The end of the tax season is upon me. Yes, I know that 15 April was a couple of weeks ago, however, tomorrow night 28 April is my last night to work. The extra money has been great. I really like having the extra cash flow. It made dating a little easier and all of the other things that come up throughout the month. Not to mention getting a little further out of debt. I wish it were as easy to get out of debt as it is to get in it. I will claim the stupidity that got into debt in the first place. Enough on the bad stuff.
I need a favor. I am putting together a book of story problems that I can use with my students. I need contexts for each of the operations. I can supply the numbers, but I have run out of ideas. I have about 100 or so, but need about 40 more. Some stories can have multiple operations.
Unlike my colleagues I am done with end of year testing. Does that mean I am all done teaching for the year?
I started my students on 2 mock trials. One trial is based on Hansel and Gretel. The other concerns the 3 Billy Goats Gruff. I let my students choose which trial they wanted. To my surprise they chose The State of Utah vs. Ms. Sand Witch. I am looking forward to seeing them. If you are interested, shows will be held between 18-22 May. Details will come later.
The Dodgers play their second game on Wed. I am so excited/nervous. It depends on the day. Currently, we are 1-0. I now that doesn't mean much, but hey it's a good start.
I love you all,
OLD Man
Monday, April 27, 2009
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
The Confession of an OLD Man
I must confess that though I prefer things on the cooler side of things, I have enjoyed the Sun the last couple of days. I will do the rest of my confessing to the Bishop. If I could stay this temp for the rest of the summer I would be very grateful. However, I know it will get a lot hotter.
We played baseball last night. It was pretty good game. The team did very well for not practicing for about 10 days. I did get a little nervous at the bottom of the 2nd inning. The other team had tied the game. We were able to get some steals to home in the last inning. The team we played is in the division just below ours. A lot of the kids are very young in the game and age. It gets hard to help extend my own players when we play the young guys.
Starting next week we play 2 games a week, and one practice mixed in.
I love being part of the boys of summer!!!!
OLD Man
We played baseball last night. It was pretty good game. The team did very well for not practicing for about 10 days. I did get a little nervous at the bottom of the 2nd inning. The other team had tied the game. We were able to get some steals to home in the last inning. The team we played is in the division just below ours. A lot of the kids are very young in the game and age. It gets hard to help extend my own players when we play the young guys.
Starting next week we play 2 games a week, and one practice mixed in.
I love being part of the boys of summer!!!!
OLD Man
Monday, April 20, 2009
Juli Larsen
As many of you know that today is Juli's birthday. She happens to be in the one of the places she loves most, if not the her most favorite place...Disneyland. I have thought about her a little more often the last few days than I normally do; and dedicate this post to her.
One of the biggest jokes that I have with Juli is that I took about 2 years to convince her that she owed me $6. When I would bring it up she would rack her brain trying to remember why she owed me money at all. On one grateful day she wrote me out a check for $6. I started laughing and gave her check back and said those wonderful words that pranksters use quite often, "Just Kidding!" She rolled her eyes and, I hope I remember correctly, her chuckling with me.
I remember one Sunday afternoon when she was dating Dave. She was sitting at the table and said, "I wish Dave would call." I asked what his number was. I called him and told him that Juli wanted him to call her. Then I hung up. He called a minute or two later. I never learned if Dave thought Juli asked me to do that or if he knew I did on my own.
My mind goes back to pictures in the photo albums of when we were kids. For along time she was the only girl among 4 boys. I hope that I didn't treat her too poorly.
I remember her driving the Ranchero. How she would work at the school district warehouse. I have fond dreams of going miniature golfing with Juli, Cindy Jones, a neighbor down the street, and Kelly Savage, my friend next door. It seems we went every other week for most of the summer. Juli would drive. We sometimes would go to Leatherby's (I think) for ice cream. Such great memories.
I am thankful that she lives close by. She is patient with me and loves me.
I love to hear her talk about taking pictures. It is fun to see the fruits of her labor. I love to hear about her trips she takes with Dave and even the ones she takes on her own; especially to do the scrapbooking thing.
I am not sure if Juli would admit it, but she would give you the clothes off her back.
The other day I was tickling Nathan. I can get on top of Nathan, hold his arms above his head, and get pretty close to tickle him, but not touching him, he starts laughing. Juli is worse than that. I could pin her to the floor put her arms above her head and do nothing more and she would start laughing.
Unfortunately for Juli, she and I shared a bed when I was little. The way it really worked...I was such a wild sleeper that she often found herself on the floor. There wasn't much sharing involved. I sometimes wonder if she just started on the floor so as to get a good night's sleep. Maybe that's why when she got up she would take a blanket, curl up in a ball and lie on the heat vent in the dining room. I had never put those two things together. Sorry Juli.
I can't say that I remember watching Juli dance, but I remember her enjoying it. I remember her telling about her last visit with Sandy before he died. She talked about standing at the front window and watching him drive away.
Juli is very brave. Let me explain. Juli lived in Clinton. Jen and I was living in Logan. Dave was working in Carbon County or near there. She asked me to fly her down there. I had just gotten my private pilot's license and needed the hours. It was a good flight. One of the smoothest flights I have ever been on. The brave part was the fact that she trusted me to fly her down and back. On the way home we were over Spanish Fork Canyon. I asked if she wanted to take the controls. She replied, "No." I showed her how the control wheel and pedals worked. I then put my feet flat on the floor, and I sat on my hands. I said, "If you don't take control of the airplane we are going to crash into that mountain peak over there." She took control of the airplane and did very well.
Juli, I could continue with many more memories, but I had better get to bed. Let me finish with this; I love you dearly. You have a good heart (though your physical one may some work, you know what I mean). I love the quiet ways you do things and really expect nothing in return. Though it has been a while, I like leaving "cold hard cash" in your fridge. I love your creativeness. You work hard. You are a great example of how to run a home. I need some of your self discipline, do you have any to spare?
I love you. May Heavenly Father's richest blessings continue to be yours. May you have all that you need and continue to give as you have. We are all greatly blessed to know and have you with us. And may Grammy's cookie jar always be full.
With much love and affection,
OLD Man
A.K.A.
You favoritest little brother
Bartley
One of the biggest jokes that I have with Juli is that I took about 2 years to convince her that she owed me $6. When I would bring it up she would rack her brain trying to remember why she owed me money at all. On one grateful day she wrote me out a check for $6. I started laughing and gave her check back and said those wonderful words that pranksters use quite often, "Just Kidding!" She rolled her eyes and, I hope I remember correctly, her chuckling with me.
I remember one Sunday afternoon when she was dating Dave. She was sitting at the table and said, "I wish Dave would call." I asked what his number was. I called him and told him that Juli wanted him to call her. Then I hung up. He called a minute or two later. I never learned if Dave thought Juli asked me to do that or if he knew I did on my own.
My mind goes back to pictures in the photo albums of when we were kids. For along time she was the only girl among 4 boys. I hope that I didn't treat her too poorly.
I remember her driving the Ranchero. How she would work at the school district warehouse. I have fond dreams of going miniature golfing with Juli, Cindy Jones, a neighbor down the street, and Kelly Savage, my friend next door. It seems we went every other week for most of the summer. Juli would drive. We sometimes would go to Leatherby's (I think) for ice cream. Such great memories.
I am thankful that she lives close by. She is patient with me and loves me.
I love to hear her talk about taking pictures. It is fun to see the fruits of her labor. I love to hear about her trips she takes with Dave and even the ones she takes on her own; especially to do the scrapbooking thing.
I am not sure if Juli would admit it, but she would give you the clothes off her back.
The other day I was tickling Nathan. I can get on top of Nathan, hold his arms above his head, and get pretty close to tickle him, but not touching him, he starts laughing. Juli is worse than that. I could pin her to the floor put her arms above her head and do nothing more and she would start laughing.
Unfortunately for Juli, she and I shared a bed when I was little. The way it really worked...I was such a wild sleeper that she often found herself on the floor. There wasn't much sharing involved. I sometimes wonder if she just started on the floor so as to get a good night's sleep. Maybe that's why when she got up she would take a blanket, curl up in a ball and lie on the heat vent in the dining room. I had never put those two things together. Sorry Juli.
I can't say that I remember watching Juli dance, but I remember her enjoying it. I remember her telling about her last visit with Sandy before he died. She talked about standing at the front window and watching him drive away.
Juli is very brave. Let me explain. Juli lived in Clinton. Jen and I was living in Logan. Dave was working in Carbon County or near there. She asked me to fly her down there. I had just gotten my private pilot's license and needed the hours. It was a good flight. One of the smoothest flights I have ever been on. The brave part was the fact that she trusted me to fly her down and back. On the way home we were over Spanish Fork Canyon. I asked if she wanted to take the controls. She replied, "No." I showed her how the control wheel and pedals worked. I then put my feet flat on the floor, and I sat on my hands. I said, "If you don't take control of the airplane we are going to crash into that mountain peak over there." She took control of the airplane and did very well.
Juli, I could continue with many more memories, but I had better get to bed. Let me finish with this; I love you dearly. You have a good heart (though your physical one may some work, you know what I mean). I love the quiet ways you do things and really expect nothing in return. Though it has been a while, I like leaving "cold hard cash" in your fridge. I love your creativeness. You work hard. You are a great example of how to run a home. I need some of your self discipline, do you have any to spare?
I love you. May Heavenly Father's richest blessings continue to be yours. May you have all that you need and continue to give as you have. We are all greatly blessed to know and have you with us. And may Grammy's cookie jar always be full.
With much love and affection,
OLD Man
A.K.A.
You favoritest little brother
Bartley
Sunday, April 19, 2009
Ah Dang...it's over!!!!
Though I love my job, I must take this opportunity to say that I am not ready to go back. I have enjoyed the staying up late, working for TaxHawk, and watching movies.
However, I do understand that this would get really boring if I were to do it all of the time. Work keeps me going. To quote a line from Return to Me: I'm blessed with work.
Both Nathan and I are nervous for tomorrow's game. It will be interesting to see how the team reacts working together. Which reminds me, I have to work out the rotation for riding the pine and batting order. I hope these guys don't freeze up and choke when batting.
As always, love you all.
OLD Man
However, I do understand that this would get really boring if I were to do it all of the time. Work keeps me going. To quote a line from Return to Me: I'm blessed with work.
Both Nathan and I are nervous for tomorrow's game. It will be interesting to see how the team reacts working together. Which reminds me, I have to work out the rotation for riding the pine and batting order. I hope these guys don't freeze up and choke when batting.
As always, love you all.
OLD Man
Saturday, April 18, 2009
I am officially excited
I distributed uniforms today. Our first game is on Monday. With a week off I was hoping that we could one practice before we officially started the season. It will be interesting to see how they play after 10 days off. I am so excited to start the season. I was able to meet some more of our parents it was fun, too.
I am also excited to BBQ something. Though I'd like that something to be a t-bone steak. That will have to wait for another day.
I am also excited to BBQ something. Though I'd like that something to be a t-bone steak. That will have to wait for another day.
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Spring Break 2009
Here we go.
If you read past posts you know that I got rid of the couches. Well, Spring Break in our house consisted of three mattresses on the floor in our living room. Nathan, Maggey, and Abbey have been sleeping in the front room. They/we have watched several movies, many of them more than once. With it snowing what else can we do. Maggey, Abbey, Jen and I went to see Monsters Vs. Aliens 3D on Monday. Because I am thinking I owe myself something for working how many ever hours I took us to Arby's for supper. I am almost ready for another sandwich.
Tomorrow we are heading to Grandma Mary's to play games. I told Jen to not wake me up, I'll get up when I'm ready to. I may get up read and go back to sleep.
As you have noticed Lindsey and Ashley are not mentioned here. They are in St. George with ALee. I hope basking in the sun.
This may not sound like a lot to many of you, but we have had a lot of fun. I forgot to mention that we projected the movies up on the wall. We also projected American Idol on the wall to. Ask Jen about American Idol comercials. Actually, you better ask the kids about it. Jen may see it as what happens on spring break stays with spring break.
As for the rest of spring break I will still be working on taxes and maybe doing things around the house.
The grass around the house has never been greener. I am trying to be better about maintaining it. I am trying to get it fuller. Due to my stupidity it has been really bad. I am paying for my mistakes, but still learning.
Thanks for reading,
OLD Man
If you read past posts you know that I got rid of the couches. Well, Spring Break in our house consisted of three mattresses on the floor in our living room. Nathan, Maggey, and Abbey have been sleeping in the front room. They/we have watched several movies, many of them more than once. With it snowing what else can we do. Maggey, Abbey, Jen and I went to see Monsters Vs. Aliens 3D on Monday. Because I am thinking I owe myself something for working how many ever hours I took us to Arby's for supper. I am almost ready for another sandwich.
Tomorrow we are heading to Grandma Mary's to play games. I told Jen to not wake me up, I'll get up when I'm ready to. I may get up read and go back to sleep.
As you have noticed Lindsey and Ashley are not mentioned here. They are in St. George with ALee. I hope basking in the sun.
This may not sound like a lot to many of you, but we have had a lot of fun. I forgot to mention that we projected the movies up on the wall. We also projected American Idol on the wall to. Ask Jen about American Idol comercials. Actually, you better ask the kids about it. Jen may see it as what happens on spring break stays with spring break.
As for the rest of spring break I will still be working on taxes and maybe doing things around the house.
The grass around the house has never been greener. I am trying to be better about maintaining it. I am trying to get it fuller. Due to my stupidity it has been really bad. I am paying for my mistakes, but still learning.
Thanks for reading,
OLD Man
Wednesday, April 8, 2009
Boys of Summer 2
We had our last practice today before spring break. If these guys can move forward from here I believe they will be a team to reason with. If we keep them throwing hard and staying in front of the ball and then swinging the bat they will do very well.
They worked very hard today. I was glad to see that we had enough to field a team. Our season starts in 2 weeks.
Go Dodgers!!!!!
They worked very hard today. I was glad to see that we had enough to field a team. Our season starts in 2 weeks.
Go Dodgers!!!!!
Monday, April 6, 2009
What a Day!!!!
As with many of you, I really enjoyed the warm weather. It was good to be outside playing baseball with the team. Heaven forbid I even sweat some. It was nice to not have to worry about the cold and snow to practice. Don't get me wrong, I love the snow, but the warm was nice.
Spring break starts next week. I will be working for TaxHawk for most of Mon, Tue, and Wed. After that who knows. I would like to take the trailer to the canyon and sit by the fire and read. Currently, I do not have a book that I am engrossed in.
I would like to buy a LaFuma chair. They are so comfortable; just the thing for a good comfortable reading chair for a camp out.
I believe Little Mill Campground is opening up this summer. We are excited to have a camp spot so close. We can go up camping and then come down to town for any of those things we do as a family. We could even go to a movie and then head back up the canyon. I hope we take advantage of camping this summer.
Love you all,
OLD Man
Spring break starts next week. I will be working for TaxHawk for most of Mon, Tue, and Wed. After that who knows. I would like to take the trailer to the canyon and sit by the fire and read. Currently, I do not have a book that I am engrossed in.
I would like to buy a LaFuma chair. They are so comfortable; just the thing for a good comfortable reading chair for a camp out.
I believe Little Mill Campground is opening up this summer. We are excited to have a camp spot so close. We can go up camping and then come down to town for any of those things we do as a family. We could even go to a movie and then head back up the canyon. I hope we take advantage of camping this summer.
Love you all,
OLD Man
Saturday, April 4, 2009
April????
I am having a hard time believing that it is April already. By this time next week I will be on spring break. My biggest plans for spring break?...Working for TaxHawk. Maybe I hope to work long enough to pay for the better part of a couch. Yes we are still without a couch. Our front room has so much room without it. We have room to move around. The kids are on the other hand say they are ready to have one.
To be honest I can't believe that I did what I did. Even more surprising is that Jen went along with it.
For those of you don't know the story, it goes something like this: Our couches were falling apart; and breaking down. Then the kids love to shove junk under and in them. I was tired of it all. So, I took them to the dump. We have been without a couch for a month.
A few weeks ago we went shopping and decided what we wanted and now we are saving up for what we want. I'll let you know when we get one or set. I may venture out and put the picture on my blog.
The Braves play their opening game tomorrow. GO BRAVES!!!!!!!!
I had better get back to winning Abbey at 5 Crowns.
Most sincerely,
This OLD Man
To be honest I can't believe that I did what I did. Even more surprising is that Jen went along with it.
For those of you don't know the story, it goes something like this: Our couches were falling apart; and breaking down. Then the kids love to shove junk under and in them. I was tired of it all. So, I took them to the dump. We have been without a couch for a month.
A few weeks ago we went shopping and decided what we wanted and now we are saving up for what we want. I'll let you know when we get one or set. I may venture out and put the picture on my blog.
The Braves play their opening game tomorrow. GO BRAVES!!!!!!!!
I had better get back to winning Abbey at 5 Crowns.
Most sincerely,
This OLD Man
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