More computer issues

I'm now on a first name basis with the computer repair guy. All is taken care of and the computer is functioning properly again. There were some crazy viruses that snuck in as my current security program was updating. They had to reconfigure my Internet after they found the viruses. Oh, and the computer repair guy asked me out. I agreed to lunch. If anything I've made a new friend and it never hurts to be friends with a computer guru. :)

Last night I went to Chaffins Barn dinner theater with Karen, Greg, and Aunt Garnet and a couple friends of theirs. It was fun. It is a big red barn on the edge of town. The play was Smoke on the Mountain which takes place at a Southern Baptist church in the late 1930's. They sing a lot of old old gospel songs. It was very funny and the music was great. There were 7 actors and 6 of them played the instruments. The dinner was great. They had some traditional southern dishes like corn pudding and turnip greens. :)- I actually tried the corn pudding (not my favorite) and they had homemade strawberry and vanilla ice cream. It was really nice to get out without the kids and have adult conversation.

The last week has been harsh.
Jordan had only one soccer game and she was having an off day so she didn't play much. Ugh! That child. She knows she wasn't playing great but got pissed cuz she didn't get much playing time. ?! School is going well. According to Jordan her honors Geometry teacher is an idiot. She has found someone to talk to in each of her classes and has a group of girls she sits with at lunch (when she can find them).
Devan has made a few friends and has been hanging out with them outside of school. He doesn't like some of the strict rules at the school. He came home one day last week and said he had detention. I asked why, bad behavior situations running through my head, when he replied that he forgot to turn in his homework, it was sitting in the middle of his bedroom floor. So he had to go to detention for 1/2 hour for not turning in his homework. He was really bummed. He said he didn't want to get that sort of reputation (with the other students) in only his second week there.
The heat index is still over 100 degrees. It's been about three weeks now (I think). Oh, wait, there was one day that it was only 99. We are also in a drought. Thunder showers happen very quickly here and they usually get them all throughout the summer but this month -nothing so we are on a tight water restriction. Due to the a fore mentioned restriction, they have closed the pool. It's lovely that we can't go swim on a really hot day, no really it is, who needs to cool off in a pool, we'll just use more electricity and stay inside in the air conditioning.

Gotta go check my single and dating in Franklin account now (yes I'm kidding). ;) Love you all.

Did you miss me?

Sorry I was gone so long. The computer was completely out of commission. We had "blue screen death." Thanks to an overnight stay with the computer repair-a-medic, it's all better. :)

School started this week.
They both started Monday, bright and EARLY. They aren't liking the early part. Jordan had only a half day Monday. Jordan has at least one soccer teammate in each class, so she's at least got someone to talk to. She's also making herself step out of her shell and talk to people. She hasn't attempted to eat lunch at school, it isn't as organized as the school systems the kids came from and it's much more crowded, not all the kids are getting their food before lunch period is over. Soccer is going well. It has been over 100 degrees here for over a week (taking into consideration the humidity). Soccer practices have been held at the indoor center and when they have games they stop the game about a quarter of the way through, have all the girls go to the sidelines (remaining on the field), and get a quick water break. They do this during the second half as well. She isn't a starter on the JV team but their coach said that she won't start any freshmen for the beginning of the season. Instead, she subs Jordan in after about 10 minutes and then keeps her in for the rest of the half. Jordan has turned into the coaches go to girl. She's well on her way to getting to swing for Varsity.

Devan has had a rough week this week. We couldn't get his schedule last week so he had to show up Monday morning and get it from the office. He was late to his first class, couldn't get lunch because they hadn't set up his lunch account, and didn't get a locker because there were more papers to sign and return. The air conditioning wasn't working in his art class (the room was 93 degrees) so they held class in the hallway. Tuesday he caught the bus at 6:35 and again, didn't get lunch. Yep, still not set up. At about 3:15 he came thundering through the door, flushed and dripping with sweat. He couldn't remember what bus to take, asked for help, and they put him on the wrong bus! They dropped him off at another apartment complex about a mile down the road from us. He had to walk a steadily non-sidewalked incline in 102 degree heat. Luckily he knew where he was and how to get home. He was so distraught by the time they dropped him off he didn't even think to call me to pick him up. It has gone much better since then. He figured out how to get lunch and knows what bus to take to get home. He has made some friends (he's already got a girl calling him) and seems to like the school. He said the kids at school are friendly. He's met a couple skaters and has plans to hang at the mall with a couple kids on Saturday.

How am I you ask? I'm not sure. I'm bored, hot, content, hot, happy, hot, motivated, hot, and did I mention I'm hot? :)- I'm trying to get the rest of the apartment in order now that the kids are out of the way. I'll be job hunting now that the computer is fixed.

Oh, and I just found out that the really cool bookshelf that I ordered in July and was put on back order with the stipulation that it would be delivered by Aug 18th, yeah, that one. It's now giving me a delivery date of OCTOBER 25th!!!!!!!!! Guess I'll be requesting a refund on that and ordering the other ones I had deliberated over and ultimately chose the one that wasn't in stock.

Gotta get to bed in order to get up before the kids. Glad to be back. 'Nite.
-K

Crazy computer

The computer is acting up and I'm having issues with the internet connection now. Sorry I didn't post for a couple days. My pop up blocker isn't working even though it's activated. The computer is extremely slow now and my search engine is gone. Guess I'm going to visit the computer doctor down the street.

We are well. Enjoying the air conditioning and the pool. Trying to get used to getting up early so it won't be so difficult when school starts next week.

Gonna cut this short so it doesn't abort me.

Extreme Heat

It's 102 here add in the humidity and we have a nice comfortable temperature of 105!

Jordan had a game tonight. Well, she was supposed to have a scrimmage game (grunge match) but the other team didn't show. They ended up playing JV vs. Varsity. Oh, it took Jordan probably 20 minutes to quit ranting and reliving the game! She was very frustrated with her JV team because they just aren't the same caliber as her classic team from last year. She is working very hard to prove herself to the coach.

Devan had orientation at his school today. We are almost all ready for school to start, just have a few supplies to pick up and off they go! Yeah.

I'm getting much better at driving in Nashville without getting lost. We found a mall that has a couple skater stores so Devan and I went to get him some school clothes. We also found a really cool water park right by it, oh, and there is a skate park right next to the water park! So I think we found Devan's new favorite place and I can drive straight there and straight home - without getting lost! Yeah me! :)

The kids say Hi and thank to you to everyone who sends us cards and such. We don't get much mail yet besides bills. Bleh, who likes those?!

Sometimes I feel like we are in the wilderness here. Late last night we saw a little fox run across our driveway into the bushes. The moon was a bright orange last night, it was crazy, beautiful, but strange to see it bright orange. This morning we saw one of the bunnies. Oh, and the other day we had a praying mantis on our patio. I have a picture I will post once I pick up the cord to connect the video camera to the computer. It was pretty big and hung out on the patio all day.

My eyes hurt from swimming in the really bright sun so I'll end for now. Happy Tuesday to all.

Tax Holiday

This weekend is a "tax holiday" weekend. There is no sales tax! That's a great idea. The local mall was pretty busy, more than regular even with school starting so soon. Not everything everywhere is tax free, but stores like Wal-Mart honor it 100%. I really like this idea. Jordan and I went shopping for a few school clothes today. We found a few things at the mall here. Devan likes the clothes at the skater stores and they don't have any here so we are going into Nashville to shop for him tomorrow.

Orders from Dan

One of my friends at Neil Kelly used to "encourage" me in my quest for Mr. Right. Here is another one of his pearls of wisdom brought on only by the yummy chocolate throat lozenges (aka Dove). Thanks for the love and for the assistance in my quest. :)

JV

Jordan is on JV. She's okay with that because she is really trying to focus on getting in shape and getting acclimated to the heat/humidity. She knows she isn't performing at top level right now. She joked and said that when it rains she will be the power player since she's used to playing in terrible rain. ;) She said she will be playing varsity by the end of the season.

Nothing else new.