Bike Name

When my brother Hank came over for a cross race I noticed he had "Top Greer" stenciled on the sides of the top tube and it looked pretty cool. He told me about bikenames.com so I ordered a couple for myself. My buddy Gonzo used to call me Greer Meister as a nickname so I stuck with it as name for my bike. Good call on the website Bro.

Now I'll be able to find my bike on anyone's rack. 

Oh yeah, I couldn't pass up the opportunity to represent the team.  

Frozen Fingers, Take Two

My prototype wind blockers were okay for the most part, but they didn't give me the coverage needed so I found an empty OJ container and made some new ones. They're bigger and less of an eyesore. I'll be ops checking them in the morning in a cool 28 degree forecast. 

Frozen Fingers

As an all season bike commuter I get to ride in the nice weather as well as the not so nice. The rain is easy to overcome. You put your gear on and ride until you get home/work, remove your clothes and hang them up to dry. Wind... put your head down and power through it. Ice... you drive in because you'd be a fool to attempt that commute. The cold however can be beat. Everything on my body stays relatively warm except my fingers so I came up with some prototype wind blockers and attached them to my brake levers with some hot glue. Since I made them out of a milk jug, they're not very pretty but if they work I'll find a clear material, reshape them and glue'em on. I could buy a good pair of winter riding gloves, but that would mean spending more money on gear and put me deeper in the red for the year. This is almost a free fix and I can remove them in the spring.   

Working for a living

Both our girls landed jobs several days ago and we're very happy. Not only does it give them something to do, but they're gaining experience in the real world and bringing home some green backs as well. We haven't seen a first check yet, but it's coming. Does this mean we can stop the allowance? Mmmm.... probably wishful thinking on my part, but it's a thought. Jasmine is working at Barnes & Noble and Bek landed a gig at a new place called Lime Berry. It's a pay by the ounce frozen yogurt place. 

Here she is on her first day. I was happy to be her first customer and she was happy to accept a generous tip. 

Fort Steilacoom Cyclocross

Today was my last SCX race for the season and my sister Kathy was coerced by her husband Gunnar to ride in her first cross race . The team I ride with is called Team Double Check and they're a great bunch of people to be associated with. Brian, the ring leader has a donor bike put together with pieces and parts from multiple bikes from multiple people and it's a size 50cm. Perfect for Kathy. I did the C4 Men's at 9:15 and told her I would ride with her during the 10:15 race to keep her out of harms way. I met her at the top of the run up (no sense doing that more than necessary) and stayed with her for the duration. She listened well to all of my instructions. Stay right, down shift, hold your line as well as instructions from others in the form of: passing on your left/right, race leader coming through. We got two laps in before we heard the last bit of information and had an early exit. Not sure if she'll be doing anymore racing, but she had a good time and kept the wheels upright. I think the she disliked all the bumps the most of all and I agree. 

Here we are coming out of the muddy section at a casual pace looking for a hand out.   

Not a finish for the SCX records, but it's one for her's. 

Our after race photo finish. Notice anything missing? Mud and sweat! Good times all around. 

It's just a haircut

A major part of being in the military is maintaining standards and personal appearance so every military member usually gets a haircut every four to five weeks to keep within these standards. We moved here in 99 and like all the other military personnel I migrated to the Barber Shop at the BX for my monthly event. A friend of mine named Mike Clark (an RN) not because he's a registered nurse, but because he's a Red Neck told me about Kim. She normally had a small line of people waiting for her while some of the other cutters sat and waited. She was worth the wait and even after she left the BX and opened up her own business, myself (a loyal customer) and several others followed. So for the last 12 years I've had the same person cutting my hair and this morning I showed up at "Kim's Clippers" only to find a new owner. Kim's been telling me over the last several months she'd like to sell the place and rent a chair somewhere and I guess her wish came true a little over a month ago. But where is she at now? What do I do? Do I go to the nearest butcher shop and take my chances or go to the same place my wife and go? Maybe I should protest the whole process by waiting until Kim surfaces so I can continue to get the same quality service without having to explain to another how much to cut off and where. Would it be worth letting my hair grow out to a length I haven't seen since I was a teenager? I'm still debating and in the meantime, I stopped by McDonalds on the way home to buy some comfort food to sooth my sadness/anger.  

Woodland Park Cyclocross

Sunday was the MFG Cyclocross season finale race at Woodland Park in Seattle with a record setting number of riders. The weather was perfect and our team had several new riders show up. I entered the first two races and faired about average after the first one and was lapped during the second. I wasn't too unhappy getting lapped because I was pretty tired and ready to dismount one last time.

 Here I am with the normal look of someone sucking in as much air as they possible can while trying to keep their lungs in place too. 

My McGiver attempt to keep the toes warm helped a little. 

Very happy the race is over and I can relax. Cross is supposed to be fun, but my miserable meter was pegged today.

My brother in law Gunnar is determined to get my sister Kathy to the Fort Steilacoom race next weekend. His words were, she was excited and her eyes lit up when she was watching us on Sunday, so he wants her to at least try it. Our team has a size 50cm bike that will fit her just fine. Should be fun.

After the race we headed toward the 5th ave theater to purchase tickets to the musical, The Adams Family, 7 pm show. After getting our tickets we went to our Aunt Janet's and Uncle Mike's house for a badly needed shower and lunch. We visited with them, Kathy, Gunnar and Mike's cousin Christi? for a few hours,
until the girls decided Red Mill Hamburgers was going to dinner before the show. The theater was promoting the musical Hair Spray, so Bek and I decided to try on the paper wigs.

 

We're looking pretty good don't you think?

Happy Birthday Susan

Yesterday was Susan's ??? Birthday and what better way to spend the day than on the golf course. It was a crisp 35 degrees, very foggy and both of us were bundled up to chase the ball around. Riding in a cart and having some warm coffee on hand made the temperature a little less of an issue. We haven't played much golf lately, but we each had a great time, shot our average and it was even better after we played through a slow threesome holding up the show for everyone in their tracks.  Here she is on the first tee posing before she takes her first swing. 

And here's the proof with our average posted. The M on 13 is a not so often taken Mulligan. Its all good. 

Kitchen update

The cabinets are set and we actually have a functioning kitchen now. I need to call the finishing guy tomorrow and see how he's doing with our stain color so we can drop our doors and drawer fronts off for stain and clear coat. I purged a bunch of junk that's been taking up space in the garage for who knows how long so it's back to normal and Susan can start parking her car in her spot again. One last trip to the dump and we'll be all cleaned up. I'll be calling the carpet dude as well to see if I can apply Greerenomics to his quote to save us a few bucks on our carpet job. Christmas came a little early in our home.  

Cyclocross in Enumclaw

This was my first race in a very long time and was expecting it to be like last year with a major down pour early in the day, but the weather gods decided to give us a mixture of clouds with a few sun breaks. Perfect  for Cross. The course was still pretty muddy because of the previous days rain. Since I've been out of the saddle for a while I thought I would try something different and start dead last to see how many riders I could pass. Out of 60'ish Cat 4 riders, I only passed 8 and finished 52'nd. Which is about par for the course. : ) I didn't get half way around the course before the Cat 3 Masters 35+ were passing me like I was dragging a car tire. It was good to get out and throw some mud again with the team and next week is the Woodland Park race which is always a fun one with a huge turnout. Susan and Jaz decided to join me today and between them, they got a few good shots of everyone. 

I'm smiling now because the race is over.

It may not have been raining, but the course was loaded with mud.  

Demolition Man

Yesterday was demo day for the kitchen and if it wasn't for a little wet dry wall mud we'd be laying some floor down. I think Wednesday will be a good day to start laying the planks. Removing the cabinets was easy, but the floor was a different story. I had a crash bar and a spud bar on hand for the job and it took a good three hours to get the two layers of linoleum, a quarter inch sheet of plywood and a three quarter inch sheet of particle board up and out to the front yard, but good things don't come without some blood (none), sweat (lots) and tears (none yet). : )

Here's a few before, during and after demo pictures.

Our kitchen never looked so good.

Texas BBQ

Susan and I went to San Antonio this past weekend for her ??'th High School reunion. It was suggested I take out the number of years for her reunion and since I like my life as is, I complied. : )  We got to visit and stay with her brother Jimmy and his wife Martha in the Casita. The place is super nice. We also visited with our niece Shannon and her husband Damion. But Lauren, their daughter was the best part of the trip. Well maybe? Family and friends are nice, but the food was the kicker. We ate out for breakfast, lunch and dinner every day. It was AWESOME!  Lauren was fun to be around and at 16 months she's bordering the perfect age of two years old. Highly mobile and interested in everything. Visiting my buddy Gonz (Steve) and Mary D was great as well. I had to remind myself how to go to bars, drink beer, throw darts and shoot the shit. It was tough to remember, but I managed. It's always nice to back to Texas, but the humidity is still a killer for me so I'll take the clouds of the North West any day of the week.

 

Lauren wasn't too happy while I was holding her, but when I kicked in my charm she was fine.

 

Here she is in a much better mood.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kitchen

I forgot to mention on the earlier posts about our kitchen project. The cabinets are built, the doors and drawer fronts on ordered and we're planning on doing the demo next weekend.

Funny

So we're all watching TV tonight and the State Farm commercial comes on with all the rep's sitting on top of the roof. You know, the one when the dude falls and rolls down the roof line. My family tells me I'm a bit on the strange side because every time I see it, I laugh. And then, Bek laughs at me because I'm laughing at the commercial and then we all start to laugh at each other. Jaz thinks there's something wrong with our gene pool.  I'm easy to entertain.  

Vision

 

Some people may not be able to see anything more than a stack of wood, but I see our new kitchen. Today was day one of the remodel and I cut, labeled and positioned most of the pieces needed for each cabinet into it's assigned pile. Not having done any large projects lately, I was a bit nervous pushing the first sheet of plywood through the table saw but after a few minutes of generating dust all nerves fell to the wayside and I fell into production mode. 

 

 

Let's hope I can still count to ten after the project is done.

Jury Duty

I received a summons in the mail last week to appear before the presiding judge for the city of Lakewood. Out of the 30 applicants the lawyers chose seven of us to sit in the box and I was lucky juror number 7. The case involved the defendant getting arrested for possessing tools that "could" be used for burglaries. He was caught hiding/prowling near a bank and a coffee shop wearing all black clothes and a paint ball mask. He also had a small flashlight and a small crowbar (aka cats paw) in his possession. He told the arresting officer he was hiding in wait to scare his girlfriend when she arrived to pick him up. Make note: it's 5am, very dark and the girlfriend, whom he couldn't recall the name never showed up. Our job as jurors was to determine if the defendant "intended" to use the crow bar for a crime. I thought it was a slam dunk before we went back for deliberations,but several questions came up and as the elected/volunteered Foreman I did my best to keep everyone on track and keep the ball rolling when it got too quiet. A few of the jurors had some doubt in there mind about a guilty verdict, but focusing on the evidence and not on assumptions eliminated the grey area. We talked/deliberated for about 30 minutes and finally agreed on the guilty verdict.  We dropped the hammer on the dude!

Proper Planning Prevents Piss Poor Performance

 

After my cross race today I got cleaned up and did a supply run at Lowes for my outfeed table and side extension. After moving stuff out of the garage I went to work. The outfeed table is actually my assembly table raised a bit with a few 2x4's and it saved me a bit of work making one. The extension on the side is pretty basic, but effective. I didn't want to spend too much time and money on anything because it'll all end up in the landfill after the kitchen is done. All the sheet goods will be purchased this Friday and will sit on the saw horses with a couple verticle 2x4's supporting the middle.

Fort Steilacoom Cross

Today was the first SCX cyclocross race and I decided to only do one race. I entered the Cat 4, 45+ Masters. My goal this year is to finish each race in the top 50% instead of the bottom 30%. I missed my goal today by 3 riders. 33rd out of 60. Bummer! Maybe next week in Sammamish?

 

Here I am looking fresh before the race,

and doing the normal thing during the race. Sucking as much air into my lungs as I possibly can.  

 





Anderson Island

 

 

Our Aunt Janet and Uncle Mike have a very nice little cabin on Anderson Island and they needed a little help making some racks for the firewood. Susan found a simple, yet effective design on Youtube so I made two of them at the house and another one on site. They also needed some minor repairs to the deck so we knocked them out as well. It's been a while since I stayed over night, but I can still remember sitting on the deck first thing in the morning with a cup of coffee or tea waking up for the day ahead with the mountain right in the middle of your view and the sounds of the forest are all around you. You can't buy that for all the money in the world.

 

Shelf

I've been working with wood since the 7th grade and I won't tell you how old I am, but Junior High was a "very" long time ago. Anyway, Susan wanted a small shelf for her office and I put the final touches on it after getting back from Anderson Island today. I hope it works for her.  This is a small task compared to what I'm about to take on. Our kitchen cabinets are 40 years old and having a company, Lowes, Home Depot or any other cabinet shop make them would cost us 10 to 12,000 dollars. My goal is to make, finish and install them and replace the floor for less than 6K. Wish me luck. 

MFG Cyclocross

This past weekend was the first of many official cyclocross races of the year. I decided to sign up for the normal two races for the day, but instead of two Cat 4 races I signed up for the C4 45 + and C3 45+. Not because my lap times have gotten faster, I just wanted more track time. What a mistake that was. My lower back flared up on the last lap of the first race and I thought having a race in between my second would give me time to stretch it out and prepare for seven more laps of pain. Didn't happen! I was nothing more than an obstacle out there and everyone was blowing by me so fast it made me feel like I was dragging a car tire. It may have sucked being out there, but it really shows you how fast these riders are and reminds you of your place. On the bright side, I kept my wheels and body vertical throughout the day. More pain this weekend at Fort Steilacoom.

Champs!

Our friends, Russell and Karen Ivy held their annual "Ivy Triathlon" yesterday, but it's not your typical Tri. It constist of Frisbee Golf, Horse Shoes and Ping Pong. Frisbee golf is an individual event and then all the names are put in a hat and two are pulled at a time identifying the partners for the second two events. Pictured below are you Horse Shoe Champs for the 2012 year. Yay!!!! This was their 25th anniversary for the event and the we had plenty of people attend.  

 

Bike Rack

I got tired of fighting with my bike on a make shift stand, so I decided to put my skills to work and make one that suits my needs. I cut a 2x4 down to width/thickness and stuffed it in the end of my Table Saw extension.
I grabbed more material and did more cutting, sanding, gluing and screwing and ended up with the below picture. The bike sits on two saddles and the vertical arm locks the steering wheel in place so it don't turn on me. The triangle shape piece on the bottom rest against the top of the water bottle cage and prevents the back end from dropping when I load my bags on the rear rack. It worked out better than I hoped and only costs me a little time and a few engineering brain cells. I better pace myself. 

Labor Day Cyclocross

Every Labor Day, Team Double Check host's the first race of the season and this year we held it in a training area on Joint Base Lewis McChord about 3 miles from the house. My brother Hank came over from Spokane with his youngest boy Josh and they each participated in the days event. Hank and I did the Cat 4 Masters and Cat 4 men's. I was holding my own during the first race until I flatted on the last lap just before the pits. But  I didn't just flat, I sliced my sidewall on something a ruined my tire. Bummer! I have two new tires being delivered late tomorrow and plan on prepping the bike for Sundays race after work. The second race was going well too. Hank let me pass him during the second lap when he went down several yards ahead of me. I think he fell at least three times and I joked with him about taking some dirt home in a jar versus on his jersey. : ) I was staying in front of the old speedster until the guy in front of me went down and decided to take me with him. The fall took the wind out of my sail so I cruised the rest of the way in. I did get another battle scar out of it though and my legs are showing signs of a veteran cross rider. 

Cuts and bruises. It's all part of the sport. 

Here I am sucking as much air as possible into my lungs

and Hank's not working hard enough. 

Although he did pick up a few scrapes of his own. 

I'm hoping to have a video of the race done shortly. 

Intervals

Susan purchased a couple interval timers last week and I decided to try mine out on my way home today. It's very easy to setup and use, so I set it for 10 intervals with 20 seconds on and 60 off thinking its a good starting point. Well after the 5th set I decided the time was just right because my legs felt like I just climbed the Union st. hill in Steilacoom. It was a great workout and I plan on doing it to and from work from now on. I don't recommend intervals training the day before a cross race unless finishing at the back of the pack is your goal. 

Princess Luna

The other night we noticed one of our cats "Princess Luna" had a kink at the base of her tail. We could see the base of her tail try to rise up, but the rest of it was limp. We were guessing she broke it somehow during the night falling off the stairs or some other part of our furniture she likes to climb on. So we made an appointment at Tacoma Cat Hospital where they received their initial check up two years ago. You would think taking a cat to the veterinarian office wouldn't be such a big deal, but both our cats don't like getting in the pet carrier and Princess Luna is the worst. She doesn't like to be held for any length of time and by "time" I mean no longer than a minute or two if your lucky and since she was injured made things worse. I got the carrier out of the shed and prepped it for a passenger. I asked Jaz to hold it while I picked up a slightly upset cat in my first attempt to an upload, but when she saw the carrier she started growling and flailing about so I thought it best to put her down and get something to protect my hands.

My first thought was to try the Ove Gloves but they proved inadequate because she clawed and scratched her way free. After the second attempt she changed from the sweet Luna we like to a Tasmanian Devil on steroids. In truth, she's ONE MEAN F...KING CAT! So out came the welding gloves and I was very happy they did the job. She was growling, screaming, scratching and biting like "her life" depended on it and I was holding on to her and keeping her away from my body like "my life" depended on it. Approaching what appears to be a rabid animal is one thing, but picking one up made me scared shit less.

Tools of the trade. 

Having her safely in the carrier and all my fingers still intact with little blood spilled we left for the Vet. When we arrived I had the movie Young Frankenstein on my mind and after stepping inside and announcing our presence I told the tech you may have to give her a Sedagive to calm her down. I chuckled a bit and proceeded to place her on the examination table.

The doctor wrote me a quote with the worst case scenario (amputate) and I did what all good pet owners do, agree to it and wait for a phone call after the examination. A couple hours later the phone rang and it was confirmed. A broken tail that needed to be removed or she'll face serious health issues later in life. The trip home was much better than the trip out and she appears to be recovering nicely. Now our little princess does the little wiggle wiggle wiggle with her stub and it's kind of cute. I'm sure one could think of several nicknames while looking at our little Bobcat, but just in case you're at a loss for words I'll lay some out for you. Stubby, Nub, Bobbie... feel free to send me a few more. But if you try to hold her, her nickname will be Shredder because that's exactly what she'll do to you. : )

Jasmine's 18th Birthday

Jasmine turned 18 yesterday and had a few friends over for her party. 

Happy Birthday Jasmine! 

Eighteen, Wow! I'm feeling so old right now. 

 Attack of the Silly String. Silly String is a great toy, game or ummm??? but it sticks around forever unless you clean it up after spraying it all over your friends. They were nice enough to break out the rakes and get most of it in the trash. Thank you!

Cake or Cupcake time! We all sang Happy Birthday to her, ate some of the Cupcakes Susan and Jaz made and topped it off with a little ice cream on the side. 

All the kids (young adults) kicked back around the fire pit for smores and idle chit chat.

"Chewy" before and after.

This is my first time going for the Goatee thing and Susan thought it would be a good idea to make the grey go away.

Walking the ummmm.... cat?

Since our cats are indoor pets, we decided to see what would happen if we got a leash for them. Charlie seems to be taken to it, but Luna isn't too fond of the idea.

Colorado shootings

I think we should go back in time and ask Judge Roy Bean how he would handle James Holmes.

Enough said.

Commuters point of view

A couple weeks ago a soldier on Post was taking pictures of riders leaving work. He asked me to stop for a moment and said he was doing a story on bicycle commuters and if I would like to be interviewed. I was all for it and the link below is the result. 

http://www.northwestmilitary.com/news/focus/2012/06/Sharing-road-safely-with-bicyclists-at-JBLM/

This is the information I gave him during the interview and via a Word doc. I'm sure there's plenty of more information to talk about but I was a little pressed for time. The bold print happened to me twice last week. Most people would probably say the drivers are uneducated about bicycle riders, but I'll stick with calling them STUPID. 

I asked my brother hank (another commuter) for info from his point of view and combined it with mine. I’m sure most commuters would agree with the statements and have additional stories or ideas to add as well.

I commute year round and I ride for fitness, money and to prep myself for other types of riding. Mountain bike, Cyclocross or road rides. There are times when driving is required. November, December and January bring the snow/ice and sometimes I have to run a few errands after work, so I’ll bring the truck in, but barring any injuries I’ll get on the bike and start cranking out the rpms. I don’t mind the rain so much, but the wind is a killer. If you spend the money on some good equipment it makes battling the environment a little easier.

Bicycle commuting is just like any other sport or hobby you’re interested in. It takes a pretty penny to get yourself set up but after that, it’s all about maintaining what you have and upgrading when you can. The most important step before buying a bike is to get fitted and then determine what kind of riding you plan on doing. Do some research and ask questions. I have a Cyclocross bike that I converted to a commuter. It’s lightweight, strong, very versatile and I highly recommend it if you plan on getting into the commuting world.

Our main concern during commutes is expecting drivers to not see us--most of them do--and being prepared to react accordingly. Bright and contrasting clothing and lights help but don't guarantee it.

As a bicyclist you have to be aware of your surroundings at all times and predict what drivers may do.

If drivers would try to put themselves in our position and anticipate what we might do, it would make sharing the road easier for them.  Better yet, get a bike, start riding and see firsthand the hazards we face.  It’ll change your driving habits after you’ve been on the road a while.

We follow the rules of the road so drivers know what to expect of us when they do see us. Use of hand signals is very beneficial, but I’ve seen drivers completely ignore my signals and cut me off. We’re always playing defense because we don’t have a metal shell around us for protection. 

I don’t like it when cars pull into the shoulder area at an intersection when they’re 3 cars back and expect the move to speed up their progress. It stops my forward motion and puts me at risk. Lack of blinkers can be a killer too. I may be on a bike but I’m also following the same rules as everyone else, so if I don’t see a blinker I’m expecting you to continue straight ahead. Not make a snap turn in front of me.  Be patient, watch out for us and please don’t throw things at us. We’re trying to get from point A to B just like you are.

When you pass a bike and then run into traffic a few miles down the road, please start glancing in your side view mirrors. An average rider can travel at 17 mph and cover a lot of ground in a short amount of time.

Not giving me enough space when they decide to pass or hanging back and creeping by me at a speed slightly faster than mine is very frustrating.  Make a good pass when you have the room to keep everyone safe. At times, I take the lane instead of hugging the curb because it helps to make me seen and it gives me more room. Some drivers get upset with it, but I’m willing to bet they’ve never been forced off the road and into a ditch either.  Scary situations will make you change your habits.

Note: Team Double Check is sponsoring the Labor Day Cyclocross race this year with MWR’s support. It’ll be held on September 3^rd on the ROTC training ground over on North Fort. More info to follow via MWR website.

Motorcycles

I blogged about working on motorcycles as a hobby in an earlier blog. I still have the GS750 because the rust in the tank was a bigger problem than I expected. I tried to repair the rust with a product called Metal Rescue but didn't have much luck, so I don't recommend it. I bought and used another product called Caswell Epoxy and the results were incredible. The inside of the tank has a clear layer of epoxy encasing all the rust. I highly recommend thinning it out with a little more than 1oz of Lacquer Thinner to get to spread over the entire surface. Now I have to address the pitting on the outside of it with some JB Weld and then work on the paint job. I might just be able to sell this thing in a few weeks.    

Impulse Buy or Greernomics?

We decided to go into Office Depot a few days ago to look at laptops for Jasmine since she received enough money from friends and family for graduating High School. I walked in and met Kevin, an OD associate. The first thing I mentioned was the fact that I haven't seen the DVD+R's on sale for quite some time. He asked which ones I was talking about and said if I wanted them I could have them for half off. Cool! We're off to a good start. Then we starting looking at the laptops and asked several questions about 3 or 4 that caught our eye and price range. After a good 30 minutes of listening to a great salesman, I slid a little Greernomics (buy super low, sell super high) into one of my replies. So, if we buy two of them do we get a discount? He said he might be able to work something out and I left it at that. A few minutes later he said if we get two he'll knock off an additional 10%. Sold! Then Bek hit him up on a jump drive. She had one picked out and he let her (us) have it for half off.  Good timing on our part and a bit of luck having a salesman with some pull. Jasmine and Susan are happy with their new toy.

Happy Birthday Bek!

We had to make sure we didn't have a "Sixteen Candles" episode this weekend because it was Bek's 16th Birthday Sunday, so we combined the celebration's. Happy Birthday Bekah! Wow! One graduating High School and the second another year older. Man, I'm feeling a bit older myself.

Grad night

Our daughter Jasmine graduated from Steilacoom High School Sunday night with 180'ish of her classmates and we had several graduates, friends and family over for a small celebration afterwards. Burgers, chips, beans, cookies, soda's, sports drinks... you name it, we had it. Good times all around. Then we had to drop her off at the High School for Grad night out from 1000pm to 0630 and they played at various locations up north. Jasmine was a very tired young lady when she got home. To top it off she had to complete her Sociology final that morning. Ahhhh the life of a Running Start student.  Congrat's to Jasmine!