I want a world full of peace and good will toward men.
I want the troops brought home from Iraq.
I want the troops brought home from Afganistan.
I want all troops serving overseas brought home.
I want other countries to lean to take care of there differences, without killing young Americans in the process.
I want to see the end of global warming.
I want peace between all races including here in the United States.
I want the end to poverty and hunger in the world.
I want homes for all the refugees in the world.
When you read this list you may scoff at the outlandish things I want for Christmas, but just think how much better the world would be if I got only one thing on my wish list!
Please pray for peace on earth and good will toward all men!
Not only at Christmas but throughout the entire year!
Monday, December 17, 2007
Monday, October 29, 2007
MY FRIEND EDDIE
Ed and I have been friends for the last twenty five years. We worked at FMC corporation, a chemical plant, where we were general mechanics. This meant we were supposed to be able to do carpentry, masonary, machinist, and millwright types of work. Ed and I had our clothes lockers in the same stall for ten years before we discovered we had the same birth date but ten years apart. We have sent each other christmas/birthday cards ever since. I consider Ed to be a great friend, he and I can talk about any subject from the bible to politics and race and we never arguue. We may not have excataly thE same outlook or opinion on the same subject but we still get along just fine. We both have type 2 diabetes. Being ten years older than me, I can see some things that have happened to him that if I don't take care of myself could happen to me.
Ed lost his right leg from just below the knee to diabetes last year. I have tried to help him adjust. We talk on the phone and sometimes he seem a little down. The other day he was tellig me that he was going to work for a new place,"IHOP"! He seems to be getting more used to the new "leg" now.
The last time I talked to him he had just returned from his brothers funeral. This seemed to have him down a good bit. We were talking about what we wanted our families to do with us when we passed on. I told him I didn't care what they did with me I wouldn't know anything about it anyway. He said he had told his family that he wanted to be cremated. I told him they could use his wooden leg as kindling and he about busted a gut laughing. This is the kind of relationship we have, see who can make the other laugh. I wish Ed the best of everthing. He came up on the rough side, but turned out just fine. He's now 70 and I am 60 so I don't know how much longer either of us may have. But if I live to 100 I will still remember my friend Eddie.
Ed lost his right leg from just below the knee to diabetes last year. I have tried to help him adjust. We talk on the phone and sometimes he seem a little down. The other day he was tellig me that he was going to work for a new place,"IHOP"! He seems to be getting more used to the new "leg" now.
The last time I talked to him he had just returned from his brothers funeral. This seemed to have him down a good bit. We were talking about what we wanted our families to do with us when we passed on. I told him I didn't care what they did with me I wouldn't know anything about it anyway. He said he had told his family that he wanted to be cremated. I told him they could use his wooden leg as kindling and he about busted a gut laughing. This is the kind of relationship we have, see who can make the other laugh. I wish Ed the best of everthing. He came up on the rough side, but turned out just fine. He's now 70 and I am 60 so I don't know how much longer either of us may have. But if I live to 100 I will still remember my friend Eddie.
Monday, September 17, 2007
HERES TO 36 MORE!
Thirty-six years ago today 09-17-07 my wife and I were maried. It's been a wonderful ride so far.
When we were first married we lived in a litt apt in Charleston.We had some great times in that little place. It was where I almost lost her to a tubal pregnancy.She proved then that she was tough. The doctor said we would probally not have any children. Man did we prove him wrong!. About a year later our first daughter was born. This really changed our lives. I still don't know if either of us were ready for parenthood. Working togerther we did just fine.
Then we moved to Dunbar in a little bigger apt. We had our firat Halloween with our little girl.Again I almost lost both of them when the furnace went haywire and was putting carbon monoxide out instead of heat. I came home from work just in time, thank God.We decided that the apt wasn't big enough. We bought a small house on Moore Ave in Dunbar. While we were living there we proved the doctor wrong again when we had another daughter! I also taught my wonderful wife how to drive. Whooo weee. Things like that you never forget. We really loved our little house on Moore Ave, but we were a growing family. So we started to look for a house with 3 bedrooms. We found one on Coal river road just outside St Albans. There by the grace of God we had our third daughter. We still live there today and probally wiil till we go on to a better life. Although I don't know how my life could get much better than this.
Through the years my wife and I have not always agreed on every thing. But the one thing we always agree on is that somehow the two people who didn't know a thing about parenting raised three of the most wonderful daughters anyone could hope to have. Oh don,t get me wrong we argue with them sometimes too. But thats the way way we raised them!
My wife always had supper on the table for me when I came home from work. The kids were always clean with nice shinny hair. Well maybe not Micki all the time! Things like this has made my love grow for my wife over the last 36 years.
When I stop to think why I love my wife it's the little things she does for me all the time. Always a clean house, always clean clothes, and always a warm body to lay close to at night. Some might say I could get the same thing with a miad, maybe so, but she would'nt be the country girl with gree eyes I married because I fell in love with her the first time I saw her.
We only knew each other for 6 weeks when we got married. Her dad said it would not last over 6 months. Fooled him I guess. I sure hope it lasts another 36 years!
I sure haven't been the perfect husband over the last 36 years. I have done things and said things that I can never take back. But life goes on. I will, and have always loved my wife for sticking with me through the bad times and the good.
Honey, I know you will read this. I hope I have the times right on when and where we had the kids. I love you more than life itself and even though I sometimes try your patience I will always, always love you.
You have been and will always be a wonderful wife and mother to me and the girls.
Happy anniversary honey. xoxoxo <-THIS MUCH->
When we were first married we lived in a litt apt in Charleston.We had some great times in that little place. It was where I almost lost her to a tubal pregnancy.She proved then that she was tough. The doctor said we would probally not have any children. Man did we prove him wrong!. About a year later our first daughter was born. This really changed our lives. I still don't know if either of us were ready for parenthood. Working togerther we did just fine.
Then we moved to Dunbar in a little bigger apt. We had our firat Halloween with our little girl.Again I almost lost both of them when the furnace went haywire and was putting carbon monoxide out instead of heat. I came home from work just in time, thank God.We decided that the apt wasn't big enough. We bought a small house on Moore Ave in Dunbar. While we were living there we proved the doctor wrong again when we had another daughter! I also taught my wonderful wife how to drive. Whooo weee. Things like that you never forget. We really loved our little house on Moore Ave, but we were a growing family. So we started to look for a house with 3 bedrooms. We found one on Coal river road just outside St Albans. There by the grace of God we had our third daughter. We still live there today and probally wiil till we go on to a better life. Although I don't know how my life could get much better than this.
Through the years my wife and I have not always agreed on every thing. But the one thing we always agree on is that somehow the two people who didn't know a thing about parenting raised three of the most wonderful daughters anyone could hope to have. Oh don,t get me wrong we argue with them sometimes too. But thats the way way we raised them!
My wife always had supper on the table for me when I came home from work. The kids were always clean with nice shinny hair. Well maybe not Micki all the time! Things like this has made my love grow for my wife over the last 36 years.
When I stop to think why I love my wife it's the little things she does for me all the time. Always a clean house, always clean clothes, and always a warm body to lay close to at night. Some might say I could get the same thing with a miad, maybe so, but she would'nt be the country girl with gree eyes I married because I fell in love with her the first time I saw her.
We only knew each other for 6 weeks when we got married. Her dad said it would not last over 6 months. Fooled him I guess. I sure hope it lasts another 36 years!
I sure haven't been the perfect husband over the last 36 years. I have done things and said things that I can never take back. But life goes on. I will, and have always loved my wife for sticking with me through the bad times and the good.
Honey, I know you will read this. I hope I have the times right on when and where we had the kids. I love you more than life itself and even though I sometimes try your patience I will always, always love you.
You have been and will always be a wonderful wife and mother to me and the girls.
Happy anniversary honey. xoxoxo <-THIS MUCH->
Friday, August 17, 2007
RAMBLINGS
I sure as heck don't understand how the sign in process of this site works. I have been trying to post some things for a month, everytime I tried to sign in it told me that my name of password didn't exist! Today i decided to try again, Same old stuff, then all of a sudden it took me to my dashboard and i didn't have to type anything. Guess I just wore the dang thing out and it decided to let me post something!
Everything has been going pretty smooth for me lately. Me,like everyone else, have been about to roast under the heat we have been having. In my last post I mentioned my wife's brusied leg. It got a lot worse for a while but she has it under control now and I think it is finally going to heal.
My sister Lois had to have a quadrupple by pass this weeek. She is doing very well at this time.
We lost three members of our church in two months.One was an older man and the other one was around 50.It was really a suprise to hear that he was gone.The last one was a real sweet girl in her 30's she had fought cancer for over a year but it was still hard to accept when she died.
Not to be preachy but you never know who will be next, so whatever or whoever you believe in you best be prepaired at all times.
I said that I was doing well, that is for the almost constant itching form head to toe. I think I eat too many tomatoes in the last month. I guess it will run it's course sooner or later. Hope I don,t get hooked on benadryl.
We are going to Chris & Cindy's house this weekend to celibrate Norma's birthday and see Crystal's new car.Will let you know how that goes next week if I can get back in to the blogger site.
Sorry about all the sad stuff but that's life. So live it while you can!
Everything has been going pretty smooth for me lately. Me,like everyone else, have been about to roast under the heat we have been having. In my last post I mentioned my wife's brusied leg. It got a lot worse for a while but she has it under control now and I think it is finally going to heal.
My sister Lois had to have a quadrupple by pass this weeek. She is doing very well at this time.
We lost three members of our church in two months.One was an older man and the other one was around 50.It was really a suprise to hear that he was gone.The last one was a real sweet girl in her 30's she had fought cancer for over a year but it was still hard to accept when she died.
Not to be preachy but you never know who will be next, so whatever or whoever you believe in you best be prepaired at all times.
I said that I was doing well, that is for the almost constant itching form head to toe. I think I eat too many tomatoes in the last month. I guess it will run it's course sooner or later. Hope I don,t get hooked on benadryl.
We are going to Chris & Cindy's house this weekend to celibrate Norma's birthday and see Crystal's new car.Will let you know how that goes next week if I can get back in to the blogger site.
Sorry about all the sad stuff but that's life. So live it while you can!
Monday, June 18, 2007
WEEKEND TWO
Another great weekend. Started out with Micki giving me a new shirt, it is orange with stripes it fits perfect, I really like it. Norma says I look good in orange. Friday evening me, Micki, Johnny, Maddie, Noah, and paw-paw Steve. went to Olive garden for Fathers Day.(Micki & Johnnys treat) We all had a great time and the food was wonderful. The kids were real good to. Noah got a little rambunctious at the end. Norma was at home, she said she didn't feel like going, the four kids had taken their toll on her all day Friday. Also her leg was bothering her quite a bit. She went to the doctor for it today and she is going to have to stay off it as much as possible for a few days. Yeah right, when she is taking care of grandkids every day! It was just a bruise but as brusies go it was a helluva bruise, big as a baseball when she first did it.
Satruday everything was going so well I decided to redo some of the grout in the bathroom and replace the soapdish that fell off when Isaac pulled on it. I think water had gotten in behind it and loosened it up quite a bit. As some of you know some of my projects don't allways turn out exactly as planed. But by golly this one did! the tile and grout looks great, just like new. I got to thinking that in the past I allways had someone helping me. Could that be the reason some of the projects didn't turn out just right? Just a thought, I still wouldn't turn down help from any of them even it was. HA ha. After I finshed up the bathroom Johnny invited me to join him and Maddie and Noah in the hot tub. I'm really getting hooked on that thing . It is sooooo relaxing just to lie there looking at the stars and the feel of the jets as they massage the worries right out of you.
Sunday, Fathers day, at ten occlock Crystal called to wish me happy Fathers Day and believe it or not woke me and Norma up! She, just like us, coudn't believe we were still asleep. My excuse was being so relaxed from the hot tub the night before.When we finally got up we went to Chris & Cindys. First thing to do was jump in their big ole pool. The water temp was 75 and it felt a little cold. Sophie and Isaac were jumping around like frogs. They both love the pool, but like me they would like it a little warmer. Isaac can do a pretty good dive for a four year old, at least Cindy and I think so. After about an hour os so we all got out and dressed and Cindy & Chris took me (for Fathers Day) and Norma to the Outback for a steak!
I had a 14oz New York strip, man it was cooked perfect. Cindy also got me a couple of movies and Isaac and Sophie got me two turtles. We had a great time and our waitress was great, the kids were perfact too.
I also got some sweet cards to keep for a long time.
So as you can see it was another great weekend. Boy I wish they could all turn out like these last two. Free food everywhere!!
Have a nice day and remember no matter who you are or what you have done someone somewhere still loves you!
Satruday everything was going so well I decided to redo some of the grout in the bathroom and replace the soapdish that fell off when Isaac pulled on it. I think water had gotten in behind it and loosened it up quite a bit. As some of you know some of my projects don't allways turn out exactly as planed. But by golly this one did! the tile and grout looks great, just like new. I got to thinking that in the past I allways had someone helping me. Could that be the reason some of the projects didn't turn out just right? Just a thought, I still wouldn't turn down help from any of them even it was. HA ha. After I finshed up the bathroom Johnny invited me to join him and Maddie and Noah in the hot tub. I'm really getting hooked on that thing . It is sooooo relaxing just to lie there looking at the stars and the feel of the jets as they massage the worries right out of you.
Sunday, Fathers day, at ten occlock Crystal called to wish me happy Fathers Day and believe it or not woke me and Norma up! She, just like us, coudn't believe we were still asleep. My excuse was being so relaxed from the hot tub the night before.When we finally got up we went to Chris & Cindys. First thing to do was jump in their big ole pool. The water temp was 75 and it felt a little cold. Sophie and Isaac were jumping around like frogs. They both love the pool, but like me they would like it a little warmer. Isaac can do a pretty good dive for a four year old, at least Cindy and I think so. After about an hour os so we all got out and dressed and Cindy & Chris took me (for Fathers Day) and Norma to the Outback for a steak!
I had a 14oz New York strip, man it was cooked perfect. Cindy also got me a couple of movies and Isaac and Sophie got me two turtles. We had a great time and our waitress was great, the kids were perfact too.
I also got some sweet cards to keep for a long time.
So as you can see it was another great weekend. Boy I wish they could all turn out like these last two. Free food everywhere!!
Have a nice day and remember no matter who you are or what you have done someone somewhere still loves you!
Monday, June 11, 2007
WEEKEND
What a weekend! Since I have gotten older, if you can call 60 old, weekends just don't last long enough. This past weekend on Saturday, I helped my son-inlaw move the last of their stuff from our house in St Albans to Crab Orchard WV. He rented a u-haul truck in north Charleston. The u-haul guy, I think his name was Chuck, anyway this was one of the nicest people that I have ever dealt with at any u-Haul place. He was very helpful and made the whole experience of renting a truck better. I told him this and he seemed a little embarrassed.
I believe in letting a person know when they have done a good job, whatever that job may be.
On Sunday we all enjoyed the in-ground pool at their new house. My grandson Isaac had his 4th birthday party at the pool. His cousin Steven also shared the party for his 6th birthday. There were presents everywhere! The food and company were great. The pizza was from Sams club and was delicious. The water in the pool was just a mite cool to me but my daughter Cindy thought it was perfect. Of course if she had to break through a skim of ice on the pool to swim she would think it was "just right".
Their new house is just beautiful! All the bedrooms are quite large, and have nice closet spaces. The living room/dining room is wonderful with a large bay window in the living room. The floors are all new oak hardwood and so shiny you can see yourself in them. With two kids and two dogs and one cat, I hope they stay that way, but it will be quite a job for Cindy and Chris to keep them looking good. My favorite room is the large sunroom. I think about all their indoor entertaining will be in this room. It's like standing on a cloud with a great view of the valley below. Sunlight everywhere!
OH! I almost forgot to mention my other daughter Micki who practicly got off her sickbed just so she could attend her nephews 4th birthday. What a trooper!!
Hope all is well with you who read this, and remember to have fun on the weekends, Heck have as much fun as is legal on any day! Or at least mostly legal
I believe in letting a person know when they have done a good job, whatever that job may be.
On Sunday we all enjoyed the in-ground pool at their new house. My grandson Isaac had his 4th birthday party at the pool. His cousin Steven also shared the party for his 6th birthday. There were presents everywhere! The food and company were great. The pizza was from Sams club and was delicious. The water in the pool was just a mite cool to me but my daughter Cindy thought it was perfect. Of course if she had to break through a skim of ice on the pool to swim she would think it was "just right".
Their new house is just beautiful! All the bedrooms are quite large, and have nice closet spaces. The living room/dining room is wonderful with a large bay window in the living room. The floors are all new oak hardwood and so shiny you can see yourself in them. With two kids and two dogs and one cat, I hope they stay that way, but it will be quite a job for Cindy and Chris to keep them looking good. My favorite room is the large sunroom. I think about all their indoor entertaining will be in this room. It's like standing on a cloud with a great view of the valley below. Sunlight everywhere!
OH! I almost forgot to mention my other daughter Micki who practicly got off her sickbed just so she could attend her nephews 4th birthday. What a trooper!!
Hope all is well with you who read this, and remember to have fun on the weekends, Heck have as much fun as is legal on any day! Or at least mostly legal
Friday, May 11, 2007
Things That Bother Me
Passwords, I haven't been able to access my blog because it would not recognize my password. Finally I realized that it really wasn't my password it was the name that I was trying to use!
People who drive while talking on cell phones, reading a newspaper, shaving or putting on makeup. I have witnessed all these things while driving on the interstate at 70 mph!
Rude people who curse at sales clerks, or waitpersons who have honestly just made a mistake. Why can't they just ask nicley to correct it?
People who drive in the far left lane on a eight lane highway and wait till they are on top of there exit to cut across four lanes of traffic. These are people who drive the same route every day not some guy who may be lost.
Drunks who call you in the middle of the night, and try to convince you that they haven't called the wrong number!
Those that litter our streets and highways, with disposable diapers especially.
People who cut you off in traffic and then give you the finger because you are to close to their vehicle.
I could go on like this all day! But I don't want to sound like a Groughy Old Man.Ha! Ha!
I hope I die like my uncle John did, while he was sleeping. Not screaming at the top of my lungs like the other two guys in the car with him!
Have a wonderful life, and don't sweat the stuff you can't change.
People who drive while talking on cell phones, reading a newspaper, shaving or putting on makeup. I have witnessed all these things while driving on the interstate at 70 mph!
Rude people who curse at sales clerks, or waitpersons who have honestly just made a mistake. Why can't they just ask nicley to correct it?
People who drive in the far left lane on a eight lane highway and wait till they are on top of there exit to cut across four lanes of traffic. These are people who drive the same route every day not some guy who may be lost.
Drunks who call you in the middle of the night, and try to convince you that they haven't called the wrong number!
Those that litter our streets and highways, with disposable diapers especially.
People who cut you off in traffic and then give you the finger because you are to close to their vehicle.
I could go on like this all day! But I don't want to sound like a Groughy Old Man.Ha! Ha!
I hope I die like my uncle John did, while he was sleeping. Not screaming at the top of my lungs like the other two guys in the car with him!
Have a wonderful life, and don't sweat the stuff you can't change.
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