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Posted: April 03 2010,9:07 am

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Just thought I'd pop in and see if I needed to :fouet

Things are going really well here. We sold the Hallett, so we are boatless :cry

but we sold it to the son of the original owner, so it was a bittersweet sale. He is saving for a new engine before the old one finally croaks. I know he'll give it as much, if not more, TLC than we did.

Jeff finally got out of the plumbing industry . . . again! He's doing the off-road race promotions full time. Putting on races and qualifiers all over the country and now possibly one in British Columbia. Someone in Morocco has even expressed interest in a race there! He is also helping a few friends in the off-road manufacturing industry promote their race programs, PRP seats being one. So that is a little side cash.

I'm still teaching, but don't know for how much longer. It's really difficult and stressful here to teach. There is no freedom in the classroom. Because of NCLB, we had to hire an independant contractor (who happens to be good friends with our superintendant :rolleyes

) to have us totally change our teaching practices to thier method. I have had to watch all of the GATE money and anything else extra go to the English Learners, while the "proficient", "advanced", and black kids are either stagnant or dropping scores. It's very frustrating. Next year is my 5th year and I'll be vested for retirement. I'm thinking that might be it. Montana won't accept my teaching credential because I went through a "middle school" program. They don't have a middle school program so it's not a recognized credential program for them. :banghead

Funny, because I was told over and over again that if you have a CA credential, you can go ANYWHERE and get a job. :rolleyes

So, if all goes well, I can just help Jeff with the business and maybe tutor or substitute. I was also thinking of starting a tutoring company and then selling it. My RE agent suggested I start a company because there are no outside tutors in the area.

Katrina is headed to UM in Missoula in August. She got a good scholarship (10K/year) so her out of state tuition will be the same as in state tuition here in CA.

Cody is going into 9th grade, not sure what sport he wants to play, but he's 6'1" and about 140 pounds, so I'm thinking track and/or cross-country.

Our schedule this spring/summer is going to be real crazy, but a lot of fun. I just have to figure out what I'm going to do with my dogs!!

April 24-25-SilverState 300 in Vegas (2nd part of one of Jeff's 2 race series)

May 1-2 Jeff in Michigan with Griffin Radiator owners

May 5-8 All of us in Rausch Creek, PA for (2nd part of other race series)

May 21-23 in Vegas for Jeff's 40th BD

June 11 Trina graduates

June 13-20 Jeff and Angie head to Key West for 20th anniversary (may get upstaged by weeklong off-road week and KOH 3 movie premier in Reno

)

June 23 head to Montana for Trina's orientation to the Univ probably spend a few days in Whitefish.

July 4, eastern Kansas with my family, then head to Southern Missouri OffRoad Ranch (SMORR) July 8-11 for part 3 of one of the race series.

The end of July or early Aug, mom and dad are either going to do the Jeeper's Jamboree on the Rubicon or hop on the Harley and go up the 395, across Yosemite, up to Redwoods and down the coast.

Mid August back to work

BUT, I do get to go to LaPaz for the end of the Baja 1000 this year. Working on plane tickets and house rental this week.

This is how crazy our life is, LOL.

Oh! And we are almost done with the remodel. Kitchen is last thing and we ordered the cabinets last weekend, they'll ship around the 20th. Jeff's going to start the destruction this week, probably tomorrow. He's been gone in Moab all week and will be home tonight. :jumpie

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Posted: April 03 2010,9:18 am

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WOW!!! I don't see any time there that your feet ever hits he ground. Good to see your all doing well. Glad you checked in and gave us that busy update.

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Posted: April 03 2010,11:03 am

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Holy cow, girlie...now I know why we never see you! :eek

Trust me...I know how you feel regarding the stress in teaching. There's a reason why I left after 18 years...b/c Cali doesn't give a damn about their teachers. And NCLB has been the kiss of death for education...especially here. Merit pay will be the final blow. My former district just issued 429 pink slips for teachers...while the Sup gave herself a big raise and the board got raises and perks. $136,000 for cell phones...to call whom? Teachers use their phones to call parents, CPS etc...who's paying those bills? Ummm...yeah, they are...out of their own pockets. What a concept! I know firsthand how corrupt the administrators are...since my grant went to furnish the entire special ed dept of the new district office, instead of the classroom I was supposed to get. :angry

So I don't blame you for wanting to throw in the towel after 5 years. It's just not worth it. And you're right...a CA credential used to be good anywhere, now it means nothing in every other state.

Oh yeah, think there might be a conflict of interest with your Sup and the Independent Contractor? I will say that our teachers would have had that in court in about 5 minutes...it helps when one of the CTA bigwigs works for your district.

Sounds like a busy summer ahead for you, too! As for your doggies...maybe check with your vet to see if there are any pet sitters they recommend. My bro thinks I should get into that business...having someone you trust with your pets and home is a big deal for most folks, whether "living in" or just coming by a couple times a day. My friend's daughter got into that while she was at Fresno State, by taking care of our other friends' menagerie. 2 dogs, a cat, a cockatiel and a macaw...coupled with her experience helping to care for our education animals at the zoo gave her a pretty good resume and a great way to earn some money while at school, along with nice places to get away and study.

Hang in there, my friend...remember to be true to yourself. Enjoy all your upcoming activities and happy early anniversary to you and Jeff! And take lots of pics...I always enjoy seeing your adventures through your photos.

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Posted: April 03 2010,11:46 am

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So Jeff turns 40 and is no longer sportin' wood...

Good to hear from you Angie... :good

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Posted: April 03 2010,12:52 pm

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Damm...

a Christmas Letter in April...

Thanks for the update... :comp

Â Â good for Jeff, following his passion... :cool

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Yep, Education in CA really sucks right now... :beat

Â It's all about gettin' Fed Money... :guns

Â We're on the 5% list in Berdoo...

You'll be doin' some traveling for sure... :good

Best to you and the family the rest of this year... :beer

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Posted: April 03 2010,3:47 pm

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Oh, yes, regarding Fed money. The Feds are actually giving money to districts who fire all of their teachers and hire new. So for districts that don't know where they are going to get paper and pay the utilities next year, that is something they are seriously looking into. Not because all the teachers are bad, but because they need the money and the great obama is providing free money to those who need it in this fashion.

Sleek, I'm just gonna say that I hope every girl is as lucky as me when their man is 40 :bebe

and I hope they appreciate it as much as I do :bebe

Forgot to mention, headed to Reno on Wed morning for a work/play trip for a couple of days. Gotta meet with the president of the Grand Sierra Resort. When we went a couple of weeks ago, rooms, meals and drinks in the bar were comped. I told Jeff that he could take me to Reno and show me the town anytime, LOL. So we have to go back again, darn :laugh

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Posted: April 05 2010,5:42 am

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Nice to hear from ya, glad to hear everything is going good, hope you guys have a great year!.. :good

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Posted: April 06 2010,12:07 pm

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No time this summer for the river, what is up with that?

CA teaching kids is a bad deal, that is why I teach adults a trade.

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Posted: April 06 2010,6:22 pm

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Man and I though we were busy. Thanks for staying in touch Ma'am :good

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Posted: April 12 2010,10:48 am

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Ya'll need another boat!!

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Posted: April 13 2010,7:35 am

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Got to tour the local whorehouse in Reno. Totally cool! Jeff is going to be putting on a race on the owner's property, so he bought us lunch at the restaurant/bar. Then we got the tour of the facility. Jeff had already seen it last year, but I missed out. I'm telling ya, it was really neat! All the rooms are beautifully decorated and smell so good! They all are different and even have different scents.

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Posted: April 13 2010,10:10 am

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I've always wanted to do that. The Wife just never understood........ :rolleyes

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Posted: April 14 2010,5:36 am

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Quote (DirtySquirty @ April 13 2010,11:10 am)

I've always wanted to do that. The Wife just never understood........ :rolleyes

Probably because when to told her you wanted to do that, you worded it wrong!.. :rotflmao

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Posted: April 14 2010,6:46 am

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Quote (GoFastRacer @ April 14 2010,5:36 am)

Quote (DirtySquirty @ April 13 2010,11:10 am)

I've always wanted to do that. The Wife just never understood........ :rolleyes

Probably because when to told her you wanted to do that, you worded it wrong!.. :rotflmao

Ya think?? :stupid

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Posted: April 14 2010,7:23 pm

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Might have to visit just so I can tell the wife which scent I prefer.

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Posted: April 15 2010,5:55 am

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Quote (WATERDOG @ April 14 2010,8:23 pm)

Might have to visit just so I can tell the wife which scent I prefer.

Now that's a legit reason there, pay attention DS!.. :laugh

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Posted: April 15 2010,6:25 am

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Quote (GoFastRacer @ April 15 2010,5:55 am)

Quote (WATERDOG @ April 14 2010,8:23 pm)

Might have to visit just so I can tell the wife which scent I prefer.

Now that's a legit reason there, pay attention DS!.. :laugh

I'm takin' notes (ceptin' there won't be a Wife in my life for very much longer).............

"It seemed like a hell of an idea at the time".

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Posted: April 16 2010,11:29 pm

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Quote (My Man's Sportin' Wood @ April 13 2010,7:35 am)

Got to tour the local whorehouse in Reno. Totally cool! Jeff is going to be putting on a race on the owner's property, so he bought us lunch at the restaurant/bar. Â Then we got the tour of the facility. Â Jeff had already seen it last year, but I missed out. Â I'm telling ya, it was really neat! All the rooms are beautifully decorated and smell so good! They all are different and even have different scents.

Very cool of ya Angie! :good

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Posted: April 18 2010,5:33 pm

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Quote (DirtySquirty @ April 15 2010,7:25 am)

(ceptin' there won't be a Wife in my life for very much longer).............

I've Never Had One Of Those Wife Things, But What I've Had Is Close Enough!!

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Posted: April 18 2010,10:10 pm

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Quote (Carrera Elite @ April 18 2010,5:33 pm)

Quote (DirtySquirty @ April 15 2010,7:25 am)

(ceptin' there won't be a Wife in my life for very much longer).............

I've Never Had One Of Those Wife Things, But What I've Had Is Close Enough!!

Wife 2.0 can really suck up all your resources if you try to uninstall them...... :laugh

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Posted: April 18 2010,10:13 pm

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The "Long Time Girlfriend" Application Can Do Many Of The Same Things. :eek

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Posted: April 18 2010,11:02 pm

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Quote (Carrera Elite @ April 18 2010,10:13 pm)

The "Long Time Girlfriend" Application Can Do Many Of The Same Things. :eek

Indeed, but it seems that application has paused itself and is now reallocating more memory to the OS and may not uninstall itself after all..... :laugh

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Posted: April 19 2010,5:32 am

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The Application Is Currently In Relearn.....

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Posted: April 19 2010,6:23 am

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It Doesn't Help That "The Young Teen Daughter" Program Is Running In The Backround.....

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Posted: April 19 2010,6:56 am

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Quote (Fragile Magic @ April 18 2010,10:10 pm)

Quote (Carrera Elite @ April 18 2010,5:33 pm)

Quote (DirtySquirty @ April 15 2010,7:25 am)

(ceptin' there won't be a Wife in my life for very much longer).............

I've Never Had One Of Those Wife Things, But What I've Had Is Close Enough!!

Wife 2.0 can really suck up all your resources if you try to uninstall them...... :laugh

Yup

"It seemed like a hell of an idea at the time".

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