LESSONS LEARNED BY PARENTS

I GO THIS IN AN EMAIL AND THOUGHT IT WAS CUTE. SO I THOUGHT I WOULD SHARE IT WITH YOU ALL.

1. A KING SIZE WATERBED HOLD ENOUGH WATER TO FILL A 2,000 SQUARE FOOT HOUSE 4 INCHES DEEP.

2. IF YOU HOOK A DOG LEASH OVER A CELLING FAN, THE MOTOR IS NOT STRONG ENOUGH TO ROTATE A 42 POUND BOY WEARING BATMAN UNDERWEAR AND A SUPERMAN CAPE. IT IS STRONG ENOUGH HOWEVER, TO SPREAD PAINT ON ALL 4 WALLS OF A 20 X 20 FOOT ROOM.

3. WHEN USING A CELLING FAN AS A BASEBALL BAT, YOU HAVE TO THROW IT SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE YOU GET A HIT. A CELLING FAN WILL HIT A BASEBALL ALONG WAYS.

4. THE GLASS IN WINDOWS EVEN DOUBLE PANED ONE WILL NOT STOP A BASEBALL HIT BY A CELLING FAN.

5. WHEN YOU HEAR THE TOILET FLUSH AND THE WORDS UH OH , IT IS ALLREADY TO LATE.

6. BRAKE FLUID AND BLEACH MAKES SMOKE. AND LOTS OF IT.

7. PLAY DOH AND MICROWAVE SHOULD NOT BE USED IN THE SAME SENTENCE.

8. THE SPIN CYCLE ON A WASHING MACHINE WILL NOT MAKE EARTH WORMS DIZZY. IT WILL HOWEVER MAKE CATS DIZZY AND A CAT CAN THROW UP TWICE THEIR BODY WEIGHT WHEN DIZZY.

HOPE YOU ENJOY THIS

LOVE THIS CLOCK

THIS IS A CLOCK THAT MY MOM DID MANY MANY YEARS AGO. I WAS ASKED IF I WANTED IT AND I WAS VERY PLEASED WHEN IT WAS GIVEN TO ME. IT IS SO BEAUTIFUL

THE REST OF THE HOUSE

I JUST THOUGHT YOU ALL WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE REST OF MY HOME. SO HERE IT IS IT IS SMALL BUT IT IS MY HOME AND I LOVE IT. IT IS JUST RIGHT FOR AMY LEE AND I

LOVE THIS FROG

I GOT THIS FROG OUT OF A CLAW MACHINE AT ON OF THE LOCAL GROCERY STORES ISN'T HE CUTE.

MY FAVORITE LAMP

I FOUND THIS LAMP AT A YARD SALE A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO AND GAVE IT TO MOM. I RECENTLY GOT IT BACK FROM HER AND I LOVE IT.IT IS A CERAMIC POT BELLY STOVE PLANTER. ISN'T IT GREAT.

MY BEDROOM

HERE ARE SOME PICS OF WHERE I SPEND MOST OF MY TIME. ONE OF THEM IS OF MY COMPUTER CENTER COMPLETE WITH DVD TV AND SURROUND SOUND AND FRIENDS TO WATCH ME LOL

CAUGHT IN THE ACT

AMY LEE STRIKES AGAIN. SHE HAS TAKEN MY WALLET OUT OF THE POCKET OF MY PANTS AND HID IT. SHE HAS TAKEN ALL THE MONEY OUT OF MY POCKET AND SCATTERED IT ALL OVER THE FLOOR. SHE HAS HID MY IPOD AND MY PHONE. SHE EVEN GOT IN MY LUNCH BOX AND TRIED TO CARYY OFF MY GLUCOMETER. WELL TONIGHT I CAUGHT HER IN THE ACT. HERE ARE A COUPLE OF PICS OF HER TRYING TO CARRY OFF MY DAY PLANNER. IT TOOK HER A WHILE TO TRY AND FIGURE OUT HOW SHE COULD GET IT BUT SHE FINNALY DID IT WAS SO CUTE.

ABREVIATION GLITCH

MY MOM AND I WERE INSTANT MESSAGING EACH OTHER TONIGHT. AND SHE STARTED ABREVIATING EVERYTHING. SO I STARTED ABREVIATING EVERYTHING BACK AND HERE IS PART OF THE CONVERSATION.

MOM. SO WHAT ARE YOU DOING ?
ME. IAWAM
MOM. I AM WITH A MAN ?
ME. GOOD ONE BUT THAT IS NOT WHAT I MEANT
MOM. WAS I RIGHT ?
ME. NO IT MEANT I AM WATCHING A MOVIE
MOM. QUICK THINKING THOUGH DON'T YOU THINK
ME. YEAH THAT WAS A GOOD ONE.

WE BOTH WERE ROTFLOAO
I AM SO THANKFUL TO HAVE THE REALTIONSHIP THAT I HAVE WITH MY MOTHER SHE IS A BIG PART OF MY LIFE AND I WOULD NOT TRADE IT FOR THE WORLD. WE HAVE A LOT OF FUN TOGTHER THESE DAYS. AND THAT IS A SPECIAL THING.

WHAT A WEEKEND

THIS WEEKEND I GOT TO DO SOMETHING GREAT. I SPENT THE ENTIRE WEEKEND VISITING WITH MY MOM AND DAD. IT WAS WONDERFUL. I GOT TO HELP MY MOM ON HER COMPUTER. IT GIVES ME GREAT JOY TO KNOW THAT SHE IS ENJOYING HER NEW FOUND PLAY TOY. SHE IS DOING VERY WELL BY THE WAY. WE CHATTED FOR A WHILE TONIGHT AFTER I GOT HOME AND IT WAS A BLAST. I COULD HAVE GOT HER A CAR AND IT WOULD HAVE NOT GIVEN HER AS MUCH PLEASURE AS THIS COMPUTER. I LOVE YOU MOM AND AM SO GLAD THAT YOU LIKE IT.

I TOLD YOU THIS WAS CRAZY

ON THIS LAST MONDAY EVENING A B.A.S.E. JUMPER JUMPED OFF OF THE BRIDGE. THE WIND BLEW HIS CHUTE CLOSED AND BLEW HIM INTO THE BRIDGE WHERE HIS CHUTE GOT TANGLED UP IN THE GIRTTERS AND HE HUNG THERE FOR ABOUT 2 1/2 HOURS BEFORE THEY COULD LOWER HIM TO THE BOTTOM OF THE CANYON. HE SUFFERED A BROKEN LEG A BROKEN ARM AND A BROKEN ANKLE. ALSO LACERATIONS TO HIS FACE. HE WAS LUCKY ACTUALLY HE DID NOT FALL TO THE RIVER BELOW. HE IS LUCKY TO BE ALIVE. I TOLD YOU THIS WAS CRAZY.

THIS PICTURE SHOWS ONE OF THE RESCUERS LOWERING DOWN TO HIM

THIS IS JUST CRAZY

HERE IN THE CITY WHERE I LIVE WE HAVE THE ONLY BRIDGE IN THE UNITED STATES THAT IT IS STILL LEGAL TO B.A.S.E. JUMP FROM. WHY WOULD ANYBODY WANNA JUMP OFF OF A PERFECTLY GOOD BRIDGE. HERE ARE A COUPLE OF PICS ONE IS OF THE BRIDGE AND THE OTHERS ARE OF A JUMPER.

A WEEKEND WITH THE FAMILY

LABOR DAY WEEKEND WE HAD A SPECIAL VISIT FROM SOME VERY SPECIAL PEOPLE IN MY LIFE. MY AUNT KERRY AND UNCLE BUTCH CAME UP TO VISIT. IT WAS NICE HAVING THEM HERE. THE ONLY PEOPLE THAT WERE MISSING WAS MY COUSIN DEE AND HER HUSBAND ED AND THEIR SON NICK. BUT I KNOW THAT THEY WILL GET TO COME UP ONE OF THESE DAYS. WE HAD A WONDERFUL VISIT. I ALLWAYS LOVE BEING ABLE TO SPEND TIME WITH FAMILY AND IT IS ALLWAYS NICE WHEN ALOT OF US CAN GET TOGETHER AT ONE TIME.HERE ARE SOME PICS FROM THAT WEEKEND. IT HAS ONLY BEEN A WEEK AND I MISS THEM ALLREADY. MY DAD MY UNCLE BUTCH AND I GOT TO GO FISHING THAT SUNDAY. WE DID NOT CATCH ANYTHING BIG BUT IT WAS GOOD TO GET OUT AND FISH. NO GOLDENS THIS TIME AROUND. HURRY BACK UNCLE BUTCH AND AUNT KERRY AND THIS TIME BRING DEE AND FAMILY WITH.

THESE ARE A FEW OF MY FAVORITE THINGS

I LOVE ALOT OF DIFFRENT TYPES OF FOOD SUSHI IS ON THE TOP OF THE LIST ALONG WITH MEXICAN CHINESE AND ITALIAN.

I LIKE LOTS OF MUSIC ROCK MUSIC IS MY FAVORITE

SOME OF MY FAVORITE BANDS ARE EVANESCENSE PINK FLOYD NICKLEBACK DISTURBED CREED CHRIS DAUGHTRY

I HAVE HAD ONE TRUE LOVE IN MY LIFE HIS NAME WAS KELLY

I HAVE LIVED ALL OVER THE COUNTRY INCLUDING SAN FRANCISCO BALTIMORE MARYLAD LAS VEGAS

I WAS BORN IN RENO NEVADA

MY FAVORITE CAR IS FORD MUSTANG YEAR 65 TO 67

I HAVE LOTS OF FAVORITE MOVIES TORCH SONG TRILOGY IS ONE AT THE TOP OF THE LIST

I HAVE SEEN ALOT OF CONCERTS MY ULTIMATE WAS ELTON JOHN AND PINK FLOYD

I HAVE A FACINATION FOR VAMPIRES

I LOVE TATTOOS AND HAVE 47

I AM A PAINTER BY TRADE AND LOVE MY JOB

I AM A ANIMAL LOVER

I HAVE ONE CHILD HER NAME IS SENICA

I HAVE BEEN MARRIED TWICE

I AM ADDICTED TO STRAWBERRY LIME SLUSHES FROM SONIC

I AM A RECOVERING DRUG ADDICT AND ALCOHOLIC

I LOVE FISHING AND CAMPINGAND THE OUTDOORS

MY FAVORITE SEASONS ARE SPRING AND FALL

I LIKE COMPUTERS

THAT IS ALL FOR NOW

THE DECK IS FINISHED

THE DECK IS FINALLY COMPLETE. IT TURNED OUT BEAUTIFUL. MY PARENTS WORKED VERY HARD ON IT THESE PAST FEW WEEKENDS. I HELPED THEM A BIT ON IT BUT THEY DID MOST OF THE FINISHING. I AM VERY PROUD OF THE WORK THEY DID. HERE ARE SOME PICS OF THE FINISHED PRODUCT. I HOPE YOU ENJOY. MY PARENTS MOVED THE FENCE FROM ONE SIDE OF THE HOUSE SO THAT YOU CAN LOOK OUT ON THE STREET FROM THE DECK AND IT REALLY CHANGED THE LOOK OF IT. THEY NOW HAVE A GREAT FIRE PIT AREA OUT IN FRONT OF THE DECK. I CAN'T WAIT TO SIT OUT THERE ON A CLEAR STARRY NIGHT WITH A NICE CRACKLING FIRE.

A SAD DAY IN MY LIFE

TODAY IS NOT A GOOD DAY FOR ME. TODAY IS THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE DAY I LOST SOMEONE VERY DEAR TO ME. MY ONE AND ONLY TRUE LOVE. KELLY. HE WAS TAKEN FROM ME BY A DRUNK DRIVER. WE HAD BEEN TOGETHER FOR 2 AND A HALF YEARS. TO US WE HAD THE PERFECT RELATIONSHIP. OUR RELATIONSHIP WAS BASED ON TRUST RESPECT COMPANIONSHIP AND LOVE. WE MET IN A DRUG TREATMENT CENTER. WHEN WE GOT OUT WE DATED FOR ALMOST A YEAR BEFORE WE DECIDED THAT WE WANTED TO BE A PART OF EACH OTHERS LIVES. WE EVEN WENT THROUGH A LITTLE CEREMONY OF OUR OWN AND GAVE EACH OTHER RINGS . TO THIS DAY I STILL WEAR HIS RING. IT IS THE ONLY POSSESION I HAVE LEFT, AND I CHERRISH IT AS MUCH AS I DID THE DAY HE GAVE IT TO ME HE LOVE ANIMALS AND NATURE. HE HAD A KIND HEART AND WOULD GIVE YOU THE WORLD IF HE COULD. HIS FAVORITE FOOD WAS MEXICAN. HIS FAVORITE MUSIC WAS THE DANCE MUSIC OF THE 80S. AND BOY DID HE LOVE TO DANCE. TINA TURNER WAS HIS FAVORITE SINGER. HE WAS AN OUTDOORS PERSON LIKE ME. HE LOVED TO GO CAMPING AND FISHING. WE WOULD GO UP TO TAHOE AND GO CAMPING, TAKE LONG HIKES ON SOME OF THE TRAILS UP THERE. LAKE TAHOE WAS ONE OF HIS FAVORITE PLACES TO GO. THAT IS WHERE HE WANTED TO HAVE HIS ASHES SCATTERED BUT HIS PARENTS TOOK HIM BACK TO ARIZONA AND BURIED HIM. THEY DIDN'T UNDERSTAND OUR RELATIONSHIP AND DID NOT ACCEPT IT. I MISS HIM SO VERY MUCH AND THINK ABOUT HIM ALL THE TIME BUT ON THIS DAY I MISS HIM THE MOST. I HONESTLY BELIEVE HAD HE HAVE NOT GOTTEN KILLED WE WOULD STILL BE TOGETHER. SOME TIMES I HAVE DREAMS OF HIM AND EVEN THOUGH IT HAS BEEN 20 YEARS NOW I SEE HIS FACE AS IF IT WERE JUST YESTERDAY. HIS SMILE HIS LONG WAVY BLONDE HAIR HIS DEEP BLUE EYES AND SO SO MUCH MORE. I KNOW HE IS IN HEAVEN LOOKING DOWN ON ME AND SMILING. FOR A LONG TIME I JUST WISHED I WOULD DIE AND GO TO HEAVEN JUST SO THAT I COULD BE WITH HIM. I DON'T WISH THAT ANYMORE. FOR A LONG TIME I FELT SO ALONE EVEN WHEN I HAD OTHER PEOPLE AROUND ME. BUT NOT TODAY I HAVE A FAMILY THAT LOVES ME AND ACCEPTS ME AND LETS ME BE THE MAN I AM TODAY, AND FOR THAT I AM TRUELY BLESSED. I LOVE YOU KELLY AND MISS YOU SO VERY MUCH.

MY TATTOO DAYS ARE OVER

MY NEW TATTOO GOT VERY INFECTED SO MUCH SO THAT I HAD TO GO TO THE HOSPITAL . THE DOCTOR TOLD ME THAT BECAUSE OF MY DIABETES MY IMUNE SYSTEM IS LOW AND THAT I MAY HAVE HAD A ALLERGIC REACTION TO THE INK. MY MOM HAS BEEN VERY WORRIED ABOUT IT AND I MADE A PROMISE TO HER THAT I WILL NOT GET ANYMORE WORK DONE. I LOVE HER VERY MUCH AND DON'T WANT HER TO HAVE TO WORRY ANYMORE. SO THIS IS THE END. NO MORE TATTOOS.

MY NEW TATTOO

I AM FINALLY GETTING SOME OF THE WORK DONE THAT I HAVE BEEN WANTING TO DO FO A LONG TIME. I AM GETTING THE OLD AND HOMEMADE WORK COVERED UP AND GETTING MY SLEEVE DONE HERE ARE A COUPLE PICS OF THE PROGRESS. I JUST GOT TIRED OF HAVING PEOPLE ASK ME WHERE I DID MY TIME BECAUSE SOME OF MY TATTOSS LOOKED LIKE JAIL HOUSE. SO I AM GOING PRO.

I CAN ADD PLUMBER TO MY LIST

I DID A STUPID THING LAST NIGHT. I WAS CLEANING THE TOILET AND THE BRUSH BROKE OFF AND GOT LODGED IN THE EXIT TUBE. I TRIED TO GET IT OUT AND PUSHED IT FARTHER IN. THE MORE I TRIED TO GET OT OUT THE FARTHER IT GOT LODGED. TO MAKE A LONG STORY SHORT I HAD TO INSTALL A NEW TOILET. THANK GOD FOR THE INTERNET I SEARCHED AND FOUND A SITE THAT GAVE INSTRUCTIONS PRINTED IT AND WALA I PUT IN MY FIRST NEW TOILET. I CAN NOW ADD PLUMBER TO THE LIST OF THINGS I HAVE DONE LOL

BRAT CHILD STRIKES AGAIN

HERE IS ONE FOR THE BOOKS. I WAKE UP ABOUT 2 AM WITH STUFF RAIN DOWN ON MY FACE. I FEEL AROUND IN THE DARK AND THERE IS STUFF ALL OVER MY BED SO I TURN ON THE LIGHT AND FIND DIRT ALL OVER THE PLACE. I LOOK UP AND MY BEAUTIFUL LITTLE AMY LEE IS IN MY ONLY LIVE PLANT DIGGING TO BEAT HELL AND THROWING POTTING SOIL EVERYWHERE. NEEDLESS TO SAY I DON'T HAVE A LIVE PLANT ANYMORE LOL. GOTTA LOVE HER.

MEET MY SISTER AND HER FAMILY

THIS IS MY SISTER AND HER FAMILY. THEY CAME TO VISIT US THIS WEEKEND AND WE HAD A WONDERFUL VISIT WITH THEM. IT IS ALLWAYS GOOD WHEN WE GET TO VISIT WITH THEM.

UPDATE ON THE DECK

IT IS ALMOST COMPLETE. JUST A LITTLE MORE PAINTING AND DAD IS BUILDING THE STEPS FOR IT TODAY. MY SISTER CAME UP TO VISIT WITH HER FAMILY AND WE SPENT MOST OF THE DAY OUT ON THE DECK YESTERDAY. IT WAS REALLY NICE.

THE BRAT CHILD SLEEPS

HERE ARE A COUPLE OF NEW PICS OF AMY LEE WHEN SHE IS ON HER BEST BEHAVOIR (WHEN SHE IS SLEEPING) LOL. SHE REALLY IS MISCHEVIOUS SOMETIMES BUT AGAIN I WOULD NOT TRADE HER FOR THE WORLD. SHE FINDS THE STRANGEST PLACES TO SLEEP. EVRY TIME I THINK I HAVE GOT HER FIGURED OUT IT TAKES ME ANOTHER HOUR AND A HALF TO FIND HER AGAIN. THE LAST TIME I HAD TO LOOK FOR HER SHE HAD FIGURED OUT HOW TO OPEN THE DRAWER IN THE PEDESTALS UNDERNEATH MY BED AND NOW SHE SLEEPS IN MY SOCK DRAWER. THEY ARE VERY SMART ANIMALS.

IT WAS A GOLDEN DAY

YE HAW I FINALLY GOT TO GO FISHING AFTER 2 MONTHS. I HAD A GREAT DAY A GOLDEN DAY. MY TALLY FOR THE YEAR SO FAR IS 20 GOLDEN TROUT AND 16 OF THEM I CAUGHT TODAY. THE BAD NEWS IS I COULD ONLY BRING SIX OF THEM HOME. THAT IS THE LIMIT HERE IN IDAHO. SORRY THAT YOU COULD NOT BE HERE UNCLE BUTCH BUT THERE WILL BE OTHER TIMES. IT STARTED OUT REALLY SLOW WAS AT THE LAKE A 6 AM. I DID NOT EVEN GET A BITE UNTIL 10 AM. THEN THE FISHING GODS SMILED DOWN ON ME AND LOW AND BEHOLD THE IDAHO FISH AND GAME SHOWS UP AND DUMPS 1200 FISH IN THE LAKE. BY NOON I WAS CATCHING THEM AS FAST AS I COULD CAST MOST OF THE TIME.HERE ARE A COUPLE OF PIS TO SHARE WITH YOU ALL. MY UNCLE BUTCH IS GOING TO BE SO JEALOUS. I HAD TO PUT MY SIZE 10 1/2 FOOT IN THERE TO SCALE SO YOU CAN IMAGINE HOW BIG A COUPLE OF THOSE FISH ARE. YIPEE IT WAS A GOLDEN DAY TODAY.

FINALLY

FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT DON'T KNOW ME I AM A TATTOO ENTHUSIAST. I HAVE ALOT OF THEM. I ALSO AM A FANS OF VAMPIRES. I FIND THEM FASCINATING. DON'T ASK ME WHY I HAVE ALLWAYS LIKED THEM. I WENT AND GOT VAMPIRE BITE MARKS TATTOOED ON MY NECK AND WAS NOT HAPPY WITH THEM SO I WENT BACK TO HAVE THEM REDONE AND STILL WAS NOT HAPPY. FINALLY I FOUND SOMEONE TO DO THEM RIGHT AND HERE THEY ARE. THEY WILL LOOK EVEN BETTER AFTER THEY HEAL.

I LOVE A PARADE

THIS WEEKEND WAS WESTERN DAYS HERE IN TWIN FALLS AND THEY HAVE A BIG PARADE AND LOT OF STUFF TO DO. I SPENT WAY TO MUCH MONEY THIS WEEKEND AT THE VENDORS BOOTHS. I AM A BAD BOY.HERE ARE A COUPLE OF PICS. AND WHAT PARADE WOULD BE COMPLETE WITHOUT SMOKEY THE BEAR. LIKE I SAID IN MY LAST POST I HAD A WONDERFUL WEEKEND AND JUST WANTED TO SHARE IT WITH YOU ALL.