hectic fall
Mood:
energetic
Lots of stuff going on. Thought that I would take a few minutes to relax and check in.
Vanessa is sniffing the job market in Cincinnati. Her company has a position open there with higher pay. Eric is not to keen on his position right now. They had a record setting summer, but there are a lot of other things going on where he is just tired of putting up with the hassle. So we will wait and what happens with them. It would be nice having them a bit closer where we could visit more easily. Plus Eric puts in a lot of hours - 12, 14 hour days are not uncommon. And I know that he would like to spend more time with the family.
Chad flipped a tractor last week. Fortunately, he was not hurt. He had been mowing along Highway 4 North of Dayton and was throttled up heading back to the garage at the end of the day. He got squirrelly and it started bouncing. The next thing he knew it was on it’s side. After he filed the incident report, he found out that everyone else at the maintenance department that drove tractors for any length of time has rolled them over as well. Fortunately the newer tractors have roll bars and seat belts. Chad and Sarah visited last weekend. After we ate some roast chicken for supper, I started nodding off on my Lazy Boy. I was holding Cash and just put him on my chest. We slumbered peacefully for an hour like that. Sarah remaked that he can't sleep on Chad like that without rolling off. I said that my fat just makes a big cushion for Cash to lay on - maybe Chad should put on a few pounds ;- ) Cash is definitely growing. I think they said he was like 9-10 pounds. Chelsea is adjusting to Sinclair. She was so worried about her math class. She wanted to drop it at one point “I’ll never understand this.” But I told her to hang in there, it’s too early to just throw in the towel, plus she would just need to take it again later. She aced her first quiz and was proud of that. I am worried about her one room apartment. Since Michelle backed out, she has to pay all the rent. It’s not much, but when you are just working part time then it’s a mountain. She is hoping to find someone else to move in, but no luck yet. Joe wanted her room, but Becky said that we should hold off on any moves until we are sure that Chelsea is going to be able to swing this.
From what I am seeing, Joe is doing OK at school. He seems to have more discipline to get his home work done. Football is going OK, his ankle is holding up fine. They are trying him at nose tackle on the JV defense. He is still hoping to break into varsity, I told him that when they play Bradford and Trail that those would be the best opportunities to get in a few quarters of action. He is working on a computer chair for shop class, it seems like a very ambitious project, but he seems to be talented with his hands.
I had my yearly check up with the heart doctor and had my best visit ever. No whining from the doctor about my weight, or my blood test being out of whack. The stress test, the blood test all were great. The weight was 242 exactly the same as last year. He told me to keep on doing what I have doing. So I went home, had a beer, and watched some TV. Well not exactly, I still have a beer or two but I think working on the farm helps to give me a workout and keep me somewhat fit. Although I would like to lose the doughnut in the middle. And I still try to walk 3 times a week. Oh and guess what – a return visit to India. They got with me late last week to see if I would go. Another group was going to take 4 engineers to provide training but decided to just take 3. They asked my boss if she had anyone that would be willing to go, and she offered the opportunity. This go around, there might be a visit to the Taj Mahal. The host company asked us what we wanted to do on the open weekend in between when we enter and depart the country. The offered a flight to New Delhi to visit – and if we can work on the details that would definitely make the trip memorable.
Posted by christ77
at 6:10 PM EDT
Updated: Tuesday, September 18, 2007 6:14 PM EDT