Wilbur

This is Wilbur my piggy bank. Julie Hates this thing i mean truly despises this thing. i received it when my grandma passed away. I know he is not the cutest piggy bank in the world. He has sentimental value to me, it was my Grandpa's and he always put his quarters in it. When I was a kid he let me put his change away every time i was their. so every time i look at it it reminds me of my grand dad. So do any of you bloggers out their have anything you keep around the house for the only reason of sentimental value, or anything that your spouse hates but you display it anyway.


Have a Blessed Day, Mic

Meet Miss Chloe

Meet Miss Chloe, She has come to stay at our house until we can find her a good home. My guess is she is a 1 year old beagle, corgi cross. She is a doll, the story on her is she was found as a stray but does not get along with the pug of the people who found her. She has been caught up on all of her shots and checked for a micro chip but none was found. a lost dog add was placed in the paper and adopt a pet was contacted to see if anyone was looking for her. but sadly it looks like no one is missing her. she is house broken but hates a leash (we are working with her on that). She is great with other dogs, even Jericho where his head is bigger than she is they play great together. she is a cuddle bug,loves kids, but is very shy at first, but warms up very quickly. She loves to snuggle up in bed with you at night. If anyone knows of someone who would like to add Chloe to their home please let me know. We are keeping her until we can find her a great home. I cant stand the thought of putting her in a shelter. She needs to be spayed and if we have her long enough we will schedule her to have that done. So if all the bloggers out their can help us find a great hope for her we would be greatful.



Bless You All Mic

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