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
Thursday, April 9, 2009
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.
Monday, April 6, 2009
It does no good to curse the weather but I do it anyway
We got a bunch of snow yesterday but not a lot of it stuck. The cement is clear but the grass has probably an inch left on it. It sucked. I hate the cold and am sick of it hanging around. Enough said about that.
It was good to finish up my weekend class. I am so happy to not have to worry about teaching on Friday night and Saturday morning anymore. I have to say it went quick but dang, it sure kills the weekends. I am looking forward to Fridays again.
Jess took her ACT Saturday so that is done. Drew spent the night at a friends house Friday for a birthday party.
Not much else going on. I was so tired on Saturday that I went to bed at 7:30 and slept until 6:30. That doesn't ever happen so not sure what the deal was.
Jess is supposed to have a track meet tomorrow. Not sure the weather will allow it but I guess we will wait and see.
off to start.
It was good to finish up my weekend class. I am so happy to not have to worry about teaching on Friday night and Saturday morning anymore. I have to say it went quick but dang, it sure kills the weekends. I am looking forward to Fridays again.
Jess took her ACT Saturday so that is done. Drew spent the night at a friends house Friday for a birthday party.
Not much else going on. I was so tired on Saturday that I went to bed at 7:30 and slept until 6:30. That doesn't ever happen so not sure what the deal was.
Jess is supposed to have a track meet tomorrow. Not sure the weather will allow it but I guess we will wait and see.
off to start.
Friday, April 3, 2009
Snow! Give me a break!
Yesterday I was disgusted that we were having cold weather. Well it is getting worse. Saturday into Sunday up to 6 inches of snow. What the hell is that all about?
On the brighter side, the weather is going to be good today. 58 and sunny.
Yesterday was a full day. Nancy was telling me about an ad she saw in the paper. Ace Hardware had a Weber gas grill on sale $100 off. I went online checked the reviews for that model and they were all excellent. So at lunch, I went down and bought it. It is sitting on my back patio as I type.
One cool feature is that it has a holder for the gas tank that weighs it and says how full it is and shows when it is empty.
Jess had a track meet last night here in Perry. The weather was cold but we have had track meets in colder weather. It ended up getting a little warmer than projected so it was good that they got it in.
I worked as a timer so I was able to be down on the track and see the action right at the finish line.
Jess won the 400 with at time of 59.53, which was a meet record and a good time for this early in the year. She won the 800 with a time of 2:30. She probably could have run faster but was way out in front and didn't need to. She won the long jump with a jump of 15'2 which was pretty good but not her best. The relay team she anchored got 2nd. It was the 4x400 and they were way too far back from 1st for her to be able to catch up. She ran 61 seconds in her leg.
Drew had baseball practice last night. I am not sure if the team will be any good but he should play all the time. He is pretty excited about the grill.
One meeting this morning at 8. Then I teach for the last weekend of the term. It is going to be pretty easy. They are taking the final test tonight and doing a team project Saturday. I hope to get out early both days.
Stupid snow to look forward to this weekend. Ugh!
Off to start.
On the brighter side, the weather is going to be good today. 58 and sunny.
Yesterday was a full day. Nancy was telling me about an ad she saw in the paper. Ace Hardware had a Weber gas grill on sale $100 off. I went online checked the reviews for that model and they were all excellent. So at lunch, I went down and bought it. It is sitting on my back patio as I type.
One cool feature is that it has a holder for the gas tank that weighs it and says how full it is and shows when it is empty.
Jess had a track meet last night here in Perry. The weather was cold but we have had track meets in colder weather. It ended up getting a little warmer than projected so it was good that they got it in.
I worked as a timer so I was able to be down on the track and see the action right at the finish line.
Jess won the 400 with at time of 59.53, which was a meet record and a good time for this early in the year. She won the 800 with a time of 2:30. She probably could have run faster but was way out in front and didn't need to. She won the long jump with a jump of 15'2 which was pretty good but not her best. The relay team she anchored got 2nd. It was the 4x400 and they were way too far back from 1st for her to be able to catch up. She ran 61 seconds in her leg.
Drew had baseball practice last night. I am not sure if the team will be any good but he should play all the time. He is pretty excited about the grill.
One meeting this morning at 8. Then I teach for the last weekend of the term. It is going to be pretty easy. They are taking the final test tonight and doing a team project Saturday. I hope to get out early both days.
Stupid snow to look forward to this weekend. Ugh!
Off to start.
Thursday, April 2, 2009
The places my mind takes me
This weather is really ticking me off!!! High of 39; are you kidding me!
Class went well last night. I got out around 9:20 so it was an early night for a change. The sessions are winding down and I am glad. The sessions are starting to grind on me. The weekend class ends this weekend and that will be a big help. Between working day and night and spending my free time grading papers, which I am still a long way from being caught up, it has been a load.
Jess is supposed to have a track meet today, here in Perry. We haven't had this track meet in a few years because the weather has always been too bad so they cancel it. This year will probably follow that trend. I think the high is only supposed to be 39 so it will be very cold for the kids to be running, especially when the sun goes down.
They have another meet tomorrow in Huxley. The weather is supposed to cooperate but I will have to miss it because I will be teaching.
Drew has his first baseball practice tonight. It is good to get the season started but this weather doesn't make me feel much like being outside watching sports.
I have been trying to think of a bright side to this god awful weather and I can only think of two.
- The cold weather will really make me appreciate the good weather. Sometimes it is good to get a reality check and appreciate the little things in life that are good. Beautiful weather is one of those things.
- The garbage bastards have to be out in this all day picking up trash. They may have been bastards in making life difficult for the residence of Perry, Iowa but they still have to be out in this crap picking up people trash. Eat that ladies!
Off to start
Class went well last night. I got out around 9:20 so it was an early night for a change. The sessions are winding down and I am glad. The sessions are starting to grind on me. The weekend class ends this weekend and that will be a big help. Between working day and night and spending my free time grading papers, which I am still a long way from being caught up, it has been a load.
Jess is supposed to have a track meet today, here in Perry. We haven't had this track meet in a few years because the weather has always been too bad so they cancel it. This year will probably follow that trend. I think the high is only supposed to be 39 so it will be very cold for the kids to be running, especially when the sun goes down.
They have another meet tomorrow in Huxley. The weather is supposed to cooperate but I will have to miss it because I will be teaching.
Drew has his first baseball practice tonight. It is good to get the season started but this weather doesn't make me feel much like being outside watching sports.
I have been trying to think of a bright side to this god awful weather and I can only think of two.
- The cold weather will really make me appreciate the good weather. Sometimes it is good to get a reality check and appreciate the little things in life that are good. Beautiful weather is one of those things.
- The garbage bastards have to be out in this all day picking up trash. They may have been bastards in making life difficult for the residence of Perry, Iowa but they still have to be out in this crap picking up people trash. Eat that ladies!
Off to start
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Spring doesn't look like this in the movies
The weather is crap! We started this morning in the low 50's and it is going to get colder as the day goes on. I think it is going to be in the low 30's by lunchtime. Tomorrow we get another dose of cold.
Class went ok last night. They took two tests and they did poorly on the first one. It was a multiple choice test and the high score was a 68%. I am going to let them re-take it and then average the scores. I haven't graded the second test yet.
Both kids said they had a hard track practice last night. I think that is good. It does them well to exercise hard. Jess has track meets Thursday and Friday this week. The Thursday one is here in Perry but the weather isn't looking good so there is a chance it will get canceled. This would be the third time this meet has been canceled. Spring weather sucks!
One meeting today and then nothing on the agenda. I have a bunch of office work to do so having an open calendar is a good thing. Tomorrow, I go to a training session at 11 (it is only an hour) then I teach the office staff our new Office 2007 suite in the afternoon. Then off to DMACC. It will be a fully day.
Drew has his first baseball practice Thursday night. I was playing catch with him the other day and he has really gotten stronger. His throws were hurting my hand.
Jess have volleyball practice last night. I wonder how it went after the tournament debacle and the complaints from the parents. I won't really get a chance to talk to her until tonight.
Off to start.
Class went ok last night. They took two tests and they did poorly on the first one. It was a multiple choice test and the high score was a 68%. I am going to let them re-take it and then average the scores. I haven't graded the second test yet.
Both kids said they had a hard track practice last night. I think that is good. It does them well to exercise hard. Jess has track meets Thursday and Friday this week. The Thursday one is here in Perry but the weather isn't looking good so there is a chance it will get canceled. This would be the third time this meet has been canceled. Spring weather sucks!
One meeting today and then nothing on the agenda. I have a bunch of office work to do so having an open calendar is a good thing. Tomorrow, I go to a training session at 11 (it is only an hour) then I teach the office staff our new Office 2007 suite in the afternoon. Then off to DMACC. It will be a fully day.
Drew has his first baseball practice Thursday night. I was playing catch with him the other day and he has really gotten stronger. His throws were hurting my hand.
Jess have volleyball practice last night. I wonder how it went after the tournament debacle and the complaints from the parents. I won't really get a chance to talk to her until tonight.
Off to start.
Monday, March 30, 2009
Mutiny
Well the week is starting up again...ugh! Weather is going to be colder and windy. Not a good outlook for the rest of the week either.
The volleyball tournament was a bust. The girls didn't play well and the coach was kind of nuts. I am not sure what her deal was but she has some issues that haven't been displayed before. I think the parents are really upset. I am not sure what to think.
Anyway, over the weekend. Drew held down the fort while everyone was out and about. He did the dishes and kept the house in order. He is a very good kid. He has a summer job all worked out. He is going to cut the grass at Gene and Marsha's while they are in Alaska. It takes about 4 hours on the riding lawn mower but he gets $50 for it.
Jess had idle hands this weekend. Her boyfriend was at an FCA event and it was an overnight thing. She and a couple of her girl friends, seran wrapped his car. The did it after dark on Saturday night and as they were doing it, a cop pulled up. He told them "Nice job" and gave them some tips on how to get the wrap around the wheels.
I think this is going to be a busy week but we are on the down swing toward summer. It can't get here soon enough for me.
Nancy's birthday was yesterday. I had to call her from the volleyball tournament to go to the school and checkout some equipment. I made an appointment with a teacher and forgot. Once again, she pulled my ass out of the fire. I am not sure what I would do without her.
Ok, off to start.
The volleyball tournament was a bust. The girls didn't play well and the coach was kind of nuts. I am not sure what her deal was but she has some issues that haven't been displayed before. I think the parents are really upset. I am not sure what to think.
Anyway, over the weekend. Drew held down the fort while everyone was out and about. He did the dishes and kept the house in order. He is a very good kid. He has a summer job all worked out. He is going to cut the grass at Gene and Marsha's while they are in Alaska. It takes about 4 hours on the riding lawn mower but he gets $50 for it.
Jess had idle hands this weekend. Her boyfriend was at an FCA event and it was an overnight thing. She and a couple of her girl friends, seran wrapped his car. The did it after dark on Saturday night and as they were doing it, a cop pulled up. He told them "Nice job" and gave them some tips on how to get the wrap around the wheels.
I think this is going to be a busy week but we are on the down swing toward summer. It can't get here soon enough for me.
Nancy's birthday was yesterday. I had to call her from the volleyball tournament to go to the school and checkout some equipment. I made an appointment with a teacher and forgot. Once again, she pulled my ass out of the fire. I am not sure what I would do without her.
Ok, off to start.
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