Today I am taking a day off work and working in the yard. Right now my landscape is at the stage where it looks like I've been invaded by the gopher army. Holes everywhere! There are a few patches that need to be worked on by hand (you know, around the gas lines, cleaning out the dirt that fell back in) but I hope to start installation tomorrow.
We have learned a lot along the way with this project... hopefully everything turns out well. Once we've made all the mistakes, we can turn around and look like experts when we help our friends do their yards. I'll post pictures when I get them developed.
My job is going well - I love the teaching gambit! I hope to get another gig for next year, or maybe long term position with MCC, but that's uncertain at this point. In the meantime, I am making myself a worthy candidate and starting my Master's. I plan to apply to ISU next week, and I am scheduled to take the GRE on December 12th. If things go well, I can be done as early as Summer 2007... I'll be done December 2007 at the latest.
Well, I better get outside before the sun gets hot. It's supposed to be 85 or so today.
Have a great weekend, everybody.
JW
