June 9, 2005

• 60 Hours and Counting!

   

  60 hours and counting until take-off to Ireland!

                                          

   

  This morning – babysit my neighbor’s two youngest kids this morning.  Their Mom and Dad are gone to Milwaukee with the oldest brother to register for college classes.  Next oldest brother is at the dentist, one older sister is at marching band practice and the next oldest sister slept over at a friend’s house, so the 10 and 8 year old need some “supervision” –  ummm, that would be me.  I’ll clean the house (not completely, but as much as I can get done) while they are here.  They will be good companionship for Isaac – hopefully keep him occupied so that he doesn’t make any of his notorious messes!

                             

   

  This afternoon – work at hubby’s office.  I have to try to get all my work done today, since I will be gone (yay!) all week next week!  Got to make sure all of the bills are paid, the accounts are balanced and entered into the computer – ugh, I really don’t enjoy this job, but when hubby says “I really need you to take on this responsibility” who am I to say “No”?

                          

   

  Tonight – book club.  We will be discussing Midwives and getting our next selection.  I think we finally are getting The Secret Life of Bees – we have been on the waiting list for it for over two months!  I look forward to a nice evening with my girlfriends.  I might have to go back to the office after book club since I anticipate having more work than I can get done in one afternoon.  So I may be at the office until the wee hours of the morning!  (More UGH).

   

  Tomorrow –  State track meet.  Fortunately it is being held in a location only ½ hour’s drive from home.  Well – maybe not so fortunate.  If it was further away I might not feel compelled to go and watch my oldest son’s girlfriend compete, but since it is so close you can’t keep me away!  She is entered in 3 events, but I will only be able to see two of them – the ones she will be competing in on Friday.  She will be running in the 100 meter dash and jumping long jump.  She has a good shot at medalling in the long jump, seeing as how she has the longest jump in the state (by far) this year!  She has jumped 18 feet, 6 1/4 inches, and she has been close to that length at least 3 or 4 other jumps this season.  No other long jumpers in the state (girls) have approached those distances this year.  I hope she has a good day tomorrow, it would be so wonderful for her if she is state champ! 

                             

  (This is not Jenny, it’s just a picture of some random girl long jumping that I got from  google search…but it sort of looks like her, and it’s appropriate!)

   

  Her chances in the 100 meter dash are not as good.  Two years ago she took 7^{th (or 8th?  I  know she was in the finals)} place in the state in the same event, but she has really focused more on her jumping the past couple of seasons, so even though she took first in the 100M at our section meet, she is up against some pretty stiff statewide competition – but she could pull off another medal if she runs her best race of the year!  Go Jenny!!!!  She will also be running in the 4 x 100 meter relay, but they won’t compete until Saturday, and I don’t think I can make it to any of the events after tomorrow.  I don’t know how this girl finds the energy to do everything that she does.  She just graduated last weekend, she is holding down two jobs, training for the state track meet, and she is vying for the title of our town’s “Ambassador” (they are not “princesses” anymore, they are “ambassadors”…emphasis on the scholarship part of the competition, and the role of representing the community in various public functions around the state).  Her graduation open house is next weekend; I sadly have to miss it because of my trip.  

   

  Saturday –  finish packing and organizing the household before the trip.  My sister is coming up from Iowa to sort of run my household and entertain Isaac during my absence.  With the hours hubby, Kyle and Nathan are putting in on their respective jobs, I couldn’t be sure that one of them would always be available to watch the imp, so she volunteered.  She came up last summer when both hubby and I took our trip to Germany (also to see the boy’s choir) and I think she and Isaac had such a good time she was just itching for another chance to spend some time with him!  She will do her best to spoil him, I’m sure!  And she will cook and do laundry etc. for the rest of the guys.  Thank goodness for that!  Without her I shudder to think what kind of chaos I might come home to after a 10 day absence!  There would be no clean clothes or clean dishes in the house, I am certain, LOL!!!!! 

   

  Saturday afternoon — will find us at three graduation open houses. 

  One for our niece who lives in a town about 30 miles south of us, the other two are for kids of our very close friends here at home.  Our niece’s party is scheduled earliest in the day, so we will drive down to her celebration, then come back home for the other two, and then will have to head south again to bring me to the airport.  It would have been more convenient if we could have gone first to the two parties in town, and then stopped by the niece’s on our way to the airport, but we weren’t consulted on when to schedule the various events – hrmph –whyever not, I wonder?!?!?!

   

  And finally, I will be on my way to bonny Ireland!   Could I possibly be more excited?????  I think not! 

   

                                    

   

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