Jim and Jill

Jim and Jill

Monday, March 28, 2011

Spring 2011

I have neglected the blog for almost a year as I pursued so many other things that both interested me and demanded my time.


Bubba-D, our good dog died since I last posted.  Bubba-D was truly a friend to all – a “good old dog”.

I still manage to maintain a 3.96 GPA after completing 25 semester hours of graduate school.  I have only four more courses - required to complete the degree.  I expect to graduate in the fall of 2011.  My degree will be a Master of Education with a concentration in Educational Media and Technology.  I look forward to applying my new found skills in some venue that will allow me to ignite the passion for learning in young and old alike.  Jill and I are traveling to Johnson City, Tennessee this weekend where I will be initiated into two honor societies; Kappa Delta Pi and The Golden Key International Honor Society.  The Kappa Delta Pi event is on Thursday evening and the other event on Saturday evening.  We will be staying at the oldest home in Tennessee (The Hawley House) which has been for the past many years a Bed and Breakfast.
 
I recently resigned my employment as a technology help desk specialist.  After being promoted to instructor, I decided the demand on my time was just too much.  I left in good standing and may return in the fall when there is not so much to do around our home.  I discovered that doing “call-center” work from home can be far more demanding and challenging that it might first appear.  After all, there are tree-houses to be built and grandsons to be taught some of life’s lessons – what could be more important than that?










  We will increase the size of our garden this year.  In addition to our “pod” garden, which has been very productive for us for the past 2 years; we will be growing bush beans in the traditional way.  We will also, for the first time, be growing carrots in 3 inch tubes.  We started some of the carrots this winter in the house and placed them in the window seat which extends for 20 feet across the room.  The windows’ catch the morning sun and the carrots are thriving.  We may have stumbled upon a way to grow carrots 12 months out of the year.  The greenhouse was a big help and all of Jill’s plants survived the winter in fine shape.


My bid for a seat on the local school board was unsuccessful.  I include a link to one of the web sites I created during that campaign, just to preserve the effort. Campaign Web Page 

I will post an update after we return from Johnson City, Tennessee.