When I am at the center of anything remotely handy around the house, it's a major accomplishment. On Wednesday night though, after months of trading messages I finally fielded a call from our friend Cory Steers and, with his coaching and some astute reading and interpretation of the owner's manual to our Blu-Ray player, got Netflix and the Internet to run through our HDTV. This signals the end of our Comcast cable subscription, and the return of at least $70 a month to our checkbook.
Our vacation dates have been finalized (travel dates included):
McAllen, TX: March 27-30
Surf City, NC: June 7-16
San Diego/Los Angeles, CA: October 20-27
Time to shop airfare and car rentals!
It was a smooth work week. At this stage of my career that is more than enough for me. There were even a few fun moments in there, for some surprise seasoning. One employee retired, and a new employee joins us in March. A young lady looking to switch careers is dropping in for a job shadow soon. There were several teaching moments for myself, and my teammates.
Recorded a new First Farmers State Bank commercial for FM 99.5 The Ticket.
The basketball teams continue to roll. The sophomores are 18-3, the varsity has won 16 in a row to streak into first place in the conference with two games left.
My mornings and evenings have been consumed lately by reviewing YouTube and script for 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee musical this spring, and online pursuits other than blogging. So the momentum and peace of this weekend has been terrific for getting back into the saddle.
I was able to tutor three students this week, making $160 in the process. Did you know that you can substitute teach in our town with only a bachelor's degree?
This evening was our Valentine's Day dinner. Dena's a recent convert to Weight Watchers, so we headed to Applebee's and its friendly menu. Gave me a chance to break out the bright red shirt and for us to talk about our future, and our happiness with the amount of time we spend together. Came home, ate some delicious Weight Watchers chocolate ice cream bars. 2 hour nap while Dena got her exercise in!
The temperature's warmed up as the evening's gone on. We are officially through the coldest month in our state. The horizon is still glowing at 5:00 now. Spring's less than six weeks away, sooner still if you believe the groundhog.
My current weightlifting routine has been reaching new heights lately (and my vertical leap is still threatening the rim). I like to think that Flintstone vitamins are playing a part.
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