THE PLANE BOSS

THE PAST WEEK I HAVE BEEN DOING SOMETHING A LITTLE DIFFRENT IN THE MODEL DEPARTMENT. I HAVE BEEN DOING PLANE M,ODELS. THEY ARE ALOT OF FUN AND A LITTLE CHALLENGING. SOME OF THEM WERE SNAP TOGETHER AND SOME OF THEM WERE GLUE TOGETHER. HERE ARE SOME PICTURES I HOPE YOU ENJOY THEM.

MORE HARLEY MODEL PICS

A BIG SCORE

WHEN I WENT TO BOISE I WENT AND VISITED MY FRIEND WHO RUNS THE CRAFT PROGRAM FOR THE VETERANS AT THE HOSPITAL AND SHE GAVE ME A COUPLE OF MODELS TO DO. THEY ARE REALLY KEWL AND I SPENT THE WEEKEND WORKING ON THEM. THEY FINISH THE SERIES OF DIE CAST METAL HARLEY DAVIDSON MOTORCYCLES IN A SERIES. THEY ARE VERY DETAILED AND VERY BIG.HERE ARE SOME PICTURE HOPE YOU LIKE THEM. THANK YOU TO YOU PAULA FOR ALL THAT YOU HAVE DONE AND ALL YOU CONTINUE TO DO FOR ME AND EVERYONE THAT YOU HAVE HELPED. IT HAS MADE A BIG DIFFRENCE IN MY LIFE AND I AM VERY GRATEFUL TO ALL THAT DONATE TO THIS PROGRAM.

A TRIP TO BOISE

LAST THURSDAY I HAD TO TAKE A TRIP TO BOISE FOR MY RADIATION THERAPY CONSULTATTION. I GOT ALOT OF INFORMATION ABOUT IT AND FOUND OUT WHY I HAVE TO HAVE IT. IT IS A LONG EXPLANATION BUT NEEDLESS TO SAY IT IS FOR PERCAUTIONARY MEASURES ONLY. EVERYTHING IS GOOD AND YES I AM CANCER FREE.WILL TELL YOU MORE WHEN I FIND OUT WHEN I AM GOING TO DO IT.

HOME MOVIE THEATER

EVERY YEAR I WORK TO GET ME SOMETHING FOR MYSELF FOR CHRISTMAS. THIS YEAR I HAVE BEEN WANTING A BIG FLAT SCREEN HDTV. I WAS ABLE TO GET A GOOD DEAL ON A 32 INCH RCA HDTV FOR MY BEDROOM. IT IS LIKE HAVING A MOVIE THEATER IN MY ROOM. I LOVE IT. I DON'T HAVE TO SQUINT TO WATCH MY TV FROM MY BED NOW. IT IS AWESOME.

USS YORKTOWN CV10

A WHILE BACK WHEN I WAS AT THE HOSPITAL I WAS GIVEN THIS MODEL BY MY FRIEND THAT WORKS THERE. ALL THE MODELS THAT I HAVE DONE WERE DONATED BY PEOPLE TO THE VETERANS HOSPITAL. THANK YOU VERY MUCH TO ALL THAT HAVE DONATED TO THIS PROGRAM. IT HAS GIVEN ME COUTLESS HOURS OF ENJOYMENT AND SATISFACTION. PLUS IT HAS HELPED ME LEARN ALOT ABOUT MYSELF AND HAS TAUGHT ME PATIENTS. THIS MODEL WAS ONE OF THOSE LEASON. IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO DO AND TOOK ALOT OF TIME. BUT THE END RESULT WAS WELL WORTH IT. HERE IS THE FINISHED PRODUCT MINUS SOME PLANES THAT I STILL HAVE TO BUILD. I HOPE YOU LIKE IT

A LATE CHRISTMAS PRESENT

MOM GAVE ME A LATE CHRISTMAS PRESENT THE OTHER DAY. THIS BEAUTIFUL AFGHAN. I LOVE THE AFGHANS MY MOM MAKES AND THIS ONE IS SPECIAL BECAUSE MOM SAID THAT THIS IS THE LAST ONE SHE IS GOING TO MAKE. SHE DOES BEAUTIFUL WORK DON'T YOU THINK. I LOVE YOU VERY MUCH MOM AND THANK YOU FOR THE AWESOME AFGHAN.

MONSTER TRUCK

NEW YEARS WAS A MODEL BUILDING WEEKEND. I DID THE HARLEY DAVIDSON MODEL AND THEN NEW YEARS DAY I COMPLETED THIS MONSTER TRUCK. IT WAS ALOT OF FUN ANDA LITTLE INTENSE AT MOMENTS.HERE IS A PICTURE I HOPE YOU ENJOY IT.

VAROOM VAROOM

TODAY I SPENT A VERY RELAXING DAY PUTTING TOGETHER ANOTHER HARLEY MODEL. IT WAS A LITTLE CHALLENGING BUT IT WAS FUN. HERE ARE A COUPLE OF PICTURES. THE WEATHER IS COLD AND NOT MUCH ELSE TO DO. SO I AM GOING TO START ANOTHER MODEL.

A VERY SPECIAL DAY

I WENT OVER AND SPENT THE DAY WITH MY MOM AND DAD TODAY FOR CHRISTMAS. IT WAS A VERY RELAXING DAY. MOM COOKED A FABULOUS HAM DINNER AND I ATE WAY TO MUCH. THANK YOU MOM. WE SAT AROUND AND WATCHED TV AND VISITED. I LOVE YOU MOM AND DAD AND WILL SEE MORE OF YOU THIS WEEKEND. MERRY CHRISTMAS

MY LATEST MODEL

THE LAST TIME I WAS IN BOISE AT THE HOSPITAL I GOT TO VISIT WITH THE CRAFT LADY AND SHE GAVE ME THIS REALLY COOL MODEL. A DIE CAST METAL HARLEY DAVIDSON MODEL. IT IS 15 INCHES LONG ABOUT 8 INCES HIGH. IT IS VERY DETAILED AND WAS VERY CHALLENGING TO PUT TOGETHER. I ENJOYED PUTTING IT TOGETHER AND CAN NOT WAIT TO PUT ANOTHER ONE TOGETHER. THANK YOU VERY MUCH PAULA.

A VERY SPECIAL CHRISTMAS WITH MOM AND DAD

TONIGHT I GOT TO SPEND CHRISTMAS EVE WITH MOM AND DAD. WE EXCHANGED OUR GIFTS AS WE USUALLY DO. MOM MADE ME SOME GREAT TOWEL SETS TO HANG ON MY OVEN DOOR. THEY LOOK GREAT ON MY OVEN DOOR. MOM AND DAD ALSO GAVE ME THIS BEAUTIFUL WOLF SILHOUETTE. I WAS GOING TO HANG IT OVER MY QUILT RACK WITH MY WOLF QUILT BUT THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH ROOM. BUT I FOUND A MUCH BETTER PLACE TO HANG IT. ABOVE THE WINDOW IN MY LIVING ROOM. THAT WAY IT IS THE FIRST THING THAT IS SEEN WHEN PEOPLE WALK THROUGH THE DOOR. THANK YOU MOM AND DAD FOR THE BEAUTIFUL GIFTS. THE MOST IMPORTANT THING TO ME THOUGH IS THAT I GET TO SPEND TIME WITH MY BEAUTIFUL FAMILY. I LOVE YOU BOTH VERY MUCH AND THANKFUL EACH AND EVERY DAY THAT I HAVE YOU BOTH IN MY LIFE. I LOVE YOU BOTH WITH ALL MY HEART AND SOUL.

MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL

TO ME FAMILY AND FRIENDS ARE VERY IMPORTANT. MY FAMILY AND MY FRIENDS MEAN THE WORLD TO ME SO I JUST WANTED TO TAKE THIS TIME TO WISH YOU ALL A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS. I LOVE YOU ALL VERY MUCH.

IT IS OVER

TODAY I WENT TO THE DOCTOR AND GOT MY STICHES TAKEN OUT AND GOT THE RESULTS OF THE TEST THEY DID ON MY THYROID. I AM CANCER FREE. IT IS OVER FINALLY AND I CAN GIVE A BIG SIGH OF RELIEF.I WANT TO THANK ALL OF MY FAMILY AND FRIENDS FOR ALL THE LOVE SUPPORT AND PRAYERS. YOU ALL MEAN THE WORLD TO ME AND I LOVE YOU ALL VERY MUCH. ALL MY LOVE ROB

JOKE OF THE DAY

THIS IS HOW PUMKIN PIES ARE MADE

OUR MORNING RITUAL

EVERY MORNING I GET UP AND JUMP IN THE SHOWER . WHEN I GET OUT OF THE SHOWER I AM GREETED BY AMY LEE. SHE CURLS UP IN A BALL ON A SHIRTH THAT I LEAVE FOR HER ON THE FLOOR OF THE BATHROOM. SHE LAYS TTHERE AND WATCHES ME SHAVE AND GET READY FOR WORK. THEN WE GOT TO THE BED WHERE SHE GETS UP ON THE BED AND WATCHES ME GET DRESSED. THEN SHE LAYS THERE AND GET PETTED. SHE IS SO CUTE AND I LOVE HER TO DEATH.

I MUST BE IN HEAVEN

THIS WEEKEND WAS VERY RELAXING AND AND ONE FOR THE BOOKS. THIS WEEKEND I GOT TO DO ONE OF THE THINGS I ENJOY MOST AND I GOT TO DO IT WITH SOME OF THE PEOPLE I CHERISH THE MOST IN THIS WORLD MEMBERS OF MY FAMILY. ON SATURDAY MY DAD AND I TOOK A AFTERNOON FISHING TRIP TO MAGIC RESIVOIR. AND WHAT AN AFTERNOON IT WAS. I JUST WISH MOM COULD OF JOINED US. IN THE PAST MY DAD HAS ALWAYS DROVE US THERE. BUT NOW THAT I HAVE MY TRUCK I WAS ABLE TO RETURN THE FAVOR AND TAKE HIM THIS TIME. WE HAD A GREAT TIME AND CAUGHT SOME NICE FISH. MY DAD WAS THE KING OF THE DAY CATCHING THE BIGEST FISH. WTG DAD.

THEN THIS AFTERNOON MY DAD MY UNCLE AND MY COUSINS AND I ALL MET OUT AT MAGIC AGAIN FOR YET ANOTHER AWESOME DAY OF FISHING AND RELAXATION. EVERYBODY CAUGHT SOME NICE FISH. MY UNCLE REIGNED SUPREME TODAY CATCHING THE BIGGEST ONE. WTG UNCLE BUTCH. HERE ARE A FEW PICTURES OF THIS WEEKEND I HOPE YOU LIKE THEM. THANK YOU ALL FOR THE WONDERFUL WEEKEND AND I LOVE YOU ALL.

THE PERFECT END TO A GREAT DAY

ON OUR WAY OUT FROM THE LAKE MY UNCLE BUTCH AND I GOT TO VEIW THIS BEAUTIFUL SUNSET. WHAT A GREAT ENDING TO A PERFECT DAY.

A FISHING WE DID GO

TODAY I HAD THE DAY OFF. I WENT AND SPENT PART OF THE DAY WITH MY MOM AND THEN MY UNCLE SHOWED UP. WE DECICIDED TO TAKE A TRIP TO ONE OF THE LOCAL LAKES AND DO SOME FISHING. WHAT A GREAT AFTERNOON WE HAD. WE CAUGHT SOME GREAT FISH AND HAD A BLAST. THE ONLY THING MISSING FROM TODAY WAS MY DAD MY MOM MY COUSIN ED AND MY COUSIN NICK. I HOPE WE GET TO DO IT AGAIN SOON WITH ALL THE FAMILY PRESENT. THANK YOU UNCLE BUTCH FOR THE GREAT DAY I LOVE YOU.

FINALLY

SINCE I HAVE LIVED IN THIS HOUSE I HAVE BEEN COOKING ON A PINT SIZED STOVE AND OVEN LOL. I HAVE ALWAYS WANTED A BIG STOVE OND OVEN BUT JUST HAVE NEVER BEEN ABLE TO AQUIRE ONE FOR SOME REASON OR ANOTHER. I DID SOME WORK FOR MY AUNT AND UNCLE AND THERE WAS A STOVE THERE THAT THE OWNER WAS GOING TO GET RID OF. WELL MY AUNT AND UNCLE GAVE IT TO ME. THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH I LOVE IT AND COOK ALOT MORE.

MY NEW LAMP

I LOVE GOING TO THRIFT STORES AND FINDING NEAT LITTLE ITEMS. THE OTHER DAY I WAS IN ONE OF THE LOCAL THRIFT STORES LOOKING FOR A TABLE LAMP FOR THE OTHER NIGHT STAND IN MY BEDROOM AND CAME ACROSS THIS GREAT LOOIKG LAMP. I LOVE ANTIQUE LOOKING ITEMS. I DON'T KNOW IF THIS ANTIQUE OR NOT BUT I JUST LOVED IT AND THE BEST THING IS IT WAS ONLY $2.50. I FOUND THE SHADE LATER AND IT WAS ONLY $2.00. I THINK IT LOOKS GREAT ON THE NIGHT STAND AND IN MY BED ROOM.

MY NEW BED

ONE OF THE LOCAL THRIFT STORES WERE GETTING READY TO MOVE THEIR STORE. SO THEY DECIDED TO HAVE A BIG SALE BEFORE THEY HAD TO MOVE. EVERYTHING WAS 75 PERCENT OFF. SO I WENT IN TO SEE WHAT THEY HAD. LOW AND BEHOLD THE HAD A WATER BED FRAME AND HEAD BOARD THAT I HAVE BEEN LOOKING FOR FOR A WHILE NOW. IT WAS REAGULARLY $30.00 ON SALE FOR $7.50 SO I GOT IT. RIGHT PLACE AT THE RIGHT TIME. SO I WNET HOME AND PAINTED THE WALL BEHIND MY BED AN ACCENT COLOR AND THEN SET IT UP. I HAD TO DO SOME MOTIFYING TO IT BECAUSE IT WAS ONLY A SINGL BUT IT WAS WORTH IT. I LOVE MY NEW BED.

A DAY WITH MY FAMILY

LAST WEEKEND I GOT TO SPEND SOMETIME WITH MY FAMILY. WE ALL MET AT A LOCAL FLEA MARKET AND AUCTION. I AM VERY THANKFUL FOR THE TIME THAT I GET TO SPEND WITH MY FAMILY. WE HAD A GREAT TIME. MOM DAD AND I HAD NEVER BEEN TO AN AUCTION AND IT WAS GREAT. MY AUNT AND UNCLE HAVE BEEN TO THEM BEFORE AND IT WAS GREAT WATCHING THEM BID ON ITEMS THAT THEY WANTED. I EVEN GOT INTO THE BIDDING AND GOT A COUPLE OF GREAT THINGS. THE PICTURE SHOWS THE SHELF AND SOME OF THE AMBER GLASS WARE THAT I GOT. IT MADE MY KITCHEN LOOK GREAT. THANK YOU ALL FOR THE GREAT DAY. I ALSO WANT TO THANK MY COUSINS DEE AND ED IT WAS GREAT TO SEE YOU ALL. I LOVE EACH AND EVERYONE OF YOU.

COME AND GET IT GUYS

WHEN I WAS IN THE HOSPITAL WHEN I WOULD GO DOWN AND SMOKE A CIGARETTE I WOULD TAKE SOME PEANUTS WITH ME AND FEED THE SQUIRELS. THEY WERE SO KEWL. THEY WOULD TAKE THE PEANUTS RIGHT OUT OF YOUR HAND AND SOME OF THEM WERE SO BRAVE THEY WOULD CRAWL RIGHT UP YOUR PANT LEG AND TAKE THE PEANUTS OUT OF YOUR HAND. TODAY I HAD TO GO TO THE HOSPITAL FOR A CONSULTATION ON MY THYROID AND TO GET SOME XRAYS TAKEN AND A COUPLE OTHER THINGS. WELL IN BETWEEN APPOINTMENTS I BOUGHT SOME PEANUTS AND WENT OUT AND FED THE SQUIRRELS. I WORE SHORTS TODAY SO THERE WAS NO CRAWLING UP THE SIDE OF MY LEG LOL. IT WAS CUTE THEY WERE TAKING THE NUTS OUT OF MY HAND AND RUNNING TO THE BUSHES AND HIDING THEM OR GOING OUT IN THE GRASS AND BURYING THEM THERE. I WAS ABLE TO TAKE SOME PICTURES WITH MY PHONE I HOPE YOU ENJOY THEM.

REUNITED WITH AN OLD FRIEND

IT HAS BEEN A LITTLE OVER 18 YEARS SINCE I HAVE SEEN MY DEAR FRIEND LARRY. I WAS LIVING IN MARYLAND AT THE TIME WE MET. I MET HIM WHEN HE WAS DRIVING A CAB. HE PICKED UP A FRIEND OF MINE AND I ONE NIGHT. WE SOON BECAME VERY GOOD AND VERY CLOSE FRIENDS. HE WOULD DO ANYTHING FOR ME AND I FELT THE SAME WAY ABOUT HIM. AFTER MY BREAK UP WITH MY PARTNER WHO WAS ALSO NAMED LARRY I MOVED IN WITH HIM AND HIS GIRLFRIEND. EVENTUALY I CAME BACK TO NEVADA TO BE WITH MY FAMILY AND LEFT MY LIFE BEHIND IN MARYLAND. WHEN I GOT TO NEVADA I KEPT IN CONTACT WITH LARRY AND THEN I LOST CONTACT. FOR YEARS I HAVE TRIED TO LOCATE HIM ON THE INTERNET BUT DID NOT KNOW HOW TO DO IT. THE OTHER NIGHT I GOT AN EMAIL SAYING HI ROB THIS IS LARRY. PLEASE CALL ME. HE TO HAD BEEN TRYING TO FIND ME FOR YEARS. AND FINALLY HE DID A GOOGLE SEARCH AND STUMBLED ON TO MY BLOG. THIS IS HOW HE GOT MY EMAIL ADDRESS AND WAS ABLE TO CONTACT ME. LAST NIGHT I CALLED HIM AND WE TALKED FOR OVER 2 HOURS. IT WAS AWESOME. I HAVE ALWAYS HAD VERY DEEP FEELINGS FOR LARRY AND I AM GLAD WE HAVE BEEN REUNITED. HE GETS TO TRAVEL OFTEN AND GETS TO COME TO IDAHO SOMETIMES WITH HIS JOB. I HOPE IT IS SOON. I HAVE REALLY MISSED HIM AND AM EXCITED WITH ANTICAPATION FOR THE DAY THAT HE GETS TO COME TO IDAHO. HE LIKE KELLY WILL ALWAYS HAVE A VERY SPECIAL PLACE IN MY HEART. I AM SO VERY THANKFUL THAT WE HAVE BEEN REUNITED LARRY AND HOPE TO SEE YOU SOON.