Mid week already and we just started...Woo-hooo!
The weather has been cool but a little humid. Not too bad at all I guess for September.
The elementary school had a water main break yesterday and they let them go home at 10:30. They also canceled classes in that building for today as well. I think they had to do bacteria testing on the water to make sure it was safe after the repair and it takes 24 hours for the result. The high school and middle school students are jealous.
Jess had a volleyball match against Adel last night. They won in 5 games. This is the first time in a long time that we have beaten Adel and it was a very good match. Jess played absolutely awesome in the last two games. It was really fun to watch.
I teach class tonight. Tomorrow the girls have a volleyball tournament in Perry and Friday Drew has his first home football game.
His knee was bothering him last night so he stayed home from the volleyball match. He needs to take care of it a little better. Ice and ibuprofen are necessary but he doesn't do it like he should.
Work is busy like usual. It is good to have the short week.
School board elections were yesterday and the incumbents won. I guess it really doesn't matter.
Ok, off to start.
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
Thursday, September 3, 2009
Waiting for the other shoe to fall
The weather is still wonderful. I haven't had that much of a chance to enjoy it but this weekend is supposed to be nice as well so I will make sure I spend some time outside.
Class went really well last night. It was really, really hot in the classroom. I think the thermostat said 82. Everyone in the room was fanning themselves and I was dying.
Even though the temp was bad, the class went well. I had everyone's attention and everyone was engaged in the classroom discussion. Most times, I have one or two people ask questions or contribute to a discussion point. Last night, I think everyone participated.
For all the things that could have made last night hell - Everyone tired from a long days work prior to class, hot as can be in the room, 4 hours of class, and some of the material is a bit dry - it went very well. I am happy with that class.
So I went to Casey's General Store yesterday for lunch and my gas gauge said full, which was weird because I hadn't filled it up in awhile. I just assumed that Dawn had filled it up when she used my car the other day.
As I headed to Des Moines for class, the gauge was less than a quarter tank...What the hell!!!
I filled it up and it indeed needed gas. I will have to pay attention. If the gauge is wrong, I could end up on the side of the road somewhere. Not good!
Jess has a volleyball tournament in Adel tonight. Her coach said she needed a picture of her yesterday for an All-State team. I am not sure what that is all about and Jess has no idea but maybe they have a pre-season All-State team? Anyway, time will let us know what that is all about.
She also got a call from the Iowa State track coach. He is coming to her volleyball match here in Perry on Tuesday. He also said he wanted to talk to her after the match.
Drew is still having heel problems so if he isn't any better after the three day weekend, we will have to get him into a specialist.
Today, my department is working in the computer lab to format the computers and get it working. Nancy started the process last night and she should easily get done today.
I have to go to the admin center for bit but should be able to help.
I think I am going to get the pay-per-view of the huskers this weekend. I like to watch the first game of the season.
Ok, trash day so I better get my stuff to the curb for the ladies to pick up. I wonder what color of sun dress they will be wearing today.
Off to start.
Class went really well last night. It was really, really hot in the classroom. I think the thermostat said 82. Everyone in the room was fanning themselves and I was dying.
Even though the temp was bad, the class went well. I had everyone's attention and everyone was engaged in the classroom discussion. Most times, I have one or two people ask questions or contribute to a discussion point. Last night, I think everyone participated.
For all the things that could have made last night hell - Everyone tired from a long days work prior to class, hot as can be in the room, 4 hours of class, and some of the material is a bit dry - it went very well. I am happy with that class.
So I went to Casey's General Store yesterday for lunch and my gas gauge said full, which was weird because I hadn't filled it up in awhile. I just assumed that Dawn had filled it up when she used my car the other day.
As I headed to Des Moines for class, the gauge was less than a quarter tank...What the hell!!!
I filled it up and it indeed needed gas. I will have to pay attention. If the gauge is wrong, I could end up on the side of the road somewhere. Not good!
Jess has a volleyball tournament in Adel tonight. Her coach said she needed a picture of her yesterday for an All-State team. I am not sure what that is all about and Jess has no idea but maybe they have a pre-season All-State team? Anyway, time will let us know what that is all about.
She also got a call from the Iowa State track coach. He is coming to her volleyball match here in Perry on Tuesday. He also said he wanted to talk to her after the match.
Drew is still having heel problems so if he isn't any better after the three day weekend, we will have to get him into a specialist.
Today, my department is working in the computer lab to format the computers and get it working. Nancy started the process last night and she should easily get done today.
I have to go to the admin center for bit but should be able to help.
I think I am going to get the pay-per-view of the huskers this weekend. I like to watch the first game of the season.
Ok, trash day so I better get my stuff to the curb for the ladies to pick up. I wonder what color of sun dress they will be wearing today.
Off to start.
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
What was Microsoft thinking?
The weather is still very nice. Sunny and cool. I think the high is going to be 75 today. It really is nice to sit outside in the evenings.
Drew is still having trouble with his heel. He came home from practice last night and was limping pretty bad. I had him ice it and he needs to remember to take Aleve twice a day like the doctor told him to. He forgot in the morning.
I think the wrap is helping but it is still painful when he has to do a lot of running.
Work is hectic right now. We have some problems with our Vista computers and are going to have to format and bring back down to WindowsXP. The service pack 2 for Vista made the computers run like crap and they are all but unusable right now. All hands on deck in the department and I think it is going to take about a week.
Tonight I teach at DMACC. I have everything set and hope it goes well. I saw on my class list that I had a student add since the first night. I hate it when students add late because they miss so much. Missing just one class when it lasts four hours is a lot of time to miss.
This week is a busy one and there is so much to do. I tend to get tied up with meetings and trainings and other "non-tech" stuff. This puts a heavy burden on Nancy to get things done and she is busy enough as is. Getting the computers done will really help relieve the pressure.
Tomorrow Jess has her first official volleyball tournament of the season. It starts at 4:30 in Adel and goes until 9:30ish. Friday Drew has a football game in Norwalk.
I think the weather is going to be good this weekend and I am looking forward to the little break.
I hope everything is going well back in the Husker state.
Off to start.
Drew is still having trouble with his heel. He came home from practice last night and was limping pretty bad. I had him ice it and he needs to remember to take Aleve twice a day like the doctor told him to. He forgot in the morning.
I think the wrap is helping but it is still painful when he has to do a lot of running.
Work is hectic right now. We have some problems with our Vista computers and are going to have to format and bring back down to WindowsXP. The service pack 2 for Vista made the computers run like crap and they are all but unusable right now. All hands on deck in the department and I think it is going to take about a week.
Tonight I teach at DMACC. I have everything set and hope it goes well. I saw on my class list that I had a student add since the first night. I hate it when students add late because they miss so much. Missing just one class when it lasts four hours is a lot of time to miss.
This week is a busy one and there is so much to do. I tend to get tied up with meetings and trainings and other "non-tech" stuff. This puts a heavy burden on Nancy to get things done and she is busy enough as is. Getting the computers done will really help relieve the pressure.
Tomorrow Jess has her first official volleyball tournament of the season. It starts at 4:30 in Adel and goes until 9:30ish. Friday Drew has a football game in Norwalk.
I think the weather is going to be good this weekend and I am looking forward to the little break.
I hope everything is going well back in the Husker state.
Off to start.
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
Made it through
It is another cool day today. The sun is shining and the temp is in the 70's.
Class went well last night. It is a pretty good group but I do have one student that is going to struggle. She had trouble just logging. It will be interesting with her.
The rest of the class is pretty good. I think the material will be pretty easy for them but I think they will learn quite a bit as well.
Drew played in his game last night. They won 32-0 and he had a sack and caused a fumble and did a good job. His heel held up pretty well. I think the wrap is helping.
Little Mylee is a handful. She runs around and eats anything she can find. I think she must have a little shark in her because a normal dog wouldn't find some of the stuff she chews on tempting.
Nothing on the agenda today. The weeks are going to get busy so I need to appreciate tonight. Tomorrow I teach, Thursday Jess has a volleyball tournament in Adel and Friday, Drew plays in Norwalk.
I look forward to Saturday because it is the first weekend of college football.
Ok, off to start
Class went well last night. It is a pretty good group but I do have one student that is going to struggle. She had trouble just logging. It will be interesting with her.
The rest of the class is pretty good. I think the material will be pretty easy for them but I think they will learn quite a bit as well.
Drew played in his game last night. They won 32-0 and he had a sack and caused a fumble and did a good job. His heel held up pretty well. I think the wrap is helping.
Little Mylee is a handful. She runs around and eats anything she can find. I think she must have a little shark in her because a normal dog wouldn't find some of the stuff she chews on tempting.
Nothing on the agenda today. The weeks are going to get busy so I need to appreciate tonight. Tomorrow I teach, Thursday Jess has a volleyball tournament in Adel and Friday, Drew plays in Norwalk.
I look forward to Saturday because it is the first weekend of college football.
Ok, off to start
Monday, August 31, 2009
It feels like late October
Monday and the weather has been very cool lately. As a matter of fact, I wore a sweatshirt yesterday in the house. It was a bit chilly.
We bought a new puppy this weekend. She is a little Yorkie-Poodle mix. Cute as a button. There is a picture to the right.
Molly has taken it pretty well. Last night they were playing together. The little pup would jump up and bite Molly's beard and then run away. It was very funny.
We named her Miley. She is a little stinker. Runs around, jumps and hops and is fearless.
The high school boys won their first football game on Friday, 28-0. The girls had a volleyball scrimmage and they did really well. Jess is really hitting well and I would not want to be on the other side when she gets a good set.
Work has been busy but bearable. My class on Wednesday went well. I have my Monday class tonight. Did I mention Jess was taking it? There are 14 people in this section. It should be a treat.
I think it will be a little strange teaching with her in the classroom. She better do well!
Drew went to the doctor to get his foot looked at and they think he has a pulled tendon. They have him in an ankle brace for a couple weeks but he can practice. The freshman boys have a game tonight. I teach so I will miss but he isn't playing anyway because he missed practice.
Not much else going on. Keeping busy and with a little puppy it gets even more so.
Ok, off to start.
We bought a new puppy this weekend. She is a little Yorkie-Poodle mix. Cute as a button. There is a picture to the right.
Molly has taken it pretty well. Last night they were playing together. The little pup would jump up and bite Molly's beard and then run away. It was very funny.
We named her Miley. She is a little stinker. Runs around, jumps and hops and is fearless.
The high school boys won their first football game on Friday, 28-0. The girls had a volleyball scrimmage and they did really well. Jess is really hitting well and I would not want to be on the other side when she gets a good set.
Work has been busy but bearable. My class on Wednesday went well. I have my Monday class tonight. Did I mention Jess was taking it? There are 14 people in this section. It should be a treat.
I think it will be a little strange teaching with her in the classroom. She better do well!
Drew went to the doctor to get his foot looked at and they think he has a pulled tendon. They have him in an ankle brace for a couple weeks but he can practice. The freshman boys have a game tonight. I teach so I will miss but he isn't playing anyway because he missed practice.
Not much else going on. Keeping busy and with a little puppy it gets even more so.
Ok, off to start.
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
A fork in the road in the middle of a parking lot
Not even sure of the weather today. The satellite is acting up and I really don't care enough to fix it this morning.
I have to do my last presentation for the staff today. It is a support staff group who really won't use any of the things I am talking about but they wanted me to do the presentation for them for "fairness". Whatever.
The days are going fast. It seems like I have a bunch of things in the hopper and need to setup a calendar to keep things straight of when I want them finished. Sometimes stress comes from not being organized. Once I lay it out and get things ordered, it will be a bit better.
Drew has freshman orientation today at 1:00. Jess is one of the student body representatives at the orientation so they will go together. It is hard to believe that I have two in high school.
So last night I went to the store and saw a lady who works at the school and her husband coming out of the store. For some reason, the husband must hate me. I am not really sure why but every time I say hello to him, he just turns his head and snubs me.
I don't really know the guy and I haven't had any issues with his wife, she is always nice as can be. The guy is just an ass. So anyway, I was in a grumpy mood but I said hello to him and her. He again, snubbed me and she said a cheery hello. I actually stopped in the parking lot and began to turn around and follow him to ask him what his problem was.
Instead, I took a breath and let it go. I went into the store and did my business. I still can't figure out what the hell the guys problem is. I don't know him and I know he knows who I am. It is like the third time he has done that. He acts like I killed his dog or something. Life is too short to deal with people like.
I start teaching again on Wednesday. The head of the computer department of DMACC wants us to do a pre-test in our classes that is online. It is kind of a pain in the butt to setup and I only have a day so I will take a look and try to get it figured out before tomorrow.
I have a full class for Wednesday. There are no more seats available. Monday I have 9 students.
Ok, off to start and see what the day brings. I will fill my Tums bottle and take it with me.
I have to do my last presentation for the staff today. It is a support staff group who really won't use any of the things I am talking about but they wanted me to do the presentation for them for "fairness". Whatever.
The days are going fast. It seems like I have a bunch of things in the hopper and need to setup a calendar to keep things straight of when I want them finished. Sometimes stress comes from not being organized. Once I lay it out and get things ordered, it will be a bit better.
Drew has freshman orientation today at 1:00. Jess is one of the student body representatives at the orientation so they will go together. It is hard to believe that I have two in high school.
So last night I went to the store and saw a lady who works at the school and her husband coming out of the store. For some reason, the husband must hate me. I am not really sure why but every time I say hello to him, he just turns his head and snubs me.
I don't really know the guy and I haven't had any issues with his wife, she is always nice as can be. The guy is just an ass. So anyway, I was in a grumpy mood but I said hello to him and her. He again, snubbed me and she said a cheery hello. I actually stopped in the parking lot and began to turn around and follow him to ask him what his problem was.
Instead, I took a breath and let it go. I went into the store and did my business. I still can't figure out what the hell the guys problem is. I don't know him and I know he knows who I am. It is like the third time he has done that. He acts like I killed his dog or something. Life is too short to deal with people like.
I start teaching again on Wednesday. The head of the computer department of DMACC wants us to do a pre-test in our classes that is online. It is kind of a pain in the butt to setup and I only have a day so I will take a look and try to get it figured out before tomorrow.
I have a full class for Wednesday. There are no more seats available. Monday I have 9 students.
Ok, off to start and see what the day brings. I will fill my Tums bottle and take it with me.
Friday, August 21, 2009
Busy but productive....TGIF
I made it to Friday and it has been quite a ride.
The weather is going to be rainy off and on but cool. The weekend is supposed to be really nice. Sunny and cool.
Jess has scheduled an official visit to Iowa State for track. We are going up Friday night the 16th of October. She is staying Friday night and Saturday night with the team. They are going to a football game on Saturday and she will be hanging out with the team the whole weekend and we will pick her up on Sunday.
She is pretty excited. The volleyball coaches also want to meet with her so it should be a big weekend for her.
Drew hurt his heal Thursday and it seems to be the same thing that Jessica had her Freshman year. It is when they grow a bunch quickly the bone in the foot separates a bit and causes pain in the heal. It will go away sometime this year but I remember her fighting it most of her freshman year. She hasn't had problems with it since.
Work has been going pretty good but a bit of drama in the department. I might have one of my techs looking for another job. It is a long story but whatever.
No plans for the weekend. I need to go into work for a bit on Sunday but Saturday I am going to just hang out and maybe do some yard work. I also need to clean the garage and work on the scooter so it may be the perfect weather for that kind of thing.
Ok, the day awaits. Who knows what it will bring. Can't wait to find out!
Off to start.
The weather is going to be rainy off and on but cool. The weekend is supposed to be really nice. Sunny and cool.
Jess has scheduled an official visit to Iowa State for track. We are going up Friday night the 16th of October. She is staying Friday night and Saturday night with the team. They are going to a football game on Saturday and she will be hanging out with the team the whole weekend and we will pick her up on Sunday.
She is pretty excited. The volleyball coaches also want to meet with her so it should be a big weekend for her.
Drew hurt his heal Thursday and it seems to be the same thing that Jessica had her Freshman year. It is when they grow a bunch quickly the bone in the foot separates a bit and causes pain in the heal. It will go away sometime this year but I remember her fighting it most of her freshman year. She hasn't had problems with it since.
Work has been going pretty good but a bit of drama in the department. I might have one of my techs looking for another job. It is a long story but whatever.
No plans for the weekend. I need to go into work for a bit on Sunday but Saturday I am going to just hang out and maybe do some yard work. I also need to clean the garage and work on the scooter so it may be the perfect weather for that kind of thing.
Ok, the day awaits. Who knows what it will bring. Can't wait to find out!
Off to start.
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