Alone Time

The boys sometimes get in fights when someone walks into the room when they are having what they call their alone time.  Alone time for them means sitting in their room or my room with the kindle and watching a cartoon on Netflix or some video about planes or trains.  Whatever it is they do not like to share the video with each other.  Sharing violates the very principle alone time is founded upon.  I have been barked at more than once for disturbing alone time. It is really unfortunate.  I'm pretty sure I've forgotten what alone time is.  You don't really get that option when your a parent and in my case a single dad.  Sometimes late at night when I've got the kids in bed and I have not yet retired I get some alone time. It is the time when I sit and write this blog.  It is nice to just have a moment to yourself, no kids fighting about alone time, just peace and quiet and an opportunity to ponder things.  I am grateful for that opportunity to relax and reset. 

Bleeding Ulcer

I am not perfectly clear on what they found in the scope today on pops.  It involved an ulcer in the stomach at the are where the stomach was once stapled together.  It still is stapled together, the ulcer is just in that area.  Apparently it is hard to find it as the stomach shifts and flaps cover it or something.  Anyway, the Doctor cauterized the wound and is putting pops on no food for the next few days.  He can have liquid.  The hope is that the stomach will heal.  It is great that they have found what appears to be the source.  Our hope is they can fix what needs to be fixed,

What is happening?

Got word tonight that pops is back in the hospital.  I think he only got out last Friday and now he is back in.  I don't know.  His blood count is down again.  Somewhere he is loosing blood.  They are going to scope the lower portion of the digestive system tomorrow.  Hopefully something will present itself and this problem can be figured out and corrected this time around.  It would just be nice to know what is happening. 

Near the End

So things are drawing to a close for the Bishop.  He and his family moved out of the ward last week and I thought he might've gotten released then.  Didn't happen.  Speculation turned to this week but again it did not happen.  Next week is General Conference so it appears that the soonest the release would happen will be in two weeks.  It is hard to imagine.  Bishop Ellison has been a wonderful bishop.  I have certainly enjoyed being in the ward and am appreciative of his leadership and love for the Lord.  He is a good man and will be missed as he and his family moved out of the ward boundaries.  We certainly wonder who will be the next bishop of our ward. I am sure for Bishop Ellison being near the end must feel good.  

Happy Boys

This morning I decided to make a purchase for the kids.  The boys have been spying the release of Mario Maker, I think that is what it is called.  Anyhow, they really wanted it so I pulled the trigger and got it for them this morning.  When it finished downloading they set to playing it.  They spent much of the day designing their own Mario worlds to play in.  One would build a world and then the other would try to complete it.  They went back and forth with that for quite some time.  I was hard at work taking a test and then writing a paper. I didn't hear a single word of complaint.  They just played well together.  Fabulous.  I like that.

Tonight the boys and I went to the SUU Football game. My friend Missy came with us.  It was the SUU homecoming game and we quite enjoyed it. SUU dominated the game, well after a slow start they woke up and then owned it.  Good times today.

I'm passing out though so I'm going to bed.   

Coming Home

It is Homecoming weekend here in Cedar City with the Cedar High Redmen and the SUU T-birds both celebrating homecoming.  What exactly is homecoming?  Is it the act of coming home?  Not entirely sure but that doesn't much matter.  The Cedar High football game was tonight and so the boys and I went over, Natty was there with the band.  This was a good game for Cedar.  They let slip a couple of big plays but had several big plays of their own.  They have gotten better over the weeks of the season.  Looks like they're getting tougher. Tomorrow night the boys and I are going to the SUU football game while Natty has the general women's broadcast to attend.  Hopefully the TBirds will play a dominant game and get things done.  I do enjoy going to a football game.  Good times.    

Ahhh, the test

I took my first test in my Family Development class today.  It was a bit frustrating.  The professor provided a study guide and I went through that study guide a few times this week and tried to become familiar with everything that was on it.  It was a multiple choice test and so I felt pretty good about my base knowledge and that I would be able to recognize answers pretty easily.  For some of the test it was the case but for the rest of it not so much. That kind of thing is what I find frustrating.  I guess I feel that if you are going to provide a study guide have it cover all topics on the exam. Am I in the wrong here? Perhaps I am. I don't want to belly ache over things that I should have known regardless of what a study guide says and I guess that is the approach I will have to take into the next exam. I think these are the lessons of the first exams. You really don't know how the professor will test until you get into one. Oh well, not much I can do about it now.  I will just have to improve on the next one. 

Word to the Wise

So I mentioned last night that I participated in a little breast cancer awareness game on facebook. The short of it is that I posted as my status "I'm getting married".  I thought it would get a pretty good response.  It did and is still getting likes and comments.  Oh my.  Well lets just say that when one is trying to study for a test they should not involve themselves in a game where you have to monitor all who like or comment on your status and send them a message about the game.  It is a bit time consuming. It is also good for a laugh, well lots of laughs.  I have also enjoyed seeing what others who liked my status have posted as their status.  So there it is, word to the wise right there.

You Dirty!

So I just got taken by a crafty facebook post.  My buddy posted that he just got out of a speeding ticket with his boobs.  He is a big Polynesian man and I thought it was a rather humorous comment. I could totally see him pulling it off.  I liked his post.  Then came a private message from him.  I thought that was a bit odd.  He told me that I should not have liked his post and explained that it was for a breast cancer awareness game.  Then there was a list to select a status update from and to keep it going.  The last on the list was I'm getting married.  I decided to go with it.  Well, I've sent out several of the invitations to join in this game now.  I don't normally do this kind of thing but decided to give it a go.  Here's the thing, dating usually is a requirement before marriage.  I don't date, well, I don't date often and certainly not enough to where I would have developed a relationship that would even begin to qualify for marriage.  When would I have time for that?   I don't.  I don't have time for pretty much anything right now.  I actually don't have time for this game but I have played along for the moment.  I am sure I have broken the hearts of hundred of my adoring female admirers with the announcement of my coming marriage.  Oh brother!   

Okay

So I stayed up last night and took a test for my Ed Psych class.  It was one of those when maybe I shouldn't have stayed up late for that.  The brain was a bit sluggish, a bit tired.  It went fine I just messed up on two questions.  One of those I had actually had correct and then decided to adjust my answer.  Those ones are always upsetting.  I also had one that was not a trick question but I determined that it must be one or the other so I went with the one I could make the strongest case for.  It was both.  Dang it.  And so a few minutes before 2 AM I went to bed thinking I should have waited on that test until the morning.  Well, I don't know. I was just dozing off when my phone started buzzing and kept buzzing. I looked at the caller id and found it was mom. I knew that meant something was wrong. Answered and she said dad was puking up blood and the paramedics were on the way. She was surprised that she got me. I probably would have slept right though it had I not just barely dozed off. She said I didn't need to come up and I should go back to sleep.  How do you go back to sleep in that situation?  You don't. I got my keys and other driving necessities and headed up to their house.  When I got there the paramedics had everything under control and were ready to roll him out. I didn't do a lot, just talked to mom. Pops was on the stretcher or whatever you call those things and he was talking like it was no big deal. They rolled him out and loaded him in the ambulance and they were off.  I told mom I would talk to her after classes this morning and check in.  I did.  She had gone home to sleep, said everything was okay, that they had given him blood and fluids and he was looking much better. They were going to scope again to see if they could find the problem, the source of the bleeding.  I had more homework and testing to do and then was off to my late class.  The boys and I went over to the hospital when I got home around 7.  Mom was there and pops was looking good.  Andy was excited about an extra bed that was in the room and thought he could sleep there.  Anyway, there was the usual joking and teasing and everything is okay.  This is a bit of a wild ride the old man has been on for the last couple of years.  Hopefully tomorrow they will find out more and we can get to the bottom of what is happening. The amazing thing about all of this is that pops continues to have an amazing attitude.  There were times when he struggled a bit with how hard things were and some other things but he was always and is always quick with a smile and a joke of some sort.  He keeps things light and has fun.  I don't know how he does that but he does and I think it puts everyone at ease and we know everything is going to be okay. 

70 Minutes

I was thinking about some things today in Sacrament meeting while I had two boys all over me and a daughter who was constantly texting.  What the heck?  This is not what we should be doing and it is driving me crazy. I have apparently not discussed with my kids the importance of Sabbath day observance enough especially the way we act during Sacrament meeting and church.  I started thinking about time.  Sacrament meeting is only 70 minutes long.  In one day we have 1,440 minutes and in a week there is 10,080.  Is it that hard to take 70 minutes out of 10,080 and sit still, put down the phone, listen to the messages being shared and focus on the Savior?  That is less than 1% of our time during the week, 1%.  Certainly that isn't that much to ask and certainly two additional hours of reverently attending our church meetings on a Sunday is not too much to ask.  The challenge for me comes when I am trying to listen and I am constantly being pulled in different directions by boys who should know better.  So we chatted about 70 minutes this evening and just how long that was in comparison to the week, the year, 10 years and 100 years.  We talked about being able to set apart that 70 minutes of our week, of our 10,080,  and to focus on the Savior with little or no distraction. I think I will focus more on what we can do to make the Sabbath more meaningful in our Family Home Evening tomorrow. I don't believe that we are excessively bad or that we do bad things on the Sabbath. I do believe there are some things that we can set aside for the day and spend our time on activities that focus more on the Savior and the gospel.  I don't think you snap your fingers and suddenly have the most righteous, Sabbath observing, perfect family.  We learn line upon line, precept up precept, here a little, there a little.  I am grateful for that council and direction. 

The Homeworks

Got up this morning and went about doing some yard work.  It had been about two weeks and I was in some desperate need of some relaxing mowing of the lawn.  It was wonderful.  Mowed, edged, weed whacked and hit is with the blower. I put on my headphones, listen to some tunes and just let go of everything else for a while.  It is so nice.  I should probably just start a lawn care business and enjoy the rest of my life though that may take away the pure pleasure that is mowing the lawn. I don't know that I want to give that up. 

I spent much of the day working on a lesson plan for my SPED class.  Homework.  Not my favorite thing though I have now tried my hand at this lesson planning thing.  It takes some effort and the form that SUU wants you to use is really quite a pain.  I guess it is good to be thorough but it sure isn't easy.  Hopefully it turned out okay.  I think it is a good lesson though it is not on some common core lesson  or anything like that.  I did a history of flight lesson and made it up.  I tried to incorporate some things in there that adapt the lesson for someone with autism.  I used a lot of things I have learned about autism through Jack so this lesson may be better suited for Jack though it could be applicable to others.  I don't really know, I was just trying to put something together that I thought would be effective.  I guess we'll find out next week if it was a total bomb.  Tough. 

Well, not much else today. We had our ward party tonight and that was quite the enjoyable event. The Sunday School was given the assignment to serve the food and I think we did an exceptional job.  The food was served anyway.  78 pounds of pulled pork gone.  I may have been a little heavy on the portions I was serving up.  It worked out perfect though, well, kind of.  There were some late comers that didn't get any pork but there were some delicious salads and potatoes and coleslaw available.  Fun times with the ward. 

Concrete

The text came out the other day that my friend Morgan was pouring concrete in his back yard and could use some help.  It was scheduled for today at 3 PM.  I had the ability to go and so I did.  I am not a concrete expert.  Not even close.  I have been the cheap labor behind a wheelbarrow, I've poured some quick crete into fence post holes.  I did a little work on my driveway and it turned out like complete garbage so there you go.  I am not a guy that has the concrete know how.  I was quite impressed with others who came to help who knew exactly what to do.  It was fun to be there helping out in my limited way.  I did move a few tree branches that Morgan cut down so the cement truck could get to the back.  So though my concrete skills were at a minimum I could certainly hold my own on downed limb transport.  Good day. 

Feeding the Missionaries

When you are a single dad there are not many opportunities to do things like feed the missionaries.  I say that because they typically send the sign up sheet for missionary meals around the relief society.  I have never actually seen a sign up sheet.  In Florida we had the missionaries over all the time for dinner. It was wonderful. We loved having them in our home. We had two sets of missionaries in the Highlands ward and had many opportunities.  Here we have one set of missionaries for our entire Stake and it is a rather large Stake.  So I think our Ward gets the opportunity one week out of every couple of months.  It's no wonder I've never seen a sign up sheet.  What was my surprise Sunday afternoon when the Brother Bishop, our Ward Mission Leader came to our door and asked if we would like to feed the missionaries. Absolutely! It was schedule for this evening.  I met these Elders a couple of weeks ago when they were eating at the Brick House. They loved it. I made the meal easy on myself and cooked them up some burgers and fries and also brought home one of my Nutella pies for dessert.  They loved it.  The kids quite enjoyed having them here as well.  That to me is the icing on the cake, having the missionaries around my kids. I always loved that when I was a kid and it made me happy to see them enjoy the missionaries. 

IEP for Jack

Today we had our first IEP at Cedar Middle School.  We've done 6 prior IEP's for Jack, once in Florida and then every year at South Elementary in Cedar.  They are always interesting.  It was fun to sit there and watch Jack communicate with all of these adults in the room including the Principal, the Special Ed teacher, two of his teachers and another social specialist that works at the school.  We set some goals for this year and Jack feels good about them.  I feel good about them. We discussed some services that are included in the IEP that will help Jack to be successful.  I believe he will be successful.  I think it has been a bit of a rough transition moving up to middle school but it is comforting to see the love these people have for him.  I certainly don't get the feeling that he is 'just another student' and that makes me feel good as a parent.  I feel like I can send him with confidence that he is in good hands when he goes to school.  We've got some work to do this year and will do our best to make it a great one. 

Cooling Down

Yesterday when I got out of class I walked home in a rainstorm.  Today we had more rain.  It is a colder rain and it is cooling things off quite a bit.  We're down in the low 70's which in my book is fantastic weather.  Anyway, it feels a lot cooler after being quite a bit hotter over the summer.  It is nice to have things cooling down a bit.  I might even try to sleep tonight without the swamp cooler on.  It is nice to be comfortable.  All too soon we will be running the heater and firing up the stove.  I don't mind enjoying this weather as long as we can.  I'm certainly not ready to change out of my shorts, a practice that I will put off as long as possible.  Anyway, the cooler temperatures are welcome, I don't know that we are to the point where we will have cooler temps all the time but it is nice for now. 

Full Time Student

Today was one of those days when I felt what it means to be a full time student.  I had my Educational Psychology class this morning followed by my Family Development over the Life Span.  Then I walked home in a rain storm and sat down for an online quiz for my Special Ed class.  Then I took an online test for my online computer class.  I got to go to work for a couple hours after that then it was back to school to attend my 3 hour Special Ed class.  I went back to work and brought home dinner for the kids.  After dinner I got to sit and read with Jack, then I got to help Jack with his math homework followed by another project paper of his.  After a Family Home Evening message followed by scriptures and prayer I ran over to the store to pick up some milk and a few other items.  I brought the boys who purchased toys - Andy got some money for his birthday and he decided on a new nerf gun.  Now we are home, the kids are in bed and I just sat down to type this out before I start on my regularly scheduled online computer class assignment.  My gosh some days are busy.  Today was definitely one of the busy ones.  I still have two more classes starting in a month.  I don't know if I can handle it. 

Storm Watching

This evening we had a storm blowing through Cedar.  After dinner dishes had been completed I went out and sat on the front porch or whatever one would refer to the giant slab of concrete as, yes I sat there.  I sat and watched the storm clouds and enjoyed the smell of rain in the distance and flashes of lightening.  It figured rain would eventually come to us but it seemed to go around our section of Cedar.  Well, after a spell it began to hit and started out as hail.  Not huge hail but that's how it started and then we had a hefty downpour.  It was fantastic.  Sometimes it is quite relaxing and fun to sit and enjoy a little storm watching.  Eventually Natty and Jack came out and joined in the watching.  They came after the rain started and then had to go out and stand in it. I guess there are times when one just needs to feel the rain on their face.  I didn't need to do that today. 

One More Round

I returned to the rodeo tonight, this time with a date.  I know, hard to believe that I would have a date as I rarely go out on them. This is my first date since early June so about 3 months.  Since I had the tickets for the rodeo I decided to ask my friend if she would like to go.  She said yes and was excited to go, this wasn't her first rodeo.  Anyhow, had a great time. I am becoming a fan of things like baseball games, basketball games, football games, rodeos... these events make for good dates.  Well I think they do anyway.  It was a fun night. 

Rodeo Boys

We sponsored the royalty pageant for the Great Stampede rodeo and were given some passes as part of the deal.  I took the boys out to the rodeo tonight. It was the first time at a rodeo for them.  It was the second time at a rodeo for me.  It was a great time.  We sat with the Jenkins.  Jack had a great time sitting with Borden and talking about the Bizmark and discussing different rodeo events.  After we took a walk over to where they corralled the bulls.  Wow those are some big animals.  Borden got the boys feeding them a little hay.  That was pretty neat stuff.  Jack was a bit stand-off-ish with the bulls but Andy was right in there feeding them hay and touching their noses.  It was a tad on the nerve wracking side when the bulls got a bit excited.  Some were butting heads with each other and getting a bit feisty.  Anyhow, you don't always get to hang out with bulls so that made the night for these rodeo boys.  We also went in to the stable or barn area where they had the goats, cows, sheep and pigs.  The Jenkins had a few pigs there that we took a look at and checked out the other animals.  Fun times.  We'll have to do it again sometime and then we can clearly state that it isn't our first rodeo. 

Under Attack

Tomorrow is September the 11th.  I remember that day 14 years ago as our neighbor told us we were under attack.  We were not TV watchers in the morning and didn't normally turn on the TV but we did that day.  One of the twin towers in New York City had been struck by a plane.  It didn't even seem real.  We were glued to the TV and then to our horror we watched as another plane crashed into the other tower.  It was heart wrenching and we had no words.  Watching people stuck in the buildings begin to jump to their deaths, that was hard to see and then one of the towers collapsed.  What was going on?  Not long after the other tower collapsed.  The scene was one of devastation. Our hearts were filled with sadness for our countrymen.  After a time I went in to work.  We didn't do much that day.  We sat in the office and listened to the radio for any updates on what was happening.  It was indeed a somber day.

I visited with some friends today at the Brick House, Dan and Viv Boyle.  We talked for just a moment about where we were that day and so it has been on my mind today.  I also saw pictures posted on facebook and looked at scenes from New York.  It also brought back thoughts and feelings.

We came to know that day that we were Americans through and through. Suddenly differences in political parties or religions or race didn't matter a whole lot. What mattered is that we were Americans, that we had been hurt and that we would recover. Together we mourned the loss of the victims and of the brave men and women who went in and tried to save them. As a Nation we were brought to our knees and in humility we found comfort, we found unity, we found love.

Things have changed a lot since then. Political and social divides are as wide as ever now. There isn't a lot of tolerance for one another, not a lot of patience or respect for others whose viewpoints differ from your own.  We still cite in the pledge that we are 'One Nation Under God'.  Sometimes it is hard to feel that. 14 years ago we knew very clearly what it meant, we lived it and we certainly felt it.  Today our way of life is still under attack. Perhaps tomorrow we can pause and reflect on that day 14 years ago a maybe we can remember what it was like to be a nation united and filled with love for our fellow man.  Maybe we can let go of the things that divide us and look to the things that unite us. 

Ahhh Damage!

Back in April I found a great deal on a TV online.  I didn't need the TV right then as I had to clear out the family room and the other rooms in the basement in order to install new flooring, paint some walls etc.  I have that work done and tonight I finished the TV stand.  I spoke about that yesterday and as an update I sanded it down and repainted it with the flat.  It looked fabulous.  I then put a clear coat on with a product that was also supposed to be flat.  There was a bit of shine. Not much I could do with that.  It is good and it will definitely do the trick.  After it had dried sufficiently the boys and I carried it down stairs.  I then got out the new TV, it was stored in my closet and I hadn't yet looked at it.  There was some damage.  At first it just looked like cosmetic damage then we turned it on and pretty much nothing worked.  The screen is shattered in the corner that has the damage and that spreads across much of it.  That pretty much just ruined the excitement I had for the new TV and set up in the basement.  I've contacted Woot and hope they will do something for me. 

Eye Roll, I just did that

I constructed a new entertainment center or TV stand on Saturday.  Today I painted it.  I used a flat black and it actually looked really good.  I was pleased with how it turned out and only had one more thing I wanted to do, well two more.  I wanted to hit it with the sander and rough up a few edges and then throw a coat of polyurethane on it.  I decided to skip the edges and just threw a coat of the poly on it.  Bad move.  The sheen of the poly ruined the look and I am not well pleased with that decision.  I am hoping it will taper down a bit tonight as it dries but fear I may be re-doing a few things.  When I think about having to redo some things I throw out an eye roll.  I guess it makes me feel better.  I don't now why but we'll roll with it.  I was ready for that to be done but what can I do?  If I use it and don't like it I will spend my days looking at it and wishing I had done more, something different.  Well, we'll see how it looks in the morning.   

Natamony

There we were in fast and testimony meeting this afternoon when Natty got up and shared her testimony.  She did a great job.  The microphone was calling her up she said.  Pretty funny.  Anyhow she talked about being in a hard place and now being in a good place.  I am very grateful for that change and for her faith and trust in experimenting on the word.  I don't pretend that it is easy to do that, it is not.  Anyhow, I rejoice in her joy and in her happiness as I am sure most parents do with their children.  She did share that we like to tease each other about getting up so she called me out on needing to share my testimony.  After some nagging by Natalie, hard to believe she would ever do that, and a couple of smiling glances from Shawn Garfield I made my way up.  It was good to share some thoughts there.  Anyway, grateful for Natty Sue and her testimony.

I will also briefly mention that tonight I put on a meal for 8 people visiting Cedar City.  My friend Liz from Vegas set up a weekend getaway with some friends.  Last night I felt inspired to invite them over for dinner so they would not have to spend money for a meal on Sunday.  I picked up food to make a Hawaiian meal and it went quite well.  Everything seemed very flavorful and everyone seemed to enjoy it.  It feels good to be in the service of others.   

This Old Desk

I found an old desk in the basement at the brick house.  I must have walked past it a hundred times.  It was a surprise when I found it.  Anyway, I brought it home a couple months ago and never did anything with it.  My intention was to use it for a new TV stand when I get the basement back together.  I am beginning that process.  The old desk was a little too deep for what i wanted to do in the space so I made some adjustments.  I cut it in, well, about 2/3rds of the way.  I actually have a plan to make it into two TV stands, one obviously a little thinner than the other as it is only 1/3rd of the depth.  With the 2/3rds portion I ended up putting together a fairly nice piece of furniture.  It has some character as I used whatever i had in the garage to make it all work.  I think we have a good entertainment center now.  It needs some paint and what not but it should fit really nicely in the space.  That was a fun project.   

Great Game

I went to the Cedar Redmen Vs. Canyon View Falcons football game tonight.  This was the first time I have been to this Cedar City rivalry football game.  It was not a disappointment.  Well, it was a bit of a disappointment at the end when Cedar didn't pull off the win but it was a very close game with Canyon View winning the game for the first time in many years by the score of 42 to 41.  There were some very big and exciting plays from Cedar including kick off return for a touchdown, a huge run by their quarterback for a touchdown, some big throws and catches.  It was great.  Unfortunately the defense could not stop the run.  Not even close.  And so that was the story of the game; quick, big plays from Cedar and then slow, smash mouth, ram the ball down your throat running offense by Canyon View.  They came out with an offensive line that was going to dominate and they did.  They were tough and the Cedar defense seemed a bit week.  Dave said he saw players from both teams getting emotional at the end and shedding some tears.  I asked if he had done the same.  A little.  Anyway, it was a good game.  Pretty exciting. 

I'm Out!

I am way behind on my reading.  It is quite brutal.  I feel like I am burning the candle at both ends right now between work, school, dad and church.  There is just no quit.  The online class is soaking up my free time for homework and then when I get to the reading I am so tired that I simply pass out.  I've managed to do that my whole life.  If I need to sleep and am struggling to do so just put a book in my hand and I'm out! It is somewhat frustrating especially when you need to be reading.  It's like right now, I am going to go and try to read some stuff, I don't know that I am going to get very far because the eyes are heavy and I am ready to sleep.  I've got to try though, well, I've got to do, there is no try...

Try Boxing

I was given an assignment in my education psychology class today to learn something new.  My natural reaction was 'you've got to be kidding me, I don't have time to take up a new hobby and write all about it'.  As I thought about it the possibilities to fulfill the requirement were pretty broad.  I have thought about getting a punching bag for some time and so I put the two things together and decided I would move forward with the punching bag and then look at some basic boxing training.  I don't know that I am stepping into the ring with anybody and don't really know if I can make this work but I figure why not try boxing?  I used to run the streets in my grey sweats and pretended to be Rocky.  I had the courtesy waive down.  I am sure it is going to take some planning but I am going to see if I can find a boxing training/fitness course or something. 

Mowing

Got after it with the mower this morning.  It is a need of mine to just get outside and mow the lawn.  Such a relaxing activity for me.  Also got after mowing some heads this evening.  Took down Andys mop and followed that up with a trim of Jack's.  Since I was two heads into it I decided to take care of my own as well.  I was like a mowing machine.  Sometimes that's what it takes.