Iowa Hawkeyes 22 Purdue Boilers 17

The hawkeyes did it again! It was a tough game until the last second. Assen went to his piano class and his TKD class this morning. Wild fires in California cannot be controlled. The Santa Ana winds!

Iowa Hawkeyes 24 Penn State 23

Assen had his piano lesson in the morning followed by his Tae-Kwan-Do class. We started watching the football game and then we enjoyed the visit of some new friends Buster and Azalea. We had so much fun talking and the kiddos playing together. I wanted to know what was the score of the game so I checked on my computer. Surprise! The Hawkeyes beat Penn State 24 to 23!

Obama wins election

There was a big race between McCain and Obama. Democrats won and hopefully there will be change. Interestingly, not many faculty talked about the election at work. It seems to me that people are so sensitive to talking about races. The next years to come should be very very interesting. Gas prices are still down (1.99 per gallon).

Assen was not feeling well yesterday, so he had to go and stay home for at least one more day. Tried calling grandma, but had no luck. He had a bad night, but he seems to be handling it alright. Hope he feels better soon, so he can be ready for his Tae-Kwan-Do class on saturday. Assen surprised us last night reading some short sentences from a children's book. Way to go! He made us very happy.

Time to take measurements and see how much Assen has grown. Wow, 126 cm (49.5 in) long! This boy is going to be a giant!

Frytown Conservation Area

Assen is taking piano lessons on Saturdays. He lost another tooth this week. He is very interested in stars and planets. Hopefully, we'll watch the movie Apollo 13 this weekend. We found a hiking area (N 41 35.041 W 91 42.754) in a place called Frytown. I wonder if I can get in touch with the conservation board and see if we can place a cache in the area. That would be so cool.

School starts on Monday. We met Assen's teacher and learned that two of his old friends will be with him in the classroom. Assen is taking piano lessons and he is doing pretty well. We watch the Olympics some time. Michael Phelps has won seven gold medals. He is such a great swimmer!