ben, i am

had a good lunch with fam @ mom’s church. free food rocks!

Jul 1st

braiden just laid across my feet as i sit here on the couch, and said, “I’m a garbage...

Jun 30th

great evening with the fam. missy fixed a great din w/ catfish fillets, we took a nice walk at the...

Jun 30th

falling asleep at the laptop is a sure sign that i have stayed up too late….

Jun 29th

had homemade baked mac and cheese, made “watermelon bread”, now getting ready to take a...

Jun 28th

wow… Billy Mays died today… Mr. Oxy Clean… king of the “as seen on TV”...

Jun 28th

great evening filled with Larosa’s pizza, no tv, and game night; starring our newest game,...

Jun 27th

had a GREAT interview with hopefully my future boss. now I just need to wait patiently….

Jun 26th

waiting to leave for my interview. i think the hours coming up to it is worse then the stress of the...

Jun 26th

storm woke the whole family up in the 41001! ugh. trying to get them back to sleep…

Jun 26th

heading to bed… gotta be rested up for interview tomorrow up on “pill hill”…...

Jun 26th

watching #SYTYCD

Jun 26th

they come in three’s… ed, farrah, now michael

Jun 25th

bummer to hear about Farrah… prayers go out to her family

Jun 25th

mixed Worcestershire sauce into some Sriracha and tried it on burgers today. great spicy/saucy...

Jun 24th

retrying firefox. missing all the fun and useful add-ons. been using Chrome for the most part...

Jun 24th

kids outside swimming, missy’s heading out for Lady’s Tuesday Night Out…. just me...

Jun 23rd

took kids to VBS, hanging with my baby girl while Miss is at the gym

Jun 23rd

had a good phone call today… new job interview scheduled for Friday!

Jun 22nd

dropped the kiddos off at VBS in Carthage this morning… now some sweet quiet time with my wife...

Jun 22nd

enjoying my evening for Father’s day… watching “Gladiator”… my...

Jun 22nd

any dumb schmuck can father a child…. its the Dads of the world I salute. the ones that love,...

Jun 21st

had a great time tonight. good food. good conversation. new friends. thanx Yorks!

Jun 21st

yard sales this morning, retirement party in the afternoon, cookout with new friends for supper. its...

Jun 20th

looked thru my HUGE box of photos collected over the years since Freshman year of HS. lots of old...

Jun 19th

gonna watch Bourne Identity…. i’ve never seen it…

Jun 19th

wanting to teach myself electric guitar… heard there were free youtube lessons out...

Jun 18th

not going to sit around here all day waiting for nothing. heading out to my mom’s for some...

Jun 18th

had a great day of walking the park, fishing (nothing caught), Sonic creamslush, cruising in the...

Jun 18th

wife is kicking me out of the house for the afternoon. apparently i’ve been obsessed w/ the...

Jun 17th

hot & spicy deer jerky huge success. even my kids like it.

Jun 17th

fixed homemade meatballs for spaghetti, and then made a batch of deer jerky that is drying in the...

Jun 16th

watching Kit Kittredge with the kids… story hitting a little close to home. not about hobos,...

Jun 16th

my 10 month old, maddie, is dancing to Boom Boom Pow…. haha… great.

Jun 16th

ok, now finished the grass… totally butched it this time. looks like i could rake and bale the...

Jun 15th

ok, now finished the grass… totally butched it this time. looks like i could rake and bale the...

Jun 15th

saw this on Digg…. for my web dev friends, a few ideas on taking a PSD file to HTML/CSS...

Jun 15th

on a lighter note… called company i am waiting on and they still haven’t hired someone....

Jun 15th

mowing grass today. didn’t realize i was this out of shape. must. return. to. gym. schedule.

Jun 15th

getting ready for bed… stuck watching c-span showing British House of Commons. great stuff....

Jun 15th

enjoying the VP on the hot seat on Meet the Press… on the defensive and saying...

Jun 14th

trying decide if we should go to my old church (Carthage UMC) for Homecoming & pot luck, or go...

Jun 14th

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Jun 13th

had a great time at Oakland UMC’s VBS program. kids had a blast, and picnic was fun. always...

Jun 13th

had a fun filled day of sleeping in, doing nothing, grocery shopping, taking kids to VBS, &...

Jun 12th

had a GREAT day at Wright Pat AF Museum. Kids are at VBS now. Sitting here watching #SYTYCD

Jun 11th

jumping in the van w/ the fam-damily and heading to Wright Pat AF Museum for the day. not waiting...

Jun 10th

sitting here watching my 10 mo. old watch “Baby Beethoven” while i research calendars...

Jun 10th

Getting ready to get the kids up and moving for VBS. Wonder what I will do since its just me and my...

Jun 9th

deep *SIGH*…. my “fallback” temp job got filled. they couldn’t wait any...

Jun 9th

i need a day trip idea that is next to nothing in price, but lots of fun, and near the Cincinnati...

Jun 9th

took the kids to VBS, trimmed the hedges (mark that off my honey-do list)…. tomorrow more...

Jun 9th

wasted 2 hours @ WalMart w/ my kids. got me outta the house, got missy some alone time.

Jun 8th

great evening celebrating mom’s bday. ate at Fuji steakhouse. love food cooked on the...

Jun 7th

survived a day of yard sales throughout the subdivision. not a ton to show for our effort, but the...

Jun 6th

still up… ugh. getting up early in the morning for our subdivision yard sale. gotta...

Jun 6th

dilemma… should i stay at home and wait for a phone call that probably won’t come today,...

Jun 5th

wondering if my wife still thinks trading mowing the yard for 3 loads of dishes was a good trade...

Jun 5th

winding down… hoping for an interview tomorrow… or even better, a job offer!

Jun 5th

proud of my “wing it” attempt to bake some catfish fillets. garlic, butter, dill, w...

Jun 4th

waiting for phone calls today. got word a new place wants to interview me. fingers crossed!

Jun 4th

lovin’ the rain and lightning. hoping the electric stays on. can’t do without air...

Jun 3rd

stephen baldwin is so cool… spencer is a tool…

Jun 3rd

Frankenstein never scared me…. marsupials do…. ‘cause they’re FAST

Jun 2nd

enjoying a lazy movie day with the kids. watched x-men, now watching prince caspian.

Jun 2nd

getting ready to play Mr. Mom for a little bit to let missy escape for a ladies lunch outting. i...

Jun 2nd

got some new meds for this cold, setup in-laws blu-ray, cleaned heat pump, bought dirt for raised...

Jun 2nd