I have to admit that I was very bummed that today was Monday and another week was set to begin. It was lovely to have down time and take it easy this weekend. I was unhappy that I needed to work Thursday night as it would have been fun to view the annual fireworks in Ames. I wish they would have fired them on July 4th rather than July 3rd.
We attended the Fourth of July parade on Friday. Shrug, it was OK. I'm just happy I didn't get completely fried. I only sunburned part of my leg and my neck. We went back to Ankeny later in the day and played some tennis. I've missed tennis. It was a fun time and a good work out. I earned 14 activity points on that date due to all the walking and my activity levels in the afternoon/evening.
The weather didn't really motivate us to do anything great on Saturday so LeAnn headed north in the middle of the day. We ran errands in Des Moines. Sunday was low key too.
Our garden is officially toast I believe. It's been too wet and flooded too often. The tomato plants are dying. The pepper plants may have some hope as well as cucumber but everything else is looking pretty sad. Makes me mad as I put a lot of time and $$ into the venture. We'll need to do raised beds next year because our garden simply lies too low. We could add more dirt too but that could be expensive. It's supposed to rain and storm this week too so the hope of anything drying out well is diminishing.
I will be moving my office this week. I am dependent on an employee in the department to help with it. He better honor our appointment tomorrow because I need to get started ASAP if they want my office ready for a new faculty member. I am sad to lose my office as in a way it's a status symbol. I was important enough to have an office with professors. I will be located in a lab now that isn't visible. The secretaries will actually be irritated because most people cannot find the lab. They'll probably have to help people locate me in future semesters. It's supposed to be temporary and I'll likely have a new office by 2016. Our building simply does not have enough room for the necessary amount of employees. The renovations cannot start soon enough.
The summer camp will be wrapping up shortly so I need to start walking around the building and locking up areas. I am eager to go home, eat a good meal, and relax. The second part of a nifty documentary airs tonight on National Geographic. (It's about the 1990s and all the historical events that affected our country.) It doesn't seem like that long ago but we're talking 20 or so years.
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Yes, weekends are way too fast, even in the summer. I'm worried that this weekend is also going to fly by. I agree about the parade. Oh well. The tennis was good. I like working up a good sweat. You need to get Gavin practiced-up.
I would be aggravated too about the garden. It takes time and money, and to basically lose it all sucks. It's too bad you're losing your office. Sounds like a hassle for everyone involved. I'm not looking forward to having two classrooms to manage. Blah.
I'm watching Little Women - about the ladies with dwarfism. :)
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