6:08 a.m. - One of these days, I'm going to have a day that everything goes smoothly according to plan without hiccups - I'm going to have a day that isn't two steps forward and one step back. I'm looking forward to that day...maybe it will even be today. I know it wasn't yesterday. I did manage to get everything accomplished that I wanted to accomplish, but it took perseverance. I guess in the long run perseverance is a good characteristic. In the morning I got the pool filter pulled apart to see that I needed a new valve control mechanism. I stopped at Walgreens to get my prescription, and then it was off to the pool store. Of course, the first pool place I went to didn't have the part, but the second place did - hit to wallet #1. Then I wanted to drop off some pants to get hemmed at Monster Sewing - no, they weren't open at 10 a.m. when I was there; they opened at 11 a.m., so I decided to take a mental break at Panera and have a cinnamon crunch bagel and cup of coffee. After going back to Monster Sewing a second time, it was off to the eye doctor. I did get some good news there, as the pressure in my eye seems to be responding to the second dose I'm taking in the afternoon. (I forgot, I also stopped at Lowe's to get a smoke alarm somewhere in the morning before the eye doctor.) So equipped with smoke detector and new pool part, I headed back home for installation. Of course the smoke detector didn't line up so I drilled a new hole in the backing. Then it was time to tackle the pool filter. It all went back together, and it does work more smoothly now, but I still have an air problem in the middle return valve leading to the pump casing. It's not as bad now, and I've pinpointed the problem...I'm just not sure how to completely fix it. Once that busy day was completed, I grabbed a sandwich and sat down for about a half hour before leaving for a softball game to umpire at Geneseo. Leafs 22, Alleman 2 - not the best of games to work. Amber had made a nice supper in the crock pot, so a little conversation with her, some pot roast, and a little news on the Trump trial rounded out my night. I think my "days off" are actually more work that my teaching days at school.
Today is FRW, (free read Wednesday) so that's good. I also want to get more presentations scored. I'd like a quiet day today before I sprint out of the building and try to get to Galesburg to umpire. It's Galesburg versus Alleman today....Galesburg isn't very good, so this one will be "highly competitive". Just keep swimming, just keep swimming. This weekend looks like a complete wash out, so with the truck in the shop getting fixed, the camper will sit next to the house and get wet. Amber and her daughters are hosting a baby shower for Carmen, so it will be nice to see them. Maybe I'll just spend the time in the camper!
Things for School
- score training path presentations - 1st, 2nd periods done
- score/enter scores for Thoreau/Walden completion
- check on progress of Thoreau's questions
- lesson plan for 4/25
Things to do
- send message to Geneseo and Alleman
- send message to Galesburg and Alleman
- pick truck up from Slayden's when ready
- clean the pool
- spray weeds
- spread weed and feed
- submit costs for colonoscopy for refund
- send registration for Justin Sharp Shootout
- write a letter to Chase and mail - 4/16
- for professional development principal academy training
- complete #3000 (June 17, 2024) register by 6/10
- complete #1865 (June 13, 2024) register by 6/6
- For Summer Camping Adventure
- fill LP tanks
- purchase Glacier vehicle registration ticket for west entrance
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