A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS

CHRISTMAS FOR ME IS ABOUT BEING WITH FAMILY. I LOVE THIS TIME OF YEAR. MY FAMILY MEANS SO VERY MUCH TO ME. I AM VERY MUCH LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS YEAR. MY MOM GETS A BREAK THIS YEAR AND I AM DOING ALL THE COOKING. MY GRANDMA AND DAN ARE COMING OVER AS WELL. TO ALL MY FAMILY IN NEVADA I WISH YOU THE BEST HOLIDAY EVER AND WANT YOU TO KN0W THAT YOU WILL BE TRUELY MISSED BUT YOU WILL BE IN OUR THOUGHTS AND IN OUR HEARTS. TO ALL OF YOU HERE AT HOME AND THOSE OF YOU AWAY FROM US HAVE A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS ALL MY LOVE TO YOU ALL

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I KNEW IT WOULD NOT LAST

LAST NIGHT AMY LEE HAD A FIELD DAY. I WOKE UP THIS MORNING TO FIND MY CHRISTMAS TREE VOID OF DECORATIONS. WHY BECAUSE THEY WERE ALL OVER THE LIVING ROOM FLOOR. UNDER THE COUCH. BEHIND THE ENTERTAINMENT CENTER. ECT ECT ECT. SO TONIGHT I HAD TO MOVE MY CHRISTMAS TREE INTO MY BEDROOM ON TOP OF MY DRESSER. THIS IS OK I LIKE I IT THERE
I EVEN ADDED SOME CUTE LITTLE FURBYS UNDER IT. HERE ARE A COUPLE OF PICTURES

MORE ADVENTURE PICTURES

ON OUR ADVENTURE TO VIRGINIA CITY WE GOT TO DO MANY FUN THINGS. ONE OF THE THINGS WE DID WAS GOT OLD TIME PHOTOS TAKEN OF OURSELVES. WE HAD A LOT OF FUN DOING IT.I DECIDED TO DO THE COWBOY. HERE IS A PICTURE OF ME

MY NEW LITTLE FRIEND

WHEN WE WENT TO MY AUNT KERRY AND UNCLE BUTCHS FOR THANKSGIVING. THEY GAVE MOM DAD AND I, A NICE LITTLE CARD WELCOMING US AND ALSO A CUTE LITTLE STUFFED ANIMAL. THE ONE THEY GAVE ME WAS THIS CUTE LTTTLE DOG. HE IS SO CUTE. HE IS NOW APART OF MY FRIENDS THAT SURROUND MY COMPUTER. THANK YOU AGAIN SO VERY MUCH FOR THE MEMMORIES OF THE WONDERFUL TIME I HAD WHILE WE WERE ALL THERE. YOU GUYS ROCK.

VISIONS OF SUGAR PLUMS DANCING IN HER HEAD

MY CHRISTMAS TREE IS UP. AMY LEE HAS FOUND A NEW PLACE TO SLEEP. SHE HAS ALREADY CLIMBED TO THE MIDDLE OF IT NOW SHE SLEEPS UNDER IT. IT IS SO CUTE. HERE ARE A COUPLE OF PICTURES

THIS IS SO BEAUTIFUL

The embers glowed softly,and in their dim light,
I gazed round the room and I cherished the sight.
My wife was asleep, her head on my chest,
My daughter beside me, angelic in rest.

Outside the snow fell, a blanket of white,
Transforming the yard to a winter delight.
The sparkling lights in the tree I believe,
Completed the magic that was Christmas Eve.

My eyelids were heavy, my breathing was deep,
Secure and surrounded by love I would sleep.
In perfect contentment, or so it would seem,
So I slumbered, perhaps I started to dream.
The sound wasn't loud, and it wasn't too near,
But I opened my eyes when it tickled my ear.
Perhaps just a cough, I didn't quite know,
Then the sure sound of footsteps outside in the snow.

My soul gave a tremble, I struggled to hear,
And I crept to the door just to see who was near.
Standing out in the cold and the dark of the night,
A lone figure stood, his face weary and tight.
A soldier, I puzzled, some twenty years old,
Perhaps a Marine, huddled here in the cold.
Alone in the dark, he looked up and smiled,
Standing watch over me, and my wife and my child.

'What are you doing?' I asked without fear,
'Come in this moment, it's freezing out here!
Put down your pack, brush the snow from your sleeve,
You should be at home on a cold Christmas Eve!'
For barely a moment I saw his eyes shift,
Away from the cold and the snow blown in drifts..
To the window that danced with a warm fire's light
Then he sighed and he said 'Its really all right,
I'm out here by choice. I'm here every night.''
It's my duty to stand at the front of the line,
That separates you from the darkest of times.
No one had to ask or beg or implore me,
I'm proud to stand here like my fathers before me.
My Gramps died at ' Pearl on a day in December,
'Then he sighed, 'That's a Christmas 'Gram always remembers.
'My dad stood his watch in the jungles of ' Nam ',
And now it is my turn and so, here I am.
I've not seen my own son in more than a while,
But my wife sends me pictures, he's sure got her smile.
Then he bent and he carefully pulled from his bag,
The red, white, and blue... An American flag.
I can live through the cold and the being alone,
Away from my family, my house and my home.

I can stand at my post through the rain and the sleet,
I can sleep in a foxhole with little to eat.
I can carry the weight of killing another,
Or lay down my life with my sister and brother.

.Who stand at the front against any and all,
To ensure for all time that this flag will not fall.
''So go back inside,' he said, 'harbor no fright,
Your family is waiting and I'll be all right.'
'But isn't there something I can do, at the least,'
Give you money,' I asked, 'or prepare you a feast?
It seems all too little for all that you've done,
For being away from your wife and your son.'

Then his eye welled a tear that held no regret,'
Just tell us you love us, and never forget.
To fight for our rights back at home while we're gone,
To stand your own watch, no matter how long.

For when we come home, either standing or dead,
To know you remember we fought and we bled.
Is payment enough, and with that we will trust,
That we mattered to you as you mattered to us.'

THIS WAS WRITTEN BY A LCDR IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY
IT BROUGHT A TEAR TO MY EYES AS I READ IT . PLEASE REMEMBER OUR TROOPS THIS HOLIDAY SEASON. GOD BLESS YOU ALL

OH CHRSITMAS TREE OH CHRISTMAS TREE

I FINALY GOT TO PUT UP MY CHRISTMAS TREE. I LOVE THIS TIME OF YEAR. I WAS CHATTING WITH MY COUSIN DEE THIS MORNING AND SHE FINISHED HERS. IT IS SNOWING HERE TODAY SO I AM HOME BOUND. I DON'T LIKE TO DRIVE IN THE SNOW IT SCARES ME. SO I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE A GOOD TIME TO PUT MY TREE UP. MY FAVORITE CHRISTMAS ORNAMENTS ARE POINSETTIAS AND PINE CONE. I USE THE CINNAMON SCENTED PINE CONES SO IT FILLS THE AIR WITH A NICE SCENT. I HOPE YOU LIKE IT.

CHRISTMAS QUIZ

Have you been naughty or nice this year? I am allways nice lol

What do you want most for Christmas? To be with my family for Christmas, and I will because I am going to give my mom a break and I am going to cook dinner for them

Do you believe in Father Christmas? Sure do

What is your favorite food at Christmas? I love it all

Have you started your Christmas shopping yet? No I allways wait till the last minute

Have you finished your Christmas shopping yet? Ummmmmm what did I just say??!!

What is your favorite Christmas song? The little drummer boy

What is your favorite Christmas movie? The santa cluase with tim allen

What is your best memory of Christmas? I have way to many to list

What do you look forward to most at Christmas? Being with my family and friends especially my parents.

Who do you want to kiss under the mistletoe? Chris daughtry, keanu reeves, patrick swayze, NEED I GO ON

What kind of Christmas tree do you have? An artificial one

Do you take part in a secret santa? I have in the past but not for a long time

Do you go to any Christmas parties? If I get invited sometimes

Have you ever had a white Christmas? Oh yes I love them but only on christmas I hate snow the rest of the time

How early do you wake up on Christmas morning? As a kid I woke up very early but now it is maybe 8 am

Do you still get a stocking?No

How many Christmas cards do you normally send out? To my friends and family

What is your Christmas wish? I would just like to have a really nice Christmas with my Mom and Dad I want them to have a beautiful christmas, and I also wish that my family in nevada could be here as well

CHRISTMAS FAVORITES

1. Egg nog or hot chocolate? egg nog.

2. Does Santa wrap presents or just sit them under the tree? he wraps them he loves to wrap presents

3. Colored lights on tree/house or white? colored lights

4. Do you hang mistletoe? no hard to kiss yourself

5. When do you put your decorations up? Soon after Thanksgiving

6. What is your favorite holiday dish (excluding dessert)? I love it all

7. Favorite holiday memory as a child? I have to many to mention

8. When and how did you learn the truth about Santa? don't remember

9. Do you open a gift on Christmas Eve? yes allways atleast one sometimes all

10. How do you decorate your Christmas tree? red and silver ornaments and red and white poinsettias

11. Snow, love it or hate it? hate it except on christmas day

12. Can you ice skate? No, I wish I could.

13. Do you remember your favorite gift? all gifts I recieve are my favorites

14. What’s the most important thing about the holidays for you? Being with my family.

15. What is your favorite holiday dessert? friut of the forrest pie and fruit cake

16. What is your favorite holiday tradition? being with my family and friends for christmas dinner

17. What tops your tree? An angel

18. Which do you prefer, giving or receiving? I love giving the best, love to make people happy

19. What is your favorite Christmas song? the little drummer boy

20. Candy canes? love them

21. Favorite Christmas movie? the santa clause with tim allen

22. What do you leave for Santa? Cookies and Milk santa loves chocolate chip cookies

MORE OF OUR ADVENTURE

VIRGINIA CITY IS ONE OF THE OLDEST ESTABLISHT CITIES IN NEVADA. IT WAS A MINING BOOMTOWN; IN FACT IT IS ONE OF THE MOST FAMOUS BOOMTOWNS IN THE OLD WEST. IT VIRTUALLY APPEARD OVER NIGHT AS A RESULT OF THE COMSTOCK LOAD SILVER STRIKE OF 1859. DURING ITS PEAK IT HAD A POPULATION OF ALMOST 30,000 RESIDENTS. WHEN THE COMSTOCK LOAD ENDED IN 1898, THE CITIES POPULATION DECLINED SHARPLY.

VIRGINIA CITY CAN BE CONSIDERED THE BIRTH PLACE OF MARK TWAIN. IT WAS THERE THAT SAMUEL CLEMENS THEN A REPORTER FOR A NEWS PAPER FIRST USED HIS FAMOUS PEN NAME IN 1863. HERE ARE MORE PICTURE OF THIS WONDERFUL HISTORIC TOWN.

MORE OF OUR TRIP

TO ME THANKSGIVING IS ABOUT FAMILY, AND THIS THANKSGIVING WE GO TO GO TO NEVADA TO SPEND IT WITH SOME VERY SPECIAL PEOPLE. I GOT TO MEET MY COUSIN DEE AND HER FAMILY WHO I HAVE NOT SEEN IN A VERY LONG TIME. IT WAS ALOT OF FUN AND THEY ALL MADE ME FEEL VERY WELCOME. MY COUSIN DEE IS A VERY SWEET PERSON AND HAS A GREAT PERSONALITY AND SCENSE OF HUMOR. SHE WAS A JOY TO BE AROUND. I LAUGHED ALOT WHILE I WAS THERE. HER HUSBAND ED ALSO HAD A GREAT PERSONALITY AND SCENSE OF HUMOR. IT WAS A PLEASURE MEETING HIM AND GETTING TO KNOW HIM. WE ALL SAT AROUND AND WATCHED FOOTBALL ALL DAY AND JUST HAD A GOOD TIME. THEN THERE IS NICK THEIR SON. HE IS A CHARACTER AND A VERY NICE YOUNG MAN. DEE AND ED YOU SHOULD BE PROUD YOU DID A GREAT JOB HE IS A GOOD GUY. HERE ARE SOME PITURES OF MY COUSINS DEE ED AND NICK. THANK YOU ALL SO VERY MUCH FOR MAKING THIS THANKSGIVING VERY SPECIAL.

MY FAVORITE PLACE

WHILE WE WERE VISITING MY FAMILY FOR THANKSGIVING WE GOT TO GO ON A ADVENTURE UP TO VIRGINIA CITY. IT IS ONE OF MY MOST FAVORITE PLACES TO GO. I JUST LOVE THE HISTORY UP THERE. ALOT OF IT HAS BEEN COMMERCIALIZED BUT WHEN I GO UP THERE I LOOK AT IT IN A WAY IT USED TO BE AND IT SEEMS TO MAKE THINGS DIFFRENT FOR ME. ALL THE BUILDING THERE ARE THE ORIGIONAL BUILDINGS THAT WERE BUILT BACK IN 1876. THE ORIGIONAL WOODEN SIDEWALKS AND THE WHOLE BIT. I JUST LOVE IT UP THERE. HERE ARE A FEW PICS

THANKSGIVING WITH FAMILY

THIS THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY WE WENT TO MY AUNT AND UNCLES. IT WAS MY FIRST VACATION IN 4 YEARS. MY PARENTS AND I HAD A WONDERFUL TIME. WE DID LOTS OF GREAT THINGS AND HAD A VERY ENJOYABLE VISIT. I ALSO GOT TO VISIT WITH MY COUSINS WHICH I HAVE NOT SEEN IN A VERY LONG TIME. THEY WERE THE BEST AND MADE ME FEEL VERY WELCOME. I LOVE YOU ALL AND THANK YOU ALL FOR THE WONDERFUL TIME THAT I HAD. HERE ARE SOME PICS OF OUR VISIT.

HAPPY HALLOWEEN

JUST WANTED TO SAY HAPPY HALLOWEEN TO ALL. DON'T BE LIKE THIS PUMPKING THOUGH AND PARTY TO MUCH LOL.

HAVE FUN AND HAVE A SAFE NIGHT.

MY PARENTS ROCK

FOR A YEAR I HAVE BEEN IN THIS HOUSE WITH A BACK DOOR THAT WAS ACTUALLY AN INTERIOR DOOR. A HOLLOW ONE AT THAT. TODAY MY DAD AND I REPLACED THAT DOOR WITH A BRAND NEW EXTERIOR METAL DOOR. NOT ONLY DID HE HELP PUT THE DOOR IN BUT PUT SOME NICE TRIM AROUND THE OUTSIDE . HE HAD SOME PROBLEMS BUT GOT THEM WORKED OUT. HE DID A DAMN FINE JOB. THANK YOU VERY MUCH DAD FOR ALL THE HELP, AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH MOM AND DAD FOR HELPING ME GET THE STUFF WE NEEDED TO FINISH THE JOB YOU BOTH ROCK I LOVE YOU BOTH VERY MUCH.

TOMMOROW I GET MY WALKER

OK THIS IS NOT FUNNY. AFTER DAD AND I GOT DONE PUTTING IN MY NEW DOOR MOM TREATED US TO DINNER AT OUR LOCAL HOG TROUGH ( THE GOLDEN CORRAL )
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

I AM ELMO

I GOT THIS IN AN EMAIL THOUGHT IT WAS KIND OF FUN ENJOY

EVERYONE HAS THE PERSONALITY OF A CARTOON CHARACTER. HAVE YOU EVER WONDERED WHAT CARTOON CHARACTER DO YOU MOST RESEMBLE.

ANSWER ALL THE QUESTIONS (ONLY 10) WITH WHAT DESCRIBES YOU THE BEST. ADD UP ALL THE POINTS (WHICH ARE NEXT TO THE ANSWER YOU CHOOSE) AT THE END YOU WILL FIND THE RESULTS.

DO NOT CHEAT AND GO TO THE END OF THIS BEFORE YOU ARE DONE.

WHICH ONE OF THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBES THE PERFECT DATE?
A. CANDELIGHT DINNER (4 PTS.)
B. FUN/THEME PARK (2 PTS.)
C. PAINTING IN THE PARK (5 PTS.)
D. ROCK CONCERT (1 PT.)
E. GOING TO THE MOVIES (3 PTS.)

WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE TYPE OF MUSIC?
A. ROCK AND ROLL (2 PTS.)
B. ALTERNATIVE (1 PT.)
C. SOFT ROCK (4 PTS.)
D. COUNTRY (5PTS.)
E. POP (3 PTS.)

WHAT TYPE OF MOVIE DO YOU PREFER?
A. COMEDY (2 PTS.)
B. HORROR (1 PT.)
C. MUSICAL (3 PTS.)
D. ROMANCE (4 PTS.)
E. DOCUMENTARY (5 PTS.)

WHICH ONE OF THESE OCCUPATIONS WOULD YOU CHOOSE?
A. WAITER (4 PTS.)
B. PRO SPORTS PLAYER (5 PTS.)
C. TEACHER (3 PTS.)
D. POLICE (2 PTS.)
E. CASHIER (1 PT.)

WHAT DO YOU DO WITH YOUR SPARE TIME?
A. EXERCISE (5 PTS.)
B. READ (4 PTS.)
C. WATCH T.V. (2 PTS.)
D. LISTEN TO MUSIC (1 PT.)
E. SLEEP (3 PTS.)

WHICH OF THESE COLORS DO YOU LIKE BEST?
A. YELLOW (1 PT.)
B. WHITE (5 PTS.)
C. SKY BLUE (3 PTS.)
D. DARK BLUE (2 PTS.)
E. RED (4 PTS.)

WHAT DO YOU PREFER TO EAT?
A. SNOW (3 PTS.
B. PIZZA (2 PTS.)
C. SUSHI (1 PT.)
D. PASTA (4 PTS.)
E. SALAD (5 PTS.)

WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE HOLIDAY?
A. HALLOWEEN (1 PT.)
B. CHRISTMAS (3 PTS.)
C. NEW YEARS (2 PTS.)
D. VALENTINES DAY (4 PTS.)
E. THANKSGIVING (5 PTS.)

IF YOU COULD GO TO ONE OF THESE PLACES WHICH ONE WOULD IT BE?
A. PARIS (4 PTS.)
B. SPAIN (5 PTS.)
C. LAS VEGAS (1 PT.)
D. HAWAII (4 PTS.)
E. HOLLYWOOD (3 PTS.)

WHO WOULD YOU PREFER TO SPEND TIME WITH?
A. SOMEONE SMART (5 PTS.)
B. SOMEONE ATTRACTIVE (2 PTS.)
C. SOMEONE WHO LIKE TO PARTY (1 PT.)
D.SOMEONE WHO ALWAYS HAS FUN (3 PTS.)
E. SOMEONE VERY SENTIMENTAL (4PTS.)

( 10 - 16 POINTS ) YOU ARE GARFIELD
YOU ARE VERY COMFORTABLE, EASY GOING, AND YOU DEFINITLEY KNOW HOW TO HAVE FUN BUT SOMETIMES YOU TAKE IT TO AN EXTREME. YOU ALWAYS KNOW WHAT YOU ARE DOING AND YOU ARE ALWAYS IN CONTROL OF YOUR LIFE. OTHERS MAY NOT SEE THINGS AS YOU DO, BUT THAT DOES NOT MEAN THAT YOU ALWAYS HAVE TO DO WHATS RIGHT. TRY TO REMEBER, YOUR HAPPY SPIRIT MAY HURT YOU OR OTHERS.

( 17 - 23 POINTS ) YOU ARE SNOOPY
YOU ARE FUN, YOU ARE VERY COOL AND POPULAR. YOU ALWAYS KNOW WHAT IS IN AND YOU NEVER GO OUT OF STYLE. YOU ARE GOOD AT KNOWING HOW TO SATISFY EVERYONE ELSE. YOU HAVE PROBABLY DISSAPEARED FOR A FEW DAYS MORE THAN ONCE BUT YOU ALWAYS COME HOME WITH THE FAMILY VALUES THAT YOU LEARNED. BEING MARRIED AND HAVING CHILDREN ARE IMPORTANT TO YOU, BUT ONLY AFTER YOU HAVE HAD YOUR SHARE OF FUN TIMES.

( 24 - 28 PTS.) YOU ARE ELMO
YOU HAVE LOTS OF FRIENDS AND YOU ARE ALSO POPULAR. YOU ARE ALWAYS WILLING GIVE ADVICE AND HELP OUT A PERSON IN NEED. YOU ARE VERY OPTOMISTIC AND ALWAYS SEE THE BRIGHT SIDE OF THINGS. SOME GOOD ADVICE TRY NOT TO BE TO MUCH OF A DREAMER. DREAMING TO BIG CAN CAUSE MANY CONFLICTS IN YOUR LIFE.

( 29 - 35 PTS.) YOU ARE SPONGE BOB
YOU ARE THE CLASSIC PERSON THAT EVEYONE LOVES. YOU ARE THE BEST FRIEND THAT ANY COULD HAVE AND NEVER WANT TO LOSE. YOU NEVER CAUSE HARM TO ANYONE AND THEY WOULD NEVER NOT UNDERSTAND YOUR FEELINGS. LIFE IS A JOURNEY. IT IS FUN AND CALM FOR THE MOST PART. STAY WAWAY FROM TRAITORS AND JEALOUS PEOPLE, AND YOU WILL BE STRESS FREE.

( 36 - 43 PTS.) YOU ARE CHARLIE BROWN
YOU ARE TENDER, YOU FALL IN LOVE EASILY BUT YOU ARE ALSO VERY SERIOUS ABOUT RELATIONSHIPS. YOU ARE A FAMILY PERSON. YOU CALL YOU MOM EVERY SUNDAY. YOU HAVE MANY FRIENDS AND YOU MAY OCCASIONALLY FORGET A FEW BIRTHDAYS. DO NOT LET YOU PASSION CONFUSE YOU WITH REALITY.

(44 -50 PTS.) YOU ARE DEXTER
YOU ARE SMART AND DEFINITELY A THINKER. EVERY SITUATION IS FRONTED WITH A PLAN. YOU HAVE A BRILLIANT MIND. YOU HAVE VERY STRONG FAMILY PRICIPLES. YOU MAINTAIN A STABLE ROUTINE BUT NEVER IGNORE A BAD SITUATION WHEN IT ARRISES. TRY TO DO LESS OVERTHINKING EVRY ONCE IN A WHILE TO SPICE THINGS MUP A BIT WITH SPONTANEITY

HAVE FUN LET ME KNOW WHAT YOU ARE.

STOP THEIF

CAUGHT IN THE ACT AGAIN. AMT LEE STRIKES. I AM AT MY COMPUTER AND I HEAR HER OVER MY SHOULDER AND TURN AROUND TO FIND MY WALLET IN HER MOUTH AND OFF SHE GOES. A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO SHE GOT IT AND HID IT UNDER THE COUCH BUT NOT ONLY UNDER THE COUCH THIS TIME BUT UNDER THE RUG THAT WAS UNDER THE COUCH. HERE ARE SOME PICS OF THE THEIF.

I AM SO RELIEVED

TONIGHT I GOT TO TALK TO MY DAUGHTER WHO LIVES IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY WHERE SOME OF THE FIRES ARE. LAST NIGHT WHEN I TALKED TO HER SHE TOLD ME THAT THE FIRE WAS ABOUT 3 MILES FROM HER HOUSE. SHE TOLD ME THAT THEY WERE OK. TONIGHT WHEN I GOT HOME THE FIRE HAD ALMOST DOUBLED ACCORDING TO THE NEWS AND I GOT SCARED. WHEN I FINALLY GOT AHOLD OF MY DAUGHTER SHE REASSURED ME THAT THEY WERE IN NO DANGER AND THAT EVERYTHING WOULD BE OK. I AM SO RELIEVED. MY DAUGHTER DID TELL ME THAT THEY CAN SEE THE FIRE FROM WHERE THEY LIVE BUT IT IS IN THE CANYON ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE CITY WHERE SHE LIVES AND THE IT WOULD HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE CITY BEFORE IT COULD GET TO HER. MY PRAYERS GOT OUT TO EVERYONE WHO HAS LOST THEIR HOMES THEIR BELONGINGS AND THEIR MEMORIES IT IS TRUELY CATOSTROPHIC.

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY

I WAS NOT GOING TO BLOG THIS BUT I HAD TO. TODAY WOULD HAVE BEEN KELLY AND MY 22ND ANNIVERSARY OF THE DAY THAT WE HAD OUR LITTLE CEREMONY TOGETHER. YOU ARE AND WILL ALLWAYS BE IN MY HEART AND A PART OF MY LIFE. I LOVE YOU AND MISS YOU SO VERY MUCH. BUT I KNOW THAT YOU ARE WATCHING OVER ME AND PROTECTING ME. HAPPY ANNIVERSARY KELLY ALL MY LOVE ROB

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.