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How the heck have you guys been. Our family survived Christmas and the New Year, hope you did too. I am finally getting back into the swing of things so check back weekly, if anyone is still there, there is alot to talk about. Some of it is even true.
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I have neglected to update this blog for quite some time. If you thought I was dead, sorry those rumors were exaggerated. Some folks thought I had left the family and moved to Mexico to become a bull fighter. I did think about it but I don’t like the sight of blood, especially my own. No actually I’m lazy, there I’ve said it…..also I hate computers. I will make a promise to you all. I will write these when I get around to it and at a more frequent rate, if I feel like it. That’s all the commitment I can give you, I’m all tapped out. I’ll be watching you.
Filed under: outside, Uncategorized | Tags: bed, christmas, jump, plain, red light, rudolph, scream
I forgot to post this picture on Christmas Eve. I’m not sure what the odds are, but each Christmas Eve a plane will fly over our house at exactly the time the kids are getting ready for bed. This will make the 5th year in a row it has happened. We always go outside around 9:00 to look for Rudolophs’ nose and every year we see it. It looks like a tiny, flashing, red light. The kids scream, run around and scream some more. This is not the preferred activity if you’re trying to settle them down before bed, but it’s fun to watch. 
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On Friday night we got a sneak peak at Santa getting his team of horses ready for the Christmas parade in downtown Apex. I’m not sure where the Reindeer were, maybe resting up for their big night in a couple weeks.
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My wife, Ginny, came from a large family. There were 7 siblings in all, 5 girls and 2 boys. Now there are 14 grandchildren, 1 great grandchild, and some spouses, 33 in all. I had one brother, big difference. So needless to say there are several birthdays each month. We are on our way to a pool party for a couple of nephews now. I always feel lost at these nutty things, I usually find a nice spot to hide in and wait it out. My kids love playing with all their cousins, so that makes it kind of fun for me. Ginny and I chose long ago not to keep up with her parents birth rate. We figured out early on where babies come from.
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Part of my job as a father is to torture my kids. Wait, before you click away from this page, let me clarify. I know that school starts in less than 1 week and all the lazy summer days are drawing to an end. I just want to make sure my kids know it. So I frequently remind them by counting down the days and hours till their little bottoms are securely set in those tiny desk. No more sleeping late, leisure evenings watching T.V. or playing outside till dusk. Time for LEARNING!!! I do not do this to make my children dread school, but to encourage them to cherish every moment in life and the freedom we have. And it brings my joy to hear my 10 year old say, “I know school is starting next week, stop reminding me”. AHHHH, ain’t being a parent fun!
Filed under: jewelry show, Uncategorized | Tags: business, current, fall, hobo, jewelery, jewelry, joy, laugh, shopping, store, style, trends, trip, vendors, wife
My wife is in the right business, jewelry. She loves to buy jewelry, wear jewelry, sell jewelry and anything else you can think of related to jewelry. This time, for our Fall buying trip, we had a plan and a set budget weeks before we left home and it was set in stone. Mushy, soft stone. The kind that crumbles in your hand. With badge in hand we entered into the holy of hollies, the buying room. There were no less than 600 vendors set up with all the latest styles and jewels. I turned to say something to my wife and she was gone. All that was left was a vapor, like the “road runner” used to leave in those old cartoons. When I finally found her the damage had already been done. She had a smile on her face and enough invoices in her hand to keep a small family warm through the winter if burned. No problem!! If we can’t pay our bills we’ll be the best looking hobo’s in town.
Filed under: buying fun, Uncategorized | Tags: Business trip, create, current, designs, drinking, drinks, fun, jewelery, jewelry, jewelry seminars, PA, Philadelphia, seminars, shopping, store, styles, ugly, weeks, wife, winners
My wife and I are on a business trip in Philly, PA, nice place. We are here for 4 days for a fun filled time of seminars, food and buying jewelry. Jewelers know how to party and drink alot. And when they drink, they buy more jewelry than they should. That is why we stay pretty sober. I can see me getting loose and bringing home some butt ugly jewels that I will have to explain later. I already have enough trouble explaining some of the designs I create. Not all of them are “winners”. So remember, in about two weeks lots of new styles and designs will be comming to our store. Don’t miss them! Later!!!!
