A RELAXING DAY AND A BIG SCORE

YESTERDAY I DECIDED TO TAKE A TRIP TO CELEBRATE . I DECIDED TO GO TO LAGOON THEME PARK. I WENT LAST YEAR FOR THE FIRST TIME. I HAD A BLAST SO I WENT AGAIN THIS YEAR. I HAD THE BEST TIME . I SPENT THE MORNING DOING ALL THE COASTERS AND RIDES THEN IN THE AFTERNOON I DID ALL THE GAMES. LAST YEAR I WON 3 LITTLE PRIZES. THIS YEAR I SCORED BIG. I SPENT ABOUT $150.00 BUT IT WAS WELL WORTH IT. TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT I WON.

INDEPENDENCE DAY

YOU NEVER REALLY KNOW HOW MUCH YOU DEPEND ON SOMETHING IN YOUR EVERYDAY LIFE UNTIL IT IS GONE. 3 WEEKS AGO MY TRUCK BROKE DOWN. IT WAS THE TORQUE CONVERTER IN THE TRANSMISSION. SO FOR 3 WEEKS I HAVE BEEN WITHOUT A VEHICLE. I HAVE HAD TO DEPEND ON MY PARENTS TO GET AROUND AND THEN MY BOSS LET ME USE THE WORK TRUCK TO GET AROUND. IT IS LIKE LOSING INDEPENDENCE WHEN SOMETHING LIKE THIS HAPPENS. BUT I SURVIVED AND I GOT THROUGHT IT. A YEAR AGO THIS WOULD HAVE SENT ME IN A DOWNWARD SPIRAL. BUT NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENS THINGS WORK OUT AND LIFE GOES ON. YESTERDAY I GOT MY TRUCK BACK. I WANT TO TAKE THIS MOMENT AND THANK SOME VERY SPECIAL PEOPLE. FIRST OFF I WANT TO THANK MY BOSS AND MY VERY GOOD FRIEND FOR THE USE OF THE WORK TRUCK TO BE ABLE TO GET AROUND. AND A VERY SPECIAL THANK YOU GOES TO MY MOM AND DAD AND MY AUNT AND UNCLE FOR THERE HELP IN HELPING ME GET THE MONEY TOGETHER TO GET MY TRUCK FIXED. WITHOUT YOU I WOULD NOT HAVE MY TRUCK BACK RIGHT NOW. I LOVE YOU ALL VERY MUCH. AGAIN THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR ALL YOU HELP AND SUPPORT YOU ALL ROCK.

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.