*Is it summer yet???

Today is my very first official day of summer vacation. I'm already trying to figure out what to do first...mow the grass or clean my carpets. I still haven't found a summer job and at this point I don't think I will. I do have my part time job as a personal care attendant (PCA) with a student from school but I don't usually get very many hours with that. I have applied at several garden centers and 1 group home...Keeping my fingers and toes crossed!! If our district hadn't had so many budget cuts I would've had a job but the numbers have been cut for ESP's...ummm that is my official title.... Educational Support Professional. Imagine that, I have a title and it even has the word 'professional' in it! :)
With the gas prices being what they are I will not be doing much driving this summer. Detroit Lakes for Wefest will be the furthest I go at this point and I doubt I will make it up to the North Shore. Waaaa!! My car needs work so there goes the gas money anyhow. I need my bike's fixed. They have sat in the garage so long that the tires are cracked and the inner tubes are flat/no good. I can't remember what else coz its been so long that I've ridden either one of them! I suppose I should take them to Jerry's. Its close enough to walk while balancing two bikes.
If this weather keeps up the way it is, Ron and Tia will have a nice, cool visit. I want HOT!!
K...thats all for now.........
Deb

Hockey

Gotta love it!! I love hockey, ecspecially during play-offs, and when the final four are playing it gets way better, Jamie may not think so cuz I sit on the couch yell at the T.V. burp and fart with the best of them, I also throw things and threaten to kick the refs asse's and some players also. It is a sad thing that hockey is done for the season, I'm sure Jamie is glad to have his wife back, not that he doesn't love hockey as much me but I seem to obsess over it. I have the NHL channel and I can watch old Stanley Cup games, but it isn't the same:( David the picture is signed by Mark Messier with the Rangers and Eric Lindros with the Flyers after a playoff game in 1998.

Sadly the Rangers lost.

Yes I wanted the Wings to win!! This is the last year that Osgood and more than likely Chelios will be playing. They both now have two Stanley wins!

Jodi

Major Milestone

Jessie is moving out! I don't know what else to say. 'cept we found all of our missing dishes when cleaning her room! She moves this weekend, living alone with the exception of the new dog she plans on buying along with the new couch and new "other stuff" she is getting along with utility bills along with all sorts of incidentals...it ought to be interesting.

Dave

Drummer boasting time

Praise and worship at youth group was awsome last night. It was a whole crap load of fun. It was definatly the best we have ever done on a wednesday night, and matt (guitar palyer on sunday) said it was as good as a sunday morning. Oh dang, i have a chance to play of sunday too. well im done. time to get back to summer reading.

*Last Day of School

Yippeeee....today is my last day of school. (I just finished my 7th year at PC) We get done at 11:15 AM but I am staying for a potluck with my department and helping close up the classroom for the summer. Tomorrow is our staff breakfast and then that will be it until Sept. I've made a lot of new friends this year since I am out and about more in the school...not to mention the new man in my life. :) I don't know when any of you will meet him because we want to take time to get to know each other better before we meet families. When things in my life start going so well I usually start to worry because something bad always happened to dampen my spirits. I am keeping a positive outlook this time right along with keeping my fingers crossed!
I'm still looking for a summer job!
Deb

Our new doors

Okay so imagine non-standard built in 1981 sliding glass doors they leaked, were heavy and did not slide well and made the most obnoxious sound ever. (oh yeah notice the picture to the right) yeah hockey. I willl have to blog about that later. Anyway A client of mine did the work for us to a "T"

rebuilt the wall and everything. For very cheap , Jamie and I did the trim ( ok Jamie did)

and the painting, I see the color of the doors does not show up on here well, they are actually way more brown than mustard color. Sorry about the mess in the pic but I really didn't give a rip. I am tired and very upset about the hockey game lastnight and Jamie has to go out of town again:(

bye now

Rich's New Job

I have one week left at my old job and then I start my new job......this summer it's landscaping. We had a porch added to the house last fall. There is still painting and staining to do, but I'll pay to have those crappy jobs done. I do like to landscape though. About my real job...do you realize I haven't worked the week between Christmas and New Year's in 20 years?? I did work and go to school for several summers after I started teaching. It was hard to make it through the summer at starting pay. Now, we know how to budget better. My pay for the landscaping will be the satisfaction that I did it myself......oh yeah.....I have 2 classes I'm doing this summer also....

Ali finished up with track recently. She ran the 100 m hurdles and did the long jump at the district track meet. She jumped 10'9" this year. Those skating legs are powerful. I saw Mr. Fisher at the first meet of the year. He was the starter. I'm sure he volunteers as a retired teacher. Adam is having a ball in baseball.....pun intended.....he made a traveling majors team and has baseball 5 out of 7 days a week. It's an intense, but short season. Nothing like Hockey which seems to last forever and then some. Ava's big event of the year is the dance recital this Sunday at Park Center High School - that's where Deb serves time......I mean works......

From the recent blogs - she's apparently dating some guy at work named Terry Kisrow?? Or is it Mike Gunderson??

Ann is still waiting to see where she'll be teaching next year....she may end up at her same school after all. We're not planning on much traveling this summer....we'll hit some close state parks and try to save on gas money. Glad to hear Ron is coming this way.....I really wanted to get to Washington......and we will Ron....I promise!!

Well, there are so many entries I have wanted to comment on, but haven't been able to keep up.....so let me make a generic comment for all entries....we are a bunch of cotton headed ninny muggins!!