6:11 a.m. - That's My Job by Conway Twitty is a song that came across my speakers at school yesterday. It tugged at my heart, and I sent a Facebook message to Cole, Carmen, and Chase. It's a song that basically says a ob as a father is to try to do everything possible to help our kids...no matter what that means - little things, big things, whatever. It's a bit of a gut wrenching song for me because of my divorce with my ex-wife. There is always regret looming in my mind and heart that I didn't do my job in somehow figuring out a way to be a better husband in the marriage and therefore remaining closer to my kids. It's like I will spend the rest of my life attempting to make up for that failure and never completely being able to do it. So the song for me is bittersweet....reminds me that I still have a job; reminds me to that I'll always fall a little short. That's life, though, isn't it? My guess is that most of us probably have a regret here or there that just isn't completely fixable...maybe that's something that keeps us doing good and trying to be better moving forward.
Yesterday was another routine day followed by another routine night. I've got to get Marcus to stop trying to reason so much with coaches. He's just got to accept that sometimes coaches just aren't going to like a call and that's okay. Coach asks a question, and we supply an answer. If the answer isn't good enough, then at that point we just have to agree to disagree and move on.
Tonight at have a damn freshmen game at AlWood. I accepted this game to help out the assignor, but now I'm regretting that decision. I'd rather have a night off at this point. The foot is feeling a little better, but I woke up with my back hurting...geez. I've got aches and pains moving around all over the place. It's a good thing the end of the basketball season is getting nearer.
Things for School
- enter extra credit journal scores
- Feb. 7 SPED meeting for JM
- score Strangers Practice Quizzes 1, 2, 3, 4 done -- and return
- enter FRW scores for 1-31 - 1, 2, 3 done
- enter completion of reading scores - after end of day Wednesday
- retrieve strangers quiz copies
- Assign next Khan Academy activity - Grammar TEST
- STUDENTS are limited to one attempt only.
- All test points - first test grade of the semester.
- Quiz 1, Quiz 2, and Quiz 3 and Unit Test - 24 points - Date?
Things to do
- send message to Geneseo and LaSalle-Peru
- Feb. 1 - 4 p.m. - girls IHSA seeds posted
- coat from cleaners
- write a letter to Chase and mail - 1-31
- for professional development principal academy training
- complete #3000 (June 17, 2024) register by 6/10
- complete #1865 (June 13, 2024) register by 6/6
- March 25 - Colonoscopy appointment at Digestive Disease Specialists - 309-601-2800 Stacey 309-601-2901
- For Summer Camping Adventure
- get camper wheels inspected at Mutual Wheel
- get truck inspected at Slayden's
- purchase national park pass
- purchase car pass for the days we are staying at Glacier (vehicle registration ticket)
31 - BBK FR at AlWood - 6:00 p.m. with Teel
Jay drives separately - leave at 4:30 p.m.
February
1 - GBK at MonRose - 5:30 p.m.with Tony and Kraig McPeek
Tony drives - leave from Tony’s office at 4:15 p.m.
2 - BBK at PTown - 5:30 p.m. with Tony and David Van Nest
Jay drives; leave from Jay’s house at 3:45 p.m.
3 - GBK at Orion - 11:00 a.m. with Tony and Josh Temple
All drive separately.
3 - BBK at MerCo - 5:00 p.m. with Tony and Todd Hannam
All drive separately.
January
