…and it’s not even really summer yet.  Alec went outside to “hang out” with his buddies last night, around 8pm and he says casually, “Just call me when you want me home”.  Of course I yell back loudly, “10pm…Be Home!”.  He stands, astounded, eyes open wide, jaw dropped and says, “Mom…I’m in  high school now!”

oh brother, school out less than 12 hours and he thinks he’s a big high schooler

lord help me

Stop the clocks, cover the mirrors, it’s official. School is out for the summer. Andrew will be a junior next year and Alec will be a freshman. The boys brought home their practice football jerseys and gear. I knew they brought it not only because of the boyish stench but the sheer towering effect all that stuff makes when piled in our entryway. Not only football stuff but their baseball stuff. Could I just say one thing? HELP I’m not ready. I sat down tonight and wrote out the schedule of events for this summer. In June alone, between football camps, basketball club, baseball games and weightlifting we have, ahem…drum roll please…5 days with nothing but weights at 6:15 am. wow 5 days that have barely anything written on them. The rest of the months are INSANE. Games or camps in Gothenberg, Aurora, Holdridge, and Hastings, to mention a few of the towns. These are several hours away from us. Andrew is also working as a life guard. Alec is supposed to be mowing his grandmas lawn at least weekly and it takes 3-4 hours of steady mowing to do some of it.

It’s gonna be a busy one.

Just wanted to pass along great news that we have a feature story coming out tomorrow about our Cambridge ethanol plant and positive community impact. It will be on the website: http://money.cnn.com  starting at 6:30 am Tuesday, May 13. There will be a slightly different version which will air on a CNN segment called Your World Today which runs from 11:00am-12:00. We anticipate the TV version will air on Wednesday, but are still waiting for final word.

Oh tender day
remember her sweet touch;
mourning doves coo

A friend gave me a book of motto’s for the office on my birthday, 5th of May.  The motto’s are the kind that you can set up on a desk like a name tag plate and at the end of the day flip the old one over and start out fresh in the a.m. with some new witticism.  Some of the pages featured such gems as I Don’t do Decaf, and I Don’t Do Perky, and You Wanted That WHEN?!!   I chuckled, they were funny.  Everyday since then we have dilligetnly turned the page and announced, “This is our new saying of the day!” to the customers, workers, whoever happened to be around.  Well, last night as I was checking up and doing the deposit I decided to turn the motto over and what do you think I read?

If jackasses could fly this place would be an airport!

Holy crap if that didn’t make me actually laugh out loud and long.  It’s my new favorite saying.

“you are the Rain Man of politics”, says, Anderson Cooper to John King while discussing the dem primaries tonight on CNN.  All the while John King stands, totally concentrating on the dark blue areas that represent counties of Indiana and he is stretching, pulling, playing, twisting, and tweaking his. . . map.  No…you potty heads…this is not another name for pulling the pud.  One almost feels dizzy from the constant movement of the map.  We saw sparsely populated counties, we zoomed into suburban counties with snap together ranch style homes positioned near baseball fields and parking lots.  John put us into the living rooms of Lake county citizens.  all the while he has this dazed yet happy look on his face.  He has a tool people and he isn’t afraid to use it!  

dogs barking, barking
awake, again, at midnight
shut up you assholes!

There is nothing lonlier than a birthday.

I’m just now having one of Mark’s beer of the month beers…a Irresistible Amber Ale from Madison River Brewing Co and a handful of Smarties…while watching the end of Idol Favorites.   I’m in the mood to watch Accidental Tourist but A Love Song for Bobby Long is on instead.

I’ve been wondering what to do for Mom.  She and Dad’s 51st  Anniversary would be on Monday.  Dad has been gone almost a whole year now.  Hard to believe.  It’s still their Anniversary, but what do you do in this case?  Presents?  What?  I’ve always gotten them a present.  It feels weird not to but right now I don’t have anything bought.  Feels strange.  Last year Dad was so sick I didn’t know if he would live until their Anniversary.  I had a card shower and they got a million cards.  It was sooo nice.  He actually read most every one.  I got them a 50th Anniversary blanket and a book about 1954 and it was an okay time.  But, what to do now?  I thought about getting one of those triangle flag holders for Dad’s flag…but …of course I haven’t got it yet.  shit

I guess instead of eating smarties I should have been attempting to attain that level…