another week, etc...

well another few days have gone by and I'm as stressed as i ever remember i have been. it seems like all I'm constantly waiting for is for another shoe to drop. I have again done everything from laying tile on a counter top to repair some Sheetrock, to building forms for the concrete floor for a building my company is putting up. but Robbie and I have had some fun days. Last weekend we went to the first fair of the season int the area. the Catholic church about 2 blocks from our house has an annual fundraiser fair. on Saturday we went because they had a special for rides. $12.00 for 4 hours unlimited rides. Robbie had so much fun and we really got our moneys worth. he rode the 3 separate kids rides a total of 17 times. and he had a blast riding the cars and the merry-go-round, and the dragons.



Robbie on the dragons. got to love that smile








Robbie on the merry-go-round. having all kinds of fun








Robbie on his favorite ride. the motorcycle.







then on Sunday we went to the park for a few hours but i will let him tell about that in his blog.

finally, the greatest mystery in the house...



how did the snake get up there?...the explanation i got was he crawled up there.




oops almost forgot a couple more pics for you to enjoy.
first picture is of Robbie with the fish he won at one of the kiddie games. he threw a ping pong ball into a floating cup in a swimming pool. surprised me to all get out that he actually won it.
and finally always a summer favorite, enjoying a snowcone.

busy week, multi-tasking

well this was a busy week. I'm finally doing maintenance work. i started the week finishing up some footer holes for an office addition. then on Tuesday i started putting in a door where there wasn't a place for a door. no big deal but by Wednesday i was finally finished with the door and painting it. 16 hours was long enough for one door. good thing about the 2 days is that i got to sample Serius satellite radio. oh man i so want to get that, they have everything i want to listen to.maybe some day. Thursday i did maintenance on a car wash but changing out some rusted hinges and replacing 2 doorknobs., then i had to replace a decktite on the roof of pizza hut., then i started in on the gutter. i first had to remove the old copper heating system, then clean out the gutter, then spray some kind of rubber spray onto the bottom (rusting out) of the gutter. finished that today among helping my boss with several projects around the shop and yard. i was the closest one to i was picked. glad the weekend is here.

i finally got my medicine situation under control again. seems that my pharmacy thought that it was a one time thing, instead of continuous. i pretty much have some strong words for that pharmacy tech. guess they need to read about the pills more. seems that one of my pills (paxil) is not intended to be stopped on a dime. you start with withdrawals, then all the other things come back like migraine headaches, severe moodiness, nausea, drowsiness, lack of sleep, etc. all the things I'm taking the pill to prevent to begin with. so now i should never be out of pills again. i went 10 day without a pill. don't want to do that again.

This weekend i have to get my truck looked at. the back brakes are locking up after it sits for a little while. the front end is making a grinding, vibrating sound above 45 MPH. clutch is starting to go out.

Sure wish i would win the lottery, could use a new truck right about now.

Robbie and I are going to go fishing sometime, plus we got to go to walmart or the PX, whichever we get to. need some stuff to mail to Lani plus i need to get to staples to get a shipping tube for one of her projects.

i will be taking a lot more pics. i know got to take some to take more, but i always forget the camera. so stayed tune and keeping for them

been a few hectic weeks now. still trying to get into a rhythm with Lani gone. been spending some good time together though. Robbie and I went fishing for the first time last weekend. Bug really wanted to throw rocks in the water. he doesn't understand about scaring the fish off, but he still enjoyed it. i did catch a rock bass though. just a small mouth bass that feeds off the trash in the water. i would have took some pictures but i forgot the camera. need to start keeping the camera with me just to take pics, but never remember it till it too late. been really stressed lately, got a problem with my pills i need to take everyday. i been out for 2 weeks now, and now i know why I'm supposed to take it. i get really moody. been like that for a while now. of course with everything going on its not helping. i finally think i got the smoking habit kicked, been without for 10 days now, and it seems to be getting easier. been having some problems at work too but nothing that i can fix. hope things change soon. today we had a string of thunderstorms come through the area. the news is saying a minor tornado hit down about 30 miles from here. we had lots of high winds and lots of rain here in Carthage with power lines and trees down. lost power here at the house for a few hours as far as i can tell. this weekend i think Robbie and i are going to go fishing again, plus we are going to go look at air conditioner units. its been in the 90's here and our house gets hot. i figure out i can get one small unit per floor and that should keep us pretty cool. TV been bad lately with reruns. didn't even know the seasons ended so i guess i will just watch movies. Been able to chat with my love just about everyday, so that's been good. not able to talk as much as i would like but what can i do.cant wait till she comes home. i never understood how much she did and does around the house and in our family, and i sure miss her.

other than that i guess we are moving along as well as we can. Robbie is doing really well in school (daycare with school classes). i figure that at the rate he is going he will probably start school in about the 10th grade. LOL. He sure is a smart little guy. he is starting to make up stories on his own to pics he sees. now if i could just get him to start cleaning up his toys after he is done playing with them, would make my life a little easier. but he is only 3 so i guess that goes with the territory. I'm taking him to see the Doodlebops in a few weeks. its a kids show in Disney channel that he likes along with Thomas the train and Bob the Builder. he watches Bob so much he can sing the theme song and knows the names of every character. he watches a bob at least everyday.

More later this weekend after we go fishing again. he is getting pretty good at casting but don't want to do it with the bait on the hook. guess the worms scare him. cant wait till he catches his first fish. he going to be so excited.

have a great week and talk to you later