Saturday, May 31, 2008
Thursday, May 22, 2008
odd and ends
*Finished up my job today at Conners Creek Power House.
*Worked there 40 hours a week for 18 weeks.
*Looking forward to a little time off.
*Leaving for Chicago tomorrow morning to visit with Benita's family and play 20 games of scrabble at a tournament there.
*Looking forward to see how much gas money it will cost to get there and back.
*Jared and Melisa may be coming for a visit in June. They will fly not drive (has to be cheaper) and plan on going to church family camp in Mackinaw with us.
*Hopefully they will stay long enough to attend the Warman Family reunion here in Michigan
*Hope the Pistons can beat the Celtics tonight.
*Looking forward to the Wings playing in the Stanley Cup Finals against Pittsburgh.
*Wish the Tigers could play all their games against the Mariners (won 3 straight from them)
*Do the Lions really start training camp in just a few weeks?Tell me it aint so!!
*Worked there 40 hours a week for 18 weeks.
*Looking forward to a little time off.
*Leaving for Chicago tomorrow morning to visit with Benita's family and play 20 games of scrabble at a tournament there.
*Looking forward to see how much gas money it will cost to get there and back.
*Jared and Melisa may be coming for a visit in June. They will fly not drive (has to be cheaper) and plan on going to church family camp in Mackinaw with us.
*Hopefully they will stay long enough to attend the Warman Family reunion here in Michigan
*Hope the Pistons can beat the Celtics tonight.
*Looking forward to the Wings playing in the Stanley Cup Finals against Pittsburgh.
*Wish the Tigers could play all their games against the Mariners (won 3 straight from them)
*Do the Lions really start training camp in just a few weeks?Tell me it aint so!!
Friday, May 16, 2008
My Brother the Blogger
Last night I was surfing through some of my favorite blog sites when I discovered what I think may be my Brother, Tim's, first blog post. It was a tribute to our Mom that he wrote on Mother's Day. Well it made me cry the first time I read through it and then I had my wife read it out loud and I cried again. I did not know Tim had such a way with words. I thought I would post the link to it and let you see what I mean. Of course I told him I could not wait and see what he was going to write on Father's Day! Love you brother!! http://kowalskikronicles.blogspot.com/
Sunday, May 11, 2008
Happy Mother's Day!
Happy Mother's Day to all the moms reading this.
My Mom has been gone now for almost 32 years. It does not seem possible it has been that long.Benita's Mom has been gone now for over 40 years. Mother's Day is always a little bittersweet for us as we do not have our Mothers around to thank for all they did for us.Nevertheless we both are very thankful for the mothers God gave us and for the time we had them with us. We cherish our memories of them and a day does not go by that we do not think of them!
"The Lord giveth and the Lord taketh away.. blessed be the name of the Lord."
My Mom has been gone now for almost 32 years. It does not seem possible it has been that long.Benita's Mom has been gone now for over 40 years. Mother's Day is always a little bittersweet for us as we do not have our Mothers around to thank for all they did for us.Nevertheless we both are very thankful for the mothers God gave us and for the time we had them with us. We cherish our memories of them and a day does not go by that we do not think of them!
"The Lord giveth and the Lord taketh away.. blessed be the name of the Lord."
Friday, May 9, 2008
I owe my mother a big thank you for my formative childhood years!!
1. My mother taught me TO APPRECIATE A JOB WELL DONE .
"If you're going to kill each other, do it outside. I just finished cleaning."
2. My mother taught me RELIGION .
"You better pray that will come out of the carpet."
3. My mother taught me about TIME TRAVEL .
"If you don't straighten up, I'm going to knock you into the middle of next week!"
4. My mother taught me LOGIC .
"Because I said so, that's why."
5. My mother taught me MORE LOGIC .
"If you fall out off that swing and break your neck, you're not going to the store with me."
6 . My mother taught me FORESIGHT .
"Make sure you wear clean underwear, in case you're in an accident."
7. My mother taught me IRONY .
"Keep crying, and I'll give you something to cry about."
8. My mother taught me about CONTORTIONISM .
"Will you look at that dirt on the back of your neck!"
9. My mother taught me about STAMINA .
"You'll sit there until all that spinach is gone."
10. My mother taught me about WEATHER .
"This room of yours looks as if a tornado went through it."
11. My mother taught me about HYPOCRISY .
"If I've told you once, I've told you a million times. Don't exaggerate!"
12. My mother taught me the CIRCLE OF LIFE .
"I brought you into this world, and I can take you out."
13. My mother taught me about BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION .
"Stop acting like your father!"
14. My mother taught me about ENVY .
"There are millions of less fortunate children in this world who don't have wonderful parents like you do."
15. My mother taught me about ANTICIPATION .
"Just wait until we get home."
16. My mother taught me about RECEIVING .
"You are going to get it when you get home!"
17. My mother taught me MEDICAL SCIENCE .
"If you don't stop crossing your eyes, they are going to freeze that way."
18. My mother taught me HUMOR .
"When that lawn mower cuts off your toes, don't come running to me."
19. My mother taught me about my ROOTS .
"Shut that door behind you. Do you think you were born in a barn?"
20 My mother taught me WISDOM .
"When you get to be my age, you'll understand."
21. And my favorite: My mother taught me about JUSTICE .
"One day you'll have kids, and I hope they turn out just like you."
Author Unknown
"If you're going to kill each other, do it outside. I just finished cleaning."
2. My mother taught me RELIGION .
"You better pray that will come out of the carpet."
3. My mother taught me about TIME TRAVEL .
"If you don't straighten up, I'm going to knock you into the middle of next week!"
4. My mother taught me LOGIC .
"Because I said so, that's why."
5. My mother taught me MORE LOGIC .
"If you fall out off that swing and break your neck, you're not going to the store with me."
6 . My mother taught me FORESIGHT .
"Make sure you wear clean underwear, in case you're in an accident."
7. My mother taught me IRONY .
"Keep crying, and I'll give you something to cry about."
8. My mother taught me about CONTORTIONISM .
"Will you look at that dirt on the back of your neck!"
9. My mother taught me about STAMINA .
"You'll sit there until all that spinach is gone."
10. My mother taught me about WEATHER .
"This room of yours looks as if a tornado went through it."
11. My mother taught me about HYPOCRISY .
"If I've told you once, I've told you a million times. Don't exaggerate!"
12. My mother taught me the CIRCLE OF LIFE .
"I brought you into this world, and I can take you out."
13. My mother taught me about BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION .
"Stop acting like your father!"
14. My mother taught me about ENVY .
"There are millions of less fortunate children in this world who don't have wonderful parents like you do."
15. My mother taught me about ANTICIPATION .
"Just wait until we get home."
16. My mother taught me about RECEIVING .
"You are going to get it when you get home!"
17. My mother taught me MEDICAL SCIENCE .
"If you don't stop crossing your eyes, they are going to freeze that way."
18. My mother taught me HUMOR .
"When that lawn mower cuts off your toes, don't come running to me."
19. My mother taught me about my ROOTS .
"Shut that door behind you. Do you think you were born in a barn?"
20 My mother taught me WISDOM .
"When you get to be my age, you'll understand."
21. And my favorite: My mother taught me about JUSTICE .
"One day you'll have kids, and I hope they turn out just like you."
Author Unknown
Thursday, May 8, 2008
Tuesday, May 6, 2008
View and Listen
The slide show below was created to have the Superman Theme song to play while viewing. So go to my video bar and click on one of the superman songs and view the slide show which is my attempt at some political humor. With still over 180 days until election day we will need a few laughs to get through it!
Monday, May 5, 2008
No More Flicker
No this is not B posting another bird story. This is M posting the latest Flicker story because B is to angry to write anything. Last night when we came home a starling was seen taking up residence in the hole in our maple that the flicker had worked on for two days. Mild mannered B was so mad she told me if she had a bb gun she would eliminate one of her least favorite birds. Thankfully the only gun we have in the house is an old rifle I got from my Dad years ago and I don't even know where the bullets are for it. I tried to calm her down and told her it was not her place to settle this bird dispute, but she is still mad. Her last comment when she got home from work a little while ago was how she was going to "fill the hole with, cement,or sand or some other substance" that would close the home to the foul bird. And here I thought birding was supposed to be a non-stressful hobby! Maybe she needs to take up scrabble as her hobby and give up birding!What do you think?
Saturday, May 3, 2008
"My Friend Flicker"
The title is not a spelling error, my story is about a bird, not a horse!
Exciting birding news at the Garner house. Our large maple in the front yard will soon be home to a pair of Northern Flickers.(woodpecker family for you non- birders :) Mike and I have decided they must surely have headaches by nightfall as they have been diligently excavating a perfectly round hole in our tree the past two days. We have a great view right out our den window... making it perfect for watching the soon to come young.
If the books are right they could have 5 - 10 eggs. I think they better keep excavating for now because that would be a big family for such a small home!
We have posted one picture to the right and if you scroll down you'll see the 2 larger pictures. I love birding and my goldfinch feeder on the same tree is so much fun to watch as many of my goldfinches are now year round residents. What an added attraction to now have flickers sharing the maple this summer!
I'm so thankful for a God who gives us such wonderful creatures to enjoy....and friends and family with which to share the stories.
Exciting birding news at the Garner house. Our large maple in the front yard will soon be home to a pair of Northern Flickers.(woodpecker family for you non- birders :) Mike and I have decided they must surely have headaches by nightfall as they have been diligently excavating a perfectly round hole in our tree the past two days. We have a great view right out our den window... making it perfect for watching the soon to come young.
If the books are right they could have 5 - 10 eggs. I think they better keep excavating for now because that would be a big family for such a small home!
We have posted one picture to the right and if you scroll down you'll see the 2 larger pictures. I love birding and my goldfinch feeder on the same tree is so much fun to watch as many of my goldfinches are now year round residents. What an added attraction to now have flickers sharing the maple this summer!
I'm so thankful for a God who gives us such wonderful creatures to enjoy....and friends and family with which to share the stories.
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