I saw this silly little app - These are all the states I have stayed at least 1 night.


visited 25 states (50%)
Create your own visited map of The United States or website vertaling duits?

Tuesday is sports day

Last night Joel had another meet. Lost 6-2, 6-0. getting better, having fun at least.
Mackenzie had her first Softball practice and I had the first softball game in our league. I feel pretty good a little sore but the neck back is no worse for wear. I had 2 RBI and 2-4 (3-4 with a FC). An one Whifffff. ouch!

Always playing catch-up

Wow another week without any posts.

Well it was a busy week. Monday I was in Little Rock. For work.

Got to stay in the company lodge. Basically the Little Rock campus has its own on site 6 room hotel. Pretty cool. We got kicked out the last day and had to find a different hotel for the last night. We got kicked out because clients get top billing over employees.

Monday night we stopped at Shorty Smalls - a very famous rib joint in LR.


Tuesday we went to the Flying Saucer. It was 3 years since the last time I was there. I added 5 beers to my countdown to 200! You can only have 3 a night, but when I went back Wednesday night they seemed to be out of many of the beers I wanted to order and I was pretty full from dinner. So I only had 2.

Dinner was and even more famous rib joint. The Whole Hog Cafe. Check the site. More awards than you can shake a stick at. I would have to say they were pretty damn good. Shorty smalls was no slouch either. They were slightly different types. Think Riverside Brewery ribs for shorty and a more smoky, true barbecue rib type for THWC.

Wednesday before dinner we took the 10 minute free tour of the William Jefferson Clinton Library. I say 10 minute because we got there 10 minutes before closing. The guard let us in for free and we whipped through as much as possible. Like the man or not, it is an impressive facility. I could not find the blue dress, however.

Tomorrow I will be on the road for the first out of state business trip of the year. I cannot believe this either. But it's only little rock, AR.

Oh yea, softball practice went ok. The only think I hurt was my pride.

It's Friday and I am pretty excited, well as excited as I have been in the last month or so.

I have not been right for some time now. I was up at 3:30 this morning. Yea 3:30 AM. Been easily irritated, and to put it mildly, mildly depressed. I am affecting every one. I have been restless yet, don't want to do anything, unfocused.

I keep thinking these may be more severe side effects of having steroids injected into my spine 6-7 inches from my brain. Can't confirm, Internet is full of crap for this stuff.

Anyway it's 70 degrees out and work is almost over. Maybe some sun will help.

Oh yea, I am going to softball practice tomorrow for the over 40 league. I hope it goes well with little pain. I am very apprehensive about it. Both for my neck and the fact I am old.

Wow I have not posted since Sunday. I did not realize that.

Well not much new here. Joel is driving even more. I took him out to drive the civic last night. Not to bad, a few stalls, a few thousand mile off the front tires from to much gas and letting out the clutch...I also had him on I 43 two days ago.

I have been in a funk lately, can't quite figure it out. Could be the weather, my boredom between 7-9 PM most nights. Work? maybe something else?

Speaking of work I will be heading to little rock next week. ya hoo.

Happy Easter

Hope you all have a nice Easter.

Took Joel out for an hour of behind the wheel. Boy, talk about flashbacks. I so felt like a Dad yesterday, an old one at that. He did pretty good, not bad for the first time behind the wheel.

Kathy and Glen came over for Pizza and egg dying. Well at least the girls did. G and I played xbox while there was coloring on upstairs.

Off to Mom's house for dinner later today.

Spring Break starts NOW!

You know bacon cooked in the oven is really good?

-JT

Another day to remember.

Yesterday Joel got his temps drivers license. Yea, I am even older than I thought I was. If you see us coming, get off the side walk!!!

Another day, another milestone.

Today we sold Mom's convertible. Less than 24hrs after I listed it. So fast. It surprised me, I know it surprised Mom. Very bittersweet. It went to a nice college girl, who will have fun with it and we got what we were hoping for. But just a lot of memories came flooding back, working on the car, driving the car, selling the car, cleaning the personal belongings out of the car.

6 months to the day Pops passed away. I almost felt him helping us along on this one.

Joel will take his temps test this week. Very car-centric post.

Today started out shitty and ended up really nice.

Up at six to find the cats knocked a glass of water I left in my office, all over a keyboard, paperwork and the floor. I woke most of the house with threats of killing cats.

Went to Mom's and but the new battery in the "Sea-Breeze". Made sure it was road worthy and picked up some landjagers at Helds in the process. Took some pictures and thought about Pop quite a few times.

Joel lost in the tennis tournament, 6-0, 6-0 and 6-0, 6-1. Considering he was placed as the top doubles team for Kewaskum and played against the top talent in the area, not too bad. He had fun and that's a good day, win or lose.

Busted open the grill for 2009, Had Kathy and Glen over. Sausage fest. Cheddar brats, plain, onion, and polish sausage. Some potatoes, snacks, salsa, beer and it was a nice end to the day.

Lets hope we dont get all the snow predicted tonight.

Cheers!

Another semester

Going into the last semester for the first year of high school. Nice to see these type of report cards. I told him there are still 4 kids doing better than him. Take em out. hahahaha.

Seriously, This is awesome.

Joel is in Watertown for a tennis meet today. Hold a 4.0 and three sports? Very nice. I am so proud.

Not to slight Mackenzie at all, she also has a stellar report card. Lots of nice comments from teachers. But since they don't really 'grade' it's harder to quantify. Good Job!

Just some updates since it's Wednesday already.

Went and visited Jenny, James, Jadyn and now Jenna in the hospital last night. Very cute, very well behaved. No urges to have another from either Tracy or I. Whew.

Monday I had my second spinal epidural steroid injection then Mackenzie had her 9 year check up. 52" and 51 pounds. She's such a skinny little girl.

Joel started Tennis. Only 10 kids will make the Varisty squad. 12 kids are trying out. Wish him luck.