May 04 2008
Beautiful Day in DC
Wow, what a beautiful day here in the Washington, DC, area! It is 70 degrees and beautiful blue sky with a nice 10-15 mph breeze. It is one of those rare days that you only get a few days a year. In fact, Karen asked where we could move where the weather is like this all year round. I reminded her that this is pretty much what it was like in Redondo Beach, CA. She quickly said that she didn’t want to go back there! I loved it there, but there were too many people and it was too far from family.
It has been a while since I have posted an update here. I have been pre-occupied with work, family and (of course) hockey. Since my last post, I have also been struggling with migraines. I went and had an MRI which came back fine…I actually ended up doing an open MRI because I could not handle be stuffed into the “tube”. I didn’t realize how claustrophobic I was until they tried to stick me in that thing! At my last neurologist appointment, they put me on a new medicine that I have to take daily in hopes of preventing the migraines. Within a week of starting the medicine I had another migraine, so I guess I need to be patient. The new medicine is supposed to help over time, and it is similar to medicine that Karen was put on. It has generally worked well for her, so I am hoping for a breakthrough soon!
As far as hockey, I won’t bore anyone with it here…..if you are interested, you can check out my Penguins blog. Suffice it to say that the Pittsburgh Penguins are doing very well and are making a deep drive into the Stanley Cup Playoffs. They may end up in the finals with Mr Papa’s Detroit Red Wings. If that happens, I will be sure to start talking some more smack.
Karen has tendered her resignation with the elementary school, and Friday was supposed to be her last day. Somehow, she is going to be continuing to work this week. I guess her class is moving into a trailer to make way for some pending construction, so she decided to stay a few extra days and help out. She is also considering a potential teaching assistant position for next year. If she is happy doing it, I will be happy for her. If not, I will be the first to tell her to quit.
Ben and Delaney are doing very well. Ben was accepted into a math and science program for next year. This means that he will be going to a different school than his contemporaries. The school has a focus on math and science and we had to go through an application process. Only a couple of kids from Ben’s current school were selected to attend, so we are very happy for him. Delaney was also recommended by her teacher for the gifted program in her school. We have completed the applications and are awaiting the results. I expect she will have no problems getting accepted as she is very sharp. Ben was in the same program and he really enjoyed it.
Well, time to go watch the Penguins beat the Rangers. Game 5 starts now!
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Just bring it… one more series (assumes the Pens hold on in their current series) before they meet…
Dont forget Tucson has that kind of weather… its been like that for about a month now… great time of year… gonna start getting hotter…
if you were holding off on wp 2.5.1 for wpg2, the compatible plugin is now available…
hope the migraines disappear…
Well, now…..Detroit has to win their next series as well. No guarantees they will pull through. The Penguins have only lost 1 game in the playoffs so far…they are 8-1 and have outscored their opponents 31-17 in 9 games. That is 3.4 goals for per game and 1.89 goals against per game. The Red Wings are 8-2 and have outscored their opponents 38-32 in 10-games, so 3.8 for and 3.2 against. I think it would be an interesting matchup.
As of a yesterday, I am running 2.5.1 now on both NHLPens and theTobins. Shoutbox isn’t 100% compatible…had to turn off the “who’s online” function.