Sizzle - Sizzle

Well, Fall is here and hopefully it will stay. I hate those hot-cold swings in temperature. Everything is a go for this weekend. We get to see Star get heated up and then see just how long Wild Mom's sonny-do list is. I was scheduled for jury duty but the person pleaded guilty to murder so they dismissed us. Shoot I already had my vote marked for "guilty with the death penalty." Work is long and every minute is filled with something to do. I am cloning hard drives right now ... so we get a little break. I have the dates for our Cruise and Nationals:

23 January 2009 - 02 February 2009 --- Cruise to the Southern Caribbean.
24 - 31 March 2009 --- National Tournament in Las Vegas. #19 for me. This year the ride out there will be a little tougher as this was the last trip George and I took before his accident. It seems this train ride has become a major part of my memory. This was also Dad's favorite trip also, especially on the Southwest Chief to Albuquerque New Mexico. Though he did love all the train trips. Funny how dad loved all the train rides and Wild Mom loves the cruises. Thinking back, as a young person we couldn't wait to get away from the parental units and be on our own. But now, each of these trips are worth more than gold and have become priceless in my memory. The sad part is we don't learn this until it is almost too late and the available times are fewer. Why couldn't we have learned this lesson 30 years ago? I would hope some people would learn from my mistake and not have to go through this like I did. But, alas, us parental units aren't in touch with reality ... so they say.

We still want to figure out a weekend for ChincoTeague Island but the weekends available with decent weather are slowly disappearing. November will be our focus month on getting the downstairs bedroom fixed up so we can have a room for when company shows up during the holidays.

All the grand kids are growing and making us laugh. Whether is is Lew battling the cheating gameboy, or Lil Princess climbing on everything or AJ chewing on everything, they make us smile and love them more. Such simple things that mean everything to us.

Considering All

Since work is such a pain ... maybe I need a job change ...

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For a good chuckle ... Digital TV

Well, play time has passed and the work week has started. Friday Night was "Logans" for a good meal and Saturday night was a trip to see "Fireproof." That is a movie worth watching and any couple wishing to have a good relationship should see it. Of course, the ones that need to see it the worse, won't. "Facing the Giants" is another movie worth the effort to see. I put them in the category of "Movies to see more than once." Other than the movie, the weekend was just like the rest ... church, grandkids and bowling. Bowling was okay as the youth team went 7-0 and the adult team went 5-2.

Work is the same. We have spent most of the last few days prepping for the start of the new automation system changeover. Only good part is the Company's desire for us to use up all our vacation time by the end of March. That is easy to do ... who needs an excuse to get away from here?

Wild Mom is getting ready for our invasion in a couple of weeks. Maybe AJ will be crawling and add Lil Princess and Wild Mom will have a blast. Of course we will stop by and see Starr burn another car for graduation ... oops ... she does that naturally when she drives red trucks ... so why is this special? Lew placed 2nd in the training wheel division on Saturday. Another racer is born. Lil Princess was cute as ever but also clingy as ever. AJ is up on all fours but hasn't figured out the sequence. Most of the time he manages a face first landing. Good thing for carpeted floors.

#1 Nanny

Well, it is Friday and the start of a relaxing weekend. Huh? Believe it or not ... #2 and Peanut have jobs. Peanut will work at Rent-A-Center and #2 will work at Gamestop. So that means #1 is the nanny for AJ. Maybe we should get him a dress like a french maid ... oh ... too short of a dress for his hairy legs ... scratch that. AJ is growing and actually holding himself up on his arms and knees. Not long till he rockets away and crawls all over. Lil Princess will be with us on Saturday as lew has a bicycle race to participate in. Work is the same. Early morning phone calls from inconsiderate knuckleheads with stupid things ... like "font is the wrong color", "Recycle Bin says it is full and can't hold the new trash", "email won't download", and "my speakers have no sound." These are crisis times that require them to wake me up or call me 2.5 hours before I am supposed to come to work. Oh, for those of you who are curious, the answers to the problems were "change the font color", "empty the Recycle Bin", "reboot the computer", and "plug the speaker cord into the green connector ... not the red one." Also this week the decision to change automation systems was made. So in the next 40 days we will bring up a new computer system to run the Radio Station. As if Cheng and I had nothing to do. Now I feel like I am earning the $30 pay raise.
Hopefully this weekend I can go see the movie "Fireproof." That is if I can find someone to go with me.
Anyone tired of the Presidential Election process yet? They will start all over in March 2009 for the 2012 election. I hear Ohio is planning to use disappearing ink in their markers. By the time they will get counted they will be blank. ACORN has Tony Romo registered to vote in 19 states. I guess he won't be available to play football that week. Writers cramp. In late breaking news, Mexico just received their 24 Million absentee ballots that are already marked courtesy of ACORN. Don't tell me that Obama was a member of ACORN.

Snakes?

Well, it looks like Fall is about here. The lows are in the low 40's and the highs a comfortable 60s. We have been staying busy and never seem to have any real down time to just vegetate. Lew had another birthday party at Chucky Cheese. He was all rocket and he raced from game to game with his tokens and tickets. Lil Princess just wanted to be held. AJ was like her and wanted to be held. He is about to crawl ... probably by the end of the month. Maybe we should take him to Granny's house so he can check out all the neat things laying around. Wild Mom is doing fine ... crafting and getting ready for the cruise. Still in question is what to do with the dog but we are working on a solution. Lady is busy but is smiling after the Boss gave her a pay raise. Must be nice. #1 and #2 continue to dodge the employment world. Of course, they get ticked when we say No to the expensive and exotic pets they want. Peanut is fighting a chest cold that according to her was given to her by #1. What's his head cold doing on her chest cold? Hmmm. Bowling is going well. The adult team dropped to the bottom in the standings but over the last couple of weeks we have climbed back into the middle of the pack. The youth team is doing as well. It just doesn't seem to click. Lil Princess picked up some Fall weather clothes and she was prancing around in her new shoes and skirt. I am glad I am old and already married ... she will be a beauty and break a lot of hearts down the road.

Looks like we will journey to Georgia on the 25th to watch Star burn a house down ... errrr ... put out a house fire as part of her training. We are still trying to decide if we will slip down to Fla to check out Wild Mom. We are still looking for a good weekend to go to ChincoTeague and spend a quiet weekend.

No comments on work as all I do is get pissed and I can't fix stupid especially at this massive level.

Slowly getting time to vote ... have you decided? I enjoyed listening to James Dobson (Focus On The Family) giving the reasons for his endorsement. He made a lot of good points.

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