Exausted....

I am just exausted and I can feel it... It is weird but I haven't golf all week and I am convinced that not walking those 5 miles makes me more exausted than doing it... Had parent/teacher conference again today and I enjoyed visiting with the parents... I officiated at Palmdale and it is good money but I am tired of officiating, but thankful for the opportunity to make money to help the family... My Mom is going to be here in about a week and I am looking forward to having her here... Night... 39

Parent Teacher Conference....

I suppose that you are waiting for an interesting story but they are all boring, the parents were great... One parent was shocked that her daughter was a positive influence and I found that interesting because the girl is just wonderful... Two of the parents want their children to become authors because they are excited about the way they are writing... That's pretty cool... I was going golfing today but Taylor was really sick and I took care of Rachaels kids with Venna... I also wanted Venna to get some rest also, but we did it together... Briggs was walking around with a pop bottle in his mouth and it look like it had the cap on it... He would tilt it back and forth and finally I took it from him and it didn't have a cap on it and he was drinking the pop... I was impressed that he did not make a single mess, but I was not impressed with Bo or Taylor whichever one who left it in the front room.... Night... 39

Football season is in full bloom...

It's hard to find the time and emotions to write on the blog when you are spending time trash talking Fantasy Football with Ryan and Chad... I love football and I really enjoy spending time with all of my family members.... Bo and I worked together in volleyball today... We officiated at Mojave again... Mojave really stinks and we were out of there in a short time.... Bo and I collected about 250 dollars between us... It's fun to work with Bo too.... Night... 39

This is for my Mom...

I know you read this every morning, Mom so I just wanted you to know that I didn't forget you.... I really don't have much to say, but it is great to be alive and it is great to have a job in this day and age... Bo and I went to a volleyball meeting tonight... Life is good and good night.... 39

Read Becca's blog on soccer... LOL

The days are getting mundane and officiating volleyball is the norm, but they don't want us to call anything anymore so all I do is wave the serve in and then wait till a team makes a mistake and point in or out... The coaches know that we are suppose to do this so no one is arguing with us.... Oh well they pay me over a hundred dollars for two games... It is great golf money.... Night... 39

25 MPH wind....

And yet I still golfed and had a blast doing it... I shot an 80 and on some holes you can really hit the ball a long way with the help of the wind...It was a good day to teach and I am still having a lot of fun.... Night... 39

Life is really good.... but

The teachers or the union of the teachers are really pushing Jerry Brown for Governor and Boxer again for Senate... And they did it in our teacher's meeting and I am a little, oh all right, I am very tick over that... It is so obvious that we are spending the money of the kids I teach and probably their children's money too... And we take no regards on reeling in our spending and make sacrifices for the good of our progenitors and it makes me sick... We can see that we are reaping what we are sewing and out world and country is going to suffer for the greed of government leaders, wow, at least we members of the Lord's church is mentally ready to take on the awful situation that we are heading for... Oh the elections in November might slow it down but Satan is on the path of destruction and it still seems like it is only around the corner.... But Life is really good for me... I officiated at AV High School and Knight High and it was an ugly game but it is over... Night.... 39

It feels good to feel good....

Weird title and weird language the English language... I am really enjoying teaching the Constitution again, but I really feel bad for Venna because I know how good she is at teaching it and how much she loves it... I wish we both could teach it... I can feel the power of knowledge growing everyday and pretty soon parents are going to start telling them to shutup when their children let them know that what they are saying is not Constitutional... Night... 39

My baby's 16th birthday....

16 years ago one of the greatest blessings in my entire life came to pass when Taylor was born... She had colic for the first 6 months and I stayed up late in the morning with her while she whaled in pain and yet I remember then knowing that the little girl I was trying to comfort was a very special Spirit.... She has been on my mind for as long as I can remember... I just always felt that we would have 8 children and she was the one that was waiting for us... I was dating a girl that I thought I was serious with but, she made it clear that she could not see herself having more than 4 kids... That and other things convinced me that I could never marry her... Taylor was screaming in my ears even then... It is frustrating to see her turn 16 because I don't want any boy dating her until she is 18 and going to BYU and that is because I can't stand for any boy being next to her, but thank God she is going to have to date with a group and as long as I can I am going to try and see if Bo is in that group since he is the one that can drive... Ahh, I trust her, I just don't want to let her go in any way... She is doing a good job of driving so that is coming up soon also... Kari made the most amazing cake based on Abby Road of the Beatles... Taylor and I enjoy listening to Beatles songs together... I love Taylor so much and thank you Heavenly Father for entrusting her to our family.... Night... 39

It's five thirty AM....

I feel like crap with this gripping cold that I have.... My nose is in flames and I have the coughing, but I am now ready to leave and pick up Joshua who might have a fracture in his wrist to play golf... I hope the men in white do not pick us up and put us in the funny farm... Night... 39

I'm not feeling good...

I officiated 3 games at Paraclete and I am feeling pretty rough right now with a stuffy nose and sore throats... The very first play of the varsity game Margaret Neal which is a big part of my life in the officiating field jumped up from the Paraclete bench and started yelling at me because of a back row hit... Well, she is the best official we have in the Antelope Valley and I imediately agreed with her, I am just thankful she was right because I was a little confused, wow, being sick up there didn't help, but the rest of the game went really smooth and thank goodness for that... Now, I am going to try and get some sleep... Night... 39

Back to school....

It felt good to be back in school... My students seem to appreciate me being back also... It was a good day but now I am fighting a sore throat and I hope that I don't get really sick... With that, well.... Night.... 39

Jury days are over...

I woke up at 5:00 and went to the school to set up sub plans and then I went golfing.... After golfing 18 holes I went home and took a shower and got ready to go to the court house... I got there and was there for 20 minutes and was told that our case was pleaded and so I was done... That gave me the opportunity to come home and take a nap and then I went to Rosamond to officiate a volleyball game... It was totally a day of from school, but I am glad that I can go back tomorrow.... Both of my fantasy football teams won this weekend so life is good... Night... 39

Spent the day at the Court House....

I remember my mom was constantly doing jury duty... Today is the first day that I have ever been considered for a spot on a jury... I need to go back tomorrow at 11:00to see if I will be picked and I hope that I won't so I can go back to teaching... I missed my class... A Judge Ogden gave a half an hour Constitution lesson and he was surprised that I knew practically all the questions... He finally asked me how I knew so much and I told him that I teach a comprehensive class on Constitution in my 8th grade... It felt pretty good to know the answers and feel that power and to know that my students will hold that power, wow, I am humbled by that... Mom, I am going to take you to our Constitution Jeopardy game on October 28 and I promise you, you will be impressed.... I do love our country and I hope that Obama and other evil men will not be able to move this country to a new constitution created by the hands of man... I like the one that is created and ordained by God, Himself... Night... 39

Golf and Football is back... Rachael miscarriaged...

I went early Saturday morning to play golf... It was a little melocholny because I got beat by Josh again in the tournament and Ryan stated that there was going to be no way that he would miss the individual tournament next year and that left me feeling like what the heck, I am getting old and there is no way that I'm going to compete.... The first nine I shot an average 41 and then I experimented on a shot and my eyes lit up because something click... Then I made up my mind that I was not going to be satisfy in getting the ball on the green on my approach shot and that I have to get closer to the pin so I can get some birdies... Well, on the back nine I got three birdies and just missed on two others and now the juices are flowing and I am going to work on my short game and mid range this year... I am going to become deadly with my 3 to 7 irons so I can put those shots on the green so I can shoot pars rather than bogies... I am going to figure out how to beat these young pups and I can feel the fire already... I ended up shooting a 76 Saturday and that is very decent and I am so thankful that I have something to fire up my juices and a place to express it.... I am thankful that football is back in full bloom and I did pretty well with my fantasy teams... I got to go to jury duty tomorrow and it kills me that I am going to miss school tomorrow... Church was great... A very sad note is that Rachael miscarriaged and it is sad because you can tell Brian and Rachael are in a state of mourning.... I am thankful that I have a daughter that wants a child so badly, she told me she is anxious to try again... Wow, it is great to have Rachael back and she is so pleasant to be around with.... I have a beautiful family and I am one thankful man... Night.... 39

Officiated with Bo....

What a thrill it was to be with Bo on his first officiating assignment... I mean when I say he officiated like a 3rd year official.... He made some tough calls and he was right on every one of them... The most important thing is that he was willing to blow the whistle... It was fun working with him and it was smooth work at Mojave HS... I started teaching the Constitution in my 8th grade classes today and that was a lot of fun and the students were really involved... I am a blessed person... I hope everything with Rachael is okay, we are worried that she might be losing her baby... Night.... 39

I am a happy person....

Oh, don't get me wrong, our country is in a severe spot that I would never have expected that we could ever be in, but personally I am a very happy person... I have a wonderful family, friends, and students that I get to associate myself with... I just notice that things are going very well and I am thankful for the anchor of being a member of the Lord's church.... I am so thankful for all the people I associate myself with on how they treat me.... I officiated at Paraclete today and everything went fine.... Night... 39

Volleyball is back.....

Bo and I went to Rosamond to do a scrimmage in volleyball... It was fun watching Bo officiate for the first time... He has a very weak whistle but his mechanics for the first time was really good... It is a mix report, I just know that he needs to bust out the inner strength and blow on that stupid thing and make it screech.... It was fun talking to Taylor tonight about her liberal social studies teacher, but she likes her and feels that she is fair on the issues.... I am happy for Taylor to be tested about her beliefs but seeing her steadfast attitude... Night.... 39

Day off....

I woke up at 5:30 in the morning (No not to golf) to go help 10 other brethern put shingles on the roof of an elderly gentleman and 4 of our brethern help put them on for him.... I belong to a wonderful ward that is not afraid to do reasonable service projects.... I came home about 6:00 to go back to sleep and I slept until 9:00... Taylor and I went and got some brockworst meat and Taylor made a mean spaghetti dinner and I was in heaven... It was a lazy day, but we did fixed a couch, mostly Venna did that, I just did the heavy work... I heard Obama speak today and it really made me sick and he is absolutely the most evil man we have ever had in the White House... Night... 39

Wade and Taylor....

High light of the weekend is being able to go to the temple with Wade on Saturday morning... We went to the Spanish session so I had to use the earphones... I thought I was in another country... Wade was just fine because he knows Spanish... Oh by the way I bought a Mexico World Cup soccer shirt in Arizona and I thought I would never wear it but we had a team jersey Friday at school and I wore it... Wow, I was the hit of the day, students all over was coming over to me and slapping me five... I kept reminding them that they were my second favorite team but it was fun.... Tonight Taylor and I watched "Last Song" and it is a story about a father and a daughter and I weeped like a baby watching it with Taylor... Great, but sad movie....Night... 39

College football is back...

I watched Utah beat Pittsburgh and it is now 33-16 USC beating Hawaii and I am in Heaven... I really missed football, golf is fun but there is nothing like football.... I remember when I used to feel that way about baseball, well, not any more... Football, basketball, and golf the rest is just a waste of time... Sorry, mom, I know you love tennis and Little League...Night... 39

Haven't been in a fight since 5th grade.....

Don't worry Mom, I still haven't been in a fight since 5th grade, but as I explained to my students how to do that they got me to tell about a mind set that I have that may get me in trouble, oh well... I taught my students that you have to plan events and how you will react to them ahead of time and I told them that that's how I have stayed out of trouble... I taught them that it is okay to say your sorry and admit that it is your fault even though it wasn't just to stay out of a fight.... They asked me if there is ever a chance that I would fight and I told them that I would defend my family and anyone I love including them, but as of now I haven't had to put that to a test... They asked me if there was anything else that would make me fight and I told them I shouldn't tell you this but I will... I told them that one of my fears is being trapped in a bathroom at the theatre while I am going to the bathroom.... I told them that I have already planned what I would do if I felt in danger while I was going to the bathroom.... I told them that I would turn and pee on the intruders and then hit them as hard as I could and then run out of the theatre to my car and call Venna on the cell and tell her where I am.... They all laughed, but really that is what I would do and I have done it in my head a thousand times... Night... 39