Jeanette's Blog

Truman is one of these guy's that is alway's building something out of car/truck's. Whatever. He just love's getting an idea and going with it. In the end if it work's he is trilled. If it don't he try's something else.

He has built his own dump truck's big and small, Oh !  in the 42 year's I have been married to him he has come up with some doozie's.

But it help's keep his mind going and his hand's

2 year's ago he bought a ditch witch backhoe arm. Why who know's. He didn't want to fix it for the tractor as he would have to take it off and on to much.

So it layed down along the shed. Wait for some action.

1 year ago he bought an old pick up truck. Lightbulb went off. I am going to put that back hoe arm on that pickupp. So off and on for a year he has been cutting the frame down on that pickup and getting it ready for this backhoe.

Well today he got his lastpiece ready and it is time for him to get this arm over to were he can work with it ,to see what he has to do to get it to work.

It took him awhile but he finally got it chained ti the back of the pick up and over where he can have something to help lift it and stablize it so he don't get hurt.

So inside are some picture's of it today and when he get's it done and working I will post another blog. So you can see what it does.

Now mind ya it may take another year or two.

He only work's on it when he feel's like it or has the time.

To hot out there for me today but he has been working on this all day. But he might not get to touch it for another monrh or more.

He really is in his element when he can do stuff like this. But he scare's me silly. Getting to old for this.

Picture's inside

Tabitha called a little bit ago and said they were going to go to the St. Francois County Fair yesterday but it was so hot. They along with some friend's decided to go to Chunky Cheese in South County.

She said Ryan had a ball there. They spent 3 or 4 hour's there with him playing.

Well guess who they seen,

TIM EZELL and his family. I said did you get picture's? She said no I didn't have my camera and I don't know if I would of taken' any anyway. As he was there trying to spend time with his family and everyone was  hovering over him. All he wanted to do was enjoy his family.

(Tabitha what were you thinking not taking your camera?)

She said at one point Ryan wanted to play this game and couldn't get in line and he pushed Tim's little girl out of the way and said "My Turn". She said grandma I I was embarassed and got him out of line to another game.

She said Tim and his wife just smiled.

Then they proceeded to go to Toy's r Us and spent a few hour's and had to drag Ryan out kickin' and a screaming. He did not want to leave.

Then they went to Krispy Kreme (ICK) and Ryan ate his sample one and his mom's and 2 from the dozen they bought.

Well all that sugar did he go to sleep.

She said he went out like a light and didn't wake until this morning.

He was crawling in bed with her this morning and she ask him if he wanted to go to chunky cheese again. He said  "Not now mom. I tired, maybe tomorrow "and went back to sleep.

Timmy sorry my greatgrandson was a bully.

He is usually not that way.To a girl anyway.

A good family day they had with no dang picture's.

Hope you have a wonderful day.

I know ya all get tired of hearing about this greatgrandson of our's (Ryan).

But he is just a blessing from heaven above.

All my family is no matter how honery they are.

Our greatgrand daughter  we don't see any at all. She will be 2 in August and we have seen her once. Her mommy and daddy just don't know what she is missing out on not being around us. But they are young and busy and have another one on the way. I believe a little boy this time. So they have their plate's full and we never know where they are living to go see them. I am sure she is as much fun as Ryan.

Today was a good day as Truman was home to play with Ryan also. Brenda is feeling better and walked down with him twice to get out of the house. As she had him while  his mommy and daddy went to that great ball game they had today.

So enjoy as we did. As this is one rotten kid and yes we did it.

I start to work Monday.

Yeap another 90 day thing.

guess what I will be doing?

But hey it is better then nothing.

Kind of like work 3 month's off 5 work 3  not bad, I guess.

But I would really like full time.

Someday I will get it.

I will be on here and there.

Thing's are kinda slow on the blog anyway.

If I don't see ya on the blog's . I will see ya somewhere,someday.somehow.

 I hear they are getting a new law for cell phone usage.

Isn't there already a law?

That law enforcement  isn't enforcing .

You know why ?

Because they are quilty of the same thing. 

I can go to Desloge /Potosi 4 time's a day and see a cop driving all the way through town (different one's) talking on a cell phone and NO seatbelt.

Are they above the law?

The have radio's in their car's don't they ,while they are on duty?

I am going to start getting car number and time and start reporting them.

 State and Local law enforcement.

They can cause an accident also.

I feel that it is a "do as I say not as I do" thing here. No one should be talking on a phone or texting while  driving. Plus you have to read all the sign's as you are driving  that take's your eye's off the road.

Accident are going to continue due to inattention. We have all done it at one time or another. Playing with the radio/lighting a cigerette/eating while driving etc. Just because we haven't had an accident  doesn't mean it is not going to happen.

I agree right now that cell phone usage and texting is a big cause of deadly accident's.
But when you make a law enforce it.

Stiffer penalty don't matter if you don't enforce it unless there is a deadly accident.

As you all know our daughter has been sick and ended up having gallbladder surgery. Well she watches Ryan which is her grandson.

So that mean's me as greatgrandma got to step in to help out. Wednesday  I had him from about 9 A.M. until Thursday around 2:00 P.m.

I have only had him over night once when he was a baby and was not sure how this would work out for a sleep over.

Well it worked out great because Truman was here to help play with him.

I also had him today. Now today was a whole different story. OMG I am wore out .I was the only one here to play with him .Well I did operate the camera alot too.

I am posting some picture's and video's of the 3 day's.

Lot's of video of today and you will see why I am wore out.

You may want to watch them here and there or take a nap after watching.

Harp's  mom is having surgery this afternoon at Missouri Baptist.

Please say a prayer for her.

I will call them later this eveving for an update on here and post it.

Hope you had a good one.

OMG what fun today.

We picked Harp up at 9 and headed for the Villa.

On the way we stopped at a yard sale in Hillsboro. I had picked alot of stuff up for the auction were we having to raise money for wilky and his family and KKmom and her family.

Well Harp see this little kid's dish set and ask the lady how much it was. The lady said you can have it because it had  a broke piece. Harp said we can sell this at the benefit.

Well this wonderful lady said is this stuff for a benefit. I said yes it is. She said well you can have it all and even went in her home and brought more stuff out.

OMG! I thought for awhile we were going to have to make Harp walk .I didn't think we could get  it all in our car as it was pretty full from our stuff.

But we made it.

So, Thank You to the lady on Marywill Dr. in Hillsboro for that wonder thing she did to help us out.

I feel so bad as I did not get her name.

Inside are alot of picture's of the day.

We didn't sing alot or dance alot as this year we were on a mission to have fun and raise money to help 2 family's  out with whatever we could raise.

I myself think there was a pretty darn group of people there today.

Again, I thank for 2 for this blogging thing that brought  us all together .

Well I think we did great for no more that  was there.

Jana called me and said we raised $720.00 . So that $360.00 each for the family's we were there to help out.

We had several raffle's and a live auction. About time we started the live auction a storm came in and we had to move to the inside. I do believe Marley won the most stuff on her ticket's she bought.

Thank's everyone for your participation.

I was a fun and good day.

Ok let's get to the picture's and I have alot of them.

Everyone who has picture's can add them here or do you own blog. Don't matter.

I feel great just knowing we all pulled together and helped two family's and had so much fun doing it.

I got this in email this morning.

Thought I would share.

Turn your speaker's on and listen while you are reading the poem.

Beautiful just goosebumpy  Beautiful.

http://home.comcast.net/~nw-fla/tribute_flag_B_thom
pson.htm

We all gotta do it if ya want tv they say.

I commented on another blog but thought I would do a blog,

As I have some question's. I have done a search on my question's and come up with nope you can't tape from tv to vcr or dvd player unless you have cable or dish. As the vcr/dvd player's don't have the digital channel's.

We worked for a couple of hour's installing a converter to nabor's tv.

Well, only because we thought we were doing something wrong.

He only got channel 2.1. Great clear picture as channel 2 was crappy down here last two day's. But they want to watch more then channel two. I mean that would mean they would have to watch Mike and Juliette/ Ewww!!!

But after going through the menu on the converter we saw he only had 10 % antenna signal strength. But yet straight through antenna to tv he get's all channel's.

So we hooked his antenna back up and said we would take his other box and see how it work's on our's as we have a booster on our antenna.

2 minute hook up,scan station's and we have 50% signal and 13 station's. All really clear.

Channel two is just wonderful.So they will have to get  a booster or a smart antenna. Another cost to be able to  watch tv.

So I decided to check out for the vcr as I tape alot of show's and watch a different one while taping.

Well no channel 3 but I can get to the vcr menu for set up. Well no cable channel. In the research I have done. Nope vcr/dvd player will only be good for watching vcr or dvd.

Now that really suck's.

Is there a way for me to tape from tv to vcr through this box. That maybe they aren't telling??

If so please let me know. I need my fix of my weekly show's. Without having to have cable or dish.

One more thing.

I usually have tv on by my computer to hear the new's  and living room tv on same channel. When there is more than me at home. This morning when I did that the tv with the converter box was time delayed. I had already heard what Kevin and Margie was saying by time it came through on tv in there.Annoying but will mute mine when I have it on same channel until we get it hooked to box also.Waiting on our coupon's.

If ya have a fix for the vcr problem beside's dish/cable. Please let me know.

Thank's.

Wow ! Look inside of what we got.

I am glad we got what we did.

But our garden stink's this year.

We had a BBQ and 80th birthday party we went to Friday at a nabor's. It was nice to see some of Sam's kid's ,grandkid's and greatgrandkid's. The food was wonderful.We had a good relaxing time trying to catch up on thing's with them. Later that evening the kid's had a campfire and a few firework's we went down and enjoyed watching. To many people in surrounding area's to go watch them. Plus they scare me too. But what the kid's had were not fancy and just big enough. We could hear the firework's from all around us. Wow some of them rumble the ground before you could hear the popping. Some from the nabor's we could see over the tree's. It was unbelievable how cool it was the fourth.

Then Saturday I get a IM from Ron and Suz. Suz is off could they come down. Well yea!!!! They may not get to go to BBQ they needed their Harp fix. Oh sure we IM with her everyday but not the same as in person.

So they arrived and our kid's were doing hot dog's and hamburger. So they got here in time for supper.

I Phoned Willie Harp's mom and ask if she could meet us down at Dairy Queen in Farmington about 7:30. Told her Ron and Suz was with us but don't tell Harp.

We ate and visited for awhile. Ron and Suz took Ryan in the boat for awhile. Then to  Farmington we headed.When Willie pulled in Harp was rockin' to the radio and didn't even see us. I said 3 time's Harp what ya dancin" too and the third time she looked up and was very surprised.

Ron and Suz had sat on the curb behind our vehicle. There was a dead muskrat or baby groundhog dead in front of where we parked. So I got Harp over there to look at it and finally she noticed Ron and Suz. She was really surprised as Willie didn't even tell her we were going to be there.

Then Sunday Harp got to spend the day out here ,She brought some hot dog's and deviled egg's her mom made ,Harp, Ron and Suz went to Walmart to pick of a few thing's and Harp got goodie's also. She also taught me how to burn the game CD"s. Yeah!!! Suz and I got about 8 more game's to play.

Inside are some picture's and video's of Saturday and Sunday.