later in August

Well, if I'm supposed to just wait, then that's what I'm doing. Now i have three possible job offers to wait for.
I had an interview in Mossyrock, to teach 8th thru 10 grade math in their jr. and sr. high schools. I received a tour of the whole school complex, a grilling interrogation (always unpleasant, but necessary), and even worse, a test to see how much I'd forgotten. The test came after an hour and a half of questioning. I answered one question, but really didn't have any mental capacity left for the other two.

While touring the building, I met a couple people in the halls and walked in on the end of cheerleader practice. The students and coaches smiled and waved a greeting. That's a good sign of respectful students, as well as welcoming people who give a good example. I think that I could be content there. There'd be no extra duties piled on, just teach.

The above photo was taken at Northwest Trek in Eatonville. There are five sandhill cranes moving about the park. This one, was nice and close. Unfortunately, the driver didn't really give a chance for decent photos. I was disappointed in the tour, it was just too rushed.

Waiting

I'm waiting, and not doing an particularly good job of it. It's frustrating to really want a particular job and not really hear word of whether or not your belief that you had an excellent interview and may well be chosen for your dream job. Unfortunately, stuff in the educational field seems to slow to a winter's molasses pace. And a corporation doesn't want to pay you to train until it's the very last day possible to get the job done. So you wait.

The pic is a snowy owl at the NW Trek near Eatonville, WA. It's a wild game reserve with a large area for elk, deer, bison, sand hill cranes, and woodlands caribou to roam freely. An hour tram ride takes you through the park, a donated piece of land by a couple who still lives there on the property. A walking path takes visitors to large enclosures with a grizzly bear, black bears, wolves, lynx, bobcat, cougar, beaver, fisher, owls, eagles, and a few other animals. On a Saturday, it's quite busy. It's probably a more relaxing day during a cool fall day during the week.

Old Guitar

We hosted the in-laws over the weekend. Next weekend the outlaws will be here.

Luke was given a guitar by his grandfather that had been stored for many years. It was purchased in the late 60's in Mexico by Audie and Karen's music teacher. There were some old strings and the tuning knobs were rusted and gone. A trip to Music 6K in Olympia gave hope and advice.

Replace the tuning knobs with a package purchased there. Use lighter fluid to clean the fret board. Rub with the grain of the wood using 0000 steel wool. Use furniture polish to clean the rest of the body. Replace the strings and you'll have a good guitar to play. Luke worked on it for about three hours. When it was completed, it was really in very good shape. It sounds like a good accoustic guitar should.


On another good note: We're going to get to see the Boeing Greater Seattle Classic Golf Tournament at the Snoqualmie TPC course. One of Dee's suppliers is a sponsor. I had her call to see if they could get tickets, the local store checked it out and she came home with some complimentary tix. Thanks, Lumberman's.