Sunday, August 23

Something is very fishy with Blogger. I'm not sure what is happening. I thought maybe it was a glitch, and everything appears to be correct when I preview, but the design is all weird and looks like nothing but codes.

9:39 --- Wait, I figured it out, I was in HTML mode instead of compose mode...I didn't realize that was a possibility, but apparently it is.

So this past weekend, we went camping at West Lake Park - specifically Summit Campground.  We had Brooklyn with us two of the three days; maybe I can talk about that in an upcoming post, because I'm really tired.  When we got the trailer home today, I spent the rest of the day attempting to add dirt to the pad next to the house to improve level of the pad and hopefully keep any/all underground lines safer.  For now, I'm going to bed.

Things that I NOW think about with the coronavirus. (8/23)

• Stats
• February 29 was the first reported positive case in Illinois. 
• March 20, there were 585 reported positive cases.
• As of May 29 (3 months), there were 120,260 positive cases and 5,390 deaths.
• As of June 29 (4 months), there were 142, 461 positive cases and 6,902 deaths.
• As of July 31 (5 months), there were 178,837 positive cases and 7,495 deaths.
• As of August 29 (6 months), there were ______ positive cases and _____ deaths.

• ILLINOIS PREVIOUS DAY
• hospitalizations - 
• ILLINOIS YESTERDAY
• hospitalizations - 
• ILLINOIS TODAY
• hospitalizations - 339

• ROCK ISLAND COUNTY
• YESTERDAY - ____ positive cases; __ deaths
• TODAY - 2,000 positive cases; 46 deaths

Things I Could Do or Need to Do In the Future

• HS Staff Meeting on Monday, August 24th at 1:00 pm.  https://meet.google.com/mah-zdgj-isb?hs=122&authuser=0
•  volleyball test - Illinois
• Complete volleyball test - Iowa
• Paint the shed.
• Continue working on restoring the channel of the ditch.
• Replace seals and gaskets in the pool motor.

• Possible Campground Sites
• Spring Lake Park - Macomb - not far, but I'm not sure what else might be available to do in the area.
• Dubuque?  Not far, and there are casinos up there too.
• Galesburg Area...we could invite Mr. Johnson and Mr. Danner for an evening out. 
•        Lake Storey...you had mentioned this area, and it's not a long trip      
•        Galesburg East Campground - Knoxville, IL
•        Cabin Fever - Victoria, IL
• Geneseo and Loud Thunder will both be pretty in the fall.
• Mount Carroll is where the Peterson's said we might want to try, and that's not a long trip.  Timber Lake Resort...not sure if this is the right one...it's a little pricey, but we could splurge a little.

Things to do for Ms. Mitola

- provide calendar and other shared documents

- invite Mrs. Hasson to visit Ms. Mitola's classroom

- routinely evaluate her performance - form, informal, how many times per week?

- help her with professional portfolio

- meet/talk with CS student teacher supervisor

- by second week of September - Ms. Mitola takes over advanced sections

- by end of September - Ms. Mitola has all sections

- by second week of December, I take over all sections and Ms. Mitola wraps up

Things to do for school

- form Khan Academy groups of students for sections

- start to "long term plan" where Mrs. Mitola will take over 

- figure out FREE READ WEDNESDAY - to begin Wednesday, August 26

    - could use the book that I made video/audio recordings of over the summer - Rest of the Story

    - Mrs. Mitola could pick a book after that...

- update Association records and work on membership stuff

Prayer for My Heart

Holy Spirit...

Help me have... 

    a pure heart, that I may see;
    a humble heart, that I may hear;
    a heart of love, that I may serve;
    a heart of faith, that I may abide in the spirit. 

                                                                     Amen