One thing we have been told all along is that young caucasian children are a rare find. I look at the PA site and I never see any child under age 7 that is not severely handicaped physically or emotionally. There are national sites that have photolistings of children waiting to be adopted but how often are these files updated is anyone's guess. There are two sites that I visit quite regularly of neighboring states that seem to keep their listings updated.
So imagine the excitement when you find a little one, or two for that matter. It's an obvious longshot as even though you catch the listing on the day it is posted so do many other families who are looking for the same thing.
Austin and Audrey are siblings...1 and 2 years old and that is all I can know at the moment. The social worker who is handling their case will contact my agency and verify our homestudy then we may get a biography on the children. We will know a little about their parents and what medical issues may arise in the future based on the extended family.
Just by coincidence, Shelly's employer announced an adoption reimbursement plan yesturday.
Thursday, June 28, 2007
Wednesday, June 27, 2007
Savannah and Charlie
We got an adoption history yesterday on the brother and sister we showed interest in. They were taken from their mother due to neglect. It's one of those scenarios where the grandmother had children at a young age, the mother started having children at a young age (pre 20's) and neither had family support in place to help raise the children....talk about breaking the cycle now. Parents never finished school beyond the 8th grade and have only worked in menial jobs.
Sad part is that there is another one due by the mother in a couple of months.
I got a call from the social worker yesterday handling the children reminding me to fax the homestudy in by Thursday....my agency did that last Friday. She also told me they were only accepting homestudies from parents who did not need a subsidy and who did not need a medical card. We're fine in both areas.
I asked how much response she had gotten concerning the children and she replied quite alot...about 110. I said , at least they will go to a good family even if its not us. She laughed and thanked me for my positive attitude about it.
How could you not.
It's an opportunity to make a difference in a child's life when you consider adopting. It's an opportunity to change their life completely for the better. Soooo even if we aren't the ones selected for whatever reason you have to believe that they will go to a great set of parents and they will have a much better life than what they have had so far in their brief time.
We also submitted interest in another set of siblings, another brother and sister aged 5 and 4 so we should get their adoption history next week.
Sad part is that there is another one due by the mother in a couple of months.
I got a call from the social worker yesterday handling the children reminding me to fax the homestudy in by Thursday....my agency did that last Friday. She also told me they were only accepting homestudies from parents who did not need a subsidy and who did not need a medical card. We're fine in both areas.
I asked how much response she had gotten concerning the children and she replied quite alot...about 110. I said , at least they will go to a good family even if its not us. She laughed and thanked me for my positive attitude about it.
How could you not.
It's an opportunity to make a difference in a child's life when you consider adopting. It's an opportunity to change their life completely for the better. Soooo even if we aren't the ones selected for whatever reason you have to believe that they will go to a great set of parents and they will have a much better life than what they have had so far in their brief time.
We also submitted interest in another set of siblings, another brother and sister aged 5 and 4 so we should get their adoption history next week.
Monday, June 25, 2007
Feeding Frenzy
We were told from the beginning that when adopting, if you are holding out for a blonde hair blue eyes, etc etc or if you are looking for an infant it will be a long wait. I told our social worker that I was looking at the photolistings online and she said not to get my hopes up too much. Those littles ones or the ones that everyone seems to be looking for go quickly.
They do.
Last Wednesday evening I saw two very adorble children online. They were siblings and ages 4 and 5. We submitted an interest form online. We try to limit our searches to our state and neighboring states simply to cut down on the amount of traveling. No more than an afternoon's drive time in distance is fine for us.
So I submitted an interest form which includes our homestudy info...social worker name, address and number and date the study was completed. I assumed they would verify the info with our agency and give a packet of more info on the children. I checked the site again Thursday and they had gotten so much response that they were limiting the time they were accepting homestudies. A call to the ocntact number gave me a message to fax a copy of the homestudy.
I called my agency and left a message. A call Friday morning confirmed that our homestudy was faxed first thing Friday morning. So Wednesday was the first day those children were posted on the interet as available and today is the final day they are accepting homestudies.
So at this point we stand a greater chance than if we not shown any interest. You don't get anywhere unless you try.
They do.
Last Wednesday evening I saw two very adorble children online. They were siblings and ages 4 and 5. We submitted an interest form online. We try to limit our searches to our state and neighboring states simply to cut down on the amount of traveling. No more than an afternoon's drive time in distance is fine for us.
So I submitted an interest form which includes our homestudy info...social worker name, address and number and date the study was completed. I assumed they would verify the info with our agency and give a packet of more info on the children. I checked the site again Thursday and they had gotten so much response that they were limiting the time they were accepting homestudies. A call to the ocntact number gave me a message to fax a copy of the homestudy.
I called my agency and left a message. A call Friday morning confirmed that our homestudy was faxed first thing Friday morning. So Wednesday was the first day those children were posted on the interet as available and today is the final day they are accepting homestudies.
So at this point we stand a greater chance than if we not shown any interest. You don't get anywhere unless you try.
OUCH !!!!
One of the activities on the last day of Scout Camp was having one of the parents throw water ballons at the kids.....blindfolded. Most hit the ground but there were a few that found their mark, including this one I caught.
There are more photos at my photo site.
There are more photos at my photo site.
Thursday, June 21, 2007
June 21, 2007
After today I have my little buddy back from Day Camp. He's really enjoyed it and I am sure he's gotten alot out of it. Not too sure about the "scientology" thing though. I think it will be obvious if he ever declines pain medicine. From what I know he does swimming, bb gun, bow and arrow every day. Since tomorrow will be the last day I plan on heading up there after noon and watching the kids do their activities. I will be taking my camera so there will be more Zack pics.
Next week it is more or less back to normall around here. In a couple of weeks we are having his cousins from Georgia over for a week or so. We have lots planned to do while they are here so that should be a fun time for them.
I got a strange call the other night around 9:30. It was from one of Zack's baseball coaches and they want to get a practice together around 10 - noon. Of course he will be interested... Shhhh don't tell anyone, so will wee cause we miss the group of parents we made friends with....and especially two little girls of one, Shelly calls them my girl friends lol. One little one and the other is a toddler. The toddler, god bless her, was concerned I wasn't at practice one day (headache day and drugged up). Of course Shelly gets to hold the little one....so we all get something out of it.
Next week it is more or less back to normall around here. In a couple of weeks we are having his cousins from Georgia over for a week or so. We have lots planned to do while they are here so that should be a fun time for them.
I got a strange call the other night around 9:30. It was from one of Zack's baseball coaches and they want to get a practice together around 10 - noon. Of course he will be interested... Shhhh don't tell anyone, so will wee cause we miss the group of parents we made friends with....and especially two little girls of one, Shelly calls them my girl friends lol. One little one and the other is a toddler. The toddler, god bless her, was concerned I wasn't at practice one day (headache day and drugged up). Of course Shelly gets to hold the little one....so we all get something out of it.
Wednesday, June 20, 2007
Home Concept
Now that our house in NY is gone it is now time to work on our new home. First phase is to pay off our debt..credit cards, retain, lines of credit ect and then start saving for a down payment.
I have some pretty lofty goals and will update on our progress as we hit some milestones. The first one will be when we pay off our credit cards and have the line of credit and car payments left. I am looking at some time around of the first year to get there and have just the cars and a $15,000 line of credit left. This time next year that should be at a zero balance as well. Then the saving starts.
We're not looking for anything extravagent...but I do forewarn Shelly that our house will probably run about $300,000 with a mortgage payment somewhere in the $2000 range. Sure we could buy a home that is already up but there are a number of things we want in a home and although these are just "concepts" at this point, the only way we will get everythinh incorporated into a home is to have one built.
One thing we don't want is a two story house where you're running up and down the stairs. We would definately want a single story ranch, maybe with a bonus room utilizing the attic...something that I could finish on my own. We would like a full basement, maybe raised a little bit so we could use some of it as a living space??? Maybe an extra bedroom or family/game room??? Ideally we want at least 1800 sq ft with three bedrooms and maybe 2 bathrooms.
I prefer tile and hardwood floors but that is negotionable.
The concept for the house is one that utilizes a passive solar design and built using SIPS system. A SIPs is Structuraly Insulated Panels. The cost is greater than that of a conventional stick built house but you can have higher R values for insulation. I am thinking R-30 for the walls and R-50 for the roof.
I replaced my windows in the NY house with triple paned triple low E windows so I want that in any new house we have built. I know Pella makes these so we'll start there when the time comes.
HVAC - I would love a geothermal heating and cooling system. The cost is anywhere from $7k - $15k and higher but the cost savings are instant.
If you're reading this you must have already hit upon a theme, that being energy efficiency. When I bought my first house in 1998 the price of natural gas was .28/therm. Today the price is upwards of 1.25/therm. You have to ask yourself what will the price be 10 years from now? I know oil ran me about $2.15 this winter so who knows there. The point is this... if you have the means and don't take any of these concerns to heart, well....I hope your household income escalates in tune with the increased costs. There's no better time to do it than when you are either purchasing a home or building one.
My goal is to have utility costs (heating/cooling/hot water/electric) in the $100/month neighborhood.
That's the dream anyway.
I have some pretty lofty goals and will update on our progress as we hit some milestones. The first one will be when we pay off our credit cards and have the line of credit and car payments left. I am looking at some time around of the first year to get there and have just the cars and a $15,000 line of credit left. This time next year that should be at a zero balance as well. Then the saving starts.
We're not looking for anything extravagent...but I do forewarn Shelly that our house will probably run about $300,000 with a mortgage payment somewhere in the $2000 range. Sure we could buy a home that is already up but there are a number of things we want in a home and although these are just "concepts" at this point, the only way we will get everythinh incorporated into a home is to have one built.
One thing we don't want is a two story house where you're running up and down the stairs. We would definately want a single story ranch, maybe with a bonus room utilizing the attic...something that I could finish on my own. We would like a full basement, maybe raised a little bit so we could use some of it as a living space??? Maybe an extra bedroom or family/game room??? Ideally we want at least 1800 sq ft with three bedrooms and maybe 2 bathrooms.
I prefer tile and hardwood floors but that is negotionable.
The concept for the house is one that utilizes a passive solar design and built using SIPS system. A SIPs is Structuraly Insulated Panels. The cost is greater than that of a conventional stick built house but you can have higher R values for insulation. I am thinking R-30 for the walls and R-50 for the roof.
I replaced my windows in the NY house with triple paned triple low E windows so I want that in any new house we have built. I know Pella makes these so we'll start there when the time comes.
HVAC - I would love a geothermal heating and cooling system. The cost is anywhere from $7k - $15k and higher but the cost savings are instant.
If you're reading this you must have already hit upon a theme, that being energy efficiency. When I bought my first house in 1998 the price of natural gas was .28/therm. Today the price is upwards of 1.25/therm. You have to ask yourself what will the price be 10 years from now? I know oil ran me about $2.15 this winter so who knows there. The point is this... if you have the means and don't take any of these concerns to heart, well....I hope your household income escalates in tune with the increased costs. There's no better time to do it than when you are either purchasing a home or building one.
My goal is to have utility costs (heating/cooling/hot water/electric) in the $100/month neighborhood.
That's the dream anyway.
Mother Of All Meltdowns
Someone put this guy in a time out
Businessman has Meltdown in Hotel Lobby
Posted TodayA businessman's very painful meltdown is caught on tape in a hotel lobby.
Tuesday, June 19, 2007
Day Camp
We're into the second day of Zachary's scout day camp. He's enjoyed it alot so far. Yesturday they did swimming, BB gun, rope tying, crystal making...today's activities were more swimming, bow and arrow, rope class, more about bb guns, scientology (zack's words). Hmmm, I didn't know they taught scientology at scouts. Ponder the thought, L. Ron Hubbard was a scout????
So that's left me without my buddy during the day which is a change and not all bad but we need to get down to the pool and work on our collective tans lol. Kind of miss chatting up the moms about laundry, errands, etc etc. lol Anyway, it's for Zachary and not myself so as long as he gets something out of it even though it gets me up and out of the house by 7:30 am.
So that's left me without my buddy during the day which is a change and not all bad but we need to get down to the pool and work on our collective tans lol. Kind of miss chatting up the moms about laundry, errands, etc etc. lol Anyway, it's for Zachary and not myself so as long as he gets something out of it even though it gets me up and out of the house by 7:30 am.
Monday, June 18, 2007
June 18, 2007
We went to see a lawyer Friday for a little boy I found. We officially started the adoption process. I guess it is safe to say that even before we had our homestudy done I had been looking. Couldn't really get anything accomplished until that was approved and completed. We don't know how long it will take but a child became available to us so we're going for it.
I'll update as we get more info.
I'll update as we get more info.
Friday, June 15, 2007
WHAT TO DO WHEN YOU JUST CAN'T FIND A DATE
A Corvallis teenager is facing charges of burglary and sexual abuse of an animal after being arrested last week at a barn in northeast Corvallis.
The teenager, 17 at the time of his arrest, was arrested by Deputy Randy Hiner and Corvallis Police Officer Jason Harvey at the barn in the 4000 block of Northeast Minnesota Avenue at about 2:30 a.m. on June 7.
The owners of the property had reported assaults on the horse before, once on July 30, 2006, and again on Feb. 9 of this year. After the July incident, the owners noticed the halter of their mare had been moved. So the owners installed a video surveillance camera inside the barn.
In February 2007, the owners again noticed a halter and some food dishes had been moved in the barn. When they checked the video from the surveillance camera, they saw a male who they estimated being between 16 and 18 years old, sexually assaulting the horse. He wore a jacket and long pants and a baseball cap. They were not able to identify the suspect from the video.
Deputy Clay Stephens, who viewed the video, said the youth seemed very practiced, not hurried but not wasting any time. Stephens said he seemed to be following a “very concise, deliberate, well-thought-out plan.”
After the February incident, the owners installed a silent alarm on the barn. On June 7, at around 2:30 a.m., the alarm sounded in the house. The owners looked at the video monitor and saw the suspect preparing to assault the horse. They called the sheriff’s office. The suspect had gotten into the locked barn by squeezing behind one panel of a sliding door.
The suspect was charged with second degree burglary, a Class C felony, and sexual abuse of an animal, a Class A misdemeanor. He was taken to the Linn-Benton Detention Center where he was arraigned and released later the same day. His next court appearance is a hearing June 20.
The teenager, 17 at the time of his arrest, was arrested by Deputy Randy Hiner and Corvallis Police Officer Jason Harvey at the barn in the 4000 block of Northeast Minnesota Avenue at about 2:30 a.m. on June 7.
The owners of the property had reported assaults on the horse before, once on July 30, 2006, and again on Feb. 9 of this year. After the July incident, the owners noticed the halter of their mare had been moved. So the owners installed a video surveillance camera inside the barn.
In February 2007, the owners again noticed a halter and some food dishes had been moved in the barn. When they checked the video from the surveillance camera, they saw a male who they estimated being between 16 and 18 years old, sexually assaulting the horse. He wore a jacket and long pants and a baseball cap. They were not able to identify the suspect from the video.
Deputy Clay Stephens, who viewed the video, said the youth seemed very practiced, not hurried but not wasting any time. Stephens said he seemed to be following a “very concise, deliberate, well-thought-out plan.”
After the February incident, the owners installed a silent alarm on the barn. On June 7, at around 2:30 a.m., the alarm sounded in the house. The owners looked at the video monitor and saw the suspect preparing to assault the horse. They called the sheriff’s office. The suspect had gotten into the locked barn by squeezing behind one panel of a sliding door.
The suspect was charged with second degree burglary, a Class C felony, and sexual abuse of an animal, a Class A misdemeanor. He was taken to the Linn-Benton Detention Center where he was arraigned and released later the same day. His next court appearance is a hearing June 20.
Monday, June 11, 2007
June 11, 2007
The Sopranos ended last night. The show didn't close any loose ends at all, leaving the characters open for a possible Big Screen debut some time down the road?
Tonight we watch a story about a man living the american dream to its fullest.
We're talking Big Love here.
Zack and I went to our community pool for the first time Friday. He got to see alot of friends from school and a few from baseball. We'll be going today and as much as we can as long as the weather is nice.
Tomorrow Zack has to be down to the park for scouts to pick up the trash. The local vonteer firemans field days start tonight and are running all week. Yesturday we went to a strawberry festival at the Warrior Run Church. The present church was built in 1835 and is the 3rd church on the site. The original church was taken by the British and Seneca indians in 1779 and burned to the gound. There were quite a number of people there and there was also an antique car show and alot of strawberry foods!!!
Tonight we watch a story about a man living the american dream to its fullest.
We're talking Big Love here.
Zack and I went to our community pool for the first time Friday. He got to see alot of friends from school and a few from baseball. We'll be going today and as much as we can as long as the weather is nice.
Tomorrow Zack has to be down to the park for scouts to pick up the trash. The local vonteer firemans field days start tonight and are running all week. Yesturday we went to a strawberry festival at the Warrior Run Church. The present church was built in 1835 and is the 3rd church on the site. The original church was taken by the British and Seneca indians in 1779 and burned to the gound. There were quite a number of people there and there was also an antique car show and alot of strawberry foods!!!
Saturday, June 09, 2007
Ottawa Zombie Walk 2006
Them silly Canadians. This is what happens to them when they drink pissy American Beer like Budweiser.
Friday, June 08, 2007
CBS Jericho
Jericho Lives!!!!
http://www.cnn.com/2007/SHOWBIZ/TV/06/07/jericho.cancellation.ap/
It shows you what some pissed of fans and 50,000 lbs of nuts will do.
http://www.cnn.com/2007/SHOWBIZ/TV/06/07/jericho.cancellation.ap/
It shows you what some pissed of fans and 50,000 lbs of nuts will do.
Wednesday, June 06, 2007
Let The Search Begin
After approx. $1200, 20 hours of classes, lots of paperwork and lots of waiting we are finally in posession of our adoption homestudy!!!!
We owe alot of thanks to those who gave us great references. We hope that at some point in the future we have some good news to share.
We owe alot of thanks to those who gave us great references. We hope that at some point in the future we have some good news to share.
UGH!!
I had a rather eventful start to the morning yesturday with a nice trip to the ER.
It started with a little neck pain the night before when I went to bed. Nothing to worry about at the time. I just noticed a little soreness...not even enough to take anything for.
I was mistaken.
I woke up around 1:30 am with a nasty headache. Headaches for me are primarily at the base of the head/top of the neck area and if they are prolonged or more severe then I am likely to have a little nausea. I took a Tramadol and tried to get back to sleep.
I tossed and turned for quite a while. I tried this position and that nothing gave me more than a fleeting glimpse of relief.
At 4 or 4:30 I took a musle relaxor (Skelaxin) and then finally got back to sleep shortly afterward.
I woke up again about 5:30 and that was it.
This had happend once before and I stubbornly didn't want to go to the hospital cause I didn't think there was anything they could do. This is most likely caused by the severe stenosis in my neck and the compression is causes in the nerves. Thank god it was only the second time I have experienced this.
So Shelly took me to the ER about 6am. I was horribly nauseous, in quite alot of pain, shaking and just about hyperventalating. I could barely stand. The guy asked me on a scale of 1 - 10 what my pain level was. I said 12. 12?? Yeah 12.. If I can walk out of the hospital after an ACL replacement or heck, a partial knee replacement unassisted and without crutches then yeah, this is worse.
The ER DR said that she was going to put in an IV to give me multiple doses of drugs. I said "cool" I actually said that. I guess any relief at that point I would have been estatic over. I'm thinking "You go Girl!!!".
First was something for the nausea which went away almost immediately then came the pain meds. I was feeling much much better than when I came in. My BP was starting to come down as well.
1/2 hour after my I got into the ER I was asked how I was feeling and if I was ready to go home. I was a little confused, I wasn't expecting that. The Dr. came in and we talked and she said I could follow up with my DR's...either family or my neuro surgeon. Just so happens I have a 9am appt for routine bloodwork today.
So, at least in the meantime I have a new drug to take....percocet. It worked ok yesturday. Didn't take all the discomfort away but made things bearable
It started with a little neck pain the night before when I went to bed. Nothing to worry about at the time. I just noticed a little soreness...not even enough to take anything for.
I was mistaken.
I woke up around 1:30 am with a nasty headache. Headaches for me are primarily at the base of the head/top of the neck area and if they are prolonged or more severe then I am likely to have a little nausea. I took a Tramadol and tried to get back to sleep.
I tossed and turned for quite a while. I tried this position and that nothing gave me more than a fleeting glimpse of relief.
At 4 or 4:30 I took a musle relaxor (Skelaxin) and then finally got back to sleep shortly afterward.
I woke up again about 5:30 and that was it.
This had happend once before and I stubbornly didn't want to go to the hospital cause I didn't think there was anything they could do. This is most likely caused by the severe stenosis in my neck and the compression is causes in the nerves. Thank god it was only the second time I have experienced this.
So Shelly took me to the ER about 6am. I was horribly nauseous, in quite alot of pain, shaking and just about hyperventalating. I could barely stand. The guy asked me on a scale of 1 - 10 what my pain level was. I said 12. 12?? Yeah 12.. If I can walk out of the hospital after an ACL replacement or heck, a partial knee replacement unassisted and without crutches then yeah, this is worse.
The ER DR said that she was going to put in an IV to give me multiple doses of drugs. I said "cool" I actually said that. I guess any relief at that point I would have been estatic over. I'm thinking "You go Girl!!!".
First was something for the nausea which went away almost immediately then came the pain meds. I was feeling much much better than when I came in. My BP was starting to come down as well.
1/2 hour after my I got into the ER I was asked how I was feeling and if I was ready to go home. I was a little confused, I wasn't expecting that. The Dr. came in and we talked and she said I could follow up with my DR's...either family or my neuro surgeon. Just so happens I have a 9am appt for routine bloodwork today.
So, at least in the meantime I have a new drug to take....percocet. It worked ok yesturday. Didn't take all the discomfort away but made things bearable
Monday, June 04, 2007
June 4th 2007
Zachary's last day of school was Friday and do you think he would sleep in....naaaaa lol.
Friday evening we went out for dinner at Ichiban in Williamsport. If you ever have the chance to go to a Japanese steak house like that, do go as it is well worth it. This was the second time we had been to a place like this although I can't recall the name. Zack loves when the chef makes the flames shoot up into the air. It's interesting if only for the show they put on in the preparation of the food.
After that we went to see Shrek The Third which was good but a little on the short side at barley and hour and a half but we all liked it.
Amanda is here and I think we will be taking her back this comming weekend??? It's up to her. It's been nice having her here. I know Zack misses his big sister....heck, we all do for that matter. Zachary is just getting old enough where they are starting to harass each other like brothers and sisters should. She's really been a sport though as she has been to a couple of his baseball games.
Speaking of baseball games. Zack has one more to go, on Wednesday...then there is a pizza party after. Damn coaches wouldn't let me contribute to the cause. I had taken an average of 120 photos at each game and took the best ones and put them all on a cd for each of the kids. I ended up with 120 photos on the disc give or take.
We missed summer soccer registration but Zachary is all signed up for the fall session. It wll keep me busy with the camera, that and scouts. The pool opened up Memorial Day weekend so Zack and I are going down to buy our pool pass for the summer. Our municipal pool has a diving board and a slide!!! It's funny how one municipality removes such things due to liability issues while others don't.
We have picked up a couple work books so Zack can keep up on his math and money and I have found a nice site for 2nd grade spelling words so we will be doing those too.
Ottawa looked like they finally showed up for a game Saturday night. They are down now by one game. They play tonight and it looks like Don Cherry will be on tonight. That is one thing we have missed moving down here... Hockey Night In Canada and Don Cherry. Too bad there wasn't a way to get it down here.
Shelly is busy at work. In a plant with over 900 employees she will always be busy but her HR manager moved into another roll so it is basically just her and a temp. There is a position open for a SR. Generalist so hopefully they will slide her into that position and hire the temp. Since I can't climb ladder might just as well see Shelly move up one.
Friday evening we went out for dinner at Ichiban in Williamsport. If you ever have the chance to go to a Japanese steak house like that, do go as it is well worth it. This was the second time we had been to a place like this although I can't recall the name. Zack loves when the chef makes the flames shoot up into the air. It's interesting if only for the show they put on in the preparation of the food.
After that we went to see Shrek The Third which was good but a little on the short side at barley and hour and a half but we all liked it.
Amanda is here and I think we will be taking her back this comming weekend??? It's up to her. It's been nice having her here. I know Zack misses his big sister....heck, we all do for that matter. Zachary is just getting old enough where they are starting to harass each other like brothers and sisters should. She's really been a sport though as she has been to a couple of his baseball games.
Speaking of baseball games. Zack has one more to go, on Wednesday...then there is a pizza party after. Damn coaches wouldn't let me contribute to the cause. I had taken an average of 120 photos at each game and took the best ones and put them all on a cd for each of the kids. I ended up with 120 photos on the disc give or take.
We missed summer soccer registration but Zachary is all signed up for the fall session. It wll keep me busy with the camera, that and scouts. The pool opened up Memorial Day weekend so Zack and I are going down to buy our pool pass for the summer. Our municipal pool has a diving board and a slide!!! It's funny how one municipality removes such things due to liability issues while others don't.
We have picked up a couple work books so Zack can keep up on his math and money and I have found a nice site for 2nd grade spelling words so we will be doing those too.
Ottawa looked like they finally showed up for a game Saturday night. They are down now by one game. They play tonight and it looks like Don Cherry will be on tonight. That is one thing we have missed moving down here... Hockey Night In Canada and Don Cherry. Too bad there wasn't a way to get it down here.
Shelly is busy at work. In a plant with over 900 employees she will always be busy but her HR manager moved into another roll so it is basically just her and a temp. There is a position open for a SR. Generalist so hopefully they will slide her into that position and hire the temp. Since I can't climb ladder might just as well see Shelly move up one.
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