4:15 a.m. - I haven't seen a political campaign ad all morning, and I've been up since 3:30! The cat and the dog have not yet adjusted to the time change I guess. The cat started talking, and that got Sailor talking, so I figured I might just as well get up. I didn't watch much election coverage last night because I fell to sleep, so I may as well watch some election coverage this morning. It appears that Democrats made some gains politically, which is nice to see. I'm concerned that Democrats will get bogged down trying to right all the bullshit that has taken place the past two years, and I'm concerned what this dumb ass of a president will attempt to do until January when he no longer has a majority in the house and the senate. I think we can all breathe a little easier knowing that Trump won't have a blank check the last two years of this embarassing presidency. He will still have his power to pardon everyone who is his political and personal and business friend, but he'll have a lot less power than he would have had if the Republicans would have retained control. I think what surprises me honestly is the margin of victory by a lot of the Democrats that flipped seats. Heck, in Iowa of all places, candidates flipped the governor and the senate by more than 10 percentage points. I was hoping for flips, but I didn't think it would be that strong. Last night when Amber and I voted, there was a long line at our voting place. It's been a long time since I voted that late in the evening, but it was surprising to see that long of a line. I'm waiting to see what our local results were to see how rural Illinois voted.
I'm encouraged that more of America has come to its senses and realized that Donald Trump is a complete idiot. He and he alone is responsible for the results of last night. I liked the comment I just heard - "You are really seeing an erosion for support for President Donald Trump." That is not a political comment by me...it's a simple comment of hope that things can be just a little bit bitter. Of course, this means the MAGA folks will just be louder, but in the end, they no longer have the power behind all their loudness.
And on to today. I'll try to do a better job with morning bus driving. Yesterday I was too early, so I missed some students. Oops. I'll write some times down this morning and try to keep better track of times. I've got a student council meeting this morning, and then apparently I have a meeting at the district office. I'm not sure how long of a meeting that will be. I don't have officiating tonight, so that's nice.
OTHER THINGS
- Get mom's porch fixed
- Nov. 5 - 10 a.m. - Milan Optical
- Dec. 1 - 7:45 Hussain Moline
- Dec. 4 - 7:50 Dr. Blew dentist appt.
- Mar.. - Call TRS and get paperwork rolling - 1-877-927-5877
- Mar. 19-24 - trip to Kourtney in Florida
Fall Volleyball-Basketball 26 Schedule
11/3 - OPEN
11/4 - OPEN
11/5 - OPEN
11/6 - OPEN
11/7 - at Sherrard JH 8 a.m. - 2 games 8 and 9:10
11/8 - SUNDAY
11/9 - BOE meeting
11/10 - OPEN
11/11 - OPEN
11/12 - OPEN
11/13 - at Monmouth girls scrimmage
11/14 - OPEN
11/15 - SUNDAY
11/16 - at Sherrard JH BKB - 5:30 p.m. - Gabby Suarez
11/17 - at AlWood VGBK - 6 p.m. (I think) - Marcus, Tony
11/18 - OPEN
11/19 - at Sherrard JH BKB - 5:00 p.m. - Gabby Suarez (NO BUS THAT DAY)
11/20 - at Monmouth boys scrimmage
11/21 - at Galesburg 6 p.m - Tony, Kraig
11/22 - SUNDAY
11/23 - BLOCKED - Marotta interview
11/24 - at MerCo 5:30 p.m. - Tony, Marcus
11/25 - at Wethersfield 2 p.m. - Marcus, Tony; at Orion 7 p.m. - Josh, Tony
11/26 - THANKSGIVING
11/27 - at Wethersfield 3:30 p.m. - Robbie, Tony; at Orion 7 p.m. - Josh, Tony
11/28 - at Galesburg 2:30 p.m. - Marcus, Tony; at Orion 5:30 p.m. - Marcus, Tony
11/29 - SUNDAY
11/30 - BLOCKED - night off
12/1 - at Wethersfield 5:30 - Marcus, Tony (NO BUS THAT DAY)
12/2 - at United 6 p.m. - Marcus, Tony
12/3 - at MerCo 5:30 - Tony, Teel
12/4 - at Erie - 7 p.m. - Marcus, Dan Howard
12/5 - at Erie F/S 9 a.m. & 10:30 a.m. - Marcus and Michael Parsons
12/6 - SUNDAY
12/7 - at Sherrard 5:30 - Tony, Teel
12/8 - at Erie 7 p.m. - Berlin, Howard
12/9 - at United 6 p.m. - Marcus, Tony
12/10 - BLOCKED - night off - SANTA NIGHT!
12/11 - at MonRose 5:30 - Marcus, Tony (11:30 dismissal day)
12/12 - at ATown 11:30; at United 2 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. - Marcus, Tony
12/13 - SUNDAY
12/14 - BOE Meeting
12/15 - at Wethersfield 5:30 - Tony, Marcus
12/16 - BLOCKED - XMAS PROGRAM
12/17 - at United 6 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. - Tony, Marcus
12/18 - at Sherrard 5:30 , Tony, Hu
12/19 - at ATown 2 p.m. - Tony, Marcus
at Sterling - 6 p.m. - Tony, Marcus
12/20 - 12/27 - BLOCKED - Christmas
12/28 - at Erie Warkins 5:30 - Josh, Tony
12/29 - at Erie Warkins 5:30 - Josh, Tony
12/30 - OPEN
12/31-1/2 - BLOCKED - New Year's
1/3 - SUNDAY
1/4 - at Riverdale 5:30 - Tony,Teel
1/5 - at West Central 6 p.m. - Tony, TBA
1/6 - OPEN
1/7 - at ROWVA 6 p.m. - Tony, Marcus
1/8 - at Knoxville 6 p.m - Tony, Marcus
1/9 - OPEN
1/10 - SUNDAY
1/11 - at Sherrard 5:30 p.m. - Tony, Josh
1/12 - at MerCo 5:30 p.m. - Marcus, Tony
1/13 - at West Central 6 p.m. - Tony, TBA
1/14 - BLOCKED - NIGHT OFF
1/15 - at ATown 6 p.m. - Tony, Robert McGinnes
1/16 - at Cuba 3:30 p.m. - Tony, Eric Geiger
1/17 - SUNDAY
1/18 - MLK Day - BLOCKED - NIGHT OFF
1/19 - at Mercer County 5:30 p.m. - Tony, Scott Verstraete
1/20 - at AlWood 6 p.m. - Tony, Marcus
1/21 - at Riverdale 5:30 p.m. - Tony, Marcus
1/22 - at ROWVA 6 p.m. - Tony, Marcus
1/23 - at Fulton noon - Robbie, Tad
1/24 - SUNDAY
1/25 - at IESA/Rockridge - 6 p.m. ???
1/26 - at Riverdale - 5:30 p.m. - Tony, Brad Steinhagen
1/27 - at MonRose - 5:30 p.m. - Tony, Matt DeSutter
1/28 - OPEN
1/29 - at Rockridge - 5:30 p.m. - Kraig McPeek, Byron Hendrix
1/30 - at Alleman - 1:30 p.m. - Marcus, Josh????
1/31 - SUNDAY
2/1 - IESA BOYS SECTIONAL 6 p.m. - Tony, Marcus
2/2 - at West Central - 6 p.m. - Tony, Marcus
2/3 - BLOCKED - NIGHT OFF
2/4 - at Rockridge - 5:30 - Tony, Verstraete
2/5 - at Princeton - 7 p.m. - Tony, Marcus
2/6 - at Rockridge - 1 p.m. - Tony, Verstraete
2/7 - SUNDAY
2/8 - BLOCKED - BOE Meeting
2/9 - Erie 7 p.m. - Marcus, Tony
2/10 - OPEN
2/11 - Alleman 7 p.m. - Marcus, Josh???
2/12 - OPEN
2/13 - IHSA Girls Regionals Begin
- ROWVA boys LTC 1 p.m. - Tony, Marcus
2/14 - SUNDAY
2/15 - ROWVA boys LTC 6 p.m. - Tony, Marcus
2/16 - OPEN
2/17 - OPEN
2/18 - OPEN
2/19 - at MonRose - 5:30 p.m. - Tony, Marcus
2/20 - OPEN
2/21 - SUNDAY
2/22 - IHSA Boys Regionals Begin
