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My world includes kids, Gallatin County baseball and basketball, Jeeps, Apple computers, cats and dogs, life in rural America, photography, a little web design and anything else I might find interesting at any given moment. Basically my world is like ever
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Simple pleasures 89 of 365
Pan fried chicken and mashed potatoes for lunch today. Yummy! Finally realizing that I am who I am and even if I don’t like certain things about me, I’m still me. I may be down, but I’m not out. When one door closes, another one op...
Simple Pleasures 88 of 365
No work today except freelance. Got A LOT done. Won Josh Turner tickets for mom and dad. Interesting information today. We’ll see what happens. October 28 is closing in. I’m ready. And so is my attorney. Just waiting on some vital documen...
Simple Pleasures 87 of 365
Relaxing Sunday on the couch with my laptop. Finishing up some long overdue projects. Groceries in the kitchen. Both the boys here with me. No work tomorrow, a long overdue day off. Still having the strength to ask the hard questions, but not sure if...
Simple pleasures 86 of 365
A very good friend asking me to start writing my simple pleasures again. She made me realize that even with all the crap in my life, I still have simple pleasures every day, thanks Barb. Bologna sandwich for breakfast, yummy. Going to be sitting arou...
Simple Pleasures 85 of 365
Lunch with me and the boys. Oliver is curled up at my feet on the couch. (Oliver is my cat.) A beautiful day. Writing for the first time in a week. Going to Shelley’s later. Going to try and sleep in my bed tonight, again. All the laundry is al...
Simple Pleasures 84 of 365
Mom, dad, grandma, Daniel, Alisa, Connor, Claire and Luc. Brandon in St. Louis at the ballgame having a great time. DiMaggio’s Pizza. Harry Potter yesterday. Just me and Brandon. Big popcorn, big coke. Calm before the storm. Something I canR...
Simple Pleasures 83 of 365
American Legion Post 595. Walk like an Egyptian. Toga, toga, toga. Me, Angie, Brad, Shelley, Londa and Brooke. Brad and handcuffs. This is for Angie, not me—bad visual. Suzie Q I love you, Suzie Q. The Posse. Load up. Doing my Simple Pleasures with...
Simple Pleasures 82 of 365
Xtreme 4×4 and Powerblock. Jellico, Tennessee. Edelbrock. Foose. Tube Shark. TJ, YJ, CJ. Royal Purple. More horsepower and less torque vs. less horsepower and more torque? Decisions, decisions. 401 is a joke. Engine 5/8 DOM....
Simple Pleasures 81 of 365
My real friends—Amanda, Jaclyn, Trev, Angie, Suzie, Shelley, Barb. Thanks guys, you mean the world to me. Eva Marie Attebury. Loaded baked potato soup later tonight. Rain on a Saturday afternoon. Me and my MacBook on my couch....
Simple Pleasures 80 of 365
Someone unexpected on Facebook. Last night-good friends, good food and good conversation. (The food was dogs, jalepeno poppers, pasta salad, green bean caserole and potato salad-yummy!) Tonight, more good friends, more good food and hopefully good co...
Simple Pleasures 79 of 365
Being home after being gone too long. Almost done with a huge job. Me, Brandon and Luc. Cash. Lots of phone calls today....
Simple Pleasures 78 of 365
Being away. Being away. Being away. Being away. Being away....
Simple Pleasures 77 of 365
Alf marathon. Awesome. Knowing this week will be uneventful. $10. Not leaving my house all day, everybody came to me. Me and Brandon tomorrow. My phone died a horrible death, but being cut off from the world isn’t that bad. Verizon tomorrow so ...
Simple Pleasures 76 of 365
Base camp. The best Fourth of July I have had EVER! Chad, Amanda, Donny, Jaclyn, Brad, Angie, Mark, Tif, Fro, Amy & Donnie P and the Springfield tribe. Fireworks at Pittstock. Better than anything anywhere. New friends....
Simple Pleasures 75 of 365
Charlie Gribble smelling like a brewery at 11 a.m. Everything I own has a monetary value. Fighting a good honest fight. Trucks coming home at 4 p.m. in approximately 11 or 12 days. Pushing back. Always one step ahead. A silver Durango. Glad I wrote ...
Simple Pleasures 74 of 365
Being somewhere where no one can find me. One red Jeep named Surefoot in Mark Williams’ garage. Exactly why are you hiding? Just me and Brandon. A good conversation beside a pool. Sam’s pizza. Today is June 30. I remember last year. I rem...
Simple pleasures 73 of 365
Quality time this afternoon with my attorney. Thursday at 9:30 a.m. It’s my stuff and you can’t have it. I will stand and fight for it. A good conversation around noon today. Standing up for what is right....
Simple Pleasures 72 of 365
Three girls + one Jeep + one runaway redneck + two waterfalls + one gigantic spider = one great road trip. Kerosene. One really deserted looking house on a hill. Rants. Finished the day with a dip in the pool, my laptop on the couch, and some really ...
Simple Pleasures 71 of 365
Hi Brad & Ang. Wishin’ I had some of that fried chicken. Burden Falls, leaving at 3:30 tomorrow. DP, yeah we are talking again. Post 595. Getting just what I wanted. Bittersweet. Thinking about arson, but a good friend talking me out of it....
Simple Pleasures 70 of 365
A fabulous Jeep ride with a good friend. Crying in Wal-Mart. A pool, good friends and Captain Morgan. Keeping it together. One more step....
Simple Pleasures 69 of 365
New week, new adventures. Hoping for a phone call this afternoon. My couch and my laptop. Yesterday, good day with dad. Plan B....
Simple Pleasures 68 of 365
Two comments from Angie that really made me laugh and cry a little. I know I say this every week, but thank God it’s Friday! The fact that Brandon refuses to ever drive a Jeep again just makes me laugh until my side hurts. The reasons he spouts...
Simple pleasures 67 of 365
Glad I can be a friend to someone who I have cried on her shoulder too many times in the last six months. Having the “If I robbed a bank conversation” with two incredible friends who would still be there for me, and me for them. Finally g...
Simple Pleasures 66 of 365
Realized this weekend that my life is not that different than it was the same time last year, only minus one person. Good day, just me a Brandon. Luc is back from Oklahoma, but he’s spending some time at Double M. My house is spotless. Lots of ...
Simple Pleasures 65 of 365
Luc’s tickets - DROPPED! Gonna be a great weekend. Shelley just getting a warning this morning, what is up with the cops around here? Sitting around a fire tonight. Good conversation....
Simple Pleasures 64 of 365
An absolutely fabulous Jeep trip this afternoon. Great friends, great tunes and great rocks. After the great Jeep ride, into the pool to catch some rays. Pork chops, salad and black-eyed peas. Sallie. Sometimes God works in mysterious ways. Cherry tr...
Simple Pleasures 63 of 365
Someone has been back to work at Willow Lake for a while. Therapy. Clearing the air. Working tonight. My county....
Simple Pleasures 62 of 365
Maybe the end of a long journey. eBay. A really honest blog entry. It’s here. Jaclyn. Shelley. Amanda. Vicki. Tears while I listen to Second Chance, Feel That Fire, Like Red on a Rose, and You’re a God....
Simple Pleasures 61 of 365
First time this year with the top off. Great trip to Harrisburg to Sonic, then to Zephr, then to Eldorado and then back to Equality. What a nice circle of a Jeep ride. Melvin P. Gribble, inmate #16621. Crime: Con. Games. Steak, pasta salad and spinac...
Simple Pleasures 60 of 365
I know I’ve said this before, but THANK GOD IT’S FRIDAY! The potato lady is in town for Salt Days. I can’t wait to get a loaded 5lb baked potato with everything on it. American Legion Post 595. Finally, telling something what I real...
