IT'S A NEW YEAR

Happy New Year . I love Jan 1 football all day. And my wife hates it. Jan 2 more football and the lights come down. Jan 3 More football and I am more than likely still packing up Christmas lights.Jan 4 thru Jan 8 more football. Damn I love this time of year. The only down side is Jan 5 back to work. And after an 11 day vacation it will be tough to get started again. I need to win the Lottery.


Gang out

What makes Christmas lights worth it

Copied from my other blog site I thought this was worth posting in both places.

As in my last post we all know how much I like to decorate. Well last night our door bell rang. I was upstairs watching football as usual. My wife answered the door and there was this women and her children her husband was waiting in the truck at the edge of our driveway and she gave us a large can of three flavored popcorn and a very nice card. She and her family express how much they enjoyed our lights and had to give us their family Christmas light award for what they thought was the best house. We were touched and we realized that this is exactly why we do what we do. Not for the gifts but for the joy it might bring others. I was looking out the up stairs window like a stalker but I could see their faces as the walked through our yard and looked closer at the windows and play in the bubbles from our bubble machines. It was priceless. It made me revisit the train and I managed to get it working again for now. I have to be careful with it and baby it along in short runs and it will more than likely not make it to the New Year. But by God it will run on Christmas Eve even if it burns up again. Than I will buy more spare parts and be more prepared for next year. " And they heard him exclaim as he went out of sight Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night"

Thank you Thomson family you made our year.

Just saying But this time with a little bit of heart that I did not know I had.

Gang Out

let it snow (in Houston?)

It snowed in HOUSTON on Wednesday night not a big deal for some but it was huge for us. I got very little at my house which is just north of Houston. Some my employees got 2 to 4 inches.These are pictures of their house. A shame it could not have waited until Christmas that would have been something.

Gang OUt

Christmas lights video (shaky first draft)

Ok I tested it and it seems to work here is the complete video. I know it sucks. Now that I know how to to it I will set up the tri pod and get a nice steady video soon. Hope you enjoy.

Gang OUt

Holy Crap Batman

A co-worker of mine had a heart attack over the weekend and ended up with triple bypass surgery. They say he will be OK. He is only about 3 years older than me. CRAP wake up gang or I will be next I am over weight and sit on my a$$ alot and watch other people exercise(football). I actually lost 1 lb using the Wii. But that was only because I carried it up and down the stairs trying to deiced where to set it up. So maybe there is hope for it yet. Work is stressful and I have a dog with a sleep disorder that is causing me to have a sleep disorder. Fat, Stressed and not sleeping. Right out of the book Heart Attack for Dummies. So what to do? Eat right, exercise have less stress at work and sleep. I can make this work. If I sleep at work that would reduce the stress and eliminate an unhealthy lunch. Three down. Now for the exercise. Lets see drink more beer which will make me Pee more causing me to have to get up and run the the bath room. Case solved. Man there ain't nothing to this being healthy stuff. I will let you know how it works.

Should have some pictures of Christmas lights Tonight and will try to get them posted tonight also.

Gang OUt

Jingle Bells Jingle Bells

I started the day after Thanksgiving and seemed like it would never end but in the end it was worth it. THE CHRISTMAS LIGHTS ARE UP LET THE JUDGING BEGIN. The trains are running the bubble machines are blowing the lights are set to music and Rudy is shaking his booty. I won't win squat and I don't care like I have always said it is not about the winning it is about the kids faces and the thanks people give us as the drive by our drunk a$$es in the drive way. ( We have as much fun sitting in the driveway by the fire watching them go by as they do looking at the lights.)I will try to get some pictures it is hard to get good night shots.Maybe I can get some video too.

Gang OUt

Out of my head

OK so here it is Thursday I have been sick for the last 3 days and am just now coming back to life again. My new Wii fitness program was put on hold and I will start that again tomorrow(like it is really going to work). So as you can see from the useless post below that I now can take pictures and post text from my cell phone. Now I can sit in public places and look like I am doing something important on my Blackberry just like everyone else. This may come in handy someday we will see. Christmas is coming and the house decorating has started. I truly love to put up lights and decorate the house. We do animated windows on our house. We have one window that will have two trains in it this year. I am starting a little early this year with hopes i can have it done by the Saturday after Thanksgiving. My brother and his family are coming down and I want my Nephew's to see the house. One is 18 and one is 5 i have never met the 5 year old. I have talked to him on the phone and he seems like a hoot. I will take pictures and maybe get some short video once we get it all done. Our whole neighborhood decorates and we hope to win best neighborhood. It is not about the winning to me. It is all about the look in the children's faces when they see my house. To me that's winning. I have just been writing whatever pops in to my head tonight I think is all the cold medicine that I have been taking. It is snowing in Pittsburgh(if anyone cares) I am watching football. Brain fart I am done.

Gang Out