Paperwork !Blech!

I'm finished with the evil troll of paperwork for this school year. Well, almost. I have to write it up and turn it in and then that will be it.

We will face Tucker first in the play offs. We will be nomads for the tournament. We're third in our region so it will be a miracle if we get to play at home at all. Even for the title. That will be a trip.

It's Saturday and I'm on the Computer

Howdy folks! I am just hanging out this Saturday and doing as little as possible. Unless it only involves my fingers (the computer).

Last night was a rough night for the Wolves. I'm travelling with the varsity team now that the JV season is over. We went to Dalton last night and lost a heartbreaker. The score was 2-3. We scored first and then gave up a goal later in the first half. Coming back in for the second half we went up 2-1 and immediately gave up another goal. Later in the second half the refs scored a goal for Dalton making it 3-2. Rome wound up 3rd in the region. We had to win by 2 or get a shut out to win the region.

Now we begin our March to State. It's a whole new season out there.

Now on to more fun things. We now have a softball team at WPC. Take a look at these pictures. I really want to play but I have to wait till the championships are over. I don't know how much of an asset I'll be but it will be fun.

I signed my contract this week. What a relief. One IEP and a Re-Determination and I'll be set.

Gooooooooooaaaaaaaaalll

The team played an awesome game last night. We won 1-0 against Southeast Whitfield. It was great. We ended the season 5-4-0. I am pleased with the outcome of the whole season.

One More to Go

Tomorrow is the last game of the JV season. We will be playing Southeast Whitfield. They are pretty much like us. We play up to our potential and we will win. A win tomorrow will give Rome JV a winning season. That would be a nice return to coaching.

Tomorrow will be a big day all around. Special Olympics is tomorrow. It'll be a big day for the boys. They be doing adaptive tricycle races, softball throws, and assisted wheelchair races.

It is a good Good Friday

We had the day off today. I am enjoying that. Sleeping late. I didn't get up until 6:45. Now, I stayed in bed until 11:00. Of course this is the last chance I get to relax much until five weeks from now. The rush is on to get to the end of the year.

Spring Break

I never thought I would want storms on Spring Break, but I'm dying here. This pollen junk is out of hand. I've been out once today and I ran back home. Rain would be a good thing and the size of these mosquitos? We could use a snap freeze right quick too.

Being inside I have decided that there is nothing really good on the tube during the day. Well, I've got a website to update. Talk at y'all later.

Hey Y'all Look at This

Check this out peoples. Rome soccer is #9 in the state of Georgia for AAAA. Checkout this site out Soccer Info and click on Georgia and type Rome into the little box and click on Rome. This should bring up our schedule.

Howdy Doody

Well, we have one week and counting to Sanity Break... I mean Spring Break. This weekend is a busy one. Kristi and I are hanging out with the nieces and nephews while Philip, Shelley, and Stephen are at the Busch Race. Tomorrow we will be celebrating my 36th a few days early. Crazy Crazy. That's all for now got a soccer game to go to.


TTFN

I Almost Forgot

With my birthday coming up I think I should let you all know what I want for my B-Day.

First Home Depot Card (any amount) larger the better
Second A stick for Mom's old camera (the biggest one you can find)
Third Marvel Mystery Oil
Fourth Anything you feel that I need and want

A little info about getting the home depot card; the more money on the card the more vegetables I can grow.

When It Rains It Pours

I like these rain metaphors.

My niece got to play a good chunk of time in her game yesterday. They won Sonoraville 3 - Woodland 0. Vanny is one of 2 sixth graders on the middle school team. I'm so proud of her.

We won, We won, We won. Rome 6 - Gordon Central 2. It is always nice when your team starts off good, but it awesome when they just keep getting better. Depth, oh yeah, that's a nice thing too. Maturity, now come on, this is JV you can only hope for so much before your just flat dreaming.

We were late and didn't get to warm up. We hit two half laps and then hit the field. Then we started hitting them and didn't stop. One of the refs felt that it was his job to call the entire field. (when there are two refs it is general custom for one to make the calls on one end and the other to make the calls on the other end)

Well, this see all, know all called tripping in the box on one of my boys. The problem was the infraction occured out side the box and the Tony award winning diver landed inside the box over a yard away. So GC got a pk (penalty kick) which our goalie SAVED. That rocked. I'll only give the details on the highlight calls. This genious ref later gives one of my players a yellow card because the kid he fouled had been fouled too many times. WHAT! Oh and he gave another player a yellow card for turning around and running into the guy behind him. Clutz not Yellow.

Oh and when we did get the call it invariably happened when we had the advantage. (we had the ball, it was under control, and we were going to the goal without immediate challenge). He did that five times.

Well, needless to say we are happy with the out come.

The Super Duper Up to Date Schedule

Feb 13 @Woodstock 5.00
Feb 16 Sonoraville 5:00
Feb 22 Calhoun 5:00
Feb 28 @NW Whitfield 5:30
Mar 6 @Armuchee 5:00
Mar 9 @Gordon Central 5:00
Mar 15 @Murray 5:00
Mar 16 @Calhoun 5:00
Mar 19 NW Whitfield 5:00
Mar 22 Armuchee 5:00
Apr 2 Murray 5:00
Apr 4 Coosa 5:00
Apr 6 @Coosa 5:00
Apr 10 @Christian Heritage 5:30

We Did It Again

We won again. It was a struggle seeing how little we've been playing till now. The boys didn't score at all in the first half, like the last game, and this worried me a little. Then we got our shots in and the defense stood strong yet again. Actually one of the shots was a gift. One of my boys took a shot and hit an Armuchee player and bounced the ball in.

We do it all again on Friday at Gordon Central. Everything is just cruising on along elsewise. My class will be making sausage balls today. Don't y'all wish you were up here.

A Little Rain Must Fall

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Well, the Elkins household got some not so good news Saturday morning. Ceasar was diagnosed with Feline Leukemia. Lexie is fine and has gotten her shots. We are going to continue as before just adding a little tuna to there diets to keep the protein up. We're not going to fret over it because that just won't do anything for us or Ceasar.

Happier news. I have been through my final observation for the year at school. I have my annual review on 3/14. Then I get my contract and its one big glide into the end of the year.

Last but not least the Varsity team won again on Friday night. 5 - 0 against Lakeview Fort Oglethorpe. My boys play again on Tuesday at Armuchee. That is pronounced Armurchee.

Well we'll talk at ya some more later.

Not the Best Day

Well, we learned what it's like to lose today. We really don't like it. There won't be any dwelling on it. Lessons will be taken and learned. You would think you couldn't get teenage boys to shut up. Go figure. They also seem to like to look at the ball more than touching it. Good Lord if they get a hold of the thing they won't let go even in front of the net. We got some work to do.

Hello Everybody

Well, Mom called and said I needed to make a post. I have been going non-stop and just haven't thought about this old thing. One thing that is getting to me is that it decides to rain the day of any game we've got scheduled. Maybe we'll get to play on Wednesday at Northwest Whitfield. The indians are getting restless and the chief is about to scalp them.

Work is going well. The boys are always fun. Sometimes a little loud. My last observation will be this Thursday. Yippeeee. Last but not least within two weeks I will know if Rome really does like me. Contracts by the 14th.

Oh, and this is what I was up to over the weekend www.wpcrome.com
Check it out and let me know what you think.

O Happy Day

It is the best of days today. We got our federal tax return and my JV boys had there first game. WE WON 3 - 1!!!!! It was awesome. My first time as a head coach. It was awesome. Did I mention we won 3 - 1. I'll talk more coherently about the game later. But WE WON!!!

Peek a Boo

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Imagine this coming out of your belly after a long day at work. I've heard of butterflies in your stomach, but not this. Lexie is a burrower and wasn't too pleased that my pouch wasn't any bigger.

Tomorrow is the begining of the season. Let's just hope the storms hold off until the JV plays. I really don't want to start the season in the rain at an away game. Well, that is not up to me.

More later

Just Another Day

Life is a crazy thing. It doesn't ever stop just speeds up occaisionally. Anxiety is setting in and will be dispelled on Tuesday. The season explodes on that day at 5:00 in Woodstock. I think I have my starting line up which is just too cool. I say who plays and who doesn't. Well, it is time for this old man to go to sleep. More later.

Snow Day

Need I say more other than I am still in bed at 7.00 and I don't forsee getting out any time soon. We even let the cats in to hang out and watch tv with us. Lexie is now between the sheets and comforter attacking our feet.

Its Official

The teams have been chosen with a minimum of carnage. Of course the day the teams are posted I have to be away from the building observing someone elses classroom inorder that I may do my job better. I will also be doing the same on next Wednesday. When it rains it pours. The week after that the season starts and shortly there after I will be starting classes on Saturdays that I need to be recertified this year. Nothing like saving it till the last minute. We Elkins' don't ever do that.
O yeah we got our QX4 today and it is 9.00 and I still haven't seen it. She was over at Mom and Dad's just a minute ago.