It was early Saturday morning (Feb 6^th) on the way back from work. Chris worked all day and all night (We have been hammered with snow and ice) restoring high voltage power lines and was on his way back home when he hit a patch of ice on the interstate. His truck spun wildly out of control, fell into a ravine and abruptly stopped after hitting a tree.

I suppose he was speeding. He liked to do that you know….

He died on the scene.

Chris leaves behind his wife and children.

I have known Chris all of his life. I don’t know what else to say.

That hurt.  

I think I’m done with this post.

Peace,

Bobby

Here is a picture of Kelly with Ginger. Not long after this picture was taken we had to put Ginger down. Kelly and Ginger had been best of friends since Kelly was 3 years old. Now all we have left is her memory and her ashes. I remember the day Ginger first came into our home. I also remember the day Ginger had to leave. I look back on these days between her life and death with a smile.

Today marks the second week in which she has been gone. The girls are not taking it well.

Death is a natural part of life. None of us know when our time is to come.

All we can do is make the most of today.

Peace,
Bobby

I’m aggravated.

Actually, I’m scared.

I do everything I can to live a normal life, I really do.

I go rolling into my buddies office (Cardiologist) for my 6 month checkup this afternoon and he hits me with another prescription because my blood pressure has creeped up over the last several months.

I don’t like pills. I don’t like medicine.

You know, I can live with most any other kind of problem but heart problems scare the heck out of me.

So, I’m not taking this new prescription for awhile and I’ll see if my running and lifting
along with a using spyghmometer (blood pressure cuff) at home will correctly diagnose if my blood pressure is high all the time. If I have constant high blood pressure then I get to take an “extra” heart medicine…

I have a myriad of cardiac problems.

I didn’t sign up for these problems either. I don’t smoke, my drinking has come to a halt and I maintain an athletic, active lifestyle.

I know it is a function of genetics.

Yes, I’m going for a run when I get home. Yes, I’m going to lift weights.

I told you I didn’t want to go down this path several posts back.

Which path?

I don’t know; let me get my reading glasses and I’ll tell you later.

Peace be with you,
Bobby

What an emotional idiot.

The first wife he caught three times cheating on him BEFORE they got married. She eventually ran off with his buddy from college and married him. Go figure?! We sat in my living room and begged him to reconsider his decision.

Fast forward. James literally meets his next wife while he is pumping gas into his car at a filling station. She has a son who is my daughter’s age. Her first ex husband is a guest of the Federal Government. Nice. Eventually she moves in with my brother and gets pregnant. Of course she is on birth control and of course it doesn’t work in her case. (You have to take it to make it work). This is how she snared her last husband.

I want to add that his wife is so ugly that she can best be described as a “Two bagger”. She is perhaps the second ugliest bride I have ever seen live and up close. Scary. She is twice as ugly on the inside just to add a nice cherry on top!!! Her ugliness radiates from within.

Fast Forward. I now have a Niece. I love her very much and bite my tongue about her parents.

Fast Forward. They just signed official separation papers yesterday. Is there a twist? Oh yes. She isn’t out of the house yet. She is still renovating her newly inherited home from her late father. Another two weeks…I’ll believe it when I see it.

Why would she move if the room and board is free? Ahhh, because she has a new boyfriend and has to get on with her life. Of course she has had several affairs in the middle of their marriage. I have seen the emails and correspondence to back it up.

Fast Forward. My brother James will have joint custody of his daughter. He is a good father in terms of spending time with his kid. He is not a great role model however.

Let us peek into the future shall we? Now that my brother has a daughter, what kind of woman do you think my brother will find?

I’ll bet you he finds a lady who will NOT embrace his daughter and she will attempt to conquer and divide the very one relationship that could last forever. She will isolate James from his family and friends.

Will she be a cheater? Oh yes.

Why?

While my brother is the most educated and talented of three siblings, he is also the biggest all time loser.

This is his destiny.

To make a change you have to do something different.

He is destined to make the same mistake over and over and over again.

This is the true definition of insanity.

My brother. Do I love him? Yes

This will be painful to watch.

Peace be with you,

Bobby

My little Niece playing the drums this Christmas. She goes crazy every time she sees Uncle Bobby!!!!