It is very cold today. The good news is we aren't supposed to get snow today.
I am very glad Friday is here. It has been a long week but I think next week may be more of the same.
Nancy is going through a rough stretch. Her parents aren't doing very well and Dave is having hip surgery on Monday. Throw in the normal holiday stress and it is really taking a toll. I worry about her.
Drew is continuing with the morning practices this week. The only one happy about it is Molly. We walk over to school at 6 am and she gets to go so she loves the morning walk.
Not much going on this weekend. I need to get my garage cleaned out and get the snow blower ready for the season.
Christmas is rushing upon us. I have to get ahold of Jenny and work out the logistics of the 20th.
Off to start.
Friday, December 5, 2008
Thursday, December 4, 2008
Yes, Virginia, winter sucks!
Still cold and windy!
Drew is job shadowing me today. I am not sure how fun it will be for him but it is required for one of his classes. He is going to be with me all day. I will find some things for him to do but it will probably be a bit boring for him. At least we get to have lunch together.
I have a meeting this morning and nothing scheduled for the rest of the week. It is a good feeling.
Jess had her first volleyball practice last night for her club team in Ankeny. The rules seem very strict. The coach was a D-1 college coach for awhile and doesn't have experience with running club teams. The thing she has in her rules is that the girls can't miss a practice or a tournament. Well, that is an issue. For almost all of the girls, they are in other sports and the high school stuff comes first. One of the rules says, she makes and exception for seniors for prom. Well, I hate to tell her but juniors are going to skip a practice or a tournament for prom. I think she has a bit to learn. If she really sticks to these rules, she won't have enough girls left to have a team.
Jess thought the girls were nice and I think things will go well. The adjustment period to this style will take a bit. I think Jess had fun and is looking forward to it.
Had a bit of insomnia last night and I am not sure why. I hope it doesn't continue over the next few nights or I am going to be one tired dude.
I watched Smokey and the Bandit last night. Maybe that is why I had insomnia. Images of Buford T. Justice in hot pursuit. I still think that is a pretty good movie. Seems a little corny now but I like it anyway.
Ok, off to start.
Drew is job shadowing me today. I am not sure how fun it will be for him but it is required for one of his classes. He is going to be with me all day. I will find some things for him to do but it will probably be a bit boring for him. At least we get to have lunch together.
I have a meeting this morning and nothing scheduled for the rest of the week. It is a good feeling.
Jess had her first volleyball practice last night for her club team in Ankeny. The rules seem very strict. The coach was a D-1 college coach for awhile and doesn't have experience with running club teams. The thing she has in her rules is that the girls can't miss a practice or a tournament. Well, that is an issue. For almost all of the girls, they are in other sports and the high school stuff comes first. One of the rules says, she makes and exception for seniors for prom. Well, I hate to tell her but juniors are going to skip a practice or a tournament for prom. I think she has a bit to learn. If she really sticks to these rules, she won't have enough girls left to have a team.
Jess thought the girls were nice and I think things will go well. The adjustment period to this style will take a bit. I think Jess had fun and is looking forward to it.
Had a bit of insomnia last night and I am not sure why. I hope it doesn't continue over the next few nights or I am going to be one tired dude.
I watched Smokey and the Bandit last night. Maybe that is why I had insomnia. Images of Buford T. Justice in hot pursuit. I still think that is a pretty good movie. Seems a little corny now but I like it anyway.
Ok, off to start.
Wednesday, December 3, 2008
No sugar coating it, winter sucks!
Well it is snowing outside and it is cold. WINTER!!!grrrr
I finished my last class in Des Moines for the semester....Whooo-hoooo!!!!
Monday night will be my last class here in Perry. It is good to be almost done.
Jess had a game last night. They won so the team is 3-1 so far this year which is much better than last year. They only won 1 game the whole season.
When Jess got home she was limping. In the last 20 seconds of the game, she drove to the basket and when she went up for the shot, a girl kneed her in the thigh, slapper her in the face and threw her to the ground. Jess said she just laid there for a minute or so trying not to cry. She'll be fine.
Drew had a game on Monday night and they won as well. We don't have any games for the rest of the week. Drew has one next Monday and Jess has one Tuesday.
Not much going on. It is cold and snowy. Work is busy and people are the way they always are. Just part of life I guess.
Christmas break is just a few weeks away and it will be good to have the building empty so I can get some server maintenance done.
I have to get in touch with everyone to find out the details for Christmas this year. We are having it at Jenny's. I have no clue where she lives but it will be nice to see her place. I hope the weather holds up.
Off to start!
I finished my last class in Des Moines for the semester....Whooo-hoooo!!!!
Monday night will be my last class here in Perry. It is good to be almost done.
Jess had a game last night. They won so the team is 3-1 so far this year which is much better than last year. They only won 1 game the whole season.
When Jess got home she was limping. In the last 20 seconds of the game, she drove to the basket and when she went up for the shot, a girl kneed her in the thigh, slapper her in the face and threw her to the ground. Jess said she just laid there for a minute or so trying not to cry. She'll be fine.
Drew had a game on Monday night and they won as well. We don't have any games for the rest of the week. Drew has one next Monday and Jess has one Tuesday.
Not much going on. It is cold and snowy. Work is busy and people are the way they always are. Just part of life I guess.
Christmas break is just a few weeks away and it will be good to have the building empty so I can get some server maintenance done.
I have to get in touch with everyone to find out the details for Christmas this year. We are having it at Jenny's. I have no clue where she lives but it will be nice to see her place. I hope the weather holds up.
Off to start!
Monday, December 1, 2008
I feel like a bear waking from hibernation
It was a good weekend. The weather was marginal but the days off were a good break for me.
I tried to do a little shopping on Black Friday. What a mess! I wanted to get a tv. I am using some of the money I made from teaching class to buy a 40 inch LCD TV for the front living room. I want a specific model and they had a great sale on them. Of course the two places I went were sold out! I will give it a try again later.
Thanksgiving was ok. I made turkey and it was the best turkey I have ever had. It was just perfect. I am not sure what the deal was but it sure turned out good.
We got about three inches of snow this weekend. I wasn't outside much so it wasn't a big deal to me.
Nancy did her Christmas baking on Saturday. Jess and Drew helped a bit. It is one of my favorite things. She makes chocolates and cookies, caramel corn, chex mix and a bunch of wonderful things.
Jess had a basketball scrimmage on Saturday morning. It was at North Polk. She was back around lunchtime.
Sunday was a bit of a waste. I had a headache and didn't feel that well. I laid on the couch most of the day and watched a marathon of the TV show "Solitary". I think it would be fun to go on that show. Maybe I will send in a video next time they are auditioning to see if I can get on.
Three weeks until Christmas break. I have two more Monday classes and one more Tuesday class. It is good to be almost done with the classes. I will miss another one of Jess' basketball games Tuesday.
It will be a busy week for Jess. She has practice all week with a game Tuesday. She also starts volleyball practice with her club team this week. Tonight there is a rules meeting so after practice they will be headed to Ankeny for that. She will have practice Wednesday and Thursday.
Drew has a game tonight in Perry at 4:15 so I will be able to watch it.
I am not sure what I have on my work calendar this week but I guess I will check it out when I go in this morning. I really do feel a bit refreshed from the weekend and ready to start again.
Off to start
I tried to do a little shopping on Black Friday. What a mess! I wanted to get a tv. I am using some of the money I made from teaching class to buy a 40 inch LCD TV for the front living room. I want a specific model and they had a great sale on them. Of course the two places I went were sold out! I will give it a try again later.
Thanksgiving was ok. I made turkey and it was the best turkey I have ever had. It was just perfect. I am not sure what the deal was but it sure turned out good.
We got about three inches of snow this weekend. I wasn't outside much so it wasn't a big deal to me.
Nancy did her Christmas baking on Saturday. Jess and Drew helped a bit. It is one of my favorite things. She makes chocolates and cookies, caramel corn, chex mix and a bunch of wonderful things.
Jess had a basketball scrimmage on Saturday morning. It was at North Polk. She was back around lunchtime.
Sunday was a bit of a waste. I had a headache and didn't feel that well. I laid on the couch most of the day and watched a marathon of the TV show "Solitary". I think it would be fun to go on that show. Maybe I will send in a video next time they are auditioning to see if I can get on.
Three weeks until Christmas break. I have two more Monday classes and one more Tuesday class. It is good to be almost done with the classes. I will miss another one of Jess' basketball games Tuesday.
It will be a busy week for Jess. She has practice all week with a game Tuesday. She also starts volleyball practice with her club team this week. Tonight there is a rules meeting so after practice they will be headed to Ankeny for that. She will have practice Wednesday and Thursday.
Drew has a game tonight in Perry at 4:15 so I will be able to watch it.
I am not sure what I have on my work calendar this week but I guess I will check it out when I go in this morning. I really do feel a bit refreshed from the weekend and ready to start again.
Off to start
Monday, November 24, 2008
Monday - the antidote for a positive attitude
It is Monday but we have a short week this week. The kids only have school today and tomorrow. Thanksgiving break is always a good get away from the day to day hassle of school.
Jess had a basketball tournament this weekend. It was ok. They lost Friday but won Saturday. Jess played the worst game of her career Saturday. She fouled out and really didn't play much. She got in foul trouble early in the game and every time she came in she seemed to foul and the she just really struggled to get it going. The team won so that was what was important.
Drew has a game tonight in Dallas Center. Jess has a game tomorrow in Perry.
I have a couple meetings today. One this morning and the other tonight at 6:30. I actually canceled my class tonight so I could attend this meeting. It is a school board work session and they are discussing borrowing money.
We got a bunch of snow on Saturday and it was unexpected. I would guess we got a couple inches if not more. It was slick and messy and cold as it could be.
Off to start
Jess had a basketball tournament this weekend. It was ok. They lost Friday but won Saturday. Jess played the worst game of her career Saturday. She fouled out and really didn't play much. She got in foul trouble early in the game and every time she came in she seemed to foul and the she just really struggled to get it going. The team won so that was what was important.
Drew has a game tonight in Dallas Center. Jess has a game tomorrow in Perry.
I have a couple meetings today. One this morning and the other tonight at 6:30. I actually canceled my class tonight so I could attend this meeting. It is a school board work session and they are discussing borrowing money.
We got a bunch of snow on Saturday and it was unexpected. I would guess we got a couple inches if not more. It was slick and messy and cold as it could be.
Off to start
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
PB&J and Tuesday nights go hand in hand
Cold this morning but I think it is going to warm up today. It will be short lived. The rest of the week is supposed to be cold. The good news is we really don't have a chance at any significant snow in the near future.
Class went well last night. I had them do a team project that incorporated Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. They had to do a lot of work and finish the night with a presentation. I was anticipating it to take a few hours total but it ended up taking almost the whole four hours and the second group didn't get to do their presentation. They will have to do it next week.
Even thought it was a bunch of work, I really didn't hear any grumbling about it. I think they enjoyed the project but it was a killer for me. I just had to sit there for four hours and wait. It was very dull. The next two classes are going to be the same because they have test prep next week and the final test the week after that.
Jess had a basketball game last night and they won. I thin they won pretty big too. Dawn said Jess played well. She is more confident this year and really getting to the basket. I think she had 12 points. It will be good to see her play on Friday.
She has the best vertical jump on the team so she does the jump ball. So far this season she is yet to loose the jump toss. We will see what happens when she has to jump against a girl that is 6'2. Last year she had to jump against one of those girls and she wanted to get up early so she jumped as soon as the ball was tossed. The other girl jumped with her and they both wiffed!
Drew has early morning practices this week so we go over at 5:10 am. Molly loves the little walk to the school so she is just excited as she can be when Drew is up and about in the morning.
I have a meeting today and not much on the agenda for the rest of the week. I am a bit worn out today for the last two nights of teaching.
I got my confirmation card for teaching next semester. I teach three classes. For a 6 week period from the end of February to the start of April I will be teaching 17 hours a week. I guess we will see how I hold up.
Off to start.
Class went well last night. I had them do a team project that incorporated Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. They had to do a lot of work and finish the night with a presentation. I was anticipating it to take a few hours total but it ended up taking almost the whole four hours and the second group didn't get to do their presentation. They will have to do it next week.
Even thought it was a bunch of work, I really didn't hear any grumbling about it. I think they enjoyed the project but it was a killer for me. I just had to sit there for four hours and wait. It was very dull. The next two classes are going to be the same because they have test prep next week and the final test the week after that.
Jess had a basketball game last night and they won. I thin they won pretty big too. Dawn said Jess played well. She is more confident this year and really getting to the basket. I think she had 12 points. It will be good to see her play on Friday.
She has the best vertical jump on the team so she does the jump ball. So far this season she is yet to loose the jump toss. We will see what happens when she has to jump against a girl that is 6'2. Last year she had to jump against one of those girls and she wanted to get up early so she jumped as soon as the ball was tossed. The other girl jumped with her and they both wiffed!
Drew has early morning practices this week so we go over at 5:10 am. Molly loves the little walk to the school so she is just excited as she can be when Drew is up and about in the morning.
I have a meeting today and not much on the agenda for the rest of the week. I am a bit worn out today for the last two nights of teaching.
I got my confirmation card for teaching next semester. I teach three classes. For a 6 week period from the end of February to the start of April I will be teaching 17 hours a week. I guess we will see how I hold up.
Off to start.
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
I think I might prefer the virtual world
Yesterday I had to go to Rockwell Collins for a virtual reality demonstration. They are donating a virtual reality projector, computer and screen to the school and I went with a small group of people to check out the technology in their environment. It was pretty cool to see the virtual reality, 3D environment. We had to wear some high tech 3D glasses but it really seemed like we were really in the virtual room.
We had to leave at 6am yesterday morning, thus the blog did not get posted. It was an early start to the day since I also had to teach class last night and didn't get home until around 9:45. Anyway, it was pretty cool and it will be interesting to see if our staff gets jazzed enough about it to actually develop curriculum to integrate it.
Drew had a basketball game last night. They lost 50 something to 14. UGLY! Drew did score one point.
Jess has her first basketball game tonight. I am not sure where it is but it isn't in Perry. I teach so I pay less attention to where she plays when I have no chance of attending.
The weekend went quickly. The huskers won, which was good. Jess had a basketball round robin scrimmage all day Saturday. The kids and Dawn wen to the school play and that was about it.
We did go to Ankeny Sunday to turn in Jessica's volleyball contract but that was relatively uneventful. I did buy a new kitchen trash can..Whoo Hoo!
I can't believe we are a little over a week away from Thanksgiving. I need to call mom this weekend and decide what we are going to do. Jess is having oral surgery over the break so I am not sure I am going to make it to the traditional Thanksgiving decoration day at the restaurant. I really haven't even thought much about it and it is just a week away.
Christmas is fast approaching as well. It won't be long until the shopping season will be full swing. I also have to start thinking of songs for the Christmas CD.
Ok, off to start.
We had to leave at 6am yesterday morning, thus the blog did not get posted. It was an early start to the day since I also had to teach class last night and didn't get home until around 9:45. Anyway, it was pretty cool and it will be interesting to see if our staff gets jazzed enough about it to actually develop curriculum to integrate it.
Drew had a basketball game last night. They lost 50 something to 14. UGLY! Drew did score one point.
Jess has her first basketball game tonight. I am not sure where it is but it isn't in Perry. I teach so I pay less attention to where she plays when I have no chance of attending.
The weekend went quickly. The huskers won, which was good. Jess had a basketball round robin scrimmage all day Saturday. The kids and Dawn wen to the school play and that was about it.
We did go to Ankeny Sunday to turn in Jessica's volleyball contract but that was relatively uneventful. I did buy a new kitchen trash can..Whoo Hoo!
I can't believe we are a little over a week away from Thanksgiving. I need to call mom this weekend and decide what we are going to do. Jess is having oral surgery over the break so I am not sure I am going to make it to the traditional Thanksgiving decoration day at the restaurant. I really haven't even thought much about it and it is just a week away.
Christmas is fast approaching as well. It won't be long until the shopping season will be full swing. I also have to start thinking of songs for the Christmas CD.
Ok, off to start.
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