Monday, May 31, 2010
Sunday, May 16, 2010
Weekly Update
Hi Mom!
This weekend hasn't been near as eventful as last weekend - fortunately! No hot water heater repairs.
We've just had a nice weekend around the house. Chloe had a friend sleep over on Friday night. Megan was bored. Typical stuff :-) The weather is perfect today. After a week of snow and rain ending up Friday night, and grey day Saturday - today has been nice.
We renewed our Netflix membership so we've watched several movies this weekend. Spirit of the Marathon - documentary about running - highly recommended if you ever get the chance to see it - even if you aren't a runner :-) We watched another movie called Goal II: Living the Dream - a soccer movie. And Brothers last night - that was a tough one. We also have The Lovely Bones and Pirate Radio still to watch.
Megan and Chloe have both been busy babysitters. Earning money! Megan had a job Saturday morning from about 9-11am and Chloe babysat from 5-10pm Saturday night. Chloe is really working hard to save up for a DSLR camera (a fancy $500 digital one).
Theresa has been working on the basement. Trying to tidy it up, get stuff collected for a garage sale, cleaning things out.
Tomorrow is the last night of BSF for me. It's been a great study in John this year. I'll be kinda sad to see it end. But it's always good to have the break over the summer. Next year is a new study on the book of Isaiah. I've signed up already to continue on in the fall.
I talked to Steve a couple of times last week. He still isn't sure when his current job will wrap up - depending on what the liquidators do I guess. I asked his advice on what I should do about Dotsero - the vet is recommending $2500 surgery to repair his back left knee (ACL). You can guess what Steve's advice was :-)
We are counting down the last days of school also - not even two full weeks left. The 27th of May is the last day! We sure are ready for a break from the routine. Chloe is still trying to squeak out a few grades (hold on to her C in Spanish and bump up her D to a C in Science).
I've put in for a couple of promotions at work. My boss is changing jobs and they are backfilling her slot with two Director level positions. I applied for both of them and we'll see how it goes. It's definitely a lot more responsibility (managing a team of 30 or 40 - compared to the 14 I have now). But I'm not sure how much more money (if any). It's a pretty big step and I really don't want to sell my soul to the company - Director feels like one step closer to that.
Well I think it's time for nacho dinner and maybe some more movies :-) or maybe an episode of Chuck. That's it for now.
luv u,
Jeff
This weekend hasn't been near as eventful as last weekend - fortunately! No hot water heater repairs.
We've just had a nice weekend around the house. Chloe had a friend sleep over on Friday night. Megan was bored. Typical stuff :-) The weather is perfect today. After a week of snow and rain ending up Friday night, and grey day Saturday - today has been nice.
We renewed our Netflix membership so we've watched several movies this weekend. Spirit of the Marathon - documentary about running - highly recommended if you ever get the chance to see it - even if you aren't a runner :-) We watched another movie called Goal II: Living the Dream - a soccer movie. And Brothers last night - that was a tough one. We also have The Lovely Bones and Pirate Radio still to watch.
Megan and Chloe have both been busy babysitters. Earning money! Megan had a job Saturday morning from about 9-11am and Chloe babysat from 5-10pm Saturday night. Chloe is really working hard to save up for a DSLR camera (a fancy $500 digital one).
Theresa has been working on the basement. Trying to tidy it up, get stuff collected for a garage sale, cleaning things out.
Tomorrow is the last night of BSF for me. It's been a great study in John this year. I'll be kinda sad to see it end. But it's always good to have the break over the summer. Next year is a new study on the book of Isaiah. I've signed up already to continue on in the fall.
I talked to Steve a couple of times last week. He still isn't sure when his current job will wrap up - depending on what the liquidators do I guess. I asked his advice on what I should do about Dotsero - the vet is recommending $2500 surgery to repair his back left knee (ACL). You can guess what Steve's advice was :-)
We are counting down the last days of school also - not even two full weeks left. The 27th of May is the last day! We sure are ready for a break from the routine. Chloe is still trying to squeak out a few grades (hold on to her C in Spanish and bump up her D to a C in Science).
I've put in for a couple of promotions at work. My boss is changing jobs and they are backfilling her slot with two Director level positions. I applied for both of them and we'll see how it goes. It's definitely a lot more responsibility (managing a team of 30 or 40 - compared to the 14 I have now). But I'm not sure how much more money (if any). It's a pretty big step and I really don't want to sell my soul to the company - Director feels like one step closer to that.
Well I think it's time for nacho dinner and maybe some more movies :-) or maybe an episode of Chuck. That's it for now.
luv u,
Jeff
Monday, May 3, 2010
Sunday afternoon fun
Nice Plumbing
Sunday afternoon fun
New tank
Sunday afternoon fun
Water heater replacement!
Better water heater
One that doesn't leak
Mess before
Replacement
Icky wet carpet
Heavy smelly soaked remnant
Handmaiden Boulder
theresa's name in lights
Snow!?
Sunday, May 2, 2010
Weekly Email
Hi Mom,
Whew what a day. Theresa discovered the hot water heater leaking yesterday. We got it all contained and mostly cleaned up. Then today I went to Home Depot and bought a new hot water heater and supplies to install it. $615 and 6 hours later we have hot water again. I was kinda surprised that I actually successfully installed it my self :-) It only took one additional trip back to home depot for missing parts.
Aside from that it's been a pretty good weekend.
Friday night Megan had a sleep over at Clara's and Chloe had a babysitting job from about 6-10pm. So Theresa and I had a date night. We went to dinner at Cantina Laredo. It was decent. A little upscale and pricey. I just like plain old Mexican food - nothing too fancy. Afterwards we went to see Date Night with Steve Carrell and Tina Fey. I really liked it. Again - another surprising Hollywood movie that celebrates marriage. It was a lot of fun.
Saturday morning was running club for me. Theresa and Chloe headed out for a haircut at about noon. And Megan went down to Elitch Gardens for the day.
In the evening Theresa and went to a charity function for Longmont Ending Violence Initiative (LEVI) - a group that works in the community to raise awareness and educate against domestic violence. It was their annual fundraiser and our leadership group from Intrado has been helping them all year. Theresa donated two purses for a silent auction. I think they went for $25 and $35 each. We also bid on and won a restaurant gift basket with vouchers from Buffalo Wild Wings, Outback Steak House, Red Robin and Le Peep (a $105 value we paid $60 for).
Normal church day this morning. And hot water heater repair all afternoon.
--
Jeff Sherard
jeff.sherard@gmail.com
www.linkedin.com/in/jeffsherard
303-444-7274 (h)
303-817-2736 (m)
Whew what a day. Theresa discovered the hot water heater leaking yesterday. We got it all contained and mostly cleaned up. Then today I went to Home Depot and bought a new hot water heater and supplies to install it. $615 and 6 hours later we have hot water again. I was kinda surprised that I actually successfully installed it my self :-) It only took one additional trip back to home depot for missing parts.
Aside from that it's been a pretty good weekend.
Friday night Megan had a sleep over at Clara's and Chloe had a babysitting job from about 6-10pm. So Theresa and I had a date night. We went to dinner at Cantina Laredo. It was decent. A little upscale and pricey. I just like plain old Mexican food - nothing too fancy. Afterwards we went to see Date Night with Steve Carrell and Tina Fey. I really liked it. Again - another surprising Hollywood movie that celebrates marriage. It was a lot of fun.
Saturday morning was running club for me. Theresa and Chloe headed out for a haircut at about noon. And Megan went down to Elitch Gardens for the day.
In the evening Theresa and went to a charity function for Longmont Ending Violence Initiative (LEVI) - a group that works in the community to raise awareness and educate against domestic violence. It was their annual fundraiser and our leadership group from Intrado has been helping them all year. Theresa donated two purses for a silent auction. I think they went for $25 and $35 each. We also bid on and won a restaurant gift basket with vouchers from Buffalo Wild Wings, Outback Steak House, Red Robin and Le Peep (a $105 value we paid $60 for).
Normal church day this morning. And hot water heater repair all afternoon.
--
Jeff Sherard
jeff.sherard@gmail.com
www.linkedin.com/in/jeffsherard
303-444-7274 (h)
303-817-2736 (m)
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