Tuesday, April 5

6:12 p.m. -  I worked a softball date at Mercer County...I don't enjoy umpiring in the cold.  I did make it back home in time to see Brinley for her birthday.  I also was able to watch a little of the NCAA championship game, even though I dozed in and out of sleep.  And all of that was after surviving the first day back from Spring Break.  

Today, Western Illinois University will be visiting to tell us about a university path; this is a presentation that many students have been waiting to see while others can't see themselves even thinking about that path. I'm then scheduled to work another softball game tonight - this time at Orion.  I'm working with Jason, so it will be nice to see him.  There is a chance for showers in the area, but most of the rain is supposed to wait until later in the day.

English III

• create the English III next day's agenda and schedule post to stream
• score assignments and record into Lumen as needed - n/a
• score/enter grades for WIU presentation worksheets
• score/enter grades for apprenticeship presentation worksheets

Other Things To Do

• help Bruce here to do electrical work - send message to Bruce
• open pool
• get stuff out of the shed

2022 SOFTBALL UMPIRING

Apr. 5 -- SB (2 games) at Orion 4:30 with Jason

Apr. 6 -- RTA meeting with BOE
Apr. 7 -- SB (2 games) at MonRose 4:30 with ???
Apr. 8 -- OPEN
Apr. 9 -- OPEN
Sunday, April 10
Apr. 11 -- at UTHS (JV) 4:30
Apr. 12 -- SB (1 game) Knoxville 4:30 with Jason
Apr. 13 -- OPEN
Apr. 14 -- BLOCKED OPEN
Apr. 15 -- BLOCKED OPEN - Good Friday no school
Apr. 16 -- BLOCKED OPEN
Sunday, April 17 Easter Sunday
Apr. 18 -- BLOCKED OPEN no school
Apr. 19 -- SB (2 games) at Knoxville 4:30 with Ron Grant
Apr. 20 -- SB (2 games) at Sherrard 4:30 with Lennie
    RTA meeting 3:45 - Lisa's room
Apr. 21 -- SB (2 games) at United 4:30 with Jason
Apr. 22 -- BLOCKED OPEN
Apr. 23 -- BLOCKED OPEN
Sunday, April 24
Apr. 25 -- SB (1 V game) at Sherrard 4:30 with Ryan VanDeWoestyne
    RTA meeting 4:00 Shawn's room
Apr. 26 -- SB (2 games) at AlWood 4:30 with Chet
Apr. 27 -- SB (2 games) at MonRose 4:30 with Lennie
    RTA & BOE meeting - 4:30
Apr. 28 -- SB (2 games) at United 4:30 with Jason
Apr. 29 -- BLOCKED OPEN
Apr. 30 -- BLOCKED OPEN

Sunday, May 1
May 2 -- SB (2 games) at MonRose 4:30 with Doug
May 3 -- SB (2 games) at AlWood 4:30 with Jason
May 4 -- SB (2 games) at Orion 4:30 with David Olinger
May 5 -- SB (2 games) at Rock Island 4:30 with Vandervinne
May 6 -- BLOCKED OPEN
May 7 -- BLOCKED OPEN
Sunday, May 8
May 9 -- SB (1 V game) at Galesburg 4:30 with Jason
May 10 -- SB (\1 game) at Knoxville 4:30 with Dan Burgland
May 11 -- OPEN
May 12 -- SB (2 games) at MonRose 4:30 with Chris Johnson
May 13 -- BLOCKED OPEN
May 14 -- BLOCKED OPEN
Sunday, May 15
May 16-21 - IHSA softball regionals
May 16 - OPEN
May 17 -- SB SB (1 V game) at Geneseo 4:30 with Lloyd
May 18 -- at Geneseo (JV)
May 19 -- OPEN
May 20 -- OPEN
May 21 -- OPEN
Sunday, May 22
May 23-27 - IHSA softball sectionals
May 23 -- SB at DeWitt 5:00 & 6:30 with Lennie
May 24 -- open
May 25 -- SB at Davenport West 5 p.m.
Sunday, May 29
May 30 - 1A/2A supersectional
June 1 - 10 a.m. at Muscatine

June 2 - 10 a.m. at Muscatine
June 3-4 - 1A/2A softball state tournament

Monday, April 4 - Happy Anniversary Amber

4/4/22 - The weather doesn't look good again for this week, and it's back to work.  Finally, it appears I caught a cold overnight.  Other than those things, I guess life is fine.

I did get to see Cole and Chase last night, which was a surprise, and I did get to watch the women's NCAA tourney game.  

Before all that, it was a day to pull-out of camping weekend from Loud Thunder and head home.  Backing the camper into the spot next to the house was challenging as usual, but we eventually got it parked, unloaded, and closed down.  I did get a drain valve removed which was good.  I ordered a replacement part, and it should be delivered this week sometime.  I give the entire camping weekend a solid "B".  The weather was cool all weekend, but yesterday and Friday were both good days.  Saturday was a wash, but we were able to watch the men's NCAA final four Saturday night in the camper, so that was good.  Basically, it was a great weekend to break out the camper and get it all "season ready".  

Today at a school, I think I will find another good book to read.  The guidance department is going to be visiting to assist students with their SAT tests which are coming up next week.  I am supposed to have softball tonight, tomorrow night, and Thursday, but the weather is going to be yucky.  

English III

• create the English III next day's agenda and schedule post to stream
• score assignments and record into Lumen as needed - n/a
• check out Locke's spiritual assignment
• hand back presentation worksheets to students
• make additional copies of presentation worksheets
• send message to remaining two presenters - Kassie and Chuck

Other Things To Do

• help Bruce here to do electrical work
• open pool
• get stuff out of the shed
• Check on Jane’s volleyball dates
• personal leave request for April 22 - Hasson

2022 SOFTBALL UMPIRING

Sunday, April 3

Apr. 4 -- SB (2 games) at Merco 4:30 with Cahill
Apr. 5 -- SB (2 games) at Orion 4:30 with Jason
Apr. 6 -- RTA meeting with BOE
Apr. 7 -- SB (2 games) at MonRose 4:30 with ???
Apr. 8 -- OPEN
Apr. 9 -- OPEN
Sunday, April 10
Apr. 11 -- at UTHS (JV) 4:30
Apr. 12 -- SB (1 game) Knoxville 4:30 with Jason
Apr. 13 -- OPEN
Apr. 14 -- BLOCKED OPEN
Apr. 15 -- BLOCKED OPEN - Good Friday no school
Apr. 16 -- BLOCKED OPEN
Sunday, April 17 Easter Sunday
Apr. 18 -- BLOCKED OPEN no school
Apr. 19 -- SB (2 games) at Knoxville 4:30 with Ron Grant
Apr. 20 -- SB (2 games) at Sherrard 4:30 with Lennie
    RTA meeting 3:45 - Lisa's room
Apr. 21 -- SB (2 games) at United 4:30 with Jason
Apr. 22 -- BLOCKED OPEN
Apr. 23 -- BLOCKED OPEN
Sunday, April 24
Apr. 25 -- SB (1 V game) at Sherrard 4:30 with Ryan VanDeWoestyne
    RTA meeting 4:00 Shawn's room
Apr. 26 -- SB (2 games) at AlWood 4:30 with Chet
Apr. 27 -- SB (2 games) at MonRose 4:30 with Lennie
    RTA & BOE meeting - 4:30
Apr. 28 -- SB (2 games) at United 4:30 with Jason
Apr. 29 -- BLOCKED OPEN
Apr. 30 -- BLOCKED OPEN

Sunday, May 1
May 2 -- SB (2 games) at MonRose 4:30 with Doug
May 3 -- SB (2 games) at AlWood 4:30 with Jason
May 4 -- SB (2 games) at Orion 4:30 with David Olinger
May 5 -- SB (2 games) at Rock Island 4:30 with Vandervinne
May 6 -- BLOCKED OPEN
May 7 -- BLOCKED OPEN
Sunday, May 8
May 9 -- SB (1 V game) at Galesburg 4:30 with Jason
May 10 -- SB (\1 game) at Knoxville 4:30 with Dan Burgland
May 11 -- OPEN
May 12 -- SB (2 games) at MonRose 4:30 with Chris Johnson
May 13 -- BLOCKED OPEN
May 14 -- BLOCKED OPEN
Sunday, May 15
May 16-21 - IHSA softball regionals
May 16 - OPEN
May 17 -- SB SB (1 V game) at Geneseo 4:30 with Lloyd
May 18 -- at Geneseo (JV)
May 19 -- OPEN
May 20 -- OPEN
May 21 -- OPEN
Sunday, May 22
May 23-27 - IHSA softball sectionals
May 23 -- SB at DeWitt 5:00 & 6:30 with Lennie
May 24 -- open
May 25 -- SB at Davenport West 5 p.m.
Sunday, May 29
May 30 - 1A/2A supersectional
June 1 - 10 a.m. at Muscatine

June 2 - 10 a.m. at Muscatine
June 3-4 - 1A/2A softball state tournament

Friday, April 1

6:35 a.m. - It's Friday!  It's not snowing!  It's still Spring Break!  

Yesterday was a busy one.  I went and picked up that air compressor.  I probably paid a little too much for it, but I think it's going to be better than my current air compressor, and it was cheaper than buying something new.  I'm going to try it out today.  Then I came home and did some packing for our weekend camping trip to Loud Thunder.  Then I went to West Central High School and made a surprise visit to Carmen, and she was indeed surprised.  We just had lunch together, but it was wonderful to see her in her building.  After that, I drove completely the opposite direction and went and got fitted for a suit to rent at Ducky's Formal wear.  I probably could have spent the same amount of money or less and just bought a suit, but then I would have had to had it tailored, which would have meant some additional trips.  With that in mind, I just bit the bullet and did the rental.  If my baby girl is going to get married, I should be in a nice looking suit.  After that work, I then stopped by the casino and played some slots.  So here's the deal....basically, the entire day, I got to do what I wanted to do.  I know that sounds selfish, but it's just nice to have a day like that every once in awhile....I didn't have to be a husband, grandfather, teacher, umpire...I just got to do what I wanted to do.  

So today....YES...we are going camping....YES...we may be the only ones in the campground.  The temps are definitely going to be colder than normal, BUT the latest forecast this morning is not calling for snowflakes in our area, and if we are going to get some rain, it should be early tomorrow morning.  So while we may be bundled up in warmer clothes, most of the weekend should be dry.  Part of this weekend camping trip is just "set-up"...getting everything back together and packed and assembled.  The big part of the day today is getting the water lines flushed and operational, since there is still antifreeze in them now.

And with Loud Thunder being so close, if we do forget something, it's easy to drive back and pick up what we need.  I just checked the reservations at Loud Thunder, and so far Shawn and I are the only campers in Deer Haven.  There are three reservations in White Oak, so we won't be the only reservations in the park this weekend.

English III

• create the English III next day's agenda and schedule post to stream
• score assignments and record into Lumen as needed - n/a

Other Things To Do

• help Bruce here to do electrical work
• get stuff out of the shed
• Check on Jane’s volleyball dates

2022 SOFTBALL UMPIRING

Sunday, April 3

Apr. 4 -- SB (2 games) at Merco 4:30 with Cahill
Apr. 5 -- SB (2 games) at Orion 4:30 with Jason
Apr. 6 -- OPEN
Apr. 7 -- SB (2 games) at MonRose 4:30 with ???
Apr. 8 -- OPEN
Apr. 9 -- OPEN
Sunday, April 10
Apr. 11 -- at UTHS (JV) 4:30
Apr. 12 -- SB (1 game) Knoxville 4:30 with Jason
Apr. 13 -- OPEN
Apr. 14 -- BLOCKED OPEN
Apr. 15 -- BLOCKED OPEN - Good Friday no school
Apr. 16 -- BLOCKED OPEN
Sunday, April 17 Easter Sunday
Apr. 18 -- BLOCKED OPEN no school
Apr. 19 -- SB (2 games) at Knoxville 4:30 with Ron Grant
Apr. 20 -- SB (2 games) at Sherrard 4:30 with Lennie
    RTA meeting 3:45 - Lisa's room
Apr. 21 -- SB (2 games) at United 4:30 with Jason
Apr. 22 -- BLOCKED OPEN
Apr. 23 -- BLOCKED OPEN
Sunday, April 24
Apr. 25 -- SB (1 V game) at Sherrard 4:30 with Ryan VanDeWoestyne
    RTA meeting 4:00 Shawn's room
Apr. 26 -- SB (2 games) at AlWood 4:30 with Chet
Apr. 27 -- SB (2 games) at MonRose 4:30 with Lennie
    RTA & BOE meeting - 4:30
Apr. 28 -- SB (2 games) at United 4:30 with Jason
Apr. 29 -- BLOCKED OPEN
Apr. 30 -- BLOCKED OPEN

Sunday, May 1
May 2 -- SB (2 games) at MonRose 4:30 with Doug
May 3 -- SB (2 games) at AlWood 4:30 with Jason
May 4 -- SB (2 games) at Orion 4:30 with David Olinger
May 5 -- SB (2 games) at Rock Island 4:30 with Vandervinne
May 6 -- BLOCKED OPEN
May 7 -- BLOCKED OPEN
Sunday, May 8
May 9 -- SB (1 V game) at Galesburg 4:30 with Jason
May 10 -- SB (\1 game) at Knoxville 4:30 with Dan Burgland
May 11 -- OPEN
May 12 -- SB (2 games) at MonRose 4:30 with Chris Johnson
May 13 -- BLOCKED OPEN
May 14 -- BLOCKED OPEN
Sunday, May 15
May 16-21 - IHSA softball regionals
May 16 - OPEN
May 17 -- SB SB (1 V game) at Geneseo 4:30 with Lloyd
May 18 -- at Geneseo (JV)
May 19 -- OPEN
May 20 -- OPEN
May 21 -- OPEN
Sunday, May 22
May 23-27 - IHSA softball sectionals
May 23 -- SB at DeWitt 5:00 & 6:30 with Lennie
May 24 -- open
May 25 -- SB at Davenport West 5 p.m.
Sunday, May 29
May 30 - 1A/2A supersectional
June 1 - 10 a.m. at Muscatine

June 2 - 10 a.m. at Muscatine
June 3-4 - 1A/2A softball state tournament