Well, it's almost September. I suppose that means summer vacation is over and it's time to get back to work. Oh, that's right... I've been at work all summer and missed my kids' vacation time.
The Boy started 1st grade last week. Who'd ever think that I'd be mature enough (okay, old enough) to have a 1st grader living in my house? His sister starts back to pre-school next week. This will be her second year there and then she should be in Kindergarten next year. Even though they're about the same age difference as my sister and me, they'll only be two years apart in school because of when they were born. We kept the boy in pre-school an extra year to help his social skills (with the encouragement of the pre-school staff) and it seems to have really paid off. His sister is right in the middle of the bell curve on just about everything, so she'll be on the younger side of her classmates. That's all good. She'll get her DL during summer break and I think she'll only be 17 when she graduates. (Jen, help me out with the math?)
So, let's see... "What did I do on my summer vacation?"
I mentioned that I started on-line school. I passed the class with a C. I guess that's the best you can expect when you don't turn in the final paper. Still, I passed it so now I can move on to classes that I want to take. I just need to figure out what those may be. Right now I'm listed as a Business Admin major. I'm going to wait until I get home to take my next class.
I've been pretty good with my PT. I did the training to upgrade to green belt in the Marine Corps Martial Arts Program, but it came at a price. I have an appointment later this week with a physical therapist to look at my shoulder for possible "bicipital tendonitis" which means the tendon that holds my bicep to my shoulder joint is inflamed and possibly damaged. If it sounds like that hurts, don't worry... it does.
I did get a new bass this summer. I'll have to go into more details about it when I have a picture or two to post. It's pretty nice and I bought a case and a shoulder strap for it from musiciansfriend.com and I'll be shipping it home in late September.
I missed the summer holidays like my wife's birthday, Memorial Day, my daughter's birthday, Flag Day, 4th of July, my anniversary, and this weekend is Labor Day. Other than that, it's been pretty quiet and almost boring out here. Isn't that the point though? This entry isn't really leaning toward a political soap box, so I won't say any more here.
That's about it from this neck of the woods. I hope you all had a good summer and are ready to get back to work. Oh, that only applies to kids in school. Adults have to work all the time. Why? Who says the country can't take a summer vacation?
