Friday mutterings

Well, let's see. I'm at work, I've written the point paper for the briefing to the VP that's coming for a visit, I've had no response to the automated Purchase Request that I kicked loose into the system, meaning that no one has seen it or that I got it right the first time. No way to tell until somebody responds...

The weather is looking promising for tomorrow and Kenny says he can get a pass to go to the desert again since his spouse already has plans. So I think we will go back and shoot at jackrabbits again. I still need to find a local source of 7.62 X 39 ammo until I get a bunch mail-ordered in. Which means I may have to do a little running around this afternoon...

The contractor should be done with the family room renovation this afternoon. All that remained was the texturing of the new sheetrock and then it will be ready for me to prime and paint. I'll be painting the entire basement; bathroom, family room and stairway, so I can get started about anytime. The bedroom will be a project all to itself.

Last night, after many weeks of grumbling from both of us about the BSU's clock radio on her nightstand, we finally went to Circuit City for a replacement. She wanted a simple, no radio, travel alarm clock, which she eventually picked out for just a few bucks. Its a tiny, ugly little clock with absolutely no charm. She said this morning that it went off as intended last night but I didn't hear it.

I predict less than 10 days will pass before she tells me she wants a different clock! This new one isn't lit unless you push a button so you can't just roll over and see the time. Its also so small that it will get knocked off the nightstand and disappear under the bed causing one or both of us to cuss. We'll see if she keeps it...

Son Noah is back to doing work-study as a mechanic at Tony Divino Toyota as part of his nearly finished Job Corp training. He's already been promised a job there when he does finish in another month or so. He is mighty excited about that prospect though he knows that he will spend the first few months in the lube rack before getting promoted into a regular technician position. And he's thinking about how he will spend his money... right now he has been making noises about purchasing one of these.

I've counted and recounted my remaining classes until I get my degree. Nine classes is all I have remaining! Nine! If I can continue to manage two classes per term, I will be done one year from now! I have to admit to being excited about being able to see the light at the end of this Logistics Management tunnel. I am still considering diving headlong into the Masters degree tunnel once I clear this first one but that's not certain yet, at all.

I did ride the Phantom yesterday but it was mighty cold in the morning. I wimped out today and am sorry now, its a beautiful day. I suppose its about time to buy a bottle of Sta-Bil and get the scooter and the mowers and trimmers all treated.

The swamp cooler got covered up and drained for the year and I even added some antenna mast brackets to it so that wehn we put up the Christmas star in a few weeks we will be able to avoid the rope and lashing struggle that has been part of our holiday decorating for 5 years. So much of the winter preparation is either done or underway.