Sunday, August 24, 2008

SPI photos

The hat is for sun protection and hair control ~


The hats are because we are being pirates ~


Happy Birthday to Rigbig!

Saturday, August 23, 2008

Fri Sat Sun


Above is gratuitous cute photo ~
Work
Fri read chapters 2 and 3 in Algebra II for Dummies
Sat read chapter 4 in Algebra II for Dummies
Sun finished reviewing manuscript (sent another one off last Sun)
Dogs
Fri worked with both on - down - sit - stand - and both got a bath
Sat practiced walking Bodhi on leash nicely next to Jake
Sun practiced a short wolfpack jog on the flood control dam
Sun practiced playing nicely with Dakota and Jake
Exercise
Fri Burned 100 calories on each of bike stairs treadmill at gym
Fri Leg Press 50 @ 100
Sat nothing
Sun wolfpack jog on flood control dam
House
Fri a guy was here all day doing stuff
Sat talked to guy at Home Depot about countertops
Sun got measured for countertops and decided on colors
Social
Fri went to a SWEC party
Sat went on a walk with Cheryl and Jake (with Bodhi)
Sun had lunch with Dom
Sun had dinner with Kim and Cheryl and Dakota and Jake

Friday, August 22, 2008

Yesterday et al.

Thursday 21 August = yesterday
1st day of classes = 1st day of sabbatical
a good day to start keeping up with things again

Work - read chapter 1 of Algebra II for Dummies

Dogs - worked with both on
heel - sit - come - sit stay - walking on the right - no bite

Exercise - up and down A Mountain once with wrist weights

House - spent copious time
researching appliances on internet
talking to Lowes woman about appliances
talking to Home Depot man about countertops and sinks

Important dates from the past month or so ~

July 28 - workmen started tearing apart the house - 4 weeks!

August 2 - Maddie adoption day (2004)

* August 13-19 - South Padre Island #7 with Ed & Marco

1 summer 03
2 summer 05
3 thanksgiving 05
4 summer 06
5 summer 07
6 thanksgiving 07
7 summer 08
8 thanksgiving 08 - fingers crossed

* Friday 15 August - did my first jibe
acutally I did 6 of them - 3 each direction

This is the one I can do now ~ light wind jibe ~

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZXnp6-6l-54&feature=related

This is the one I want to learn next ~ carving jibe ~

http://www.ehow.com/how_8992_carve-jibe-windsurf.html

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kkNJhwqpRBk&feature=related

And here is a cool windsurfing (aka sailboarding) site ~

http://socrates.berkeley.edu/~wprinz/windsurfing/windindex.html

August 19 - parental anniversary (42 years)

& TODAY ~

August 22 - Happy Birthday to Kathy & Susan (my age)