The Daily Dose: Early Out Today, Garage Sales and Blogging on Waukee Patch

As a parent, I think you just have to accept that your children will get hurt at some point in their young lives and there is absolutely nothing you can do to prevent it (save for wrapping them in bubble wrap.)

That said, it still smarts a little the first time it happens when they're not in your care.

I figured this out the hard way this week when the school nurse called to tell me my 5 year-old had an unfortunate tangle with the sidewalk. She was playing tag, lost her footing and face planted on the concrete. Ouch. Her new look is decidedly Rocky Balboa-like. Just in time for pictures this weekend. Figures.

Speaking of kids and school, remember that today is early dismissal for all Waukee Schools. Elementary schools will dismiss today at 1:40 p.m. Secondary schools dismiss at 12:50 p.m.

Are you having a garage sale this weekend? Post it on Waukee Patch. We run a list of garage sales in the area every Thursday morning. If you have a sale you'd like to promote on Patch, e-mail me at jody.gifford@patch.com with your address, the date and times of your sale and a few of the items you're selling and we'll get it posted.

If you're not having a garage sale but have some things you'd like to get rid of, donate them to the Waukee Public Library's Teen Advisory Board. The teen group is having a garage sale on Saturday from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Donations can be dropped off at the Library anytime through Friday. All proceeds from the sale go toward teen programming.

Did you see yesterday's story about blogging on Patch? If you have something to say, a hobby or business you want to talk about with readers of Waukee Patch, then you should start a blog. Read the details and get to blogging today.

Yesterday, I spent some time interviewing for a profile you can read tomorrow on Waukee Patch. Politte and his Waukee business have a rich history and even better days ahead. I can't wait for you to read about it.

Last, but hardly least...want to know what to expect weather-wise today and tomorrow in Waukee? This morning you might want to grab an umbrella before you head out. The rest, according to the National Weather Service, is as follows:

Wednesday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1 p.m., then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4 p.m. Partly sunny, with a high near 83. Breezy, with a south southwest wind between 9 and 17 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Wednesday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 7 p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. South wind between 11 and 14 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Thursday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 83. South southwest wind between 8 and 13 mph. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Thursday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. South wind between 3 and 6 mph. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Have a great Wednesday, Waukee!