Fellowship

Today was a great morning of fellowship. I had the opportunity to represent Wright automotive on a quail, pheasant, chucker hunt this morning. I went to Don Cranfill's hunting preserve with some prominent business people from the area. 8 people, 6 dogs, 2 camera men..... priceless. The meal after the hunt was amazing, the fellowship while in the field was great and i will never pass up the chance to sit with a bunch of people telling stories. We were taped for a public broadcasting hunting show and the sportsman's channel so you may just see my ugly mug on your TV one day while channel surfing. Bless all of you see ya sunday

Mic

Julie the rising star!

Join me in congratulating Julie on her latest award, She has been chosen by BJ salon for the "rising star award". To receive this award you have to go above and beyond in all aspects of being a stylist meaning outstanding customer service, gaining clientel, amount of daily services, and be recognized by your clients in an extraordinary way. Julie's managers have received several emails and letters from clients stating how pleasant their experience was and how she actually listened to their wants and needs. The one that was mentioned at the awards ceremony was about a middle aged divorced single woman who had lost more than 80 lbs, she was only scheduled for a haircut but when Julie was done with her she had a complete makeover. The woman left the salon in tears saying that for the first time in her life she felt beautiful! I could not be more proud of Julie and how she takes every encounter with each client so personal and how she tries to please everyone. Normally with BJ's salon an employee has to be with the company for a min of 1 year to be eligible for an award Julie has been their 8 mo. So again please help us celebrate this accomplishment with Julie. Love you Baby!

Bless you all Mic

Spring is upon us

With the arrival of spring comes may changes, the trees and flowers start to blossom, people start to come out of their homes more often, all of God's creatures are expanding their families. we plan cook outs, fishing trips, start dreaming of days in the pool or out at the lake. Mushroom hunting (never heard of that till i moved to Illinois) the talk of what is popping the yellows or the browns. The warmer it gets the happier people seem. well for us spring has shown itself in a new way. the white stuff is flying around our home. no i don't mean snow it is FUR. Our lovable family pet is blowing his winter coat! many of you have seen Jericho and know he is a big boy, check out the picture, the pile of fur is the same size he is, sadly that was only after about 10 min of brushing. we have been getting piles of fur like that off of him for a few days now, how he is not bald i will never know. so now if you stop by you will notice the lint rollers strategically placed on hooks next to each door so you can defur prior to heading out the door. we have all adjusted our wardrobes to light colors, no black. But Jericho loves the attention, Sam now wants to be a dog groomer when she grows up, and Bubba plays in the pile of hair like it were a pile of leaves (i know thats wrong but thats what they make bath tubs for). Bless you all

Mic

The new old house

well the actual move is done now it is time to settle in. unpacking is the worst part, where to put things how we want things to look all that stuff. I have owned the house we moved into since 1999. we tried to sell it for the last 2 years unsuccessfully, the last 2 were for contract for deed. so I have a rough idea of where things fit and look right but it isnt helping much. I was amazed that Samantha remembered this house even though it looks different than the last time she was in it. she remembered where her bedroom was and the bathroom. She said she like this house better because now she can be a "skating ballerina princess" it has all hardwood floors which are great for sliding around on in your socks. Bubba Jo is in the exploring stage, but he seams to like that all his trucks go much farther in the floor than in the old house. Jericho sounds like about 20 tap dancers now live with us (toenails on hardwood). it is growing on Julie, she brought me about 20 paint swatches and many suggestions on what would look best. It is about 3 blocks away from Kim the kids mom so that makes things nice. the only down fall is that it is farther away from work. but i think that is a small price to pay if everything else fit well. and their are 2 guys i work with here in Gillespie so we have started a car pool. all in all things are going well and the mountain of boxes is shrinking. Bless all of you

Mic

5 jobs 2 people

Yes i know that is a weird title but i will explain. Julie and I were talking about our lives at this moment and where they are going. The 2 people are Julie and myself she has me beat she currently has 3, BJ's Salon in Springfield, Cracker Barrel, and she also does her hair thing for about 10 people per week hear in town. I only have 2 I am an Insurance agent, and starting Thursday of this week I am starting at Wright automotive in Hillsboro. While doing this their are the kid, the rest of life, and remembering what each other look like without having to look at a picture to remember. Now here is why we are doing this, Because we made poor decisions in the past and now have to pay for it. Thankfully we pulled our heads out of our nether regions before things were really bad. So instead of dragging that debt with us for the rest of our lives costing us much much more we have decided to bite the bullet now and get everything paid off and move on smarter people. As our talk continued we put together a set of goals first to free Julie from having to do anything but hair. after that we will make decisions on what the next chapter of our lives has to hold. So if anyone wants or needs a hair cut, waited on, a car, or insurance just let Julie or I know. Thankfully the Lord has blessed us with the ability to do all of this and also be involved in church functions, spend time with friends and family and keep our sanity. It shows me how big God is and what an amazing time manager he is. God works with all his children in all the world and still has time to talk to just me and never complains. WOW that is huge. Thanks for listening. Bless you all

Mic

crazy week

We are in for a crazy week and me being an absolute procrastinator just is not going to work this time. We are moving back to Gillespie, I am starting a second job, Easter, Julie working 2 jobs , the kids wow lot of stuff. By the grace of god and Julie's meticulous planning it will all go of without a hitch. Just pray for us to have patients with each other and follow our plan. have a great night all.


Mic

Giving

Today I got a phone call from Julie. It was the normal call we have everyday, what does your day look like? She says she and Ashley are going to give blood today, Julie has never given before. I said you know what i have not given in a while I should go with you. That was one of those decisions that 30 sec later your like why did i just do that. well no backing out now right, I know giving blood is important and it is something that i have done many times. But I hate it and would rather not but if i were in a situation where i needed blood the i hope someone gave lately. That is the only reason that gets me through it. so we arrived, get checked in, and have a seat. Ashley gets called first (she was the one with the idea to donate in the first place) then Julie. Ashley walks out from the little curtain and says nope not today iron to low. next they call me in I have a great conversation with a very nice volunteer everything checks out and we are off to the chair. I pass Julie as i go to my selected spot sit down and look over and she don't look to good, they get her stuck and start the draw. Then her machine starts beeping, and beeping. meanwhile i get put through the same process. I hate getting stuck even if it is for a good cause. as i sit and listen to Julie's machine beeping and watching people go over and attend to her they finally make the decision to pull it. She gave half a bag. next time i look over they have her laied down flat asking if she is ok. (i kinda giggle after i know she is ok) So now i am thinking the person who brought up the idea didn't get stuck at all the one who conned me into it only filled half a bag and here i am with a needle in my arm. So they pull mine out cover the gaping hole in my arm (i know i am exaggerating) and take my donation to the people by the coolers. now this has never happened to me before but things started getting hot, i start sweating, little stars are flashing in front of my eyes. ohh yeah I was going down, but of course i wasn't going to interrupt the volunteers to say anything i could just wait it out. well needless to say the look on the lady's face when she turned around told me i didn't need to say much she knew what was happening. "do you feel alright" my answer "nope" so next came the whole lying down cold rags you know the drill. all in all it was an eventful experience, everyone is just fine, and i am glad i gave. hopefully next time i wont see stars as a reward.

Bless all of you
Mic