Archive for July, 2005



Mario Andretti

Published on July 27, 2005

My second cousin got his permit the other day. Mom and Dad were prepaing for this moment and had been keeping their eyes open for something for him to drive. About a month ago, I bought a new truck as some of you may remember from previous blogs. My old S10 was [...]


Five

Published on July 24, 2005

We celebrated my oldest granddaughter’s birthday yesterday, and finished up with cake and ice cream today. Several family members went to the local amusement spot and rode the go-carts, played water bumper boats and took a swing in the batting cages. It didn’t take long to realize my youth has passed me by. [...]


I Ran Out of Excuses

Published on July 21, 2005

A year ago, I started to remodel my kitchen. The wife was tired of working out of a room the size of a phone booth. I dug the footers by hand, the rain caved them in twice and I decided to have knee surgery as well. Before the snow fell, I was [...]


Sad day in our town

Published on July 18, 2005

My brother-in-law and family arrived safely to visit for a few days. It is good to see them. My neighbor is dealing with tragedy tonight. Their sixteen year old daughter was killed this afternoon in an automobile accident. The car she was riding in along with four other teenagers struck a [...]


How hot is it?

Published on July 15, 2005

We just finished Vacation Bible School. Thank the Lord for A.C.. We had our biggest group in recent years, new worker plus the old standbys. It was good to see the younger ones take an active part. As with anything worthwhile, the devil tried to sabbatoge things, but he failed. [...]