New restaurant

We tried a restaurant tonight we'd never been to before. As a matter of fact, we never even thought about stopping there, always passed it by. I guess it is just one of those places that sits back from the road, and there is so much around it that you don't even really think about it as being there.

The atmosphere was great, the food was really good (seafood). We'll be back and we're glad to have a new place to eat.

Sometimes the understated places are the best places.

Lifelong friends

Tonight, a friend of mine called and asked if he could come over and talk to me and Chris. We said sure. He's been a friend of mine since 1989, Chris has only met him a few times. He's over here now and having a tough time with several things in his life. We were all three talking, and there comes the time when you realize that it needs to be a man to man conversation, so I'm inside blogging, and they are on the back porch talking.

I'm glad they get along, and I'm glad Chris is there for him.

Small towns

When I was growing up, living in a small town was the worst thing parents could do to a kid! AND on top of that, make you live 7 miles out of town in the country.

From 1990 - 2006, I lived in a medium sized city. Two years ago, I moved closer to the big city where I work, but chose to live in the small town nearby. Today, Chris asked me to go to town and buy a wheelbarrow. He said it would be unassembled, so it would fit in my car. He said he'd have to put it together when I got it home.

I arrived, one of the employees was outside, and I asked him if he thought the already assembled wheelbarrow would fit in the trunk of my car, he said he'd give it a try. Well, it wouldn't work. So, I was thanking him for trying, and said I'd just get the other one, when a man walked over, asked how far I was going. I told him less than 5 minutes and the general vacinity. I didn't know this man, but felt comfortable telling him. He was in a county water department truck. He said he was working just down the road from where I live and he would follow me home and bring the wheelbarrow in his truck.

Thanks Larry. Living in a small town gets more and more appealing as you get older.

Wireless Internet

I love wireless Internet! I'm sitting in the garage with my laptop while Chris works on the riding lawnmover. I'm "helping" -- you know "hand me this, hand me that", so I'm on the Internet awaiting my next task.

He's worked so hard this week and last week, that this is cathartic to him. He has been wanting to get this done since the grass has started to grow. He needed the mental downtime in a bad way. We had been invited to a 50th birthday party tonight, but we just couldn't make it. This gives him something to do other than to think about the cases at work.

Willy and the lizard

The other day, we were sitting on the porch and realized Willy was "stalking" a lizard. We got amused with all of the "effort" he put into it. He actually stretched out and got comfy for the stalking. He would flick his tail back and forth, but sitting up or crouching just wasn't in his game plan.

Katie Beth turns 4

KB has fun tearing into her gifts. Her mom Jess did a great job on the party. My brother Lee did the meat, and I must say, it was wonderful - esp the ribs.

Catching up

I haven't posted much lately because I've just been so busy! Work is keeping me on my toes. We are very close to opening up the new office. I will be glad to get all of that done. The new tenants in our building started the demolition for the construction of the space they are renting from us. A group of us worked this past weekend to get rid of the stuff we hadn't gotten to yet. It's fun watching the demolition get going. Exciting times.

I've been dealing with some health issues, and hoping that they will start resolving soon. I'm starting to get frustrated with all of the doctor appointments.

We've had some crazy weather lately. I actually saw a funnel cloud, it was a truly awesome sight to see. I snapped a shot with my camera phone, so the quality isn't the greatest. I wish I would have had a real camera with me. It was also the first time I've seen golf ball size hail. This was the storm system that went through Georgia the day after the tornado ripped up downtown Atlanta.