How ya'll doin'?

Howdy! I am trying to make the effort at being more regular on this! I had a bunch of stuff planned that I was going to do tonight while the kids are at AWANA, but I left some of the more crucial things at home, soooooo.

We had a nice weekend here. The weather the last few days has been better than great. We have seen temps in the upper 40's and lower 50's. Tomorrow is supposed to be the last day of that and then we will slide back into the normal temps of upper 30's and low 40's. It was nice working today with just a light jacket on.

Blaze will rise the day after tomorrow. We got the tank sealed over the weekend, and today I put the undercoat sealer on it. Tomorrow night I will put it back in and then on Wednesday I can finally put some gas in it and go for a ride! It has been too long, and I am really looking forward to having something besides the minivan to drive!

Just have a couple of things to get fixed and then I will drive it for a while and see if anything else pops up. I am getting some very nearly new tires from my brother-in-law and then I need to get a rear-wheel bearing replaced I think. It seems like I am fixing a lot, but when you consider how much I was going to have to put into Black Beauty to get her through the winter, and the fact that Blaze was a free gift, I am still WAAAAYYYY ahead. Besides, I think I have a cousin that will help me out with some labor on the wheel bearing for the price of some cookies.

It was kind of funny the other night I was talking about the work I was doing on the Blazer and Jessica said she hoped that someday I would have a truck I would be happy with. It gave me a chance to talk to her about the difference between coveting and being content. I told her that I would really like to have a nice new GMC Sierra 4-door 3/4 ton burgundy with a lot of chrome (not that I have put much thought into it), but that I didn't need it. God provided the Blazer, and I am very grateful to have it. I know that I do not need that big new truck. I am more concerned with taking care of what I have and thanking God for the answer to prayer. I think she got it, but we will know more later!

Anyway, I guess I will sign off now and work on something else for a little while. Take care and I will talk at ya later!

I'll play nice

I just wanted to take a second and apologize to Icepac for letting him get under my skin. I know it seems like a trivial thing, and I did not get angry about anything he said, but I did get a little petty in my comments. So, I apologize, now let's all get along!

Pulled the gas tank out of Blaze today. She's got two little pin holes right in the spot where they put that nice little plastic shroud to protect the tank. Funny how in the design process (done in Michigan) that they have not yet figured out that when you create a pocket that can hold salt and gravel and water you have created a breeding ground for rust. The rest of the tank has no rust on it, but everything behind the protective plastic is rusty. I guess I'm missing something!

Anyway, tomorrow I will start the repair work and the resealing of the tank. Then after a five day curing session I can put gas in the tank and (trumpets sounding) Blaze will ride again! I am saving about $150 by repairing my tank rather than replacing it, but it is taking an entire week rather than about three hours.........

Busy week this week. Work was very nice and I finished with about 15% more in sales than I thought I would pull off. I also had jury duty on Thursday, so I didn't have to go to work. I did not get picked for the jury, so I had almost the entire day off to spend at home with my sweetie! We had a very nice day.

Well, I am going to go tuck the little monsters in and then sit down and watch a movie. Later!

What????????????

Well, my friend took the bait and posted another comment (see previous post). I wanted to prove that I am not a "terrorist" to this poor misguided soul, but I do not understand why he lumps gays and liberals in with people who like that flick. I guess I need to get my finger back on the pulse of today's culture or something like that.

Anyway, I hope this serves as a lesson to all. When you blog you will get the occasional wackadoo (isn't that a fun sounding word?) who feels they need to stomp across what you write. Remember to try not to offend, but stand your ground. Thank those who created blogger for the capability to moderate comments!

Until we talk again, I leave you with these words of wisdom...

"We all will have suffering in our lives. Misery is an option."

In HIS Grip,
Tom