I had a very nice dinner with a lady friend last night and then we went to see the 2012 movie. It really stunk. I guess the premise was a great idea to build a movie on but this was so over-done and the protagonists part was far fetched and totally reliant on special effects instead of plot. The special effects bordered on ridiculous. Well, there, I've had my say. My name is Ebert after all, At the Movies. Two thumbs down. don't waste your money.

I made actual real Reuban sandwich's for dinner tonight. True dark Rye bread, pastrami, swiss, Thousand Island dressing and topped with sauerkraut- homemade from a friend, grilled to dripping, oozing perfection.  Along with a spinach salad with red onion, walnuts and a gorgonzolla-pear vinagrette dressing. Eatin good in the neighborhood.

Jesse had to get some work done on his Explorer last week so he borrowed the van for a few days while his rig was in the shop. Yesterday I stopped by to see him after he got off work and he was very sick and feeling lousy. I made him some soup, and some thera-flu, and juice and stuff and I guess I was over doting a bit, He finally looked at me, as only our kids can, and said 'Dad, Dad, I'm not 5 anymore'. Ya, ya, Just doing what I know how. He is still sick today when I got a ride over to CDA to get my pickup. I drove the van home last night and left the pickup because I thought it was going to snow and with no snowtires on the pickup yet I didnt want to drive it home last night. As is usually the case, I made the wrong decision because I didnt run into any snow last night but woke up to a pile of it this morning. Went and got the pickup anyway and made it home fine. No matter how Jesse feels today he is going to make himself feel good enough to go to the Warren Miller ski movie at the college tonight.

Audrey will drive up on Wednesday afternoon and Jesse will come over Thursday so it will be nice to have some family. We are going to my brothers and his family for dinner.

I want to write about something but cant quite form my thoughts into words yet so I guess I will keep pondering on it.

When I got home from work yesterday there was a message waiting on my answering machine. I saw that it was from my Attorney and almost went into a panic attack. My first thought was, Now what, this is over, it's all over, nothing else to do. Why, why, why. All the while going thru my mind trying to figure out what could possibly go on now.

Turns out it was a personal call. We have been friends for many years outside of the legal profession. Why he didnt call my cell, I dont know. I told him he scared the crap out of me by seeing the office number on there. The soccer association is having some problems and they really, really want me to consider coming back and coaching the girls U14 competitive traveling team in the spring.  I really don't see how this can happen since that is Jr. Miss season and I am gone most of the weekends when the games are scheduled. He wants to have lunch and discuss and I'm ok with that, but I told him, don't get your hopes up, I can't see this working out. And I'm just not sure I am up for the task of a herd of 12 and 13 year old girls. Stay tuned for further developments.

I had dinner last night with one of the girls that I coached when she was little and also when I coached the High School girls team. She is one of my most favorite people. I love her to pieces. She had a wicked Left foot and could smoke you on the soccer field. Now she is married and living in Southern Washington but her family is still here and so when she comes up we always try to get together. Her (Nanc), Audrey, and another girl practically beat the high school principal's door down over several weeks during the time our soccer association was in the process of  discussions, trying to work out an arrangement to begin a high school soccer team in 2001. Between the association and those girls not giving up, we got the program started. It has been very successful, both boys and girls, here since.  Many of those girls from those two years I coached at the high school are still in contact with me. Lil Nanc and Morgan, who I also knew since she was a baby, are like my own kids. I love them dearly.

Lil Nanc and me last night

The snow is getting down pretty low now. Pretty sure Jesse is chomping at the bit to get the ski areas open. I just may try to learn to snow-board this year, providing there is lots of snow to cushion the falls. I already know I will never learn to ski. It's just not going to happen but I reallly believe that if I put my mind to it, I could learn to board. It won't be pretty but I just may figure it out. For those who don't know, I took private ski lessons three different times. I just couldnt get it. Then the last time, the girl giving me the lesson looked at me and said; "I've just never seen anyone do that before" That was my clue that it wasn't going to happen. I will just try, I only have to make one board go in one direction instead of two ski's going in two different directions. Mind over matter right?

Made chicken enchaladas tonight. yum yum, not sure why I havent made that in a long time. I need to go thru my recipes more often and expand my weekly variety instead of just making whats simple and convienient all the time during the week. Menu planning would probably help. What, me plan?

Going to the high school for a little while tommorow, I have a project for the video production class. So far I havent matched up with a kid to mentor. There have been some changes at the school, plus the flu is running rampant and attendance is way down. So far no sickness here. Maybey its not such a good idea to go hang around the school tommorow. We'll find out by next week if it was a good idea or not.