I just remembered that I haven't blogged yet. Hi from Dadeville on my
cell phone!

. . . was exceptionally cute today:

I was really dreading working as a timer at tonight's swim meet. I hate getting soaked and juggling stopwatches, pens, paper, etc., plus it is so totally NOT "the best seat in the house" (see: the part about getting soaked). On top of that, I am nowhere near where I hoped to be with this stupid paper, plus I have to get us ready to go out of town day after tomorrow. But I said I would time, and so I did. It actually turned out to be a nice break. It's so frantically busy that there is no time to really think (like, say, about that stupid paper).

I don't have any stats or video right now. I know Mike came in second in the 100 breaststroke. Annabelle went along to shoot video, but it will probably be the weekend before I get around to fiddling with that.

Another trip to E'town tomorrow. Two, actually. We will go down in the morning for more school performances (for Annabelle) and Panera (for me). Then it's take the dog to the kennel in the afternoon and head back to E'town for Christmas in the park. Oh, yeah, still have to pack. And write this stupid paper.

This is going to be a quick post. In fact, I thought about blogging from my cell phone so as to avoid turning the computer on at all and risk getting sucked into killing time on it. Annabelle has school performances in E'town for the next 2 days, which means I have to get up early instead of going back to bed for another hour or so as is my usual habit, so I really need to get to bed at a decent hour tonight.

I'll be working from my Panera office while she is at her shows. I'm hoping to knock my paper out in that time so that I can just relax and enjoy Thanksgiving without stressing over schoolwork.

Mike and I had a great time at the basketball game last night. Cleveland wound up winning, but it was neck and neck for most of the game, which kept things interesting. We got home around 1 a.m., and I didn't get to sleep until at least 2.

Mike had to be at the school at 6:30 a.m. to catch the bus for his swim meet. He was gone all day and just got back a little while ago. Sounds like it was a good meet. He qualified for the finals in the freestyle, butterfly, and breaststroke. He and his coach decided to scratch him from the 'fly to save his energy for the other 2 events. He wound up finishing second in the breaststroke and wound up with a personal best in the free.

Annabelle had the dress rehearsal for her Christmas show today. I stayed at the PAC to watch. It's looking really good! Afterward, she and I hit Panera for lunch and then came home to take naps.

I've been getting things done though ever since naptime ended. Laundry, dog-walking, school work . . . the fun never ends!

Mike and I are going on a bus trip to Indianapolis tonight to watch a basketball game (Pacers vs. Cavaliers). MWR is sponsoring the trip, where $40 gets you transportation and admission to the game. Mike has been dying to see this game for some time now; I'm just excited about going on a road trip where I can sit and knit instead of drive.

Here's a picture Fred posted on his Facebook wall today:



He is showing his Mercer pride!

Mike is participating in his school's career practicum program this year, which gives seniors a chance to go into the community and gain some real-world work experience. Mike's internship is with the television and video people here on post. He goes there every other day for 2 class periods and helps out on a variety of projects. He is also creating his own video about the high school, which will tell students who are transferring to Knox what they can expect. The following is a little article that was included in a company newsletter (click to make it bigger):