PLANS FOR JULY 2008

Right now, I am in the process of seeing about trading our Grand Timber Lodge time for a week in July of 2008 on the Big Island of Hawaii. With this much advanced notice everyone should be able to see about coming to Hawaii then. I believe the resort would be on what is known as the Kona Coast. The Big Island is where all the volcanos are. Make sure you keep this in mind as you plan for leave time next year. It would be great if we could get the whole family there.

BIG CHANGES

I have now officially resigned as the baseball coach at RCHS and I am very relieved. The time requirements, constant attention that it required, and the fact that the job went from December to August was just getting too much. I feel like a weight has been lifted from me. I will continue to do football - it doesn't require anywhere near the time or commitment.

Exams start next week, so for the most part the year is over. I am really looking forward to this summer and hope we get lots of visitors (hint, hint, hint). Jennifer needs to make the pilgrimage with her significant other so he can pass inspection.

Joanna spoke to about 350 students on Monday and she did a fantastic job. The students were really impressed. I have 2 thank you notes from a couple of the classes that attended and I will forward them to Jo.

I am now into Harley mode as the weather has finally warmed and riding the bike to school. It is supposed to be in the 80s this weekend.

Almost Done with School

School is winding down, exams in 3 weeks, baseball over in 1 week, Harley Riding Season is here, and I am about to enter the best part about teaching....... June and July!

I am really looking forward to our summer activities. We have a 2 bedroom condo in Vail for a week at the beginning of summer, a 2 bedroom condo for a week in Breckenridge at the end of June, 10 days in Hawaii in July, and lots of motorcycle riding!

Visitors are welcome to any of these facilities and activities!

Correction

I meant to say Hawaii Trip below - not Florida for Mar and me.....

Back From Florida

We are back from the Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Baseball Trip and things went pretty well. We won 2 games and lost 2 but the important thing is the kids were very well behaved and did a good job. I got to spend time with Val and his wife, Linda. We also went to the Everglades and road a fan boat. We even got to spend an afternoon at the beach. It was the first time I have been in the water at a beach in 20 years.

Mom and I have finalized our Florida trip and got our Airline tickets. We are also setting up our stays in the mountains in Colorado for the summer. It looks like we will have two free weeks and I will post the dates so family can come stay with us.

BASEBALL HAS STARTED

Baseball is in full swing now so I am extremely busy again. A typical day starts with me up at 5:30 and in school by 6:45. After a day of teaching, practice goes from 3:00 to 5:30. I usually don't leave the locker room until close to 7:00. The good thing this year is I have an excellent staff and I know they get things done.

I will be taking the team to Florida for a tournament over our spring break. We will be in Ft. Lauderdale from Marh 26-31. I think Val is going to try and get down there.

Baseball makes the rest of the year go fast.

The Hawaii Trip Is Set!

Everything is now set for our trip to Hawaii and plans can be made. We will fly to Lihue, Hawaii on Monday, July 9 and check in to the Banyan Harbor Resort at 4:00 PM. Lihue (pronounced Li-hoo-ey) is on the garden island of Kauai. We will stay there until Monday, July 16, when we check out and fly to Honolulu, Oahu. We will stay on Oahu for 3 nights and leave on Thursday, July 19.

At the Banyan Harbor Resort we will be staying in a 2 Bedroom suite that sleeps 6. J, J, J, and J are welcome to stay with us as long as you want.

This is Kalapaki Beach and it is right across the street from the Banyan Harbor Resort where we will be staying. There are tons of things to do on Kauai including helicopter rides, beaches, golf, Harley Rentals and just vegging out.



This is a Living room of one of the suites where we will stay. Check out the website at:

http://www.vacation-kauai.com/beach.html

I think we will be comfortable here.



We will be staying in an efficiency apartment in Honolulu. That means that the kitchen and bedroom is all in one big room. That is the kind of apartment Mom had before we got marrried. We want to visit the USS Missouri and the USS Arizona Memorial while we are there.

Thats the plans. It sure would be neat for you guys to join us there.

OK - You asked for it!

The picture show my surgery. The top 3 holes are where they pumped in Carbon Dioxide to inflate my stomach. That makes it easier to work.

The big hole at the bottom is where they took out the gall bladder.

The hole on the left is where they left the drainage tubes for several days.

You can see my hair is starting to grow back.

Yuck - Even I am grossed out.