why don't you say that to my face

remember i moved

2007-06-22T22:29:00.000-07:00

just a reminder that i do have a new blog...though i never get around to writing anything, I did write something tonight that I think you will enjoy...check it out

www.andyirish.wordpress.com

i've moved

2007-04-30T13:15:00.000-07:00

i am going to give this word press a chance for blogging.

new home- andyirish.wordpress.com

anyways, i have imported all of my blogs so if you want to reminise on something i wrote before you can...i know you will want to. anyways, change your feed readers so you can get updated with the new blog.

I have lots to learn!!

2007-04-30T12:32:00.000-07:00

Why does it always seem like life is in constant chaos? I am beginning to wonder if from the day you are born to the day you die if God doesn't allow things to ever settle. Just when you think, "we're almost to a place in life where we will be able to breathe a little bit." BAMM!!! Something happens and things are now back to where the were before...chaos.

Sarah and I are asking for prayer...I know each one of you out there has issues and situations to deal with...infact I bet you do because again it seems like life is a constant state of chaos. As you know I am going back to school to become a paramedic and hopefully get a job at a fire department. It will be a sweet gig and we will be able to "breathe a bit." YEAH RIGHT!!! so Sarah was going to teach full time next year and everything looked like it was going to happen and BAM...the lady who was going to take the year off decided she wasn't after she had already told sarah she was. So we are trying to search for that again, because we need that job so I can take my classes.

Then as some of you know I have been thrusted into a position at my church called "lead pastor" that's right, I am the main cheese for our church. it isn't much of a church in the way of large numbers and programs. We meet in a school and are making progress. But it is a church that wants to be young and relevant but fights it every step of the way!!! anyways, I have that responsibility for the next couple of months and it is just another BAMM in our life that wasn't expected and yet seems to be something that God is allowing.

So I go back to I think God doesn't allow life to chill out on purpose...he keeps us in a constant state of "what the heck" possibly so that we can get to a state of "whatever, you're in charge". I guess that is what I need to learn!!! And until then He will keep things interesting. But once I do learn that there will be something else that I will say "what the heck" to...and around and around we go...I don't think it will ever stop!!

Reverend....Reverend...Reverend

2007-04-15T07:43:00.000-07:00

My Sr Pastor is in the amry and has been sent to colorado for 2 months. that being said you are looking at the head guy for the next couple of months at our church. crazy you say...yes...it is crazy. it should be an interesting few months. and very busy. the best part is that no one knows yet that he has been sent away so I get to tell them today at church...yeah!!!!!

IRS is the best!!!

2007-04-06T08:29:00.000-07:00

just filled my taxes...not only did I pay out the @$$ but I got raped by turbo tax as well. See when I started filling a few weeks ago the cost was like 30 bucks to file...and not it was 40!!!! Oh well...if the government didn't take my money I wouldn't have been able to take theirs when Ryan was born.

Ryan and Gus

2007-03-03T18:12:00.000-08:00

Ryan and Gus!!! We got him a few weeks ago, he was only 6 weeks old. he is now about 10 weeks.

to come later...andy in his firefighting outfit!!!

Ahora él es un mexicano

2007-02-14T18:34:00.000-08:00

¿Cuál el crap es éste??? ¡Si sierra usted tengo gusto siempre de esto que viene en mi casa rompería un burrito encima de su extremo después hago que usted escucha el polka español hasta mi siega necesitada césped!! ¡oh y grandpa agradable del bigote!!

One step closer

2007-01-19T19:10:00.000-08:00

I am one step closer to my goal of being a paramedic. I finished retaking my EMT class a few months ago and am now involved in two things that are required to medic school. One is that I am back in college. That's right, community college is great. Accept Citrus Community College was 11 bucks a unit and Clark Community in Vancouver, WA is like 80. So i am taking Human Biology right now it is quite interesting. usually have class 4 mornings a week, but this week only had it once do to a killer snow storm that we just had. there wasn't any school in the Portland Metro area all week until today...and even today was late start for just about everyone.

The recent news is that pending I pass my physical - cough, cough (if you don't understand the cough thing ask a guy who played sports in high school) I will be a volunteer firefighter for the City of Washougal...thats right...I'll be a hero. This will all help my chances of getting a job as a paramedic in a fire department because of this experience.

so now when jerk offs light fireworks on in the middle of the road I'll have to get my butt out of bed and go pound on doors because stupid security guards think that fireworks in the street equal burning down apartment buildings!!!

First Snow

2006-11-27T16:01:00.000-08:00

we just had our first snow of the winter. it didn't last long but it snowed...more to come later tonight!!!! yeah.

Craigslist Rocks

2006-11-16T09:20:00.000-08:00

I have bought a thing or two on craigslist but never sold anything...until now...I am a freakin hundredaire now. Since we have moved into our house we now know about the things we need and don't need. So we have been putting things on craigslist and people are contacting me by the 2-3's. Some things aren't so hot but others are sold the minute I put them up there.

Have some crap to sell? Put them on Craigslist and you to could be a hundredaire.

***results not typical***

Post Memories

2006-11-03T14:26:00.000-08:00

As you know Dan Boatwright, Sarah's brother, died last weekend. It has been a really rough road up to this point and it will continue this way for awhile. We have made a blog for Dan where people can post memories or stories about him. Or you can tell the family something. If you would like to do this go to danboatwright.blogspot.com. The site will tell you how to post to it.

Thank you for all your love and prayers...they are much needed.

Need Prayer

2006-11-01T09:09:00.000-08:00

Dan Boatwright...Sarah's brother, died early saturday morning. He was only 25. he was found in his bed and the autoupsy said it was because he had an enlarged heart. So he died of natual things in his sleep. The family is devistated. They are all here at my house and we are about to head out the door to go to seattle where dan is. They need LOTS of prayer...today seems a bit harder than yesterday. The memorial service is on monday at 3 in corvallis, or.

life is short and unknown but God is in control of all things.

House

2006-10-06T09:39:00.000-07:00

We bought a house...see it here.

Pre Approval

2006-09-14T11:30:00.000-07:00

so we just got back from getting pre-pre-approved...it looks like we might be able to get into a shack on someone elses lot...not really, but it will definately be a first home. Or i could always move out to crapizona.

More like ESPNot

2006-09-13T18:19:00.000-07:00

alright...so the title of this blog was gay, deal with it. So monday night came and no football. why? because monday night football has moved to ESPN...so for us people who don't have cable, no football. oh well, i guess Wife Swap will do.

recert

2006-09-05T13:39:00.000-07:00

so I have been rolling around the idea of getting recertified as an EMT and then going on to be a paramedic. The bad thing is that I have to go through the entire EMT process again because I wasn't certified in washington and my LA county cert has expired. it will be a good refresher though. But once i become a paramedic I think i am going to try and get a job with the vancouver fire department. I'll work 9 days a month and beable to still work at the church. It would be a win win for everyone. We'll see how God leads the process...should be interesting.

Day 1

2006-09-05T13:37:00.000-07:00

Sarah started teaching today and so today begins my venture as a half day stay at home daddy...it is fun...filled with poop, bottles, and the occasional smile. i must say being a dad is quite the venture. you should try it sometime!!!

I second that!!!

2006-08-16T14:52:00.000-07:00

so we got into cali on monday night...it was a warm night. once we awoke in the morning i noticed that you could see about 5 miles before the smog took over your vision and you could no longer see. So i would like to second that fact that So Cal is one of the dirtiest places to live. Yup...it sucks here.

Here We Come

2006-08-14T10:02:00.000-07:00

we are coming back to california for the first time since we left.

important things to do-
In-and-Out
El Pollo Loco
See some old friends

Maybe not in that order but maybe in that order...we'll see what happens.

no more lawn chair

2006-08-09T14:20:00.000-07:00

up until this point if i wanted to get on the internet i had to go outside and sit in a lawn chair to pick up someone elses wireless signal that they didn't put a password on...well not any more...we had comcast come out and give us interent. so here i am in my living room typing away... life has come back around and i can now function again.

so the question is did i leave my wireless passwordless so that some other poor old sap could funtion in the world of high speed? HELL NO!!! get your own...jerks!!!

youth events

2006-08-05T14:11:00.000-07:00

i have just been introduced to the greatest youth group event you could take your kids to...that's right this is the best idea ever. your students faith will grow and you can take your group to the next level of their spirituallity. forget the mission trips, the summer and winter camps...start getting involved with ultimate fighting. that's right...it is the ultimate in hand to hand combate and blood baths. take your students to witness this wonderful blessing from God. they can watch first hand as two men beat the living S#$^ out of each other.

the other day i was asked if i wanted to take my youth group to this event. there is another youth group going and wants to use our bus. after much prayer and fasting as to weather or not this would be something i would like to take my students to i decided that it may not be the best of idea's. so instead i am just going to drive the bus that takes the other students to this event. it should be a spirit filled time for all...want to get closer to God...ulitmate fighting in the answer!!! Amen...

how did we survive?

2006-08-03T13:29:00.000-07:00

right now i am sitting in my front yard on my two acre rental property outside of my teenie house with my laptop. why you ask? because i don't have internet and if i sit out here i pick up someones wireless - which by the way they haven't put a password on!!!! it is killing me because if i need to find some info or figure how to get anywhere i need internet. and if i want that i have to go outside to get it. for some reason it doesn't work in the house but as soon as i step out it does. so here i am. and i wonder how in the crap we survived before internet. beacause if all internet crashed it would be like the great depression or something stupit like that...no Y2K...now that was funny...but that is what it would be like.

We look like white trash!!

2006-07-09T07:47:00.000-07:00

as you know my wonderful christian buddies next door have decided to kick us out of the parsonage at their first opportunity. we have been dealing with that and have since found a small home to move into for very cheap - yeah God!!!! anyways, since that wonderful morning that we were informed of our situation the grass has continued to grow. now for the past year and possibly more the church grass has all been mowed at the time of mowing...however, since last week the grass infront of the parsonage has either learned how to duck underneath the blades on the mower or they are no longer mowing it. their is a nice line where they have stopped. the grass infront of the church looks great and behind the parsonage looks great...but infront looks like white trash (or dub-t for you folks who are up to the lingo) but i live down stairs and therefore don't look at the front yard...i look at the back!!!!

so i have a few options here-

mow the yard with my "p.o.s." mower
leave it alone and pretend i am walking through the amazon rain forest when i go to my car.
take some "round up" and write "Mow Me" in the lawn (i prefer to think of this as a play on words for "blow me" - haha funny)

number 3 sounds the best...but i think i will probably just go with number 2...maybe i'll pee on the lawn before we leave, that'll show them!!!!

Great News

2006-07-05T12:31:00.002-07:00

So i get back from a week long of high school camp...which went really well...I am awaken sunday morning by my door bell. I figure it is someone from the church next door wanting to get it so i ignore it (if you wonder why i ignore it i'll explain if you ask) I get in the shower and for the next 5 minutes i continuously hear my door bell ring. I get out of the shower and am about to rip someones head off but it doesn't ring again. this time it is my phone. So i check the number and it is the "new" pastor of the Camas Nazarene church.

He asks if i can talk with him and i say yes and it turns out he is the one who was doorbell crazy. i asked him if he was the one and he admited it. so long story short he gave me a letter telling me that we have till the 25th of july to be out of our house.

i reminded him that we have a 2 week old baby and his reply was that he was also under the impression that our insurance didn't pay for the pregnancy and birth...which wasn't true...however, they thought it was and they are still going to kick us out.

please pray for sarah and I as we try and figure out what the heck we are going to do. Sarah got a part time teaching job but that doesn't start till the school year. so we are looking for a place to hold us over for about 3-4 months and then we can hopefully look to buy something.

aren't christians great!!!

Who Would Have Thought?

2006-06-14T22:41:00.000-07:00

Who would have thought someone could be so happy with another little someone pooping in their pants?

She's Here

2006-06-12T16:33:00.000-07:00

Ryan Olivia Irish
Born on June 10th at 1235pm. She weighed 8lbs 4oz and was 19.5 inches long.

not yet!

2006-06-08T19:06:00.000-07:00

no baby yet...though we are scheduled next week to induce...that is if we make it till then. i'll let ya'll know when i come home with a baby girl.

7 Days

2006-06-02T13:51:00.000-07:00

Ryan is due in 7 days...but really that could be anytime!! CRAAZY!!!

What To Bring/Figure Out

2006-05-26T17:40:00.001-07:00

Two Plane Tickets
$100 for tux
Direction on how to get where we are staying.
Figure out how to get around town
How to get off of work
Translate the front page of the invitation because I don't speak freaky deaky Dutch

and...

$6 FOR PARKING...WHAT THE FUDGE!!!!!!

Of Coarse He Is

2006-05-15T15:46:00.000-07:00

So i called izzy today to tell him that i got my measurements done at a tux shop - i did that because he made me all nervous about looking like napolean at his wedding and i don't want to be any uglier than he is so we went and had them done. so i ask izzy what he is up to...and of coarse he is having lunch with one of our professors from apu...hauge...of coarse he is!!!!

Everyone Else Is Doing It

2006-03-28T10:53:00.000-08:00

(READ THIS IN AN OVERLY EXCITED VOICE)

Matt Rindge has blog!!!! Go read it!!!!!!

I love jumping on the bandwagon...

R.I.P.

2006-03-14T19:50:00.000-08:00

Hey everyone...Sherman is gone...my wonderful dog was hit by a car after he escaped my sister-in-laws yard...don't know what to say exept that we are shedding many tears and just wish that we could come home to socks being pulled out of our room and laying in the living room. can't write about this anymore...

Part 2

2006-03-02T11:21:00.000-08:00

Let's recap Part 1...we lived in California and were planning on moving out of there. We found a job that may hire us and so we hit the open road bound for Washington. We ended up getting the job and God was great...what a provider!!!

Part 2...our Sr Pastor is resigning due to evil people in our church. This isn't a new thing...aparently this has been going on for many many years. People who are unopen to the will of God because they fear change and fear losing their precious building. So after 5 years of fighting it is now time to call it quites. See it is time for the 4 year review as to whether or not the church wanted him to stay on as pastor...and the majority of the people do...but there are enough of them who don't that will do WHATEVER it takes to get rid of him - no matter who they have to hurt or what they have to do. So he is resign and I don't know what will happen to me and Sarah. As you know, we have a baby girl on the way, and so we must have a job...so we'll fly low for a bit as have our eyes open to what God has in store for us...what a provider!!!!

Everything will be fine...all we have to do is sit back and let the waves crash and see how Jesus gets us to the other side...

Pray for us

2006-02-23T11:48:00.000-08:00

our church is going through some crazy stuff. i find it amazing how prominent satan is in a church body. it shouldn't surprise me as much as it does but when you are in the middle of it it is incredible. having a group of people with the mentality of judas who want to regain "control" of their church by getting rid of the pastor. we need lots of prayer for this situation...because if dan, my pastor goes, we will be going too.

Not This Year

2006-02-14T13:10:00.000-08:00

As I walked into my kitchen today I saw my beautiful wife working on making some food for our valentines dinner. I noticed one thing that she had made that reminded me of something that happened exactly one year ago today...

If you were to look on our kitchen counter right now you would see exactly 6 chocolate covered strawberries. Last year there were six as well...at least that is until there were 5. Because someone who was living with us as the time thought that he would enjoy one of these strawberries that Sarah had made. Well not this year!!!!

i have nothing

2006-02-10T09:53:00.000-08:00

sometimes you go through a stretch of time with nothing to write about...i don't have any good stories of growing up in another part of the world and my parents buying me dolls (ok- "action figures") I don't have any scholarly thoughts about -isms or -ology or -other crap. because of that i can only say that i have nothing to write about.

something else for the wall

2006-01-27T21:30:00.000-08:00

So I got my local preachers license...it took a lot of blood, sweat and tears...actually all it took was a group of people on the church board saying that I should have it. Then the church secretary made up a beautiful certificate on her computer and will be printing it off. So what does this mean...I have no clue!!! But I do know that I will have a beautiful certificate printed on top quality certificate paper.

It's a ...

2006-01-24T15:23:00.000-08:00

If you look by the arrow you will see two horizontal lines almost making a "V". Do I need to explain what that is?

Boy or Girl?

2006-01-24T09:49:00.000-08:00

Today is the Day...that is if s/he decides to pose for us and show us what s/he is!!!

What's Next?

2006-01-24T09:44:00.000-08:00

Sarah and I were sitting in the mall parking lot the other day waiting for our new glasses to be finished. We started to try and think of some inventions that we could do...you know make millions off of something so simple other people say "why didn't I think of that" and Sarah and I laugh all the way to the bank...you could laugh with us because we could buy you cool stuff!! Well we did it...we came up with an idea that actually has some merit to it. And believe it or not I already have my first prototype. Now I can't tell you what it is just yet because I have to figure out what's next in this process. But as soon as my idea is safe I will fill you AND maybe even give you a manufactures coupon for 50% off...But now I have to figure out how to 1) patent my idea and 2) make it as a final product ready to hit the market...I'll keep you informed...but not too informed.

I Did Not!!!

2006-01-14T10:08:00.000-08:00

I did not watch Dancing With The Stars two nights in a row!!!!!

Mary had a little...

2006-01-03T19:13:00.000-08:00

It's true!!! Mary really did have a little lamb.

(this was not set up... i walked by this and thought it was hilarious...especially because my niece asked sarah what the nativity was and she said it had mary in it, who had the baby Jesus. and my niece said- i thought mary had a little lamb...so i had to take this pic)

Run Sherman, Run

2005-12-30T22:15:00.000-08:00

8 in 1

2005-12-23T09:58:00.000-08:00

So we went shopping the other day with all the money we made from BAND aid - which was 1200 bucks. we bought so much stuff- clothes, toys, gift cards, etc...So last night while the family was at the church eating dinner we took a few students and went to the hotel where this family is staying. There are 8 people in this family living in one room that is about 200 sq ft - that is the size of a small bedroom. There was one full size bed in there and i assume that those who can't fit on the bed sleep on the floor. It was not a pretty sight but it was eye opening for some of our students and me. So we loaded their room with all the stuff we bought, but had to becareful not take up floor space. I am so thankfull that i have a home for my wife and unborn child, but realize that God is in control and he will always take care of us no matter where we are living. Please pray for this family as they struggle with 8 people in one small room

BAND aid '05 update

2005-12-14T15:02:00.000-08:00

we have been running full speed trying to make this thing happen. It is happening this friday night. We have been hearing a buzz in the community which is a good thing. We have the coffee shop stocked and the sound equipment ready and all the lights ready. We'll take some pix of the night and I'll post them up here. it should be freakin awesome. we found a family to give it to via christmas presents and food and fun stuff. anyways, gotta jet and keep getting ready so when friday gets here we are ready for it.

new job description... I.T.

2005-11-21T10:21:00.000-08:00

though i do not claim to be a good website builder i have been learning. I have been using dreamweaver and have been working on the site for the church. There is much work to do but it should be fun.

www.camasnaz.org

peace out-

an EMT's job is never done

2005-11-14T13:24:00.000-08:00

went to TGIFridays yesterday after church. yeah, some guy decided to pass out while he was eating with his parents and his daughter. "Somebody, Help!" she screamed. i went over and he was passed out but he was breathing- well snoring is more like it. then the snoring stopped!!! great i am going to have to give this man CPR. i started to pull him out of his chair and the manager tells me not to move him. "he's not breathing" i said "we're going down." once i got him to the floor he started seizing. "i told everyone to let him seize and we'll just protect his head." so he had a seizure for about 3-5 seconds and then BAMB - he sat up and took in a huge breath. he was awake and could answer all my questions like nothing had happened. though he had no recolection of what just happened. so we got him into a chair and he sat there pale and clamy until the Paramedics came. once they got there i went back to my table and started eating. then the manager came over and was so thankful because he had no idea what to do and that i just kind of took over. he then took care of our bill and we ate for free. under the reason that he comped the bill he wrote - HERO.

then it turns out that the mother of the guy, who was an older lady, actually goes to the church in vancouver that i had my first interview at- liberty bible. anyways, i think he is going to be alright, but i wonder if he is going to find out that he has diabetes!!

so that was our eventfull time at TGIFridays and our free lunch!!!

BAND aid '05

2005-11-12T15:16:00.000-08:00

We did it. We have 6 bands commited to the concert. It should be a killer night.

Concert Time

2005-11-03T19:09:00.000-08:00

We are having our first big event with our youth group next month. We are having a benefit concert to raise money to buy christmas gifts for needy children in our area. We need your prayer for this event as we are trying to get a couple of bands and want to have a big turn out so that we can get lots of gifts. Some of the bands include The Blackstones, Hyper Static Union (Hopefully), and Tray Michae l. I am working on a few others that hopefully will work out. Please pray for us as we work on this and try to make some kids have a good Christmas.

I need some help with one thing- What to call this event...any suggestions? (this could be interesting)

New Pics

2005-11-02T14:35:00.000-08:00

We had our first official Dr appointment yesterday, but we only talked with the nurse. Don't as me why. But we did get another ultra sound and this machine was a bit better than the other one. In these pictures you can see the head, some limbs growing, sort of the spinal cord, the sac the baby is growing in, and something called the yolk sac. It is that cicular thing on the right side of the baby. It is giving it all the nutirents and stuff like that for the time being. You can also see it's brain forming - the dark spot in the middle of the head is the brain. We even saw the thing move. The lady wasn't moving the ultra sound thing and the baby was squirming around. This is pretty nuts...

The Little Things

2005-10-29T15:27:00.000-07:00

Since I have been doing the new youth thing I have had many moments of what the heck am I doing and am I really make any kind of difference...I think that many new youth pastors have these kinds of thoughts. But today I feel like maybe, just maybe I am doing something with these kids. It wasn't a huge spiritual moment or anything but two of my guys called me up on their way to pick up their dates for homecoming because they couldn't tie their neck ties. I just think it was cool that they would think to call me to help them with their "tramatic problem". Like I said, it isn't a huge moment, but it is one that for some reason I will remember.

Baby's First Picture

2005-10-26T17:17:00.000-07:00

Check this out...the baby is the little peanut thing in the bottom of the black hole. You can't really see any thing, but we did see the heart beating away about 150 beats /minute. Based on the size of it the due date is June 9, 2006. How crazy is this...

Children of the Corn

2005-10-24T11:35:00.000-07:00

I took the youth group to a corn maze Saturaday night. It was really fun. We had 12 kids go. And since it is halloween there are people in scary costumes in the corn trying to scare you. The corn was like 12 feet tall and the walk ways were about 5 feet wide. It was totally dark and super fun. If you can find one near you it would be worth checking out...well only if it is doing a halloween thing. otherwise it would be pretty boring. Well it could be fun because you can scare people on your own.

My New Place

2005-10-22T13:32:00.000-07:00

This is the place that I built. There was nothing down here but a ugly tile floor and that brick fireplace. Everything was put in by me...except the carpet- someone came in and did that. Not bad huh...

Pee on the stick and wait 2 minutes...

2005-10-11T08:17:00.000-07:00

Holy Crap!!!! It's Positive!!! Sometime around the beginning of June there will be a little Irish in the world!!!

Spell Check Game

2005-10-07T16:12:00.000-07:00

In writing my last blog I came up with a fun game. You type your message and hit spell check and see what kinds of funny options come up.

Example- Freakin, as in Freakin A

Now you try...

MMMM Batteries

2005-10-07T16:05:00.000-07:00

Sherman loves to munch on things. Especially at night. This is because he can do it without my knowledge until the morning. So this morning we noticed that he was really drooling ALOT and that it was a little pink. So I looked in his mouth and his tongue looked like a layer of skin had come off of it. I thought that maybe he liked the fireplace insert and burned it. So I called the vet and went in to have him checked out. The vet said that it was unlikely that he liked the fireplace because his tongue was "burned" way in the back as well. He gave him some antibiotics and said to watch him. He should be fine. Maybe there was something in the trash that he got into.

We came home and he has been laying around all day because his mouth hurts. As I was picking up some of the clutter I came across some D cell batteries. In finding these batteries I found shermans problem. There was a big whole in one of them with battery acid coming out of it. Sherman freakin bit the batteries and punctured the thing and burned the inside of his mouth. Freakin A dog. I called the vet and they said that that would do it and to jus watch him. There really isn't anything that we can do. So just watch him.

And that is what I shall do...that and not leave any more batteries laying around.

Wanted: Drummer and Piano Player

2005-10-03T14:40:00.000-07:00

Last Sunday I had this piano player come and play with us. This guy was incredible. He is a professional musician by trade. Worship was outstanding and for the first time I actually saw a worshipful spirit from the people at our church. It was great. But the guy isn't an "every week" kind of guy. He just filled in cause we needed him. But he gave me a list of piano players and drummers in the area. Hopefully we can find some people to fill those positions.

I did receive a call back today from a prospective drummer who seems pretty interested. He sounds like an older guy but that could be just what this church needs. An older person who loves to bang on the drums. He was a bit hesitant however when I told him there was an electric set there. But we have a regular one as well. So we'll see, I lean more towards the real drum set as well.

More Insurance

2005-09-27T18:20:00.000-07:00

Sarah and I no longer have health insurance so I am in the process of finding some and then have to see if I can get the church to help with the payments. I figure I am doing what some consider two full-time jobs- though that could be debatable- that I could get some help paying for it. And I didn't ask for an increase in pay. So I have some ground to ask for the church to help with insurance.

I have been looking at a few plans and they all suck. Most of the ones I find you have to pay a percentage of the bill. So if something happens and it costs 10,000 bucks to whatever, I may have to pay 3-5,000 of that depending on the plan I have. Seems like great insurance. So I am back on the hunt.

Don't worry Travis I will make sure I am covered by lightning strike so that I won't have to go through what you are going through.

Memorial Service

2005-09-23T13:06:00.000-07:00

We have a memorial serbice today at 3. It should be a nice service. It may be emotional, but I think most people have greived some. However, I am sure that once people start talking about Chuck the emotions will all come back.

Continue to keep Roz, Nate, and Sara in your prayers and they deal with this loss.

New Job

2005-09-19T16:51:00.000-07:00

Well since you heard about the death of our Music pastor I will not go into that. But what I will tell you is that Sarah and I are now in charge of the music on Sunday mornings as well as the youth group. It should be interesting because the people of this church are pretty old fashioned. At least there are enough of the old folk that they don't go unnoticed. So it should be interesting to see how the adapt to Sarah and I now leading the worship. We will definitely have to pick and choose these battles, but I am looking forward to playing my guitar again and doing that whole bit. We are now looking for a piano player and a drummer. Do you know any? I think it should go pretty well because we have built some relationships with a lot of the people here and they are getting to know us.

Pengulum Swing

2005-09-13T11:09:00.000-07:00

Well things have definitely changed here in the past 24 hours. Chuck, the guy I told you about in my previous blog, died yesterday around 2 pm. They took him off of life support and he went Home. My Sr. Pastor, who was going to be in New Orleans for 9 more weeks just called this morning and said he will be home on thursday. Anyways, things are kind of making a swing back to being able to move on. I am glad that they pulled the plug with Chuck so that he would just be a vegetable for who knows how long. I know that is what I would have wanted if I were in his place.

We no longer need to pray for him, but we do need to pray for his wife and two adult children.

What the Heck!!

2005-09-12T12:22:00.000-07:00

I am sitting here in the almost complete newly remodeled basement that I did just about all by myself with my new laptop and my wireless internet thinking about what in the world is going on. My Sr Pastor was sent to New Orleans to help with the mess down there and I just found out last night that he will be there for another 9 weeks. He has already been there for 1.5 weeks. Then, last tuesday night our worship pastor, who just moved in upstairs here at the parsonage had a brain aneurysm and a stroke. It was pretty amazing how God worked this thing out because for some reason people were just coming home when it happened and sarah and I were on our way out. And since we didn't have our own door at the time we had to go through there house. So I got to use my skills that I have from my EMT stuff to help out there. 911 was called and they came and took him away with a blood pressure of 280/160 - for those of you who don't know that it RIDICULOUSLY high. He was really altered. He couldn't even make any words that make sense. So they did emergency surgery on him when he got there and it was about 230 am when the Dr came out and said that it wasn't looking too good. His brain isn't beating with the heart and we now must wait to see if it will recover. Well, they did a CAT scan yesterday and are finding no brain activity. The family is now deciding whether or not to pull the plug and it looks like they are heading in that direction. He will leave a wife and two children- nate who is 23 and sara who is 21. His wife's name is Roselyn (We call her Roz) It is pretty nuts here right now and we are just trying to support them in whatever way we can.

I do still exist

2005-08-23T16:57:00.000-07:00

just got internet today hooked up. had dial up at the church but could never get on because of the seceretary wanting to be on. then when i could get on i didn't have time to do all the things i want to do. so now i am laying on the new pergo i just installed in my house typing this. don't have the energy to fill you all in on everything that has happened since we left california. but i can say this. California Sucks!!! Life is so much better here. Anyways, just wanted to let you all know that sarah and I- oh and don't forget Sherman and Kitty- are doing alright and we still exist. I will fill you in more at a later date when I can sit comfortably with all the things that I still have to take care of are taken care of. I will let you know what all those things are when that time comes. Until then...

We're Alive

2005-07-06T08:59:00.000-07:00

We made it to washington/portland, or. we for sure have a job and a place to live. we are currently living in temporary housing for 30 days. then after that we will be in the top duplex for another thirty days while we work on the lower half. but all has been working out great. once we get more established i'll fill in more details.

the spirit descended on him like a dove

2005-06-20T07:48:00.000-07:00

sarah, me and sherman we at the park yesterday and i was throwing a frisbee for sherman. after a running for awhile he starts to get tired and refuses the chase the frisbee- lazy bum...anyways, i threw the frisbee at him and all of a sudden this hawk dive bombed right at sherman and the frisbee. it just missed them by about a foot. it scared the crap out of sarah and i because we were right there at well. so i kept on throwing the frisbee high into the air in hopes that it would attack it. then when i least suspected it and sherman was getting the frisbee it did it again. SWOOSH right over the top of him. it was pretty crazy and really funny and a bit scary.

Empty Nest

2005-06-18T12:33:00.000-07:00

sarah and i are almost all packed up. most everything is in the garage except the couches, tv, computer, bed, and dressers. i wish it was wednesday and i had the rental truck so i could start loading it. do i sound anxious and ready to go or what? we have a few dates set up in the next couple of days for saying goodbye to folks. the time has finally come...at least it is really close.

Car Insurance

2005-06-16T08:24:00.000-07:00

I called Geico today to get my insurance switched over and all that kind of crapy stuff. I thought for sure that Camas, WA insurance would be cheaper that Azusa, CA insurance. NOT SO...it is going to cost me 60 bucks more a month and that is with a lower policy. They do add one thing on there that is for washington, some bodily injury thing- which they don't do here in california. So if you don't have medical insurance but you have auto insurance you are screwed and they'll take your money to the bank laughing at your mangled body. Back to the story...I forgot where I was...Oh yeah, the bodily injury addition is like 100 bucks every 6 months.

Who would have thought that california insurance would be cheaper that washington. FREAKIN A DUDE!!!! Geico Sucks!!!!

New Address

2005-06-16T08:18:00.000-07:00

Our new address is

2116 NE Birch St
Camas, WA 98607

You'll notice the church just north of the house. Now we are not going to be staying there for the first month. We are going to be staying at the pastors new home and he will be staying there getting everything packed and in order. I don't know where that will be, but they told me to forward everything to that place.

So we have a meeting set up for sometime when we get there to meet the board. And we found out that the person who was going to do the duplex thing with us may not want to do that. If that is the case then we may just get the whole place. All 3000 sq ft. But we'll see. (Izzy you cannot come and rent a room from us up there)

let the changes begin

2005-06-11T15:28:00.000-07:00

I have always been one who enjoys change in my life. It makes for different adventures and learning opportunities. In the last few days some big changes have been happening. Izzy moved out after living with us for almost a year. We don't have anymore part-time guest either after last night. And this morning I found out that I am going to have a job at the church that I want. The Sr. Pastor had his meeting and the board is willing to go where he feels led to take the church and so he is going to stay. And since he is staying we are going. I have an interview set up with the board when we get there. As far as a place to live we are going to be in the parish of the church. It looks like they are going to turn it into a duplex and possible us and the music guy and his wife are going to be there. That isn't ideal but hey...I can't complain. The church might build a new home on another piece of property and then one of us would get to move into their. But that meeting is set for tuesday. Boy they sure have a lot of meetings. I guess I had better get my meetings inorder so that I can have some too.

So there is the good news. God is good and lets just say it was an incredible lesson that we went through and probably will continue to go through. James 1:2-4

Where's the Elephant??

2005-06-07T07:55:00.000-07:00

Hmmmm...I can hear it honking...it always seems to leave a piles off some sort of white paperlike substance in a can...I know it is in this house somewhere...where could it be...OH WAIT!!! That isn't an elephant, it's Izzy blowing his nose...I swear that guy seems to have more snot...or maybe he is a honkaholic. Yeah, that's it. Though I am sure he would deny it. But we all know that denial is the first step to becoming a honkaholic.

Oh there was another one...and another one...

The last honkaholic I knew was also an old roommate. His name was Luke Williams. Our mod went through a roll of TP a day. I bet Izzy and Luke would have a blast honking together.

There was another one...and another one...and another one...

One Down

2005-06-06T14:02:00.000-07:00

Trailer is packed and ready to go. However, I can't put the bikes up on my bike rack until I pull it out of the garage. If I put them on now the garage door would pummel them to a pulp. Well maybe not that dramatic, but it wouldn't be pretty I can tell you that.

Dub T Bike Rack

2005-06-05T16:19:00.000-07:00

I was trying to figure out a way to make my bicycles fit into my trailer for the move. I couldn't seem to get them to fit well enough that I was happy with it. I want to be able to pack other things in there and the bikes are just to awkward. So I did what any person would do. I built a bike rack on top of the trailer. I had some extra wood and so I made a holder for the front fork and attached that down. Then I used rope and tied down the back tire so it doesn't go bouncing all over the place. It should work great. So now the bikes are going to be riding upright on top of my trailer. Hopefully they don't come crashing down. That wouldn't be good. I'll have to take them for a test run.

Lay Off The Crack

2005-06-04T14:32:00.000-07:00

If you have ever tried taking Kitty out of the house in a car ride you will soon find yourself either covered in crap of vomit. Just give it some time and it will happen. Since we are moving I thought I would look into traqualizers for her. So we went to the vet yesterday, thankfully I got there before she pushed something out of either end. He gave me a few to test out on her and if they work he will give us some more.

This morning as Kitty was eating I took a pill and put it in her mouth. She finished eating and went to take a nap. Sarah and I were sitting in the living room about 2 hours later and around the corner comes this cross eyed cat who can barely keep her legs under her. She was acting like she was trippin on something...which she was. I took her for a car ride and it went pretty well. Very minor crying compared to what usually came out of her mouth.

So it is now 2:30 and she is still wasted. The vet said it lasts about 12 hours. She falls over sometimes and doesn't quite jump high enough when she wants up on something. Her eyes look a bit crossed and lets just say she would fail the "walk along the line" test given to drunks. Hopefully these pills aren't addicting. I don't think I could handle a junky living here and who knows what she would do in order to get her fix.

I Object!!!!

2005-06-03T12:52:00.000-07:00

Alright...this house sold and that means I have new landlords for the month of June. Initially I was told that they would prorate the month based on my current rent amount. However, they decided to raise my rent to 2000 dollars- thats up from 1500. I didn't know that they couldn't do that. However, I was talking with a guy who told me that they can't do that. I then looked it up in the Californa Consumer Affairs laws and found out that they can't do that. Based on Civil Code section 827 they can only raise my rent 10 percent and they must give me a 30 day notice in writing. To this day I have not received anything in writing. So I am telling the real estate people, for some reason they won't let me talk with the landlord, that I am going to follow the law and pay what I was paying. Anyways, it is a big mess and just another situation to deal with. But I do not want to be bullied just because someone says I have to do something.

I must stand up for myself. If they can show that they can raise it like that, then I'll find a way to pay them their additional amount.

Moving Update

2005-05-31T12:11:00.000-07:00

I wish I could tell you exactly what they heck Sarah and I are going to go in 23 days. I wish I knew for sure if I was going to have a job or not. I wish I knew for sure if Sarah was going to have a job - though she can sub if she needs to. I wish I knew for sure if I was going to have a roof over my head in 24 days.

One thing I have to know for sure is that everything will be OK...I don't believe that God brought Sarah and I this far just to let us go.

On the 12th of this month I will know if I am going to have a job in Camas. The reason I know that is because Dan, the Sr. Pastor of the church, will know if he is going to stay or find another place to serve on that day. If he stays, I will have a job and a home to live in. There is a parish next to the church that he and his family currently live in. They are moving out on Aug 1 and so we would stay with them in the lower level for the month of July and them take over the house in August. The house is probably bigger than the one I am in now. It would be awesome cause we could have kids over and be right there next to the church. If Dan decides to leave well...we'll have to find a place to go. But he said he could help with that, and we will be able to make some concrete decisions on the 12th. So all those questions I am uncertain about will hopefully be answered on the 12th.

I feel like Steve Martin taking a "leap of faith"...

House Hunting

2005-05-26T14:18:00.000-07:00

you know what I love...I love looking for a home to rent that is on the other side of the country. you should try it. it's fun...

peace out

2005-05-13T09:18:00.000-07:00

i am going to be cancelling my website very soon so i will not have my blog site until i set up a blogger one. not sure how many blogs i will be posting in that time but i will let you know.

Almost Eviction Notice

2005-05-11T09:32:00.000-07:00

It has taken me a few days to write about this cause it really sucked. We were almost evicted cause my landlord forgot that we talked about animals before we moved it. We were going to have to be out on June 2. But we aren't moving until the 23rd. So we were going to have to move into storage and then find someone that would let us stay with them for 3 weeks. I talked with him and we worked it all out and we are able to stay. But the house we are in is sold so we will have new land lords for the month of June.

Still no job...but one is looking really promising. The pastor said it he stays there at the church he wants me to come there. The only way he wouldn't stay is if he resigns. So hopefully he will know what is going on really soon so that I can feel better about what is going on. I think maybe God forgot to change his clock for daylight savings cause he is really late in providing a job.

Get a New Job

2005-05-03T12:49:00.000-07:00

I think that God will give me a job when I pull out to leave this place. That always seems to be the case. Must trust in Him that he won't let us fall. The pastor I have been talking with is really interested. But the pastor just got back from a leave and the board wants him to take a sabbatical for a bit. So he really can't hire anyone or make any changes for awhile. So I am thinking that this is going to come down to the very last second. Should be fun- if you like that kind of stuff.

Come In My House NOW!!!!!

2005-04-29T11:02:00.000-07:00

The person who owns this home that I live in has decided to sell it. We are able to stay here until we leave in June. However, the owner wants to sell the home ASAP. So now I have a lock box on my door for real estate agents to show possible buyers the house. (a lock box is a little box that has a key to the house in it and it hangs on the front door.) So what does this mean for me.

Must keep a CLEAN house- Travis you should check it out!
Can't walk around buck naked anymore- at least in the day time!
I could have visitors anytime during the day!

I am not looking forward to always picking up my cloths and washing my dishes right away. But it isn't my house and the owner let us stay here for pennies (relatively). I figure it is the least I could do.

That's My Boy

2005-04-24T09:38:00.000-07:00

Last night around 2 am I heard this loud noise come from the back of the house. It was almost like someone threw something at our house and hit the A/C- sounded like a rock hitting metal. I looked outside and saw three people walking in the street. Sherman's bed is right next to that window and he saw them too. I then started hearing this real low GGGRRRRRRRRR WOOF WOOF. He scared the people away. Normally he would just watch them and want them to come over- not this time. This time he wanted to go over to them and chase them away. Sarah and I were so proud. Our little boy is starting to grow up and be protective. So watch out when you come over.

Camas, Washington

2005-04-21T10:59:00.000-07:00

I got a call today for Pastor Dan Thompson. He is the pastor of Camas Nazarene. We met with him when we went up to Portland a week and a half ago. He told me that he was having his board meeting on the 30th of this month and that he just wanted to let me know what was going on. He said he would love to have me and Sarah there at their church. This could be a really good thing. Sarah and I felt really good about the place and the people we met. We felt as though if it was offered to us we would love to go there. Please continue to pray for God's will.

Again- More Waiting

2005-04-15T21:26:00.000-07:00

Sarah and I got back from our second trip up to the Portland area. Actually it is kind of cool to have people pay for you to come up and check them out. Makes you feel a bit grown up. Anyways, we had a great trip. Our weekend in Salem started out not so hot. I can't put a finger on it but there was just something that didn't feel right to both Sarah and I. Our final interview at Salem- the 4th one- ended up being the best one. Just felt real open and honest. We walked away from it feeling better about the weekend. After the night service we had a get together- which you might categorize as another interview. Sarah's brother came and picked us up and we went to her sisters house in Beaverton, OR- right outside of Portland. For the next couple of days Sarah met with two principals, one even turned out to be an interview. They told her to apply for the position, which seems like a good thing. We also met with the pastor from Camas Naz. This was the best experience of the whole weekend. We had dinner and talked with them and met their family. After dinner we went and saw the church- awesome building, not to big not to little, plenty of room to grow. It seems really promising. He just got back from Iraq- he is a chaplain in the army- but he has some business to take care of since he just got home like 2 weeks ago. He said that he is going to talk with the board and see where things go from there. So we might have a third trip up- at least we are really praying for it. It was so refreshing to talk with a pastor who seemed to focus on Jesus and the Bible rather than all the politics that seem to now govern most of our churches. Sarah and I felt really great about this place and the community. Please continue to pray about this situation as we continue to wait for God's timing.

First Things First

2005-04-14T17:35:00.000-07:00

We are back from our trip but that is for a later blog. First I must tell you a story. It takes place on Friday afternoon before we left for the airport. Izzy was here cause he thought it would be a good idea to make sure we left so he could have his parties that he has when we leave. In fact he was so anxious for us to leave he assisted us in taking our bags to the car. Since there isn't enough room to go through the garage you have to go around and then open the garage door in order to get the bags in the trunk. So Izzy, being the nice guy he is, took the bags out the front door and put them outside next to the garage door. He then came back into the house and went and opened the garage door so that he could put the bags in the car. Something you have to understand is that this was about 2 hours before we had to leave. After the two hours past I went to go and get in the car and saw something a bit out of the ordinary. My bags were sitting in the driveway just waiting to be put in the car. I thought Izzy did that- NOPE!!! He took them out then opened the garage then just left them in the driveway for 2 hours. I guess he had his mind on other things, like who he was going to call to ask to come over as soon as we left the driveway. Moral of the story...put your own bags in your car when you plan to leave to go somewhere.

Where In the World?

2005-04-07T14:55:00.000-07:00

Lets all play a game- You find a place with the new Google Maps satellite and we'll try and guess where it is. Here is an easy one to get it started.

I'll Show You Mine If...

2005-04-07T09:36:00.000-07:00

It's Finished

2005-04-06T16:30:00.000-07:00

That was fun- I must say that it turned out pretty good. So I guess I am serious when I say "Move Over Bob Villa."

Move Over Bob Villa

2005-04-06T08:14:00.000-07:00

My landlord is paying me to do some extreme home makeover. I ripped up the bathroom vinyl cause it was damaged. Uh Oh I have to go to the bathroom. Where is the toilet?? Here it is

Must Have a Virus

2005-04-05T08:17:00.000-07:00

So I was reading Deanna'a Blog and thought I would make a comment. I sat here for a bit and came up with a very witty comment that is sure to make some people smirk and smile a bit. I published the comment and what did I see. I'll tell you what I didn't see. I didn't see my name as that author of the comment. I saw Izzy's name. What? How could that have happened? I thought firefox is supposed to remember the name that was entered in last. I know that Izzy has his own computer and wouldn't have a need to use mine to do his stuff...HMMMM. I must have a virus who likes to sit here and use my crap on my computer.

Just Take It!!!

2005-04-02T15:34:00.000-08:00

Today was such a nice day we thought we would take Sherman to Puddingstone reservoir to let him learn to swim. I looked it up on the internet and it said 6 bucks for cars to get in. Alright, no big deal. We are taking Izzy with us, we'll just take his money. So we scroundged up 6 bucks in mostly change and off we went. We got to the booth and the lady says "7 dollars." What, the internet said it was 6. Sure it was only a buck but we had already scroundged through the trash to find every last penny we could find. "Can't you just take 6?" I asked. "Nope." So we had to turn around and go to some gas station and buy some gun and get cash back. Which by the way there was 1.50 charge for doing that. I was a bit suspicious of that charge though cause it wasn't an ATM, it was the cashier. I thought he was going to ring me up for an amount and they keep the $1.50. "Does it show on the receipt?" "Yes." Well I checked the receipt and it said nothing of some charge. So I turned back and went in to ask him to show me. I told him I didn't want him taking my $1.50. He printed off some other receipt to try and convince me but it still didn't work. But there was nothing I could do. He may have taken it and he may not have. Only he knows for sure. So we went back to the park and paid the lady with as much change as we could- mostly pennies- to try and tick her off. I don't think it worked though.

We made it. Now what. We found a place to park and walked down to the water and saw across the "lake" was a grassy area. So we went back to the car and drove over there. Much better. Sherman loved the water. At first he was hesitant to get in then he would go bounding in and do his best to swim. He really started to get the hang of it by the time we decided he should start drying off.

Overall, a fun experience that we may do again some time. Just have to remember to take 7 bucks next time- though they will probably raise it to 8 and I'll have to go back the that gas station and get ripped off again.

Irish Gospel Mission

2005-03-26T10:08:00.000-08:00

So Izzy was gone for a week in Mexico for MexiCali. It was good to see him when he got home. When he got back though he must have thought he was at a soup kitchen or something cause some of the first words from his mouth were "Do you have any leftovers?" Alright, no big deal, if he can find something that is in the fridge then go ahead. But then later that night when he got home from work he walked back into the kitchen and says "Do you have any leftovers?" What the fudge!!! Do I look like a soup kitchen??

In 3's

2005-03-22T13:38:00.000-08:00

As most of you know I used to be an EMT. I did 911 response. I do miss it, however, the cons of the job outweigh the pros of the job. One "myth" that was always rolled around was that when someone died, there were usually 2 others that soon followed. Making it 3 people. Well the number held true for me and the people who have died recently. 1st- My grandma 2nd- My friend Denny (passed away a few days ago) 3rd- A family friend named John Stephans (died yesterday from complications in surgery. He was getting pretty old though). Hopefully the number holds true for awhile and no more people pass away.

Man my blog has been kind of a downer lately. Things should turn around now.

Freedom!!!!

2005-03-19T06:49:00.000-08:00

As my good friend William Wallace would say- FREEEDOOOOMMMM!!!!! Izzy is gone for a week in Mexico. Need I say more?!?!?!?!

Here We Go Again

2005-03-17T13:02:00.000-08:00

Sarah and I are going up to Salem OR on April 8th. We will be visiting the church and meeting people there till Sunday. Then we will be up there for another 2.5 days to check out some other places and for Sarah to check out some school districts. I am probably going to meet with a church in Camas, and I might try and set up a few other meetings. So here we go again...

You Can't Stop Me

2005-03-16T11:21:00.000-08:00

Unfortuanatly I have resorted to using my 56k Modem to type this blog. You see I woke up this morning and I couldn't get on the internet. I called verizon after I did all the tech stuff that they tell you to do to fix your problem- i.e. unplug the modem and plug it back in. They said that it was down around 7:oo am and they had an ETA of it being back up in 2 and a half hours. So I hung out till 930 and still nothing. It is now 11:24 with no DSL. So I called Verizon and they now have a recorded message that says that it is down in most of the 626 area code and should be up in 24 hours. That is quite the jump from 2.5 hours to 24. Well guess what Verizon? Thanks to my 56k Modem and my free netzero account I am back and in business. So there!!!!

p.s. I love the netzero banner.

Another Uncatchy Title

2005-03-15T13:26:00.000-08:00

Man, what is the world is going on. My dad called me this morning and with more bad news. Immediately I thought it was my grandpa, that maybe he killed himself or died. But that wasn't it. We recently went to Hawaii and there was another couple there who my parents are good close friends with. There names are Denny and Maggie. Well Denny had a stroke yesterday on the golf course and they are saying that he might not even live through today. He was probably in his 50's.

Please pray for Maggie as she tries to deal with such a sudden loss. She and Denny were together for 21 years- though never married- so I don't know what is going to happen to her as far as where she is going to live and how she is going to take care of herself. She was a stay at home "wife".

Some things just happen so suddenly that just don't make sense. Life sure is short and can change in an instant. Guess we all better make the most out of the short time we have hear on earth. Don't forget to let your loved ones know you love them.

Jesus, hold Denny in your arms...

Irish/Kinko's

2005-03-14T18:36:00.000-08:00

Apparently I have something in common with FedEx. And that is that I have merged with Kinko's. We are now named Irish/Kinko's. It seems as though, however, that the word already got out because I have already had a customer. Actually, a repeat customer. This black/blue haired guy with a lip ring who looks like he thinks he's tough has been into this store a few times already. Here are a few of the services we offer-

HD space on our computer
B/W and Color Printing for a handful of quarters
Internet Connection
Tech Support
Tape
Staples
Juice and Snacks
The list goes on...

I bet you are wondering where we are located. Just follow the funny looking black and blue haired guy. He'll lead you right to us.

Fire Down From Heaven

2005-03-14T13:39:00.000-08:00

I was driving back home from taking my truck to get it's 15,000 mile service. As I was sitting at a light all of a sudden there was this huge redish-orangish-pinkish-and whatever other kind of ish color fireball. I thought God was smiting APU since that is where I saw the huge ball of light and smoke. But upon further inspection and after the smoke cleared it turned out to be a palm tree branch that had blown onto the powerlines. It must have connected some circuit to totally fried the power lines. The street lights all the way home were out - all 2 of them. Thankfully my house still had power, otherwise I would not have been able to write this interesting blog to you to inform you of the life threatening danger I was in today.

Sherman's First Hike

2005-03-12T13:02:00.000-08:00

We all had lots of fun. Sherman loved it. I got him to go into the water, so that was fun. Thankfully he is crashed out now and not terrorizing the house.