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Summer is near its end

It has been a fast summer. I’m not sure where to begin. It’s been a while since I’ve posted anything at all and a lot has happened I doubt I’ll be able to recall everything. Nor is everything that has happened worth recalling. As you may gave noticed if you visit my sight on a regular basis that the look has had a slight makeover. I am not completely finished tweeking with it because I need to spend several hours working on that and I’m not sure when I’ll have time for that. Well maybe tomorrow after all it is Labor Day and I have the day off so maybe tomorrow will be a great day to work in it but I’m not making any promises.
I apologize to anybody who takes the time daily, weekly, or even monthly to check my site to see if I have posted. Becuase I have gotten away from my own habbit of looking at all your blogs. I will generally write more often when I’m reading what other people write.
Summer was fun. I work at bethel for eight week inthe summer school program working from eight to noon. The half days were really nice. Renae did not work during the summer so our afternoons were free to hang out and enjoy each others company. Near the end of July we took a week for vacation to Deleware with Renae’s parents to go visit Renae’s sister Rebekah and her husband Matt. The time away was very enjoyable. We went to the Deleware State Fair and to Washington DC and to Rehoboth Beach. We spent some time relaxing at their house and just spending time with everyone. After we came back for Delewarr Renae went to Oregon to go to my cousin Leroy’s wedding. She spent the week with my family andcame back to southern California with Ruth and Daniel. Daniel then spent the weekend with us, we spent that Monday down in san Diego and were able to go make it to a padre game.
Two weeks ago my truck was broken into in our parking garage at the apartment complex the passenger door lock was broken and our gps was taken. It could have been a lot worse the door lock is about fifty bucks to replace and I could switch it out myself do I dint have to pay someone else to do it; and the gps was given to us. The truck was still there and nothing else was taken so we are thankful.
Two weeks ago in-service started here at bethel and school started last Monday. I am once again teaching fifth grade and yearbook but I am now teaching an intro to computers class. The yearbook class and the intro to computer class are 0 period classes this year. That means class starts at 7:05 and goes until 7:50. That’s the hour before school starts. Yearbook meets three days a week and the computer class meets twice. So Monday through Friday at bethel from 7:00 to nearly 4:00. But I do enjoy it. My fifth grade class now has sixteen students nine girls and seven boys. Judging by the first week they are hard workers and great learners. I am looking forward to a great school year with them. Yesterday Renae and I spent the afternoon with her parents they came down and visited us they also brought dinner too. We had barbequed hamburgers and baked beans and fruit salad. I had made some snickerdoodle cookies earlier in afternoon so we ate them for desserts.
Tomorrow is labor day if you have the day off, enjoy it. If you have to work, I’m sorry that you do. I hope eveyone has a great day.

*this post was typed on my iPhone so please let me know if I have any major mistakes so I can fix them.

-hold nothing back
-let God have control

Owner of an iPhone

So last night I was asked to go talked to pastor Matt. When I did he said he wanted to give me his first generation iPhone. I was excited and speechless. So I am now an iPhone user. In fact, I am writing this post on my iPhone since I don’t currently have Internet at my new apartment.
Yes that’s right we have moved to a new place, this time in costa Mesa. If you need my new address just e-mail me and I’ll get it to you. We are saving a couple hundred bucks a month by getting a slightly smaller space but it’s totally worth it. My Internet should be turned on later today.
Also more news, I am teaching summer school starting today. I have a class of 10 second and third graders that I am instructing in math and reading. The teaching only goes till noon so I will still have most of my summer’s days to be with Renae. Well I hope this new tool may enable me to write more often but we will see.

Famous Dave’s Field Trip… and more

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I know the what more important is the “and more” so I’ll start there.  About 8:45 this morning I was told I needed to call my father at home.  In my mind I immediately knew what I was going to be told.  My Grandmother was just recently diagnosed with Lung Cancer and had been under some chemo which helped.  About a month ago her doctors told that there wasn’t much more they could do, and gave her about a year.  My parent had seen them on Saturday; they enjoyed the time.   So I called my father and my dad told me that she had passed away last night in her sleep.  They think the cause of death was a heart attack, however since she was a sleep the hospice nurse said she probably didn’t feel a thing.   I went and found Renae and relay the news, and then talked with Pastor Davidson who was very comforting.

This afternoon, I had planned to take my yearbook class to Famous Dave’s in celebration of finishing the yearbook.  None of my five students had ever been so we were in for a treat.  The food was GREAT! the student’s loved it.  I had the 2 meat combo with the beef brisket and a hot sausage link, with the sides of potato wedges and mashed potatoes, along with the cornbread and corn that always come with it.  Here is some pics.  Not going to do a restaurant review here, sorry.

-hold nothing back

-praise God because He’s active

Entirely Way Too Long

It has been a long time since the last time I blogged, especially since I said I was going to blog the day after my previous post.  I guess I should make promises I cannot keep.  I will admit I have been working on redoing Bethel’s website. Although the final version still maybe upwards of a month away.

Iron Chef was fun.  The secret ingredient was cocoa powder.  The game plan ended up to make stuff shell noodles with a spinach, cream cheese, ricotta cheese, and cocoa powder for the main dish.  It turn out pretty descent. Our appetizer was cocoa biscuits, nasty things…  we didn’t have baking powder and the girl helping out substituted it with baking soda nasty nasty nasty.  For dessert we picked a winner going with a chocolate pizza…  Topped with chocolate cream cheese, and chocolate chips and peanut butter chips, drizzled with chocolate.  My group got second place…. oh well.  if it weren’t for the nastybiscuits…

Everything else is going well.  I’ve been able to keep up with the giants more this year than previous years, I have been listening to games on the radio which in great.  they are doingok, 14-13 today.  Second place in their division….  That means everyone else in the division with the exception of the blue team is doing horrible.  The giants are 6.0 games back and have a 3 games series in LA this weekend…   BEAT LA!!! BEAT LA!!!!  Sweep the series and we’ll be only 3 games back.  Which brings up an interesting topic.  Manny…  that’s rightManny Ramirez suspended for 50 games for taking a banded substance.  Now is the time for any team in the NL West to capitalize on the blue team losing their star player.   LET’S GO GIANTS!!!!! LET’S GO GIANTS!!!!!

To Jay, This next Tuesday afternoon I’m heading with my yearbook class to Famous Dave’s Restaurant in Long Beach.  Totally looking forward to it.

To Everyone: Don’t forget to wish your mom a “Happy Mother’s Day” this Sunday!

-hold nothing back

here are some iron chef activity pics

Spring Break

So this week has been spring break.  A chance to just relax before the last 8 weeks of school,  yes it’s coming to an end quickly.   Monday Renae and I picked her brother Tim up from the airport, and then hung out with her parents for the evening and had coffee with ruth a little bit later that evening.  Tuesday morning I got up and went in to Bethel to work on the new youth ministry room. I was going to hang a shelf but things weren’t going quite right so after a few hours of frustration I went home and spent some time with Renae.  Tuesday night Renae and I spent back at Bethel doing some work on the computer and helping Spencer work on his weddding invitations.  Wednesday we ran errands and prepared for the Beach Blast that the youth group was having.  Some plans changed we still had the activity but becuase it was so cold and windy we didn’t stay the whole time.  This morning I went back to Bethel and sucessfully finished hanging the shelf and set of speakers.  This evening holds a quiet evening at home with my beautiful loving wife; I’m going to cook her dinner too.  Tomorrow evening I have a youth leaders meeting, that i’m excited about.  I’m not sure what I’ll do tomorrow morning, we’ll see.

On a side note this is post number 100.  My first post, published on March 7, 2007. With is exactly 770 days ago.  That was slightly before I purchased the domain.  I have averaged a post about every week. that’s not to bad.  I’ll have to try a bit harder to fill you in on some more stuff, we’ll see.  Maybe I’ll put some more recipes up… hmm….

Have a great day.

hold nothing back.