OH HAPPY DAY

TODAY IS ONE OF THOSE DAYS TO REMEMBER. A VERY HAPPY DAY IN MY LIFE. I WENT TO COURT THIS MORNING FOR MY NAME CHANGE. I AM NOW OFFICIALY A RIEDEL AND THAT IS SOMETHING THAT MAKES ME VERY HAPPY. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT I HAVE WANTED FOR A LONG TIME. I LOVE MY DAD VERY MUCH. MY DAD HAS ALWAYS BEEN A VERY IMPORTANT PART OF MY LIFE. HE HAS ALWAYS BEEN THERE FOR ME EVEN WHEN THINGS WERE NOT GOING SO WELL FOR ME. HE IS ONE OF MY FISHING BUDDIES, WE HAVE BUILT THINGS TOGETHER AND HAD ALOT OF FUN DOING IT. HE HAS TAUGHT ME ALOT AND I AM A BETTER PERSON FOR IT. I LOVE YOU DAD AND I AM VERY PROUD TO BE ABLE TO SAY MY NAME IS ROBERT DEAN RIEDEL.

THE FISHING GODS SMILE ON US AGAIN

YESTERDAY WHEN MOM AND I WENT FISHING IT STARTED OUT REALLY SLOW BUT ONCE AGAIN THE FISHING GODS SMILED ON US AND THINGS TURNED OUR WAY. THE COUNT FOR GOLDEN FOR ME THIS YEAR IS NOW 32. YEE HAW WHAT A DAY. HERE IS A PIC OF MY CATCH FOR THE DAY.

A DAY TO REMEMBER

YESTERDAY MOM AND I GOT TO DO SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE NOT GOT TO DO IN A VERY LONG TIME. WE SPENT THE DAY TOGETHER DOING SOMETHING THAT WE BOTH ENJOY DOING VERY MUCH. WE SPENT THE DAY FISHING JUST THE 2 OF US. IT WAS A BEAUTIFUL DAY. WE HAD A BLAST AND WE CAUGHT A BUNCH OF FISH. I LOVE MY MOM VERY MUCH AND AM VERY THANKFUL FOR THE TIME THAT WE GET TO SPEND TOGETHER. YESTERDAY WAS A GIFT FROM HEAVEN FOR ME. MOM DID SOMETHING SHE HAS BEEN WAITING FOR FOR A LONG TIME BUT YOU WILL HAVE TO READ ABOUT IT IN SHARONS CORNER. THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH MOM FOR THE BEAUTIFUL DAY. IT DEFFINATLEY IS A DAY TO REMEMBER.

JOKE OF THE DAY

The Back Pew......

A pastor's wife was expecting a baby, so he stood before the congregation and asked for a raise.
After much discussion, they passed a rule that whenever the preacher's family expanded, so would his paycheck.



After 6 children, this started to get expensive and the congregation decided to hold another meeting to discuss the preacher's expanding salary. A great deal of yelling and inner bickering ensued, as to how much the clergyman's additional children
were costing the church, and how much more it could potentially cost.



After listening to them for about an hour, the pastor rose from his chair and spoke, 'Children are a gift from God, and we will take
as many gifts as He gives us. Silence fell on the congregation.



In the back pew, a little old lady struggled to stand, and finally said in her frail voice, 'Rain is also a gift from God, but when we get too much of it, we wear rubbers.'



The entire congregation said, 'Amen ~ Hallelujah'...

HAPPY FATHERS DAY

JUST WANTED TO TAKE A MOMENT AND WISH ALL THE DADS IN MY FAMILY A HAPPY FATHERS DAY. MY DAD JIM MY UNCLE BUTCH MY UNCLE ARLAN MY COUSIN ED MY BROTHERS RICK AND KEVIN AND MY BROTHER IN LAW ROB. HAVE A GREAT DAY GUYS AND TAKE IT EASY.

I WANT TO BUILD SOMETHING DAD

THIS MORNING I SEE AMY LEE PULING A PAIR OF NEEDLE NOSE PLIERS ACROSS THE FLOOR. SHE KNOCKED THEM OFF MY SIDE TABLE AND PROCEED TO TAKE THEM IN THE LIVING ROOM TO HIDE. SHE MUST BE GETTING READY TO BUILD SOMETHING LOL.

A HEART WARMING STORY

In a zoo in California , a mother tiger gave birth to a rare set of triplet tiger cubs. Unfortunately,due to complications in the pregnancy, the cubs were born prematurely and due to their tiny size, they died shortly after birth.

The mother tiger after recovering from the delivery, suddenly started to decline in health, although physically she was fine. The veterinarians felt that the loss of her litter had caused the tigress to fall into a depression. The doctors decided that if the tigress could surrogate another mother's cubs, perhaps she would improve.

After checking with many other zoos across the country, the depressing news was that there were no tiger cubs of the right age to introduce to the mourning mother. The veterinarians decided to try something that had never been tried in a zoo environment. Sometimes a mother of one species will take on the care of a different species. The only 'orphans' that could be found quickly, were a litter of weanling pigs. The zoo keepers and vets wrapped the piglets in tiger skin and placed the babies around the mother tiger. Would they become cubs or pork chops??

Now, please tell me one more time .........?
Why can't the rest of the world get along??

A POEM FROM MY DAUGHTER

IN APRIL OF 2001 WE HAD A BIG FAMILY GATHERING. IT WAS MY GRANDMA AND MY BIRTHDAY. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT MADE THIS A VERY SPECIAL TIME WAS I GOT REUNITED WITH MY DAUGHTER FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 14 YEARS. IT WAS AMAZING. WHEN SHE WENT BACK HOME SHE WROTE A POEM AND DEDICATED IT TO ME. WHEN I FIRST READ IT I CRIED AND I STILL GET CHOKED UP EVERY TIME I READ IT. HERE IT IS.

ALL THIS TIME
ALL THIS TIME THAT CAME AND WENT
AT LAST I FELT HOW MUCH I MEANT
I KNEW IN MY HEART AND WAS WELL AWARE
NO MATTER WHAT YOUV'E HAD TO CARE
NO ONE FORGETS OF THE FLESH THEY CREATE
YET SOME FAIL TO REALIZE, IT'S NEVER TO LATE

IT'S COMFORT TO KNOW FROM WHOM I RECIEVE
THE DEPTH OF MY HEART AND STRENGTH TO BELIEVE
MY TOUCHING WAY TO WRITE IN RHYME
MY TRUST IN THE HANDS OF PATIENCE AND TIME
UNDERSTANDING EXPRESSION AND THE ABILITY TO FEEL
JUST OUR WAY OF KNOWING ALL WOUNDS WILL HEAL.

MUCH OF OUR SOULS ARE SAME IN EXACT
NOW I'M COMPLEATED I KNOW FOR A FACT
I SAW WHAT WAS MISSING BETWEEN YOU AND I
AND NO LONGER WILL I WONDER WHY
ALL OUR LOSS IS SURE TO REGAIN
FOR MY LIFE AND HEART ARE CONVINCED YOU REMAIN

DEDICATED TO ROBERT DEAN OPENSHAW
BY SENICA A. OPENSHAW
WRITTEN MAY 18TH, 2001

A BEAUTIFUL COUPLE

I GOT A LETTER FROM MY DAUGHTER YESTERDAY AND IN IT WAS A PICTURE OF HER AND HER FIANCE. HIS NAME IS JR. THEY MAKE A BEAUTIFUL COUPLE DON'T YOU AGREE. I AM SO HAPPY FOR BOTH OF THEM. THEY ARE GOING TO GET MARRIED ON THE 31ST OF AUGUST. CONGRADULATIONS TO THE BOTH OF YOU.