sadness that washed over me at that moment was overwhelming. I did not know what to do or what to say. Shelby was not just a pet but a family member and I will miss her greatly.

Jesssica ran in the state track meet the following day. Thursday. I did not tell the kids about Shelby because I knew she would have a hard time running witht that in her head. She did well and got 9th in the state.

I told the kids Thurdsay night about Shelby and it was a very sad night and next day. Drew stayed home from school in the morning but went in the afternoon. He had a game that night and did well. The team lost 14-11 but he had two doubles.

Saturday of last week, Jess ran in the state track meet in the Sprint medley relay. The got 7th and she ran a 57.4 split for her 400 leg. The top three places broke the state record so 7th was very good.

There seems to have been so much that has occurred in the last week that it is really hard to put into text. It was awesome to see Jess run at state and do well. It was great to see Drew do so well in his games but we enjoyed all of these accomplishments with a heavy heart.

The coming weeks will be much better and I look forward to our summer events. The last day of school is June 6.

Chicken, Chicken and Crispito

It is Wednesday and the school lunch on Wednesday is always the same - chicken sandwich, spicy chicken sandwich or crispito. Jess looks forward to the chicken sandwich every week.

Drew had a baseball game last night. They lost 10 -5. It was mostly an error riddled inning that cost them the game. He played left field for an inning and then 1st base the rest of the game. He had three at bats - stuck out once (first time all year he struck out), out at first once and had a single.

The baseball team is really struggling this year but they are having a lot of fun. Drew has a few friends on the team and that makes practice and games, regardless of the outcome, fun for him. The season ends in mid June so he and I will have a chance to go golfing a bit this summer.

Today is the lull in the week. Thursday, Jess runs at the state track meet and then I have my first night of golf league. It should be fine, Jess runs at 1:20 and I don't golf until 5:00 so I should have plenty of time for both. Drew is excited that he is getting out of school to go watch her run.

Friday, Drew has a baseball game. Saturday more state track and Sunday, another baseball game.

Today is just a day to take a breath. Drew has team pictures tonight and Jess should have an easy practice. So I think I will just relax this chicken, chicken, crispito day.