Well....

it's been a long time and lot's of things have happened. Where do I start....?

How about the company I work for has closed the northeast manufacturing and distribution facility and I have been up there 4 out of 6 weeks dealing with the fallout from the closing. Did not make it in to my Charlotte office for three weeks straight.

Or, we could mention how lousy Manchie's business has been this summer. Or, we could ...... enough already.

Manchie and I have started with a new series at church called "30 Days to Live" based on the last days of Christ's life as a man. Odd, the series last for 6 weeks. We have had 2 meetings so far and I've missed one of them. Tomorrow's meeting conflicts with an appreciation dinner for volunteers at church and we have decided on the dinner. I may actually get kicked out of the small group for lack of attendance.

Holly just called and said Hannah (you know, one of the grandkids) may be coming over to stay with us tonight. Holly and David are going to friends for dinner and Hannah doesn't fit with the ages of the other kids. We'll find out if Hannah had rather spend the night with old folks or boring folks. Wait.... both of them fit us.

Oh yeah, one more thing. You guys can guess that I tend to be Republican. Was not excited about the three candidates that we in the race..... Obama, Biden and McCain. Then.... WHAM.... Palin...!!! One out of four at bad. Ordered stickers for my truck and a yard sign. I have to vote for Palin and that senator she has running with her.

Enough for tonight. Spent today running errands, including haircut with Macon, and working in the yard. Manchie says I should take a shower.

He's Back...!!!

It has been FOREVER since I last posted. My 3rd favorite niece has moved into her new house (I haven't been invited over to swim yet, but know it is only a matter of time before she has us over), one of my favorite sisters has sold a home, packed up and moved to the lake, I have participated in the closure of one of our business locations (truly a sad occasion) and Macon went with me for a haircut.
Today, Manchie is picking up Frank and taking him to Greer to stay with us for the weekend. Macon's birthday party is Sunday and Frank RSVP'd "yes" to the party invitation.
Griffin and his mom were at the beach last week and Jonathan stayed home to work, both his paying job and household improvements.
Holly's brood starts back to school this week (including David... though he has been working this week).

Independence Day

We had an exciting Independence Day vacation. I took off work Thursday, 7/3 and Monday, 7/7 for vacation. Let's see..... Thursday I did yard work, Friday I did yard work, Saturday I did yard work, Sunday we went to church and today, Monday, I'm washing the vehicles. I love a good vacation. Trimming shrubs, cutting grass, pressure washing the house, taking yard waste to the landfill... all exciting. Sorry, forgot to take pictures of our vacation. These vacations can save money on gym memberships.
Manchie and I are going to the bank today to take inventory of the safe deposit box. I have a couple of gold coins and we want to find out what they are worth, either as collector's items or as raw gold. After our visit with Joyce and Bill, Manchie has collected all our old gold jewelery: high school and college class rings, my gold chain (yeah, I had one back in the day), old watches that may have some gold, etc. She's trying to find the place that offers the best price per gram.
Tomorrow we go back to the real world of work in Charlotte.

Pics

New pictures of swim meet, the grands at camp and our time at the lake with Aunt Joyce and Uncle Bill.

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