Preparing for the rest of the week

The rest of this week should prove to be interesting. Tomorrow- number 2 son- C- has his first baseball practice- ever. C is a great kid, but he hates to practice. So it should be interesting.

Afterwards- the men's bible study/ beer brewing group at church (remember- I'm Lutheran- beer is definitely allowed- in a responsible way, of course). For some reason, I was reluctant to go at first, but since I've been going- I hate to miss. There is something about hanging with a group of dads- talking about being a dad. Talking about the issues we and our families face. We usually do a bible discussion and we sometimes brew beer (which a month or so later we will drink). The beer sometimes is good, occasionally undrinkable and occasionally great, but it is always made with Christian fellowship and friendship.

Thursday evening should prove to be the interesting one- there is a community task force meeting regarding the proposed school budget. Due to the leaders in Albany who are quick to cut everything but their own budgets- the school district will be losing about 4 million dollars in funding. If the district closes 1 elementary school and reduces staff by 7 and cuts back on capital expenditures- the taxes will need to go up by about 21%. If the budget fails in the May vote- the taxes will still have to go up by 9% just to pay the mandated and necessary bills. This ought to be a whopper of a meeting.

Now, to hold up my pledge to try to make you smile...

earlier today, my almost 3 yo (in June)took his clothes off (he's potty training and often prefers to be naked) and he climbed on the dining room table and began to dance. Although I would be mortified if my 15yo did this- there is something funny and innocent about the little guy doing it.