Quick Thought

I was listening to Devil Went Down to Georgia the other day and according to the song Johnny won, but I think the Devil won. He had the good bass groove and that 70's sound. I think the Devil gave up too easily. The only thing Johnny had was chicken in the bread pan and Granny's dog that doesn't bite. I guess southerners didn't appreciate a good 70's sound back then.

Just a thought.

I love it when a plan comes together

Man I miss the A-Team. Never in my life a group of guys that could do anything except shoot a gun and hit the person they were aiming for.

Today I am grateful for life coming together and watching it unfold perfectly. A friend of mine got a job offer and took it. It also worked out that he made a change to his retirement plan at the same time which will help him considerably.

Also, this same job offer, helped another friend stay employed long enough to find the job he has been wanting without fear of being unemployed.

I am also grateful for Shelly. She, and Mama Gena, have taught me to ask for what I want. I did that and may be creating my dream job.

I am grateful for coming home. There's no place like it especially when the weather's nice. I remember saying in High School "When I graduate, I am moving from this stupid state and never coming back."

I never left, and my life is great.

Call it Karma, Fate, Destiny, or just plain life, but it has unfolded perfectly.

Family

Today I am grateful for family. Over the weekend, Nicole and I went to Kentucky to see my family. We were able to introduce Sarah to whole bunch of people. I mean a large number of people as there is nothing to do in that town but to have sex (family members optional).

Everyone was excited to see her. We were excited to introduce her. My greatest moment was introducing her to my 94 year old Grandma. Grandma is not doing too well and I am elated that they got a chance to meet. I know it hurt Grandma when Katie died, and I am happy to see her smile.

We spent the night at Papaw and Mimi's house (aka Dad and Step-Mom). I never saw my Dad so loving. It made me happy.

Finally, we went to my Mom's family reunion. She is one of 11 kids and there are a ton of people there. It was nice to have everyone come up and comment as I always felt left out being so far away from most of them. I felt like I was with family.

Now the driving to and from sucked. My sister told me that the best time to travel is with babies as they sleep most the time. She is wrong. A 3.5 hour car ride took 5 hours each way as we had to stop and feed the baby. It's not like I can throw a bottle back there and have her go at it. Maybe when she gets older, it will get better, but for now my ass is home.

Back in the saddle again

Greetings,
Trying to get back in the habit so bare with me.

Today I am grateful for so many things.

• Sleep
• Family
• Mental Breaks (Movies)
• Sarah
• Nicole
• My Job
• My life
• You

The last three weeks have been a whirlwind. It has been tiring and rewarding. I am grateful for every minute of it. Little people are so cool. It is funny though. Throughout the pregnancy, Nicole and I could not see past it to imagine or prepare for the aftermath. Everyone told us "Get your sleep now!!" I dismissed them as I knew what to expect.

They were right.

My previous experience has been taking care of my niece. While this trained me for the physical aspect of feeding, diapers, etc. it did not train me for the mental aspect. I am responsible for this person.

Basically, caring for a child is not the hard part. The hard part is being a parent. That scares (and excites) me.

Looking into her blue eyes, makes me realize that I need to do more, be more, give more, and love more. I will be everything to that little girl. I am her father.

Now enough with the mushy stuff.

The best perk so far... Nicole's boobs. Damn. Now the Michelles know I am a Scorpio so they understand. By the way... I am a happy Scorpio.

To see more of Sarah, visit http://paynesite.homedns.org/sarah

Happy 4th of July

I'm still here. I'm tired. I just wanted to say happy 4th of July to everyone. I will be posting again, so don't forget about me.

Hugs to you all. Big hugs to the sexy ones (wink).