merry Christmas

As we all know of this day some two thousand years ago a child was born, in a stable a manger for a bed, a special gift to the world.

Joy to the world and peace to the earth

God has bless us all and this day

Merry Christmas

To all

this moment 12-23

This Moment

"A single photo – no words – capturing a simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember."

“This Moment” is a ritual found on Life inspired by the Wee Man adopted fromSouleMama which was introduced to me by Sarah-Jane. If you find yourself touched by a Moment and would like to participate, post your picture on a Friday and leave your link in the comments section.

Thank you and god bless

pick on me it's Tuesday

You Tube Tuesday, adopted from Josh at Its Tiger Time, is a day set aside for sharing your favorite video.  Feel free to join in each week and see how creative we bloggers can be.  Please remember to leave your link on his site in the linky-tool so that we can all visit your blog.  Each month, Josh will highlight a selected video and present the winner with the 'You Tube Tuesday' Award.

My normal pick on me  will get started back next Tuesday. I and very busy with all the paper work and getting my home rebuilt. the building permits have been issued and the materials have been order to fix it back up. this living in a motel is getting a little old, if you know what I mean. 


I am going to pick on someone if only they had , well you know a blog. so seeing he does not have blog I will give it four four mule shoes and the milk bucket to go with the sand box.

Now I would congratulate Ron Reed if he only had a blog

There is still time to get my Christmas book  from Amazon

http://www.amazon.com/s?ie=UTF8&keywords=Andre%20the%20squirrel%20and%20the%20Christmas%20gift&rh=i%3Aaps%2Ck%3AAndre%20the%20squirrel%20and%20the%20Christmas%20gift&page=1

and have it by Christmas

Thank you.  have a merry Christmas

 God Bless

a little update

December  19, 2011 it ‘s twenty degree’s and cold, last week the engineering report was finished on Friday too late to get the requited building permits and the city offices were close so today they will be getting the permits. They got a roof back on my house, but there is a lot of work to be done. They have to repair the electrical and plumbing as the cold weather has frozen the pipes; that is for sure. The house has to be brought up to date as far as the building codes. Then they have to re insulate the roof and put on the roofing. Then all the repairs to the ceiling and walls and a new coat of paint and new carpet, this all will take seven to ten days they say, so we may be back home by new year’s, I hope.

The coat for kid was given out last Saturday and from all reports it went well. I was not able to help give them out but I did help raise funds for the project. The look on the kids face says it all. Here are a few photos of the event. 

The knights

It fits

This 11 year old girl's mother is in the hospital with stage four cancer  and will not live to the new year

coat and a dolly too

Thank you for your help and  prayers god bless

Oh give me a home

where the buffalo roam 

the deer

and the antelope play

where seldom is heard

a discouraging word

which way is it to the pear tree 

Thank you and god bless

this moment 12-16

This Moment

"A single photo – no words – capturing a simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember."

“This Moment” is a ritual found on Life inspired by the Wee Man adopted fromSouleMama which was introduced to me by Sarah-Jane. If you find yourself touched by a Moment and would like to participate, post your picture on a Friday and leave your link in the comments section.

a spring trying  for spring

Thank you and god bless

Do you see what I see

Have you ever been asks to look a cloud and see that its shape is…? It is not clear to you but to the person asking, they have seen a wonderful site.

 Last night as I was going off to bed, I was trying to think of what too write today. I have been writing and thinking about ways to put Christ back in Christmas. Last night in my sleep it came to me that I am not. He said that the kingdom of Heaven would come like a thief in the night. What is Santa Claus but a thief in the night coming into our homes and leaving presents under a tree? The moment you are given a present you feel the joy of the kingdom of heaven, the joy of having someone open the gift you gave them. Put back Christ in Christmas? He has never left. Children receive forgiveness for their wrong doings. They receive the love of family and friends. We all receive this on Christmas day. For a moment we are in heaven. It is his way to teach and prepare us for the coming of heaven. He taught using parables, is this not another? We thank our love ones for the gifts they give us. John said if you have two mules give one to someone who has none. For the kingdom of god is at hand. 

If you do not see, what I see in the clouds that is ok. You are not looking with my eyes. Have a very merry Christmas!!! Thank you for the gift of sharing mine. Merry Christmas!

Thank you and god bless

More gift ideas just maybe

Well! If you're going to go hunting for a grizzly bar you'd better know what one looks like. Well maybe I can help? I have seen one or two I my days. 

A gift it's something that is given! It is given without strings but a ribbon and bow would be nice! It 'not always something that you can buy, put or hold in your hand. A gift is not the bait you go fishing with.

 Sometimes it's the thought, now I like thinking although it can be a bit of a chore at times, and I really would not want to make someone work. Now then I am not the boss and I'm no slave master either. 

Neither is a gift! I hear you say it's a Christmas gift and I'm going to tell it's not, it's a birthday gift! I see a lot of parties but it seem them partier forget just who's birthday it is. 


Giving gifts is the greatest joy I have ever known. The greatest gift is giving of myself to you. I don't have to rap it; it comes already too rap you with a great big grizzly bar hug, a smile for a ribbon and a big kiss for a bow. 

Well it's getting a bit cold; it looks like snow, so I have built a fire in my heart so if you huddle around it you can get warm. 

Hey!!! Mouse put up that Winchester!! Those reindeer are just too fast. I saw a turkey over there in the thicket! And there's a hog hanging in the smoke house!! Ya! I see them there reindeer tracks what do you want? Reindeer track soup for Christmas dinner! Ya! Ya! I know more reindeer tracks! >>>> >>>> >>>>


I hope this helps with the Christmas gift hunting. say you could give your family a copy of Andre the squirrel and the Christmas gift, just click on the cover over there on the right and you can order one or two.


Thank you for coming by and god bless and have a Merry Christmas

it's Tuesday sorta

You Tube Tuesday, adopted from Josh at Its Tiger Time, is a day set aside for sharing your favorite video.  Feel free to join in each week and see how creative we bloggers can be.  Please remember to leave your link on his site in the linky-tool so that we can all visit your blog.  Each month, Josh will highlight a selected video and present the winner with the 'You Tube Tuesday' Award.

well it's been a busy day and I'm have been trying to keep the ball rolling on getting my house back together and back in my home. but city hall is making it a battle. I hope to have the time to write a post. but first thing first and that is getting home.


Thank you all for your prayers and support god bless

lot 12-02-11

Dec second and up at 4:00 AM and the house is quite I am at my son house where we spent the night. I had got a call from my insurance company vice president in charge of sales for the state of Utah, lasted evening and he said he had a group of volunteers agents that would be at  my home at 10:15 AM to do cleanup around my home, and he ask if I could be there to supervise.  I sat there in the dark in my son’s kitchen with a microwave cup of leftover coffee from last evening and tried to make some sense of all that had happened with the roof being blown off my home, I had a million plus two questions, and I had no answers.

I know some may say it was an act of god, or I am being punished for something and others may want to blame someone or thing for what has happen.  Well I could say why me lord or curse the weather, or maybe the person who build my home and did not think of what would happen to it in a 102 mile per hour wind. Well we don’t get wind like this but once every hundred years or so. As far as the lord goes he had his hand on us keeping us safe from harm.  Had my wife and I been sitting in our chairs we would have been seriously hurt when the celling fell. The world turns at a high rate of speed, and the sun shines on us all, good or bad. The lord helps all good or bad, it up to us to except his help or not.

When I learn to ride a bike my dad was there to help, but the time came for me to ride without his support but not without his love and caring. The lord is a good father who cares and provides for us. It is the devil who tries to blame any and all for the things that happen in the course of time. He would lead us a stray with all his blame, I would blame him for it all but he has no power over me or my life. I will put my faith in god and rejoice I have a birthday party to go to on the 25^th and that will be fun and no cake.

Thank you for coming by, and God bless

some gift ideas for men

Well I am a man, well maybe an old man. There a lot of things I like, something I want. This maybe silly, but I like it when a child says mommy where is a cowboy! I would like to have a horse again, but I can't ride any more, and I don't have a place to keep one. Now I got my old truck, it could use a set of new tires. Most of the time I don't know just what I want. Now I have worn a suit and tie to work to be a professional engineer, and went with the guys out for a drink after work. Well I hate to say it fellows, but we are a lot like man's best friend. Give us a ball or a stick, a cat, a car, a good looking woman to chase most of which we would not know what to do, if we caught one. Now! I like good aged whiskey a lot like beer.

 We all like toys cars, trucks, trains, planes, boats, tools, heck some of us like clothes. There is not one of us that don't like and want a pat on the head or back! Yap; we like to howl at the moon, roll around in the dirt, fight to see who the boss. As too what we want for Christmas? Ask the dog, and if he tells you I want that dog! You might give us a dog so we can learn to be men. But if you did, well we just might become a dog. We don't like to be tied up, but we will hang around for three square meals a day and a little petting now and then. Now! Mouse says he doesn't know he is not a man he is a mouse, but he likes dogs because they chase cats. Now then for this old man I would like a set of teeth, a new pair of glasses, and a hearing aid so I don't get in to so much trouble and a new knee so I can go for a walk. But! Most of all the love of my family and that I know I have. 

Mouse you scared that turkey away! I had a good shot!! What do you mean you were going to get a deer? I see the tracks! did you see they can fly? There are faster than them half 44s your pack'en! Ya! What do you mean you wing him? He was halfway to New York before you got a shot off! Ya I saw the red on his nose. You're going to what? Call him?he run-off!! Ya! More reindeer tracks!>>>>>>>>>> I'm going back to the bunkhouse. It's getting cold. 




Thank you and god bless

this moment Friday 12-9

This Moment

"A single photo – no words – capturing a simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember."

“This Moment” is a ritual found on Life inspired by the Wee Man adopted fromSouleMama which was introduced to me by Sarah-Jane. If you find yourself touched by a Moment and would like to participate, post your picture on a Friday and leave your link in the comments section.

Thank you and god bless

lot of gift ideas for women

Whoa! Men! That is a dangerous trail up ahead. Women! Well! 

They like strings of pearls .diamond Rings, fine chocolate, shiny things, and changing their mind. It can drive a man plum loco! Trying to figure out just what they want. 

They don't like mouse. They like kitten, puppy dogs, soft furry things, and clothes.

wolf puppy's

 Well, they don't care for mouse. They like to dance, and drink champagne. They like to talk on the phone. They don't like being alone. But they will tell you to leave them alone. They like hugs and kisses; sometimes. They're not crazy about outboard motor or weed eaters. They like ribbons for their hair, and things to make them smell nice.

 Where is that darn mouse he might know something! Well! You had better get something, even if they say don't. You will be right if you are wrong, and wrong if there are right and their always right. Like I said it's a dangerous trail. Good luck! I'm going to find mouse and see if he can get me out of this mess!!!

PS: Give them all your love.

Thank you for coming by and god bless

lot of Christmas gifts

Got your shopping done? Is there someone you just cannot find the right gift for? Well here is a gift idea at least something that I wished I had got a long time ago. Give someone and you a journal, dairy, a book of writing pages, and supply of pencil or pens.

 Before you give it to them write something in it, that you would like them to know about you. Ask them a question. If it is for one of your children, take time to write in the book every day. Tell them about something they did that you like, or maybe tell them that you are going to fix pancakes for breakfast. Leave them a challenge to learn about something or someone. Let them read what you wrote. Let them write what they want. Keep it positive. In time it you and them will grow you will lean the meaning of love and understanding. The book will be something that will grow in value with time. If it is for a friend ask to write in it every time you see them. You will be part of their book and life. Well merry Christmas. I hope this helps! Reindeer tracks >>>> >>>> >>>> watch video >>>> >>>>

I know what someone is getting for Christmas but I won't tell!!! Ha ho he!!!  Hey Mouse more reindeer track >>>> >>>>

Say Andre the squirrel and the Christmas gift, makes a great gift.

Thank you  for coming by  god bless and merry Christmas 

what do they call it

What do they call it?

This is call a gaggle of geese

A school of koi the reflection of the Moon and 

Venus

A murder of crows

well they call this a artesian spring or well

starting to freeze

the landing of a 102 mph roof not good

My ghost is haunting it

busy day so just some sights of today, the best is from the Philippians 

The book made it to 

Melissa when she gets of work LoL

Thank you and god bless its been a long day.

lot of nor'easter

Howdy all, well I guess you all would like to know just what the heck going on with this old cowboy. Last Thursday morning about 8:00 am I was trying to get a post ready to post when I heard and a loud crash and my wife screaming “oh my god”. I got up and head to the front room on my way to my wife who was in the kitchen. My way was block by the celling sheetrock, I did know if a tree or something had fell on our house or what. Using my cane I broke thru the sheetrock to find that just the celling had fallen. I had to break thru the sheetrock to get to my wife. I found she was unhurt and that the front door was blocked with the celling. At this point I called 911 for the fire department to come to our aid.

In what seemed like an hour but was only about three minutes the firemen were there. They remove our celling and the fallen insulation and inspected the roof. We were all standing in the front room, a little puzzled, my wife and I and six firemen and one peace officer, I asked the firemen was there a tree on the house or just what cause the celling to come down. He reported that there was no tree on the house; all that has happen is your celling fell. I then ask if it was safe for us to stay in our home or would we have to find a place to stay till I could get the celling put back up. The firemen said that there is nothing wrong with the roof and he did not see any reason that we would have to leave “everything is ok you will just have to get someone to put your celling back up.

the fireman who said the roof is fine not more then five minutes earlier 

 No sooner had he said that, that the roof went flying and we all stood there looking up at blue sky. The young peace officer went out the front door faster than the roof left, the fire captain said “everybody out”. Now this did not to seem to be the right thing to do as the roof was gone and the walls were blocking the wind. It was reported that the microburst winds was 102 mph. that is faster when my horse however I believe that my hat is just as fast as it went with the roof.

my hat on it's way back by my son-in-law

We evacuated to my sons house a mile away, I had to go back to the house to get mine and my wife’s medications. In the driving time a tree was blown down across the street from my house blocking the road.  After getting the things we needed I went to my insurance agent and told him that my roof had been blown off, he gave me a phone number of the contractor they use and for me to call and he would fix my roof. I call the contractor and he said that he would come and take a look at it and make some arrangements to get it fix as soon as possible. Well I met with the contractor about 5:00 pm and he said he was a roofing contractor and he could not roof a roof that does not exist. He called the insurance agent and told him to get a building contractor to come and put a roof on the house first. Lol

Well they have put us up in a motel and we have had a lot of running to do. This is the first of a series of posts on the wind damage and all the funny thing that have happen from the start of this month. I would like to say thank you to the folks that have bought my Christmas story.

For now thank you all for your prayers and coming by god bless