Yeah Ha!

I am really starting to get that I would rather be in Georgia feeling. I get that a lot, especially during the time before a trip down. I have three busy days at work & it's off to the Sunny South. I can't tell you how many times I get on I-75 heading south & think about just keep going. It's probably just a fallacy in my mind but I do think life may be a little easier in the South. I know the time spent there so far has been, but let's be realistic, I am on vacation.

Today's thought:

Don't mistake pleasure for happiness,

They are a different breed of dogs.

Just another Thursday!

56As I sit and think about blogging this morning I have this feeling I am forgetting something. I don't think I have any appointments today. 56Maybe it's a meeting a church tonight.56 No it can't be that. 56 I don't know nothing comes to mind. 56

Now I remember! Diane's co- worker Jane from 25 years ago is having a birthday today. Boy I glad I got that out of my head that would have bugged me all day. 56

Today's thought:

No greater love for sister does any man possess

than I for my sister Joyce.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SIS

GODS BLESSINGS

56

Happy Birthday Joyce / ?

Ah! Slept well last night. What a great feeling to wake up and feel more rested than when you went to bed.
I present a big proposal today. A kitchen, dormer & two bathrooms I hope I am successful. I have over forty hours in design work and estimation. I also presented a basement remodel estimate yesterday. I am pretty sure we will do that one also. With these and the other projects already underway I will have work past the end of the year.

Today's thought:

In all abundance there is a lack.

Happy Birthday Joyce / 4

It took 20 minutes to get log on o my blog account this morning. What's with that?

Didn't sleep well last night so today I feel like crap. However, I took a shower this morning so hopefully I just feel that way and don't smell that way.

Heard this riddle on TV last night & it cracked me up.

If a girl with two boobs works at Hooter's where does a girl with one leg work?

I Hop

Eight Day's to Georgia I am really looking forward to this trip. It turns out to be a bad time to go as far a work goes. The guy's are going to have to bust their butt's while I'm gone.

Today's thought:

Kindness is he oil that takes friction out of life.

Happy Birthday Joyce /3

Well at least it's the right week!


I have come to the conclusion that I will not be taking everything on the Georgia this trip unless I pull the trailer. This won't happen, so we will need to decide what stays home. Too many garage sales and not enough space. I have a band saw, dock fenders x 7 , decorative boats x 2,
tools, parts, Misc. lights, a vise, radios, hammock, weed whips x 2, dock ladder, and about 30 other items. Not to mention what Diane has ready to go. I think Diane and I have personally kept the garage sale economy going this summer. The garage sale season is drawing to a close here in Mich. But is just gearing up in GA.
Ye ha! Y'all have a great day ya hear.

Today's thought:

If a couple in Georgia gets divorced are they still cousins?

Happy Birthday to Joyce / 2

My ignorance seems to have started a trend. Anyway, A week long birthday greeting couldn't happen to a nicer person.

I am going through withdrawal this morning. No coffee for me, I am getting blood drawn in about an hour.

Yesterday after I blogged I looked out the kitchen window and there it was, sitting on top the hot tub cover, ICE ! It was almost an 1/8 thick what happen to a few nights of frost before a freeze. The South is looking better everyday.

Today's thought:

Walk in the shoes of a giver and you will find the pathway to joyful living.

Happy Birthday Joyce

Today is the day to celebrate my oooolder sister Joyce's birthday. All of us in our blogging community know what a wonderful person she is. In my book she is one of the most nicest caring and generous people I know. Hugs & kisses for you on your birthday. And let's the throw in an extra measure of Gods blessings to boot.

My thermometer read in the forties this morning, yikes! That can put a nip on your nose & toes. This is the time of year I like to sell indoor work. That way when it really gets bad I am out of the elements.

Today's thought:

The opportunity to practice brotherhood presents itself every time you meet a human being.

History

I will start out today with a little bit of history. Andrew lost his first tooth on this day in 1990. Grandma Gall help with the extraction.

My neck is doing a little better this morning. But my knee and arm are rebelling. But, it's goood to be breathing. I get to go to the doctor today. Prescription needs to be re-prescribed and I want to talk to him about my arythmia.

Work is starting to pick up. We have signed a remodeling project, and have been told by another we will be doing the work for there project. We lost a small project ($5,000.00) this week by 69 dollars.

Georgia is on My mind!

I bought a Nagshead hammock this weekend. It will be place between the two trees in front of the lakeside swing overlooking the lake. I look forward to taking a nap in this hammock.

The picture today is on the porch overlooking the lake. It is a great place to sit have a drink and watch the sun go down. With any luck I will get to see 15 sun downs on our next trip down.

Steamed

When I got out of the shower this morning and looked into the mirror instead of seeing Gods gift to humanity I saw a steamed up mirror. This is truly a sign of fall. No A/C and cooler temp = steam on the mirror. What next? The little bathroom heater. I better get the snow blower out and get it ready for the coming winter. I will do that when I get the lawn sweeper out. The next question will be will I have a fire in the fireplace before going to GA next month.

Yesterday upon awaking I arched my back to scoot up as I lay in bed(my feet were touching the foot board). As I did this I must have put to much pressure on my neck. When I did this I felt a burning type pain in my neck. It was a little sore yesterday but today it hurts to look up. And today will be repairing a overhang. Should be a great day.

Ok! I got that out I feel a little better now. Thanks for reading my tale of woes.


Today's thought:

Choice not chance, determines human destiny.

Coffee & Aspirin

Help me! I am dependent on coffee & aspirin. I now am to the point of choosing which one to go to first. Today's order was a sip of coffee, bring up the blog and go take an aspirin. I guess the good thing is I take the aspirin with water and not a shot of Jack Daniels. And the coffee is just coffee.

We had a memorial service at church yesterday. The service had 240 attendees. It was great to see Community doing what it does best.

Autumn shows up this week. It's a great time of year. To bad it turns into winter, with all the slop and cold.

Today's thought:

If everything seems to be going well, you have obviously overlooked something.

Fridays Forever

Friday, I would have to say that Friday is most likely my 3rd most favorite day of the week. I guess its just the anticipation of tomorrow being something different.

It has been great temperature for working lately, a little humid but all in all pretty nice. I am starting to get a little excited about a trip south. It's coming up real soon. I have all the parts and tools needed to do the boat repairs, now if I just can find the know how. Gas prices are going in the right direction that always helps. I heard a so called expert on the new yesterday claiming that gasoline prices could go as low as a $1.15 per gallon. We can only hope.


Today's thought:

It's Friday but Sundays coming.

(Has more meaning during holy week)

Fridays Forever

Friday, I would have to say that Friday is most likely my 3rd most favorite day of the week. I guess its just the anticipation of tomorrow being something different.

It has been great temperature for working lately, a little humid but all in all pretty nice. I am starting to get a little excited about a trip south. It's coming up real soon. I have all the parts and tools needed to do the boat repairs, now if I just can find the know how. Gas prices are going in the right direction that always helps. I heard a so called expert on the new yesterday claiming that gasoline prices could go as low as a $1.15 per gallon. We can only hope.


Today's thought:

It's Friday but Sundays coming.

(Has more meaning during holy week)

It's was eight years ago today that I had may appendix taken out. I remember I went to Grosse Ile in the morning for some reason. I was not feeling well all morning. I knew something was wrong so when I got off the island I stopped at a clinic. After about ten minutes, I got in and the doctor examined me and said, did you drive yourself here. I new that was a bad sign. About four later I didn't have an appendix. I hope today goes a little better.

Today's thought:

If you discover you are full of yourself , you are empty. When you admit you are empty then you will be filled.

Inspirational

Andy's blog of yesterday was perfect timing & a glimpse of inner Andy. So much cane happen in life and the ability to reflect, cherish and move on is a great gift. Diane and I were participating in the funeral of our friends oldest son yesterday. He was 31 and was killed in a car accident. It is so hard to understand the grief & pain they feel. You can't even allow yourself to put yourself in their shoes. The thought prohibits it. I hope they can cherish what is given and move on. Not forgetting sorrow but enjoying life and rebirth.

Now to Andy, Maybe quitting his day job to be an inspirational writer would be a bit premature. But as a parent if was great to see a child who can reflect and learn and enjoy life amidst pain & disappointment and know that he can learn from life's lessons and always look forward to tomorrow.

Today's thought:

In my Fathers house there are many rooms.

I am going there to prepare a place for you.

I am the way the truth and the life

Dentist & Funeral

This morning brings both items of the title. I am not fond of either. The dentist is rarely a good time and funerals, well, when God calls someone young home its just hard to understand.

Not much else to talk about today. Y'all have a great day and stay dry.


Today's thought:

Old age is a gift from God. It's just one of those gifts your a little afraid to open. And if you don't like it you cant return it.

Incoming

I am up early this morning. Amanda is arriving at 6 am and I am the designated picker upper.

I am dressed in a long sleeve shirt for the second day in a row. It's coming! Frost is just around the corner. Yesterday was somewhat compared to a December day in GA. That's my kind of December.

No spectacular garage sale find this weekend. I did find a new office chair that I am sitting in at this moment. $5.00 .

Today's thought:

I hope the day goes by without incident.

Weights & Measures

For about a year now I thought that my weight in some magical way was connected to gas prices. It kept creeping up & up. I was blaming any weight gain on the OPEC nations. But now with the recent downward slide of gas prices I find I was wrong. Maybe it's tied to interest rates? Trouble there is Greenspans gone and I can't blame the new guy.


Today's thoughts:

We don't change the message, the message changes us.

Gone

Golfing today! Two hour drive.

Dampened Spirits

Went the Tiger game last night. Diane and I had a great time Tigers jumped out to a early 3 run lead. Then it started to sprinkle, and then rain. I felt the Tigers paid a price for the umpire waiting so long to postpone the game. The Mariners tied it up before the delay. We waited out the rain, and got to see the loss. All in all a fun night at the ball park.

Today's thought:

Opportunity may knock once, but temptation bangs on your front door for ever.

Computer backup

Last night Andy left us after a three day visit. As usual we say give us a call when you get home. Well, he did, sort of. His cell phone went dead when we picked up the receiver. So, we call him back, voice mail. Again we call, voice mail. Andy not having a land line makes the cell phone important. What am I going to do? I used to communicate with the kids in the early years of college with MSN instant messenger. For some reason the new generation switched to AOL IM. So the point of all this. Instead of worrying all night I went to the computer, opened up an AOL account and typed in Andy's username which was still on our computer screen. And just as I did he log on And I asked if he was home. Which of coarse he was. A new meaning for Diane & I of computer back-up.

Today's thought:

I should put more trust in God. and less in technology.
When God uses his form of instant messaging we should heed the message.

While I was grilling

Last night the dear showed up as I was grilling a couple of steaks. Three bucks & a doe. They stayed on the other side of the field so it was hard to get a good photo. There was velvet on their racks and they were quite nervous. I swear the racks grew 4 inches just this week. One is a six point, one is a four and the other looked like a spike horn.

Today's thought:

Tact is the art of making a point without making an enemy.