Friday, February 19, 2021

6:23 a.m. - It's a mixed morning today...feeling very blessed that my right leg is holding up through all this officiating and still able to earn some extra money to help out the savings account.  The combination of cancelled games due to weather and COVID along with consistent at-home treatment things I think has kept me going.  My years of officiating basketball are winding down...to much pride and enjoyment just yet to call it quits.  While I'm feeling blessed about that, I'm troubled by recent events with a family member; I don't really want to discuss the details here, but it's apparent as I get older and older that as much as we might try to love and assist and care for family or friends or anyone else, ultimately everyone has to make her or his own life decisions.  Realizing that doesn't make the situation any better, though.

So it's FRIDAY!  I work with a couple of different officials tonight at United High School.  The last time I was there last week the United spectators had several unsportsmanlike individuals that were a cause of frustration.  Maybe tonight will be different.  The games will be challenging; Wethersfield has the best player in the conference, but United may be the best team in the conference.  Tomorrow, I travel to Macomb for a girls game.  It's an afternoon game, so I'll have the night available.  I think Brinley and Brooklyn are spending the night tonight, so it will be fun to see the girls this weekend.  At some point, I have to figure out how to get the truck down to Slayden's for new tires and shocks.  The poor truck is in my driveway with two flat tires, but I haven't messed with it because it's been so dang cold.  With temps forecasted to be in the 20's this weekend, I plan to try to air up the tires to see if I can at least keep air in them for 10 minutes to get to Andalusia.

Things to do for school

• Daily
• edit today's agenda on the Stream with recorded class session - for Feb. 19
• create the next day's agenda and schedule post to stream - for Feb. 22
• add assignments/activities/resources to Google Classroom as needed - for Feb. 22
• score assignments and record into Lumen as needed
• respond to student/parent emails and update grades
• TUES - schedule FRW assignment for Wed., Feb. 24

Things I Could Do or Need to Do In the Future

• Enter blogger 2-19 scores into Lumen
• enter extra credit for students who shared
• Get truck to Slayden's by Feb. 22.
• Arda Meeting SUNDAY - 11:30 a.m.
• Continue working with TK to organize financial management things.
• Take care of insurance stuff with school with colonoscopy payments
• two invoices so far
• Complete softball test
• Listen to IF podcasts
• fix the green door.
• Check gmail messages.

Upcoming Games

• Fri. Feb. 19 - at United 6:00 p.m. with Randy and Braeden
• Sat. Feb. 20 - at Macomb 1 p.m. with Jason and Tad
• Mon, Feb. 22 - at Riverdale girls 5:30 with Chet and Lee 
• Tues. Feb. 23 - at AlWood boys 4:30 with Jason and Tad
• Wed. Feb. 24 - at Wethersfield boys 6:00 with Jason and Tad
• Thursday, Feb. 25 - Open so far
• Friday, Feb. 26 - at Sherrard boys 7:00  with Jason and Tad
• Saturday, Feb. 27 at AlWood girls 1 p.m. with Jason and Tad
• at U.T.H.S. girls 7:30 p.m. with Jason and Tad

Things that I NOW think about with the coronavirus. (2/19)

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.