General P Schlax on 21 Nov 2008 08:22 am
15F on the porch right now.
General P Schlax on 16 Nov 2008 09:03 pm
Pete is fighting the virus now. Please cheer him up with cute anecdotes abut how most people have symptoms for 3 or 4 weeks and how it seems to get better but returns with a vengeance.
Despite the illness, we bought a vacuum cleaner today. Our 10 year old vacuum still works, but not as well as it should. Pete did some research and we go a Kenmore Progressive. I vacuumed the den and saw a noticeable difference with the new machine. The machine even has a sensor to tell me when it is no longer pulling up stuff, so N tried it out upstairs. It also is great on the wood and tile floors. N also made dinner for us tonight (tacos). She was a great help.
Krypto had a haircut yesterday. We are hoping to do some Christmas shopping before Christmas. Get your lists out people. (That means you S.)
General P Schlax on 14 Nov 2008 08:44 pm
My pottery class is over. In 8 weeks, I learned a lot, but didn’t have enough time to do anything well. Here are a few photos of a few of the things I made. I didn’t really make anything (except the last pic) that I ( or anyone else) would buy, and the two pots I threw, thick as anything, are still not fired with the last glaze- so no pics.
N likes these pieces.
The rest of the pieces are okay.
General P Schlax on 12 Nov 2008 12:09 am
S is on the far left with the band at the beginning.
General P Schlax on 11 Nov 2008 12:07 pm
My turn. Sunday, I went downhill fast. Yesterday I taught, went to my meeting and then went to the Dr for me, and then for S. I crashed soon afterward. Today, I cleared my schedule so I can work at home (letters of recommendation, class prep) and I hope to finally make an uphill turn. I am miserable. Fever, faucet nose. Oh yeah, cough. But I barely notice that.
Today, the high school band played at a Veteran’s Day ceremony. Both girls have projects to finish for school. 
General P Schlax on 08 Nov 2008 09:05 pm
I took the girls to see Eagle Eye. Its been done a few ways before but was a fun two hours. We liked the trailers for The curious case of Benjamin Buttons, Soloist and Valkeryie. It looks like a lot of great stories were written during the writers strike 
Rainy and yucky all weekend. I would prefer the snow Grinnell got.