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Sunday 22 January

    Bible Quotes (19:25) - I saw this on Cao's blog and decided to repost it here. I've read that many so called historians have said that our forefathers were not Christians. Are not these qoutes the work of men and women devoted to God?... | 0 Trackbacks | 1 Comments

Saturday 31 December

    Happy New Year! (23:00) - To all my loved ones and friends, My prayer to you is for a wonderful and prosperous New Year! May you be blessed with everything you need and most of the things you want! The Man's Side [composed and posted...

Friday 30 December

    Tenneesee road trip (16:20) - Last Friday on the 23rd, at the very last minute, my boss tells me he is shutting the shop down for the Christmas week. The work load is slow and There had been rumors floating around in the shop but...

Saturday 3 December

    We got to spend some time with Tomas today (17:02) - Today is the first time I've seen my grandson Tomas since last April. It was a very nice time. We drove up to the East Brunswick Mall and met my daughter Linda at the Barnes & Noble Bookstore. After a...

Sunday 13 November

    Heidi's new job! (15:28) - Heidi started her new job today, working as a bagger at the local food mart. The poor kid came out of the store thirsty, tired and sore. This is her first real experience in the working world. Fortunately she has... | 1 Comments

Saturday 29 October

    Our tree is gone! (14:53) - The tree in our front yard has been causing us a lot of worry lately. Every time we have a storm or a windy day, we fear it will damage our house. We called Reynolds and Sons Tree service and...

Saturday 1 October

    WE HAVE A NEW DRIVEWAY (18:16) - Yesterday Cassie and I were sitting at our respective computers relaxing and checking our emails, when we heard a quiet knock on our front door. I got up and checked to see who it was. We don't usually get...

Sunday 18 September

    Ever have one of those days? (12:44) - Yesterday was a day of surprises. Kristin had asked if she could have some of her friends over so they could discuss how best to raise money for the victims of hurricane Katrina. The kids were supposed to arrive at... | 3 Comments

Tuesday 23 August

    We miss Tomas and there seems to be no end in sight! (10:23) - Today was the mediation hearing between my daughter and my grandson's father and Cassie and I. We arrived a few minutes early, (Our hearing was scheduled for 8:30 AM) and settled in to wait for the mediator to arrive. We... | 4 Comments

Sunday 21 August

    Road trip! (05:52) - Yesterday Cassie and I took Billy to RPI (Renselaer Polytechnical Institute in troy New York) where he'll be attending college. We left at 6:00 AM. Previously when Cassie took Billy up for orientation they went via the Mapquest directions which... | 3 Comments

Thursday 21 July

    Nana and Pop-pop's House (17:50) - Cassie and I started a new blog called Nana and Pop-pop's House. There you will find information and fun stories Grand-parenting advocacy and other things relating to the grand-parenting scene. Why don't you drop in and visit. Here's the LINK... | 1 Comments

Saturday 16 July

    Home Alone (almost) (12:56) - Cassie and Billy left Thursday afternoon for RPI (Renseler Polytech Institute) in New York for an orientation. Billy will be attending this college in August. This left me and the girls to fend for ourselves for a few days, and... | 1 Comments

Sunday 19 June

    Happy Father's Day! (23:07) - Happy Father's Day to all you dads and soon to be dads and wannabe dads! I've had a very nice day today. I woke up at 5:30 this morning, a lot earlier than I wanted to. Made some coffee and... | 3 Comments

Sunday 12 June

    I can do many things, but I can't do pools! (20:33) - I can do many things. I have a multitude of skills and talents. I can build stuff, fix stuff, you name it and I have probably done it. That kind of stuff comes naturally to me. Oh and I can't... | 6 Comments

Sunday 5 June

    STARWARS Episode III Revenge of the Sith (00:57) - I finally went to see the final move in the Starwars prequel trilogy. Episode III. I was very overwhelmed by it all. I wish I had checked my email before I took the grandkids today. a friend had sent me... | 4 Comments

Saturday 28 May

    Broken Hearts (17:17) - I haven't posted any updates on the situation with my daughter Linda because I didn't think it would do any good. I still don't. There is nothing I can do to change Linda or her mind, so I let go...

Monday 9 May

    To all Mothers everywhere (03:24) - To all Mothers everywhere, especially my own. A Mother's Love There is no love, like a mother's love, no stronger bond on earth... like the precious bond that comes from God, to a mother, when she gives birth. A mother's...

Sunday 24 April

    Dirty Kids Rejoice! (11:18) - Whilst surfing the web this beautiful morning, I came across this wonderful blog dedicated to soap making. It has some fun ideas for making all types of soap. I especially liked the soap bomb idea. Imagine the fun a child...
    Heidi won Best in show for this (02:20) - Heidi's school entered in an art contest for Deborah Heart and Lung and Heidi won best in show! This picture simply does not do the original justice. She is quite an artist! [composed and posted with ecto]... | 4 Comments

Saturday 16 April

    Who do we believe? (06:33) - The other day, after coming home from a stressful day at work, Cassie informed me that Billy was missing six dollars of candy (Billy is doing a fund raiser, to raise money for his robotics club at school). This isn't... | 1 Comments

Sunday 10 April

    Home Alone! (13:25) - Billy has been accepted to a few good colleges; RIT, Georgia Tech and RPI. Cassie left Friday night with the kids to go visit RPI in New York. I stayed home to keep an eye on the pets. Oh! and... | 2 Comments

Tuesday 5 April

    Followup to "What's she thinking?" (22:55) - Cassie and I had it out with Linda, and we asked her to leave our home. She was on the way out the door with her boyfriend, Tomas' father, to take Tomas to the doctor (finally) when I confronted her.... | 2 Comments

Sunday 3 April

    What is she thinking? (19:19) - I discovered while straightening up a mess that Linda left in our living room, that Linda signed papers terminating the child support she receives from Tomas' father Kennan. She told Cassie and I that she only had them reduced. (Yeah... | 3 Comments

Thursday 31 March

    Linda's moving! (02:15) - I was just informed that my daughter Linda has been invited to move to Tennessee to live with her older sister Michele and her husband David and her four kids. Wow! And I thought Michele was over being Linda's baby... | 2 Comments

Thursday 17 March

    Irish prayer and blessings (19:44) - I started a new Tradition today. After thanking God for our food, I read this little Irish prayer and these blessings to my family. Cassie and the kids are predominantly Irish, with a smattering of Norwegian and German thrown in....

Saturday 5 March

    The chronicles of my life (06:00) - It's been a while since I last posted. For those that follow the chronicles of my life, I apologize. I've been back at work for a month now and it's kept me very busy. I get up at ten to...

Tuesday 1 February

    The battle of the bulge! (08:09) - Our whole family is trying to get in shape, lose weight and stay healthy. This morning I was engaged in a different battle of sorts. Cassie was up late babysitting our grandson Tomas, so I agreed to get up at...

Monday 24 January

    The Blizzard of 2005! (07:54) - Schools closed today, (Go figure) and Cassie and I are going to have to entertain the troops. Today is Kristin's Birthday so whatever we do will have to involve getting a Birthday cake and other related stuff. Here's a few... | 1 Comments

Saturday 22 January

    Well the weather outside is frightful... (20:35) - What a day! This morning we got up a 5:45 AM to get Billy and Heidi to their SAT test by 7:45 am. The test is in a different location than where Billy took it last, so we had to...

Thursday 13 January

    Heidi Land (12:59) - In our house there are many different worlds. There is the Land of Ted and Cassie, adults, parents, husband and wife, where we put each other and the children before ourselves. We work hard to provide for our family and... | 2 Comments

Tuesday 11 January

    Old age and diapers (15:24) - You might think by reading the title that this is about older folks who have to wear Depends or some other incontinence undergarment, but it's not. Last night Linda had to work. The standing order, is that if her son...

Monday 3 January

    Dr. Phil's Ultimate Weight Loss Solution (21:27) - Cassie and I haven't really talked about this but we need to loose weight, a lot of weight. So does everyone else in the household, with the exception of Tomas, my grandchild. Cassie had picked up Dr Phil's "The Ultimate... | 2 Comments
    The Blues (00:41) - I've been feeling miserable all day today. I was irritable, achy and so I went to bed right after dinner. Big mistake! Now it's 12:30 am and I'm WIDE awake. I figured I'd surf BE awhile and try to write...

Tuesday 28 December

    Christmas Pics (21:14) - Here are some pictures from the Opening on Christmas day....
    The After Christmas Blues (Or how we survived the Ho Ho Ho's) (12:45) - The Thursday before Christmas I started to get a Sinus infection, Heidi also wasn't feeling very well so we went to see the doctor. We both were told that we had the same sinus infection. The doctor (Nurse Practitioner actually)...

Saturday 25 December

    Merry Christmas! (20:55) - Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good night! Hmmmm, where have I heard this before. Oh well, beats the Dickens out of me. Merry Christmas and Best Wishes for the New Year "Thank You for Being a Special...

Friday 24 December

    What a great solution to the naughty or nice dilema! (09:40) - Cassie and I have the same problem with our children at times. We have faced the same situations, with the same disciplines and the same results. Most of the time they are good, but every so often they can try...

Sunday 19 December

    Happy Birthday Cassie! (17:48) - Cassie turned fifty today! For her Birthday we went to the movies to see Lemony Snickets, "A series of Unfortunate Events." Then afterward we had her Birthday diner at TGI Fridays. It was a very nice day in spite of...

Sunday 12 December

    The Roofers! (19:17) - Several days ago I called a Roofer to estimate the cost of fixing a leak around the bathroom vent pipe and a possible leak in the family room roof. John gave me a good estimate and said they would be...

Thursday 9 December

    Adventures in Christmas Shopping! (15:23) - Cassie and I went Christmas shopping yesterday. We got a list of everyones wants and desires and off we went. Our first stop was Kohls, they were having a half price sale. Normally Cassie and I have no problem shopping... | 2 Comments

Monday 6 December

    I love my kids! (21:44) - I really do! Even when they do their best to make Cassie and I crazy. I understand that their job as teenagers is to disrupt the household, to make a mess as often as they can. To need us to... | 2 Comments

Thursday 2 December

    Scampered like a squirel! (09:57) - Yesterday morning I called a roofer to get an estimate on the cost to fix our roof. I had to leave a message on his machine. I gave my name, number and a brief description. Then I said that I...

Thursday 25 November

Wednesday 24 November

    Update to "What a relief!" (15:39) - The check we have been expecting from that rotten insurance company came in the mail today! It was for the full amount they owed us! The best part was, they acknowledged they were wrong! Nah, the best part was getting...

Monday 22 November

    What a relief! (19:40) - I've been out of work for two years due to a work place injury. I've had to have three surgerys to correct my shoulder(rotator cuff). I was receiving Workman's Comp up until May of this year. The insurance company (Selective)... | 3 Comments

Thursday 18 November

Tuesday 9 November

    Never make promises you may not be able to keep! (11:50) - I saw this post today on Tech Central. Schoolboy sues mom for not buying him a PC When I was growing up my parents never made promises to me. It was always, "If we can afford it we will..." or... | 1 Comments

Sunday 7 November

    Incredible! (19:26) - Cassie and I took the family to see the Incredibles this afternoon. In the beginning, the movie sounded just like it does here at home kids fighting and nasty towards each other and I wasn't very enthusiastic. But it... | 1 Comments

Friday 5 November

    A Picture Story of my grandson (21:42) - I made a picture story of my grandson Tomas with Microsoft Picture Story 3 from some Halloween pictures I took. Click the link to open in Media Player. (A pop up window will open the Media player) View Video...

Monday 1 November

    Vampires in our midst! (20:59) - Read Third party carriers suck our blood... | 1 Comments
    The Young Entrepreneurs! (20:46) - Every time Cassie and I ask the kids to do something that isn't one of their regular chores we get; how much are you gonna pay me or I'll do it for ten bucks. It's exasperating. When we were growing... | 1 Comments

Saturday 30 October

    Our shed has a new roof! (19:28) - My brother Tim came over today to help me put a new roof on our utility shed. Actually he did all the work and I just assisted him. The shed is attached to our house and our hot water heater...

Friday 29 October

    One more day! (12:26) - I have one more day of physical therapy! It has been a long battle getting my shoulder back into shape. last January, 2003, I tore my rotator cuff at work. It took two months for the third party insurance carrier...

Tuesday 26 October

    My Grandson isn't feeling well (22:19) - Linda took my grandson Tomas to the doctor today. He was haveing difficulty breathing, coughing and not feeling his usual cheerful self. He is one of the happiest babies I've ever seen, not the last couple of days though. The... | 2 Comments

Monday 25 October

    Can't sleep! (05:46) - What a drag it is getting old. It seems the older I get the harder it is to get a good nights sleep. After a potty trip at 2:30 AM I went back to bed and just lay there. I...

Tuesday 12 October

    On their way home! (21:51) - Linda and Tomas are leaving for home tomorrow. They went to visit my Daughter Michele in Tennessee. Cassie and I have missed them a bunch, so have the kids. Yaaaaaaa! The old homestead just hasn't been the same without them....

Wednesday 6 October

    Good News! (12:54) - Cassie and I are at the end of our savings, we started to burn them up when my company's insurance carrier flat out refused to continue my Workman's Comp benefits. This morning we started calling our creditors to see if...

Sunday 3 October

    Moving on (16:07) - three years ago on October 5th, Audrey my first wife passed away after a hard battle with PPH, Primary Pulmonary Hypertension. It was heartbreaking to see her suffering with this disease. I had read all the information I could find... | 3 Comments