Old & New

my pretty grandbaby, she makes me very proud.

We brought along all 10 tons of our old stuff and it fits right in with the new. With a little help from Debbie, who is an excelent and very fast decorator, then Lotus and Lydia, who added their touches in rearranging and placement and of course, us, who never quit moving things, we are in the process of making our unique blend of old & new.

more stuff

hope jackie is in a good mood,
here is more stuff you can come after.
not the door though, just some better shots.

Independence

just us

Home & Family

Our first few days in the new place are full and behind us. We have enjoyed company, food, July 4th, and more.

kay's first day

doing what comes natural

i can't imagine it any other way.

my birthday!

1 years old when this video was taken. kodak moment.

less is more

final paperwork on monday

taking our cue from HGTV, we are downsizing and clearing away some of the clutter

Multiply t-shirt

Multiply

Multiply t-shirt

Multiply

Bently again

spent all day at the bentley in alexandria today, familiarizing myself
with the equipment, and trying to help the GM get his air condition
going in his vacant bldg. managed to get much of it running but
returned to the boiler room to re-try the equip we skipped over because
there was no power, and we didn't know if power was controlled from
another piece of equip or not.

turns out the breaker that i pointed out when we first started that was
tripped went to one of his motor control centers and everything that had
no power was running from there. it had a short in the buss bars and
I spent a couple of hours educating the electricians that I had him call
in. and no, it is not the $1,200 breaker.

who cares you say? well I took my camera to capture this picture for
you of a
sculpture that i found interesting. if it looks like a bunch of old a/c
ducts of various sizes bolted together thats because...well, I don't
know what the artist was thinking, but he managed to sell this big pile
of scrap to the city for a nice chunk of change i'm sure. goes to show,
Dad was right, people will buy anything.      
 

I've won a Multiply T-Shirt, or, I've won kay a nite shirt, boo.

Here it is, and very nice. I won this for being the worlds greatest Dad
& Grandpa, or, because I followed directions and went out and
multiplied, or, I earned it answering a survey.

In any event, there are only twenty t-shirts given out like this one,
whats the chances of me running into one of the other 19?
Anyway, kay looks ready to multiply and replenish the earth, so guess I'll let her wear it a little. ;O)

Snow?

Today is a good day.

Heard from two long lost friends that haven't been much in touch for a
while. First, my boy Darrell, who thinks he's all grown up and doesn't
need to call, write, or stop by anymore, since he's moved so far away (9
whole miles). Then my brother Charles surprised me with a call. He
happened to be eating out at a mexican restaurant and something must
have reminded him, "oh yeah, I do have a brother".

Quotes are mine for emphasis.

In any case, it was kinda nice to hear from both of them, and I have a
tentative agreement for a home visit (aw, shucks), one for tomorrow,
and one for Juneteenth bah, humbug day.

So, I'll hang around here and wait and see, and as always for either of them, "I'll leave the light on for ya".

Mama still knows best

When helping move Saturday, I stopped by the Handipak and bought a pack
of smokes so I wouldn't run out. Somehow, Mama spots them on the
dashboard and picks them up, we have no idea what she intends to do
with them. After a few minutes of watching her when I could, It 
seemed that she was looking for a place to dispose of them but had not
yet crushed them as I kinda expected. I finally walked over and asked
her to "let me have these, Mama", as she still clutched them in her
hand and was about to let go, she looks me in the eyes and says, "You
are dying too soon". I told her "I know Mama".

Anyway, today is my first effort to kick the habit. I finished the pack
in question and haven't bought another.

Broken Glasses

mama is funny, sometimes she tickles herself
in these photos both lenses are dangling.
she notices right away and doesn't mind a little fun

woman driver posted for: LaShaye

Lashaye is wondering if she would like multiply?
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A
WOMAN DRIVER

A driver did the right thing, stopping at the crosswalk even
though he could have beaten the
red light by accelerating through the
intersection.

The tailgating woman behind him went ballistic, pounding on
her horn and screaming in
frustration as she missed her chance to drive
though the intersection with him. Still in mid-
rant, she heard a tap on her
window and looked up into the face of a very serious police
officer. The
policeman ordered her out of her car with her hands up in the air. He then

handcuffed her, took her to the police station where she was searched,
fingerprinted,
photographed and placed in a holding cell.

After a
couple of hours, another policeman approached her cell, opened the door and let
her
out. He escorted her back to the booking desk where the arresting
officer was waiting with
her personal effects.

He said to her, "I'm
very sorry for this mistake. You see, I pulled up behind your car while
you
were blowing your horn and flipping the guy off in front of you and cussing a
blue
streak at him. It was then I noticed the "Choose Life" license plate
holder, the "What would
Jesus Do" bumper sticker, the "Follow me to Sunday
School" bumper sticker and the chrome
plated Christain Fish emblem on the
trunk."

"Naturally, I assumed you had stolen the
car."

Martha, Peggy, & Kailani

Kailani joins Martha and Peggy, the two gossips on the gossip couch for a friendly chat about everybody.
These dolls are kept for her till she is a little older.

Mamas Birthday

A small celebration of yesterday, today, and tomorrow for our Mother on her 79th Birthday.

Box Faith

kay's hope chests, a little early,but...

Once upon a blue day, re-visited

My baby boy Darrell is moving to Clayton this weekend. I will be at
work so I cannot help him. Eleven years ago, my Dad helped me move in
here and with painting & repairs.

He is thrilled
about a nicer place, but, I will miss him. Personal conversations are rare, his
life partner doesn't trust him talking privately with his dad much.

They (Darrell
& Heather) have lived next door for two years so they
could get a head start, and he has not yet worn out his welcome. This may all seem so
trivial compared to all that many of you have been through, but, I wish my boy the best.

There
are so many different emotions I cannot say. I will be praying for my
boys mental health and happiness, and Son, "I'll leave the light on for
ya".

Art?

doodling with mspaint, censored
some have alluded to my lack of cartoon skills so i've added a bonafide sample of some pics i actually drew line by line from my imagination with mspaint. it's art, and it's difficult, and although the uncensored images i consider inappropriate for networking, it really is pretty good. I've done pencil & ink wildlife as well.