Still crappy weather.
Jess got a call from the University of Northern Iowa last night. They want her to run track and play volleyball. It is a D1 school so she is going to schedule a visit.
She also talked to the University of Minnesota. No scholarship available the first year so they are off the table.
Class went well last night. They took a test and it seemed to go well.
We had over 100 kids home with the flu from the middle school yesterday. The H1N1 flu is really spreading through the district. I have the kids on vitamin C and regular vitamins.
So it is my birthday. I really don't have any plans. Jess has a volleyball match at Carslisle. I hate that town for two reasons. For one, I am really not sure how to spell it and am just too damn lazy to look it up. Towns that are so hard to spell that you have to look it, suck to begin with. The second reason is that it is a pain in the ass to drive to. It is on the other side of Des Moines, on the South East side, which is the exact opposite of Perry.
I also hate their gym so strike three.
Anyway, my birthday begins with crappy weather, a trip to Carl#!%$!? and it is trash day.
Well at least I am still alive.
Off to start
Thursday, October 15, 2009
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Break out the vitamin C - Flu season is here!
More crappy weather. Cold-rainy. Last night we had sleet. It looks like it will finally warm up a bit this weekend but still in the mid 50's or low 60's.
Volleyball tournament went well last night. The girls won the tournament and Jess dominated. I have only seen her play that way a few times but it was pretty awesome. The other teams could not stop her from killing the ball and she was a blocking machine. It was a very good performance.
As they announced the team members and gave them their medals, they skipped Jess in the normal order and announced her last since she had such a good night. The crowd erupted when they announced her name.
I have a doctors appointment this morning and am not supposed to have anything to eat or drink for 12 hours prior. Not having coffee this morning is killing me.
Tonight I teach but I am giving them two tests and that is all I have planned so it should be a pretty easy night. Tomorrow of to Carlisle for a volleyball match.
K-State wants a volleyball video of Jess so we are sending that today.
We have had a bunch of cases of H1N1 at the school. We are over 10% absent rate this week. One of the kids Jess hung out with this weekend has it. I hope the kids don't get it and I sure as heck don't want it.
Off to start.
Volleyball tournament went well last night. The girls won the tournament and Jess dominated. I have only seen her play that way a few times but it was pretty awesome. The other teams could not stop her from killing the ball and she was a blocking machine. It was a very good performance.
As they announced the team members and gave them their medals, they skipped Jess in the normal order and announced her last since she had such a good night. The crowd erupted when they announced her name.
I have a doctors appointment this morning and am not supposed to have anything to eat or drink for 12 hours prior. Not having coffee this morning is killing me.
Tonight I teach but I am giving them two tests and that is all I have planned so it should be a pretty easy night. Tomorrow of to Carlisle for a volleyball match.
K-State wants a volleyball video of Jess so we are sending that today.
We have had a bunch of cases of H1N1 at the school. We are over 10% absent rate this week. One of the kids Jess hung out with this weekend has it. I hope the kids don't get it and I sure as heck don't want it.
Off to start.
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Disgruntled
Weather sucks! It is cold and wet and has been this way for awhile. It looks like maybe this weekend it will warm up a bit.
The governor of the state of Iowa has declared a 10% across the board cut. To our district we will have to cut almost $900,000 out of this years budget. It is going to be bad.
Class went well last night but I had a killer headache and it was tough to get through. Tonight Jess has a volleyball tournament here in Perry. Tomorrow night I teach, Thursday volleyball away.
Friday I take Jess up to Iowa State for her official visit. She will spend the rest of the weekend with the track team and going to the Iowa State football game. I will pick her back up on Sunday.
Friday night, Drew has a football game in Saydel. He only has two games left and this is the last away game.
Two weeks left of volleyball and we are done with it forever. I think Jess will be sad when it is over but she hasn't really said much about it yet.
Homecoming last Friday went well. Both kids went to the dance and I think had a good time. We had a fireworks show at half time of the game and it was pretty cool. The booster club and senior class paid for the show.
I had insomnia last night and have been up since 3. Whatever!
Off to start.
The governor of the state of Iowa has declared a 10% across the board cut. To our district we will have to cut almost $900,000 out of this years budget. It is going to be bad.
Class went well last night but I had a killer headache and it was tough to get through. Tonight Jess has a volleyball tournament here in Perry. Tomorrow night I teach, Thursday volleyball away.
Friday I take Jess up to Iowa State for her official visit. She will spend the rest of the weekend with the track team and going to the Iowa State football game. I will pick her back up on Sunday.
Friday night, Drew has a football game in Saydel. He only has two games left and this is the last away game.
Two weeks left of volleyball and we are done with it forever. I think Jess will be sad when it is over but she hasn't really said much about it yet.
Homecoming last Friday went well. Both kids went to the dance and I think had a good time. We had a fireworks show at half time of the game and it was pretty cool. The booster club and senior class paid for the show.
I had insomnia last night and have been up since 3. Whatever!
Off to start.
Thursday, October 8, 2009
Rain - Cold - Ick
More rain and cold weather. It looks to be a trend for the next week or so. ugh!
Class went well last night. I find the drive home after class, kind of relaxing. It is quiet and the sky has the stars and the moon. If it wasn't late and the middle of the week, I think I would enjoy it a little more.
I don't have any meetings the rest of the week. We have to get the state report ready to go but we should have that done today. (Hopefully).
Homecoming week is a busy one for the kids so they are preoccupied with the activities of thew day. Tonight is the bon-fire pep rally. Jess has a sore throat. I hope she doesn't get sick.
Drew's back is still sore but he practiced yesterday so that was good.
Huskers play on TV tonight. I may go over to Nancy's to watch the game. They have a high def reciever and get ESPN in high def so she invited me over to watch the game.
Ok, trash day, the little girls will need me to get my trash out.
Off to start.
Class went well last night. I find the drive home after class, kind of relaxing. It is quiet and the sky has the stars and the moon. If it wasn't late and the middle of the week, I think I would enjoy it a little more.
I don't have any meetings the rest of the week. We have to get the state report ready to go but we should have that done today. (Hopefully).
Homecoming week is a busy one for the kids so they are preoccupied with the activities of thew day. Tonight is the bon-fire pep rally. Jess has a sore throat. I hope she doesn't get sick.
Drew's back is still sore but he practiced yesterday so that was good.
Huskers play on TV tonight. I may go over to Nancy's to watch the game. They have a high def reciever and get ESPN in high def so she invited me over to watch the game.
Ok, trash day, the little girls will need me to get my trash out.
Off to start.
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
From mediocre to poor
When the warmest day of the week has a high of 65, we are in for a cold week. Today it will be mostly sunny and a bit warmer. The rest of the week will be cold with a high of 45 on Saturday or Sunday. (I kind of miss having the fireplace)
The volleyball match was bad. The girls lost in three straight and we played terrible. Jess didn't have a good night either. I am not sure what the deal was. We did have a couple coaches from South East Minnesota State come to the match to watch Jess.
They have a scholarship offer for her but want to look at film, come to another match and have Jess take a visit. They are a D2 school and ranked 13th in the nation. They seemed nice but I am not sure if Jess is interested. They just kind of came out of the blue and wanted to talk to us last night after the game.
It is homecoming week and today is volunteer day. The high school students are put in groups and spend the whole day doing community service stuff. It is a good thing and I think the kids like it.
Oh, Jess broke two school records last week. She has the most kills in a game with 12 and most Ace serves in a game with 6. She is on pace to break about 5 or 6 more school records but we will see how the rest of the season goes.
Drew had a girl ask him to homecoming yesterday and he turned her down. I asked him what the deal was and he said that girl thinks she is better then everyone and is stuck up. Whatever!
off to start
The volleyball match was bad. The girls lost in three straight and we played terrible. Jess didn't have a good night either. I am not sure what the deal was. We did have a couple coaches from South East Minnesota State come to the match to watch Jess.
They have a scholarship offer for her but want to look at film, come to another match and have Jess take a visit. They are a D2 school and ranked 13th in the nation. They seemed nice but I am not sure if Jess is interested. They just kind of came out of the blue and wanted to talk to us last night after the game.
It is homecoming week and today is volunteer day. The high school students are put in groups and spend the whole day doing community service stuff. It is a good thing and I think the kids like it.
Oh, Jess broke two school records last week. She has the most kills in a game with 12 and most Ace serves in a game with 6. She is on pace to break about 5 or 6 more school records but we will see how the rest of the season goes.
Drew had a girl ask him to homecoming yesterday and he turned her down. I asked him what the deal was and he said that girl thinks she is better then everyone and is stuck up. Whatever!
off to start
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
Is it Friday yet?
Cold rain..repeat.
Jess was not homecoming queen. She looked really nice at the announcement ceremony and it was nice. The girl that won is one of those girls that lives for stuff like that. Her mom works in the office and lives and dies for cheerleading and homecoming and prom. They kind of remind me of that mother and daughter in the Jonny Depp version of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. This will be the high point of her and her mother's life.
Jess really wasn't dissapointed. I don't think she cared so much but does not like the girl that one.
Drew's team lost their football game last night. He came home very stiff and sore. He hurt his back a little during a tackle. I put an Icy-Hot patch on his back and gave him some Ibuprofen and told him to be prepared to be stiff and sore today.
Class went well last night. It was short so everyone could go to the coronation.
Tonight we have a volleyball match here in Perry against Winterset. It is breast cancer awareness so the girls will wear pink jersey and they play with a pink and white ball. The fans are encouraged to wear pink and they have a cancer survivor speak before the match.
Not much else.
off to start
Jess was not homecoming queen. She looked really nice at the announcement ceremony and it was nice. The girl that won is one of those girls that lives for stuff like that. Her mom works in the office and lives and dies for cheerleading and homecoming and prom. They kind of remind me of that mother and daughter in the Jonny Depp version of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. This will be the high point of her and her mother's life.
Jess really wasn't dissapointed. I don't think she cared so much but does not like the girl that one.
Drew's team lost their football game last night. He came home very stiff and sore. He hurt his back a little during a tackle. I put an Icy-Hot patch on his back and gave him some Ibuprofen and told him to be prepared to be stiff and sore today.
Class went well last night. It was short so everyone could go to the coronation.
Tonight we have a volleyball match here in Perry against Winterset. It is breast cancer awareness so the girls will wear pink jersey and they play with a pink and white ball. The fans are encouraged to wear pink and they have a cancer survivor speak before the match.
Not much else.
off to start
Monday, October 5, 2009
I think Monday is giving me the finger!
Weather back to sucking. Wet and cold.
The weekend went fast. Friday night the boys got beat 49-6. The Freshman game got moved to tonight because of the wet conditions. Drew will play at DCG at 6:30.
The volleyball team didn't do that well in the tournament. They ended up 5th out of 8 teams. They struggle when Jess is in the back row. They just don't have an offense when she isn't hitting.
This week is homecoming week. A full week of activities. Today is Cape day (The theme is Friday is meant for Heroes).
Jess was selected for the top 5 for homecoming. They will announce the King and Queen tonight. She has a good chance of winning but if she doesn't, I don't think she will care. Her boyfriend is also a King candidate.
Both Jess and Drew will be at the homecoming dance this year. It is kind of weird having both of them in high school.
Work is the same.
Off to start.
The weekend went fast. Friday night the boys got beat 49-6. The Freshman game got moved to tonight because of the wet conditions. Drew will play at DCG at 6:30.
The volleyball team didn't do that well in the tournament. They ended up 5th out of 8 teams. They struggle when Jess is in the back row. They just don't have an offense when she isn't hitting.
This week is homecoming week. A full week of activities. Today is Cape day (The theme is Friday is meant for Heroes).
Jess was selected for the top 5 for homecoming. They will announce the King and Queen tonight. She has a good chance of winning but if she doesn't, I don't think she will care. Her boyfriend is also a King candidate.
Both Jess and Drew will be at the homecoming dance this year. It is kind of weird having both of them in high school.
Work is the same.
Off to start.
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