Well, now I can talk about my weekend plans. Becky’s co-workers had given her a weekend at a cabin not far from our home. When you are there, you feel like you are in the middle of nowhere, yet a 5 minute ride will get you to town. The area is very hilly with woods all around. We had a great time, very relaxing. We plan to go back someday, preferably when it is warm outside. Here are some shots from our weekend, all photos can be clicked to enlarge!

Here’s one of the cabin itself:

We were surrounded by these, I thought they looked cooler in black and white:

We spent some time in the hot tub. I had never been in one before. Even though it was really cold outside, once you got in, you didn’t even notice. I want a hot tub now:

Yes, it was a great time. We got to unwind and relax. There was no cell phone reception out there, although, again a 5 minute ride would cure that if you really needed it. I have lots more photos, I may share some of them later if I find the time.

Yep I am still alive. Nausea is still a problem, but they did give me medicine for it, it only lasts 6 hours though and even it can be defeated if I stand for too long. Pain is still there but they gave me meds for that too!

The big news is that my wife helped me secure an emergency consult with one of the top gastroenterologists in Indiana, so I will be going to see her tomorrow. Hopefully she will have some insight into what is happening and maybe even help me fix it. I know she can’t cure Chrones but maybe she can offer a better treatment course.

I have been really tired lately, of which I am sure I can attribute part of to the medicines. I would gladly lay in bed all day if given the chance. I tried the other day, but they wouldn’t let me!

On that note, I am going to go lie down and rest a bit. Everyone else is at vacation bible school so this may be the only silence I get tonight!

Taking a 4 day weekend. Going to relax if it kills me, or someone else!

I am wiped, physically and emotionally. I need some time off with no worries. I know, I know, that will never happen, but I can wish can’t I? It is only the middle of the week and I am ready to throw in the towel. I just can’t seem to get a handle on anything. Enough whining now!

I am reading a book called There is a God: How the worlds most notorious atheist changed his mind. It is fascinating, not an easy read in my opinion, but fascinating none the less. He talks a lot of philosophy in the book and I was never really into that so I am having to look things up to understand what he is taking about sometimes. I think he didn’t take into account that there are people like me who need things spelled out for them sometimes.

Well, I had nothing useful and I have wasted enough of your time.

God bless,
Jeff A

Well, school is back in session tomorrow, while I would love to say I am happy about that, I’m not really. It has been awesome to have some time with my girls. That is just something I don’t normally get while they are in school since I work second shift. Sure they might drive me crazy once in awhile and I have very little free time when they are out of school but those are sacrifices that I am willing to make. Getting to bond with the two coolest little girls around, and having time with my wife since she took vacation too, it was great.

On the semi-bright side, I will be able to blog more again, but is that really a worthwhile thing? Being there when my girls need me, that is worthwhile! Holding their hands in mine, playing games, those are the things that make the day a lot brighter. I may joke about their being the spawn of satan, but really, they are mine through and through. Good or bad, there is no denying that they have taken on some of my characteristics.

Desi can be as sweet as honey but turn bitter when things don’t quite work out the way she wanted. Anna, she is a brooder, she will sit and stew in her own juices until well done or just break down and cry for little or no reason. There are days when I can look at both of them and see a reflection of me at their age. Those are the days that can really hurt me too. I don’t want them to have to deal with things that I did, I want to get them through the rough patches without them being affected in a negative way. Sure we all have to learn life lessons, but I want to protect them from the harder ones if at all possible. I want the best for them and nothing less will do.

I really want to hold on to the times we share, you know, save time in a bottle, but my bottle lost it’s stopper a long time ago. Seems like some of the good stuff leaks out now. That is the reason I blog and photograph when all else fails I will still have these records to remind me of all the fun we had and all the troubles. To some my writing may seem mindless drivel but to me, it is priceless, something to hold together the strands of time so they don’t get away from me. Sometimes I feel like the guy chasing his kite down the beach, that string is just slightly out of reach, bobbing and weaving and trying to elude me at every twist and turn.

With that I bid you a good night may God bless you richly and eternally.

I had to work Saturday, I hate working Saturdays. I have to do it next Saturday too. It’s putting a damper on my otherwise chipper mood(I’m not really chipper, ever). I took a vacation day Monday so I could spend some time with my family and so my wife and I could go Christmas shopping. We got a lot more accomplished that I thought we would and had a pretty good time doing it. That would not normally be surprising if not for the fact that I have a nasty cold that has been dragging me down since Friday. I refused to let it ruin my day.

Through all the shopping and general merriment I did also manage to get myself a new CD. I hadn’t heard anything about it but found it on the rack at the local K-Mart, so I picked it up. I will tell you more about it, including my thoughts on it, tomorrow!

I haven’t done this in awhile but I feel the need today. Lets look at some search engine queries that have led people to my site. These are always fun and sometimes educational for those who may perform future searches and end up here. As always my responses will be inside the

Trailer Park Girls (I really wish I had never quoted an Eminem song now, this shows up way too much)

Fry Day (Congrats you are in the right place)

reames noodles recipes (Just throw ‘em in anything, they make awesome beef and noodles)

going back to work bronchitis (sometimes you just gotta)

wife is on vacation and i am depressed ( I am so sorry, I understand, really I do. Next time give her some cash and tell her to go to the Bahamas or something that way she isn’t there making you do the honeydo list!)

These aren’t as good as previous ones but the wife is on vacation one was just too good to pass up. I hope this post finds everyone doing well!

God bless.

Well this will have to be a quick post. I slept in, just a wee bit more than I intended and am now on the fast track for a nervous breakdown at work. I think I need a vacation so I can get caught up on everything that I have been putting off “just one more day”. Now that I think about it that wouldn’t be much of a vacation now would it?

I have things sitting on my desk that I can’t even remember when I got them, that can’t be good. Especially the ones that have to do with the children and their school. Which reminds me, they had another school improvement day. Basically it is a half day for the students and then according to the school the staff get together and work on ideas for improvement. I personally think they all break out a keg as soon as the last kid leaves and get slobbering drunk. Well at least that is what I would do if I had to deal with that many kids 5 days a week!

Alright, gotta go get ready for work, wish me luck.