Tuesday, August 26

4:52 a.m. - I'm watching the news, and I'm watching how President Trump is now deploying national guard troops in Washington D.C. and stating that other cities are next.  It sure seems like he's doing everything he can to turn the United States into Russia.  

I hope yesterday was the longest day of the week.  I was really tired, and it was a Monday.  Plus, we had our first volleyball match last night.  The match went fine, but it went three sets in both the fresh-soph and the varsity matches.  Needless to say, I didn't get home until 10 p.m.  Chase didn't come back to Edgington, and I thought he was going to, so I'm not sure how that went.  It was good to just get some "guy time" with Shawn, so that was a good distraction to everything else that is going on in life.

Today, there is no volleyball, so I'm hoping to get home after school and relax a bit.  What I'd really like to do is go to sleep about 9 p.m. and get just a real good night's sleep.

Things for School 

• August 26 - 8 a.m. S.O. IEP
• August Aug. 27 - PTO meeting at Andalusia 6 p.m.
• Sept. 24 - PTO meeting at TRE at 6 p.m.
• Oct. 22 - PTO meeting at ICE at 6 p.m.
• Jan. 28 - PTO meeting at Andalusia 6 p.m.
• Feb. 25 -  PTO meeting at TRE at 6 p.m.
• Mar 25 - PTO meeting at ICE at 6 p.m.
• Apr 22 - PTO meeting at Andalusia 6 p.m.

OTHER THINGS

• Send Joe's officiating money
• Change Sept. 29 VB start to 5 p.m.
• get money from Northern Illinois Health Plan - $1814.72 - $250? = $1564.72 - mailed out packet on 8/8/25
• get camper slide wiper seal fixed (sent email message on 8-4)
• Camp Fire RV Repair
• info.campfirervrepair@gmail.com
• visited on 8/5 - going to give estimate
• received estimate on 8/6 -- ($3,727.60)
• spray weeds on fence lines
• a hood light switch for the Ford
• Aug. 28-Sept 1 - camping at Loud Thunder - Deer Haven Site 35
• Sept. 9 - 16 - TAKE IHSA VOLLEYBALL PROMOTION TEST
• Oct. 23 - 8 a.m. Riverside Dentistry 
• October 30 - 8:45 Hussein knee follow-up at Moline
• Jan. 29 - 11 a.m. - Milan Optical

Things To Do for History Page
• What/Where is South Buffalo Prairie School and for that matter West Buffalo School and East Taylor Ridge School?  ugh.
• Friday Tidbit on the RR History Network Page - enter one on August 7 or 8
• Download photos and figure out how to organize in Google Drive
• Create a list of schools with pictures (and without pics)




OFFICIATING/UMPIRING UPCOMING
travel plans link - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1aZaC-Olm0joMLoIUC2kF1wG5XoEIwNAQjJkc37bKbhI/edit?tab=t.0


August
25 - at AlWood VB - 6 p.m. (versus MonRose) - pick up Shawn at 4:30
26 - Sept. 1 - BLOCKED


September
2 - at Knoxville VB - 6 p.m.
3 - OPEN
4 - at Knoxville VB - 6 p.m.
5 - BLOCKED
6 - at United Tournament (a.m.)
7 - SUNDAY
8 - 13 - BLOCKED - Homecoming Week
14 - SUNDAY
15 - BLOCKED - BOE meeting 6:30 p.m.
16 - at Rockridge  VB - 5 p.m.
17 - OPEN
18 - at Beyond Baseline VB - 6 p.m.
19 - BLOCKED
20 - BLOCKED
21 - SUNDAY
22 - OPEN
23 - at Merco VB - 5 p.m.
24 - OPEN
25 - at Knoxville - 6 p.m.
26-27 - BLOCKED
28 - SUNDAY'
29 - at AlWood VB - 5 p.m.
30 - at MonRose VB - 6 p.m. (no freshmen)


October 
1 - OPEN
2 - OPEN
3-4 BLOCKED
5 - SUNDAY
6 - OPEN
7 - at Galesburg VB - 5 p.m.
8 - at Merco JH GBK - 5:30 p.m.
9-13 - BLOCKED - SUNDAY/Columbus Day Weekend
14 - BLOCKED - BOE Meeting 6:30 p.m.
15 - at ROWVA VB - 5 p.m.
16 - at MonRose VB - 6 p.m. (no freshmen)
17-18 BLOCKED
19 - SUNDAY
20 - OPEN
21 - at Sherrard VB - 5 p.m.
22 - at Merco JH GBK - 5:30 p.m.
23 - at Rockridge VB - 5 p.m.
24 - 26 - BLOCKED/SUNDAY - Last weekend of camping.
10/27-11/10 - BLOCKED




Schedule of Knee Appointments
X - Dec. 30 - Weiler Chiro Appt.
X - Jan. 14 - consultation with Hussein and cortisone shot - scheduled Apr. 16 surgery
March 24 - went to Illini Hospital - ekg, blood drawn, chest x-ray, urine sample, instructions
X - April 8 - 8:30 a.m. Pre-op with Hussein at Clinic
X - April 15 - appointment with Wang to clear me for April 16
April 16 - knee replacement surgery - Illini Hospital
X - April 18 - 9:00 a.m. Moline ORA Blackhawk
X - April 21 - 9:20  a.m.  Moline ORA Blackhawk
X - April 23 - 10:00 a.m. Moline ORA Blackhawk
    X - 1:30 Silvis Post Op Appointment (Avenue of Cities)
X - April 25 - 9:20 a.m. Moline ORA Blackhawk
X - April 28 - 9:20 a.m. Moline ORA Blackhawk
X - April 30 - 9:00 a.m. Moline ORA Blackhawk
also Milan Optical
X - May 2 - 9:00 a.m. Moline ORA Blackhawk
X - May 5 - 8:40 a.m. Moline ORA Blackhawk
X - May 7 - 10:40 a.m. Moline ORA Blackhawk
X - May 9 - 9:00 a.m. Moline ORA Blackhawk
X - May 12 - 8:40 a.m. Moline ORA Blackhawk
X - May 14 - 8:40 a.m. Moline ORA Blackhawk
X - May 16 - 8:20 a.m. Moline ORA Blackhawk
X - May 20 - noon Moline ORA Blackhawk 
X - May 21 - 8:40 a.m. Moline ORA Blackhawk
X - May 23 - 7:40 a.m. Moline ORA Blackhawk
X - May 27 - 9 a.m. Moline ORA Blackhawk
X - May 28 - 9:40 a.m. Moline ORA Blackhawk
X - May 29 - 8:30 a.m. Post Op Appointment with Hussein in Moline
X - May 30 - 1:20 p.m. Moline ORA Blackhawk
X - June 2 - 8:40 a.m. Moline ORA Blackhawk 
X - June 4 - 8:40 a.m. Moline ORA Blackhawk
X - June 6 - 8:40 a.m. Moline ORA Blackhawk
X - June 9 - 8:40 a.m. Moline ORA Blackhawk
X - June 11 - 9 a.m. Moline ORA Blackhawk
X- June 13 - 8:20 a.m. Moline ORA Blackhawk
July 29 - 1:25 p.m. Moline Post Op Appointment with Hussein in Moline - I paid copay


X = EOB received
BLUE equals payment made for those visits