MMMMMMMMM GOOD

ONE OF THE MANY HIGHLIGHTS OF MY AUNT KERRY AND UNCLE BUTCHES VISIT WAS SATURDAY NIGHT WHEN MY AUNT KERRY AND MOM COOKED US ALL MY AUNT KERRYS FAMOUS GREEN CHILI. WOW WHAT A TREAT. I HAVE NOT HAD THIS IN A VERY LONG TIME AND IT WAS AWESOME. IT IS SO GOOD. YUM YUM YUM. THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH I ENJOYED IT THOUROGHLY. AS I AM SURE EVERYONE ELSE DID.

HE FOUND A GOLDEN TICKET

ONE OF THE THINGS THAT MY UNCLE BUTCH LOVES TO DO WHEN HE COMES UP IS GO FISHING. WE ALWAYS HAVE A GREAT TIME WHEN MY AUNT AND UNCLE COME UP FOR A VISIT. WHEN WE GET TO ALL GO FISHING TOGETHER IT IS A BONUS. LAST YEAR MY UNCLE BUTCH CAUGHT A GOLDEN TROUT IT WAS SMALL BUT IT WAS STILL A GOLDEN TROUT. THIS YEAR IT WAS OPENING WEEKEND AND WE ALL WENT OUT. ALL MEANING MY DAD MY UNCLE AND I. AS ALWAYS WE HAD A GREAT DAY. THE FISHING GODS SMILED ON US THAT DAY. NOT ONLY WAS THE WEATHER GOOD BUT WE CAUGHT A TOTAL OF 67 FISH THAT DAY THE FISH WERE BITING GREAT. WE LET ALL BUT 4 OF THEM GO. MY UNCLE CAUGHT ANOTHER GOLDEN WHILE HE WAS HERE AND THIS ONE WAS A NICE ONE. ABOUT 2 POUNDS. HIP HIP HOORAY FOR YOU UNCLE BUTCH. NEXT TIME YOU COME UP YOU ARE GOING TO CATCH MORE I KNOW YOU WILL. I LOVE YOU BOTH AND CAN'T WAIT TO SEE YOU AGAIN.

A WEEKEND TO REMEMBER

LAST WEEKEND WE HAD A NICE WEEKEND. WE ALLWAYS DO BUT THE REASON THIS ONE WAS SO GOOD IS BECAUSE MY AUNT KERRY AND UNCLE BUTCH CAME UP TO VISIT. I ALLWAYS LOOK FORWARD TO A VISIT FROM THEM. THEY ARE VERY SPECIAL TO ME AND I LOVE THEM DEARLY. I AM SO GLAD THAT THEY CAME UP TO SEE US. I CAN NOT WAIT FOR THE DAY THAT THEY GET TO COME UP HERE FOR GOOD. OH BY THE WAY THE ONLY THING THAT WAS MISSING THAT WEEKEND WAS THE FACT THAT MY COUSINS DID NOT GET TO COME UP WITH THEM. DEE ED AND NICK YOU WERE MISSED AND HOPE YOU GET TO COME UP VERY SOON.I KNOW I HAD A GOOD TIME AND HOPE THAT YOU ALL DID AS WELL. I LOVE YOU BOTH VERY MUCH AND AM ON PINS AND NEEDLES WAITING FOR THE NEXT VISIT. HOPEFULLY DEE ED AND NICK WILL GET TO COME NEXT TIME.

HAPPY ST. PATRICKS DAY

JUST WANTED TO WISH YOU ALL A HAPPY ST. PATRICKS DAY. HOPE YOU HAVE A GREAT DAY AND EAT LOTS OF CORNED BEEF AND CABBAGE. AND FOR YOU DEE I HOPE YOU EAT ALOT OF CABBAGE LOL

JOKE OF THE DAY

Tickle Me Elmo:

There is a factory in Northern
Minnesota which makes the Tickle Me Elmo Toys. The toy laughs
when you tickle it under the arms.

Well, Lena is hired at The Tickle Me Elmo factory and she
reports for her first day promptly at 8:00
AM

The next day at 8:45 AM there is a knock at the Personnel Manager's door.

The Foreman throws open the door and begins to rant about the new
employee.

He complains that she is incredibly slow and the whole line is
backing up, putting the entire production line behind schedule.

The Personnel Manager decides he should see this for himself, so the 2 men march down to the factory floor.

When they get there the line is so backed up that there are Tickle Me Elmo's all over the factory floor and they're really beginning to pile up.

At the end of the line stood Lena surrounded by mountains of Tickle Me Elmo's.

She had a roll of plush red fabric and a huge bag of small marbles.

The 2 men watched in amazement as she cut a little piece of
fabric, wrapped it around two marbles and began to carefully sew the little package between Elmo's legs.

The Personnel Manager burst into
laughter.

After several minutes of hysterics he pulled himself together
and approached Lena .

"I'm sorry," he
said to her, barely able to keep a straight face, "but I think you misunderstood the instructions I gave you yesterday..."

"Your job is to give Elmo two
test tickles.

I AM A LOTUS ELISE

I'm a Lotus Elise!

You believe in maximum performance and minimum baggage. You like to travel light and fast, hit the corners hard, and dance like there's no tomorrow.

"Take the Which Sports Car Are You? quiz.

FOUR CANDLES

HAPPY DAYS ARE HERE AGAIN

TODAY MY FAVORITE FISHING SPOT OPENED FOR THE SEASON AND WHAT A DAY. IT STARTED OUT KIND OF DISSAPOINTING. I GOT UP VERY EARLY THIS MORNING AND HEADED OUT THERE SO THAT MY DAD AND I COULD GET OUR FAVORITE SPOT THINKING THAT I COULD BEAT EVERYBODY ELSE. BOY WAS I WRONG. WHEN I GOT THERE I WAS AMAZED THAT EVERYBODY ELSE HAD THE SAME IDEA AS I DID LOL. THE NERVE OF THESE PEOPLE GETTING UP EARLIER THAN I DID. IT WAS STILL PITCH DARK AND ALL I SAW WAS LANTERNS AND FLASHLIGHTS ALL THE WAY AROUND THE LAKE. WELL I WAS ABLE TO GET US OUR 2ND FAVORITE PLACE TO FISH. SO I UNLOADED ALL MY GEAR SO NO ONE ELSE COULD GET THIS SPOT. THEN PROCEEDED TO WAIT FOR MY DAD TO SHOW UP. WELL IT STARTED TO GET LIGHT SO I THOUGHT I WOULD GO AHEAD AND PUT A LINE IN THE WATER. THIS IS WHERE MY DAY CHANGED. I CAUGHT MY FIRST FISH OF THE SEASON AND IT WAS A GOLDEN TROUT. HURRAY THE FISHING GODS HAVE SMILED UPON ME. THEN DAD SHOWS UP AND WE GET ALL SET UP. WE START CATCHING FISH AND IT WAS GREAT. THEN I CATCH ANOTHER GOLDEN. AGAIN HURRAY. AFTER ABOUT AN HOUR THE PEOPLE LEAVE FROM OUR FAVORITE PLACE AND WE MOVED THERE. I CAST OUT AND LOW AND BEHOLD GOLDEN #3. OK NOW I AM EXCITED. THEN DAD CATCHES ONE. WAY COOL IT IS TURNING OUT TO BE A GREAT MORNING.WE CATCH A FEW MORE SMALL RAINBOW TROUT AND EVERYTHING IS GOING WELL. THEN WHAMO THE WIND STARTS AND IT GETS FREEZING COLD. BUT NOT TO WORRY I AM PREPARED FOR THIS AND SO IS DAD. WE PUT ON OUR COLD WEATHER FISHING CLOTHES AND CONTINUE TO FISH. YOU CAN'T KEEP A HARD CORE FISHING GUY DOWN WITH JUST A LITTLE WIND AND COLD LOL. THINGS GET A LITTLE SLOW AND WE SIT. BUT THIS IS PART OF FISHING "PATIENCE IS A VIRTUE". IT IS PATIENCE THAT BRINGS ME GOLDEN #4. ALL AND ALL DAD AND I CAUGHT MAYBE 24 FISH BETWEEN US AND BROUGHT 8 HOME. NEXT WEEK MY AUNT KERRY AND UNCLE BUTCH ARE COMING UP AND I CAN NOT WAIT TO TAKE UNCLE BUTCH FISHING SO HE TOO CAN CATCH SOME OF THESE BEAUTIFUL FISH. HURRY UNCLE BUTCH AND AUNT KERRY WE SAVED YOU SOME.

WE WILL NEVER FORGET

THE USS NEW YORK
It was built with 24 tons of scrap steel from the World Trade Center.

It is the fifth in a new class of warship - designed for missions that include special operations against terrorists. It will carry a crew of 360 sailors and 700 combat-ready Marines to be delivered ashore by helicopters and assault craft.

Steel from the World Trade Center was melted down in a foundry in Amite, LA to cast the ship's bow section. When it was poured into the molds on Sept. 9, 2003, "those big rough steelworkers treated it with total reverence," recalled Navy Capt. Kevin Wensing, who was there. "It was a spiritual moment for everybody there."

Junior Chavers, foundry operations manager, said that when the trade center steel first arrived, he touched it with his hand and the "hair on my neck stood up." "It had a big meaning to it for all of us," he said. "They knocked us down. They can't keep us down. We're going to be back."

The ship's motto? "Never Forget"

A REWARDING HOBBY

ONE OF MY FAVORITE HOBBIES I ENJOY DOING IS CERAMICS. I HAVE DONE THEM ALOT OF DIFFRENT WAYS. ONE OF THE WAYS I HAVE FOUND TO DO THEM IS NOT PAINTING THEM BUT USING ARTIST CHAULKES ON THEM. THE PROCESS IS TIME COMSUMING BUT THE END RESULT IS VERY NICE. THEY COME OUT LOOKING LIKE PORCELINE. HERE IS ONE OF THE PIECES THAT I HAVE DONE. I HOPE YOU LIKE IT.

A CHANCE OF A LIFETIME

MY BOSS SENT THIS TO ME IN AN EMAIL

Not one, but two ! Truly amazing ! These animals were photographed just north of the Wisconsin border on a highway near Marenisco , MI

Once in awhile there is an opportunity to take in a piece of nature that you may never see. In these days of unrest and turmoil it is great to see that Mother Nature can still produce some wondrous beauty.

The odds of seeing an albino moose are astronomical and to see this in the upper peninsula of Michigan, near Wisconsin, is even greater than astronomical. To see two of them together is nearly impossible.

I wanted to share these photos with as many people as possible because you will probably never have a chance to see this rare sight again. This is a really special treat, so enjoy the shot of a life time.

TODAY I AM TRUELY THANKFUL

THIS PAST WEEKEND I HAVE BEEN REALLY STRESSED. WORK HAS BEEN SLIM AND I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO THINK OF HOW I WAS GOING TO MAKE ENDS MEET. IT IS HARD FOR ME TO ASK FOR HELP SOMETIMES BECAUSE I WANT MY FAMILY TO KNOW THAT I CAN DO IT ON MY OWN. I HAVE PUT ALOT OF PRESSURE ON THEM IN THE PAST. I HAVE DONE THINGS THAT WERE ALTOGETHER HARMFUL FOR THEM AND ME. BUT TODAY I AM THANKFUL BECAUSE I KNOW THAT IT IS NOT THE END OF THE WORLD AND I WILL GET THROUGH IT AND LIFE WILL GO ON. I KNOW THIS BECAUSE I HAVE A WONDERFUL FAMILY AND FRIENDS THAT CARE AND I THANK GOD FOR THEM EVERY DAY OF THE YEAR. I WENT TO MY MOM AND DADS THIS WEEKEND AND SPENT SOMETIME WITH THEM. I EVEN COOKED THEM DINNER AND JUST BEING WITH THEM MADE ME FEEL THAT EVERYTHING WAS GOING TO BE OK AND THINGS WILL WORK THEMSELVES OUT. I SEE ALL THE NEWS THESE DAYS AND THINK TO MYSELF THAT THERE ARE PEOPLE OUT THERE THAT DO NOT HAVE WHAT I HAVE AND THAT IS UNFORTUNATE. FOR MANY YEARS I TOOK THINGS FOR GRANTED AND THOUGHT ONLY OF MYSELF. TODAY IT BRINGS ME GREAT JOY IN KNOWING THAT LIFE IS WORTH MORE BY LETTING GO AND LETTING MY HIGHER POWER TAKE OVER WHO EVER THAT MAY BE. TODAY I AM THANKFUL FOR ALL THOSE AROUND ME WHO CARE AND LOVE ME FOR WHO I AM. I AM NOT ALONE. AND FOR THAT I AM TRUELY THANKFUL.

HAPPY VALENTINES DAY

I JUST WANTED TO WISH EVERBODY A HAPPY VALENTINES DAY. TO ME VALENTINES DAY IS NOT JUST FOR LOVERS BUT FOR ALL THE PEOPLE THAT MEAN SO VERY MUCH TO ME.

THANKS FOR NOTICING

EORE IS ON OF MY FAVORITE CHARACTERS IN WINNIE THE POOH. I FOUND THIS LIMITED EDITION EORE IN A TIGGER COSTUME IN ONE OF OUR LOCAL THRIFT STORES FOR ONLY FIFTY CENTS TO ME IT WAS A GREAT FIND. I JUST LOVE HIM.

WORDS OF WISDOM

Things You Can Learn From Your Dog
- When loved ones come home, always run to greet them.

- Never pass up the opportunity to go for a joyride.

- Allow the experience of fresh air and the wind in your face to be pure ecstasy.

- When it's in your best interest -- practice obedience.

- Let others know when they've invaded your territory.

- Take naps and stretch before rising.

- Run, romp, and play daily.

- Thrive on attention and let people touch you.

- Avoid biting, when a simple growl will do.

- On warm days, stop to lie on your back on the grass.

- On hot days, drink lots of water and lay under a shady tree.

- When you're happy, dance around and wag your entire body.

- No matter how often you're scolded, don't buy into the guilt thing and pout... run right back and make friends.

- Delight in the simple joy of a long walk.

- Eat with gusto and enthusiasm. Stop when you have had enough.

- Be loyal.

- Never pretend to be something you're not.

- If what you want lies buried, dig until you find it.

- When someone is having a bad day, be silent, sit close by and nuzzle them gently.

A SHORT POEM

' SHIT, It's Cold ! '
THE END

JOKE OF THE DAY

Three Wishes
Three men, an editor, a photographer, and a journalist are covering a political convention in Miami. They decide to walk up and down the beach during their lunch hour. Halfway up the beach, they stumbled upon a lamp. As they rub the lamp a genie appears and says "Normally I would grant you three wishes, but since there are three of you, I will grant you each one wish."

The photographer went first. "I would like to spend the rest of my life living in a huge house in St. Thomas with no money worries." The genie granted him his wish and sent him on off to St. Thomas.

The journalist went next. "I would like to spend the rest of my life living on a huge yacht cruising the Mediterranean with no money worries." The genie granted him his wish and sent him off to the Mediterranean.

Last, but not least, it was the editor's turn. "And what would your wish be?" asked the genie.

"I want them both back after lunch" replied the editor, "The deadline for tomorrow's newspaper is in about ten hours.

JOKE OF THE DAY

You Know You're Growing Older When
- Everything hurts , and what doesn't hurt, doesn't work anyway.

- The gleam in your eyes is from the sun hitting your bifocals.

- You feel like you really hung one one the night before, and you were in bed asleep by eight.

- You get winded playing chess.

- Your children begin to look middle-aged.

- You join a health club and don't go.

- You begin to outlive enthusiasm.

- Your mind makes contracts your body can't meet.

- You know all the answers, but nobody asks the questions.

- You look forward to a dull evening.

- Your favorite part of the newspaper is "25 years ago today!"

- You sit in a rocking chair and can't get it going.

- Your knees buckle and your belt won't.

- You're 17 around the neck and 42 around the waist.

- You stop looking forward to your next birthday.

- Dialing long distance wears you out.

JOKE OF THE DAY

The Tearful Bride
A new young bride calls her mother in tears. She sobs, "Robert doesn't appreciate what I do for him."

"Now, now," her mother comforted, "I am sure it was all just a misunderstanding."

"No, mother, you don't understand. I bought a frozen turkey roll and he yelled and screamed at me about the price!"

"Well, the nerve of that lousy cheapskate!" says her mom. "Those turkey rolls are only a few dollars."

"No, mother it wasn't the price of the turkey, it was the airplane ticket."

"Airplane ticket.... What did you need an airplane ticket for?"

"Well mother, when I went to fix it, I looked at the directions on the package and it said - 'Prepare from a frozen state,' so I flew to Alaska!"

JOKE OF THE DAY

Angry Neighbor
A man was in his front yard mowing grass, when his neighbor storms out of the house straight to the mailbox, opens it, slams it shut and storms back in.

A little later the neighbor storms out and does the exact same thing again, before storming back in even more red-faced.

As the man was getting ready to edge the lawn, out the neighbor comes again, marches to the mail box, opens it before slamming it closed harder than ever.

Puzzled by the neighbor's actions the man asked, "Is something wrong?"

"There certainly is!" the neighbor replied. "My stupid computer keeps saying, YOU'VE GOT MAIL."

ANOTHER JOKE OF THE DAY

The Buffalo Theory
A herd of buffalo can only move as fast as the slowest buffalo. And when the herd is hunted, it is the slowest and weakest ones at the back that are killed first. This natural selection is good for the herd as a whole, because the general speed and health of the whole group keeps improving by the regular killing of the weakest members.

In much the same way, the human brain can only operate as fast as the lowest brain cells. Excessive intake of alcohol, as we all know, kills brain cells, but naturally it attacks the slowest and weakest brain cells first.

In this way, regular consumption of beer elimates the weaker brain cells, making the brain a faster and more efficient machine. That's why you always feel smarter after a few beers.

JOKE OF THE DAY

THE 6 BEST SMART-ASS ANSWERS OF 2007 :

SMART ASS ANSWER #6
It was mealtime during a flight on American Airlines.
'Would you like dinner?' the flight attendant asked John, seated in front
'What are my choices?' John asked.
'Yes or no,' she replied.


SMART ASS ANSWER #5
A flight attendant was stationed at the departure gate to check tickets.
As a man approached, she extended her hand for the ticket and he opened his trench coa t and flashed her.
Without missing a beat, she said, 'Sir, I need to see your ticket not your stub.'


SMART ASS ANSWER #4
A lady was picking through the frozen turkeys at the grocery store but she couldn't find one big enough for her family.
She asked a stock boy, 'Do these turkeys get any bigger?'
The stock boy replied, 'No ma'am, they're dead.'


SMART ASS ANSWER #3
The cop got out of his car and the kid who was stopped for speeding rolled down his window
'I've been waiting for you all day,' the cop said.
The kid replied, 'Yeah, well I got here as fast as I could.'
When the cop finally stopped laughing, he sent the kid on his way without a ticket.


SMART ASS ANSWER #2
A truck driver was driving along on the freeway.
A sign comes up that reads, 'Low Bridge Ahead'.
Before he knows it, the bridge is right ahead of him and he gets stuck under the bridge.
Cars are backed up for miles.
Finally, a police car comes up.
The cop gets out of his car and walks to the truck driver, puts his hands on his hips and says, 'Got stuck, huh?'
The truck driver says, 'No, I was delivering this bridge and ran out of gas.'



SMART ASS ANSWER OF THE YEAR:
A college teacher reminds her class of tomorrow's final exam.
'Now class, I won't tolerate any excuses for you not being here tomorrow.
I might consider a nuclear attack or a serious personal injury, illness, or a death in your immediate family, but that's it, no other excuses whatsoever!'
A smart-ass guy in the back of the room raised his hand and asked, 'What would you say if tomorrow I said I was suffering from complete and utter sexual exhaustion?'
The entire class is reduced to laughter and snickering.
When silence is re stored, the teacher smiles knowingly at the student, shakes her head and sweetly says,
'Well, I guess you'd have to write the exam with your other hand.'

WHAT A NICE LOOKING FAMILY

THESE PICTURES WERE TAKEN ON THE DAY OF MY WEDDING TO MY SECOND WIFE.

JOKE OF THE DAY

Three Gifts
Three sons left home, went out on their own and prospered. Getting together for Christmas, they discussed the gifts they were able to give their elderly mother.

The first said, "I built a big house for our mother."

The second said, "I sent her a Mercedes."

The third smiled and said, "I've got you both beat. You remember how mom enjoyed reading the Bible? And you know she can't see very well. So I sent her a remarkable parrot that recites the entire Bible. It took elders in the church 12 years to teach him. He's one of a kind. Mom just has to name the chapter and verse, and the parrot recites it."

Soon thereafter, Mom sent out her letters of thanks:

"Dear Milton," she wrote one son, "The house you built is too huge. I live in only one room, but I have to keep the whole house clean!"

"Dear Gerald," she wrote to another, "I am too old to travel. I stay at home most of the time, so I rarely use the Mercedes."

"Dearest Donald," she wrote to her third son, "You have the good sense to know what your Mother likes. The chicken was Dee-licious!"

ONE MORE JOKE OF THE DAY

What it "Really" Means
"I can't find it," REALLY MEANS, "It didn't fall into my outstretched hands, so I'm completely clueless."

"That's women's work," REALLY MEANS, "It's dirty, difficult and thankless."

"Will you marry me?" REALLY MEANS, "Both my roommates have moved out, I can't find the washer, and there is no more peanut butter."

"It's a guy thing," REALLY MEANS, "There is no rational thought pattern connected with it, and you have no chance at all of making it logical."

"Can I help with dinner?" REALLY MEANS, "Why isn't it already on the table?"

"It would take too long to explain, "REALLY MEANS, "I have no idea how it works."

"I'm getting more exercise lately," REALLY MEANS, "The batteries in the remote are dead."

"We're going to be late," REALLY MEANS, "Now I have a legitimate excuse to drive like a maniac."

"Take a break, honey, you're working too hard, "REALLY MEANS, "I can't hear the game over the vacuum cleaner."

"That's interesting, dear," REALLY MEANS, "Are you still talking?"

"Honey, we don't need material things to prove our love," REALLY MEANS, "I forgot our anniversary again."

"You expect too much of me," REALLY MEANS, "You want me to stay awake?"