The sun came out. After two nights of snow, the ground was covered when I went to sleep last night, but now the sun has melted all of the snow.
Have been busy looking at AAA listings. Have found hotels for the Arkansas trip, along with backups. I will call on Friday...need to find hotels in Colorado for July...will call or make reservations on the internet on Friday for those as well...

Snowed again tonight. This is getting old fast.
Steven had his big sixth grade tournament tonight, took second place in a very tough weight class. He did well.
:) :) :)

Snowing tonight...so the first crocuses might be blooming through the snow this year...
My vacation requests were approved for next year. I must now make reservations for April in Arkansas, and finish up making them for my trip to New Mexico and Colorado in June/July...
Also have a four day weekend to enjoy with my sons for Labor Day. :) I know they would like to go to Wisconsin, whereas I think I might like to go to a beach on Lake Michigan or Lake Huron for a weekend. We will see, either would be great!

Today the horrible windstorm has stopped, but the sky is cloudy and ominous. I wouldn't be surprised if we have our first spring thunderstorm today...
I am having a very nice day at home with my sons. :) Dan is off with the middle school team at a tournament today, but Stevie didn't have to go because he's in sixth grade, and the tournament is for 7 & 8 graders...
Read the fourth book in O'Brian's Master & Commander series, and enjoyed it very much. Those books are very good, and the author is very good at putting in little human touches...such as Captain Aubrey missing the sea when he is at home, and missing his home when he at sea...that is just so human to me. :)

Finished Neuromancer by Gibson. I have really mixed thoughts and feeling about the book.
I can see why it is considered a classic, as it is very difficult to believe that it was written decades before the Matrix movies, decades before the worldweb...It had an interesting and well written plot, and Gibson is obviously a first class "world builder". BUT I am someone who likes character driven books, and the characters just had no appeal to me...none of them ever seemed truly fleshed out people Icould care about.
For people who are sensitive to such things (as are many people whom I know are), there is also gratuitous sex, cursing, and violence...

Is this thing working yet?

Looks like its back up...well, two days ago the kids did not have school. I took them out to lunch, and we had a great time. :)

Today is my day off, and we are having one heckuva windstorm! It's warm, but very windy...would like to walk the dog, but you could get blown off of your feet today!

I am reading a science fiction classic called Neuromancer by Gibson. So far I do not care for it much, as I enjoy character driven stories, and I do not like any of the characters i n the book. There is a lot of high tech "coolness" about it, and I can see its influence in all sorts of other books and movies (especially the Matrix movies).
This afternoon everyone is out and about. I am thinking of watching some Japanese anime...

We got our first spring rain today. The ice is all gone from our driveway, and that is a very good thing. :)
Dan took the middle school team down to Dundee for a scrimmage today...good for the kids to go up against a perenniel state powerhouse...
Bill was finally back in school, had homework out the wazoo...
I was back to work, missed yesterday because of the bad headache. :(
Must go pet Matty now, he is insisting on it, and purring his little furry orange head off...