I hit Monday running, with tons of projects at work all due within the next couple of weeks, the kids schedules getting busier with end of school stuff, soccer, track and meetings for next years season it has been a dead run all week.
I managed to get out Monday for Poker after the soccer game and high school soccer meeting, a friend of mine joined me and now will be teaching her the game of holdem, it will be fun having her there. Alex finally got her haircut, no longer do I have to hear about that - there has just been no time and as it was, the hairdressor wanted to reschedule - I ended up flying like the wind to pick her up from her track meet and get her there early, Kelsey caught up with us and we all had a nice Italian dinner, and of course a glass of wine for me.
Finished out the week with Kelsey getting sick, getting a quote for a fence (yeah), Alex playing a friendly game against 14 yo, for which they proceeded to lose 4-0 and bringing home work each evening to complete and keep up.
Current game results
Kelsey April 22 Win 8-2
Kelsey April 23 Win 1-0
Alex April 23 Win 5-2
Off to finish the week, hope I survive - work is going to kill me right now!
Thursday, April 27, 2006
Sunday, April 23, 2006
Cleaning the Garage!
Okay I admit it, during the year as I clean, sort, toss and otherwise go through crap that accumulates in the house, it gets moved to the garage. By Spring - we have one path to get to the car and even it is a little treacherous.
Soooo, I took the entire weekend to go through and clean, treating myself to some of the new rubbermaid cabinets and getting rid of old stuff. A burst of energy hit me Friday night, I went to Menards and picked up the cabinets - taught a teenager the fine art of squeezing 3 big boxes into a vechile not meant to carry them! While moving all the stuff away from the wall - evidence of the mice was ALL over the place, time to clean and while I was at it - paint the un-finished wallboard at the front of the garage, off to Meijer to get cheap paint and additional supplies to complete the job - I cleaned, swept, painted, constructed, moved, tossed and swept again all through the weekend between 3 soccer games. The garage was 1/2 way there in getting rid of stuff, my youngest still has all her stuff to go through - but it is CLEAN and crap reduced in 1/2. Now working with Kelsey to bring things to resale shops, she can keep the money - pretty good deal so far for her - she made 13. for a bag of books and for me, they are GONE!
After all this - I was left with a huge pile of trash - ugh! Dealing with trash companies anymore has become a headache. No longer can I slide my industrial cans full of trash to the curb, it all has to be bagged and of course, we are limited to 10 bags. So back I was moving all the trash from the cans to bags and came up with 14 bags and 3 heavy items - 12. extra next trash bill, okay I can deal with that - but geezzz -I figure, if I can lift it -so can they- next we will have to have them specifically weighed at 22.5 pounds and in deoderized bags.
It's so nice now to drive into my garage, have a clean doorway with old pictures of mine I hung...it's funny how a little effort to just get things straighten up can go along way in improving your outlook coming home - ahhhh, it's nice to be home.
Soooo, I took the entire weekend to go through and clean, treating myself to some of the new rubbermaid cabinets and getting rid of old stuff. A burst of energy hit me Friday night, I went to Menards and picked up the cabinets - taught a teenager the fine art of squeezing 3 big boxes into a vechile not meant to carry them! While moving all the stuff away from the wall - evidence of the mice was ALL over the place, time to clean and while I was at it - paint the un-finished wallboard at the front of the garage, off to Meijer to get cheap paint and additional supplies to complete the job - I cleaned, swept, painted, constructed, moved, tossed and swept again all through the weekend between 3 soccer games. The garage was 1/2 way there in getting rid of stuff, my youngest still has all her stuff to go through - but it is CLEAN and crap reduced in 1/2. Now working with Kelsey to bring things to resale shops, she can keep the money - pretty good deal so far for her - she made 13. for a bag of books and for me, they are GONE!
After all this - I was left with a huge pile of trash - ugh! Dealing with trash companies anymore has become a headache. No longer can I slide my industrial cans full of trash to the curb, it all has to be bagged and of course, we are limited to 10 bags. So back I was moving all the trash from the cans to bags and came up with 14 bags and 3 heavy items - 12. extra next trash bill, okay I can deal with that - but geezzz -I figure, if I can lift it -so can they- next we will have to have them specifically weighed at 22.5 pounds and in deoderized bags.
It's so nice now to drive into my garage, have a clean doorway with old pictures of mine I hung...it's funny how a little effort to just get things straighten up can go along way in improving your outlook coming home - ahhhh, it's nice to be home.
Monday, April 17, 2006
Quick Update..
Congrats Alex!
Making the Track team
Making the 8th Grade Cheer Squad
Kelsey is Working!
She began the ranks of employed with her first day at Krogers today, she had to watch training videos. Her first check is mine!
Soccer going well, team stats
Here are the first of many new sites & programming coming active within the next month.
WebGurl Finds....
As I work with the web I always come across useful, silly or just plain stupid websites - I will start to add these little gems from the web as I come across them.
Here are a couple of standards:
When you find yourself the receipient of a forwarded email that exclaims some company is involved or has been bad (name any company, Starbucks, Sears, etc.) or a horrible virus is going to attack at any minute, you know the urban legends....Before you forward this on, check it out here:
Snopes.com (Urban Legends & Myths) This is fun reading with a 'What's Hot' that identifies the current 'urgent' emails you receive as fakes.
Another fun site, especially when you find humor in people's stupidity - The Smoking Gun can provide a wealth of entertainment. A site highlight, the mug shot mania is fun to browse.
Making the Track team
Making the 8th Grade Cheer Squad
Kelsey is Working!
She began the ranks of employed with her first day at Krogers today, she had to watch training videos. Her first check is mine!
Soccer going well, team stats
- April 8: A Soccer, 4pm/Zionsville - win
- April 9: A Soccer, 4pm/Franklin - win
- April 15: K Soccer U16 12pm/Westfield - tie
- April 15: K Soccer U19 4pm/Home - win
- April 15: A Soccer 430pm/Home - win
Here are the first of many new sites & programming coming active within the next month.
- National FFA Convention
- Move to Indy 2006 (updated)
WebGurl Finds....
As I work with the web I always come across useful, silly or just plain stupid websites - I will start to add these little gems from the web as I come across them.
Here are a couple of standards:
When you find yourself the receipient of a forwarded email that exclaims some company is involved or has been bad (name any company, Starbucks, Sears, etc.) or a horrible virus is going to attack at any minute, you know the urban legends....Before you forward this on, check it out here:
Snopes.com (Urban Legends & Myths) This is fun reading with a 'What's Hot' that identifies the current 'urgent' emails you receive as fakes.
Another fun site, especially when you find humor in people's stupidity - The Smoking Gun can provide a wealth of entertainment. A site highlight, the mug shot mania is fun to browse.
Sunday, April 16, 2006
Easter Weekend
I returned home late Friday evening after chasing all the tornado laced storms to Indianapolis, missing all of them along the way! Whew! The National Weather Service came on the radio saying, if your in this area and driving I-65, pull over and lay in a ditch - um, no, not right now I am not - I snuck through!
Saturday was soccer games all day starting at 10am and ending at 5:30pm, so there went that day, planning on making Easter eggs with the girls, they abandoned me for a birthday party and movie with friends, I was okay with it - I was so exhausted I layed down and passed out until they came home.
Easter arrived with a baskets full of candy and clothes for the girls. I had to work a bit to catch up on some impending deadlines and the backyard desperately needing mowing, it was covering the dogs belly (that's high). I managed to get a lot done, cook a ham and a side and make it to dinner with my brother, sister in law and her dad. A glass of nice wine, rich filling food and it with my accomplishments for the day - I am sated.
Happy Easter All! I am off to eat the 'leftover' bag of Robin Eggs........
Friday, April 14, 2006
Riding the Trains in Chicago..........
After starting the week getting the kids back in gear for school, I embarked on a 2-day training session in Chicago. For the quick trip I choose to stay with my parents and take the train downtown to the Loop. I have ridden the 'L' before, but these were actual trains.
Parking was a $1, once you figured out that the number above your slot was needed to pay for the spot - it took me a trip back to the car to figure out my slot number. I entered the train station, clean, few people, ticket booth and YEAH! a coffee shop. Purchased my roundtrip ticket for the day (8.60) and off to get a coffee.
The train came and the ride was nice, little slow, but nice. I passed by small communities I ran around in and noted they all had made pretty walks and parks around the train station. I wouldn't mind this too much. I was dropped off at Union Station and walked out with masses into the glaring sunlight, beautiful large buildings and the canal. It was a pleasant walk to my class.
On the way back to catch my train home I was sorta confused as to just which track I needed to be on when behind me came a voice, 'may I help?' - yes, I am looking for the train to Schaumburg....after a couple seconds she pointed it out, then proceeded to ask for money....I got handled, gave her a dollar. I was asked again the next day, but having been up on the scam, I politely declined.
The ride home was an 'express' and the first stop was mine - bonus! It took about 25 minutes off the trip. As people departed, their seatmates wished them a good evening, it was all very pleasant a trip. If I lived in Chicago again and worked downtown I would take serious consideration to take the train downtown, I really enjoyed the time to sit and read.
But, when I thought about my walk to the building and doing this in the rain, snow, wind or whatever Chicago throws your way weather wise - ummmm, not so much.....it was fun to play for a couple of days, but not everyday. If your in Chicago, try the trains.
Sunday, April 02, 2006
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