Gasoline Costs

I've been keeping track of the mileage on my car for the past couple years. Here is the cost of gas that I have paid during that time.

Papa Murphy / Rucker Fundraiser

This Thursday (3/26), Papa Murphy's Take-N-Bake Pizza, located near Nob Hill on 1st Street, is hosting a fundraiser for Rucker Elementary School (which is Sloane's school). 

IF YOU MENTION RUCKER, the Rucker Parent Club will get a portion of your purchase price.

The Rucker Parent Club recently had to make dramatic budget cuts, so now the teachers are getting less money (down 40%!) to help out with classroom expenses.  Now, your oven can make a difference!

If you've never had a Papa Murphy's, try it.  They make the pizza while you wait, then you take it home and bake it.  The menu is available at http://www.papamurphys.com/public/menu_papasPizzas.cfm , or just go in and order the kind of pizza you like.

Please pass this on to any other Gilroyans who like to eat pizza and help out kids.

Pierced Ears

Last night was the first (annual?) Las Animas Parent Club Auction.  The event was at the Eagle Ridge Clubhouse, and featured both a silent and a live auction. I won a bunch of stuff.  We left the kids with my parents, and went to the event with several neighbors and friends. I think a good time was had by all.

This morning, we went and picked up the kids, and went to a make up gymnastics practice for SKGP.  After that, we had lunch at Black Bear Diner.

Then we took S to the outlet mall and got her ears pierced.  She was very brave and professional about it all. You can watch the video of the event. For the healing period, she has cute faux diamond studs.

After that, we went to the hospital to check on Mom, who was having trouble getting enough air.  She had some tests done, and she is doing fine and is probably home right now.  The best guess is something cardiac, so next week, she will be getting some more checks.

Now, S and I are going to the Girlscouts' Annual Father - Daughter Dance.

It's Cookie Time!

The girl scouts are hitting the streets and hawking their delicious wares.  What do you want?  Only $4 / box! Mmmm.. thin mints and peanut butter patties.

EJP waiting for the bus

Google Reader is good

I heartily recommend that everyone use Google Reader to read their favorite blogs and news feeds. Watch this video for a little help getting started...

Live from anywhere

I jail broke my iphone today, which lets me install stuff that Apple hasn't blessed. One of the cool apps that I installed is Qik, which streams a live video feed to the internet. You can access all my videos at http://qik.com/jepace. When I go live, it should post a notice to twitter from me, and it should post finished videos to my YouTube feed too.

So, the next time I'm at a city council meeting, you can join me! (Until the battery dies..)