Twas the night before the wedding, when all through the night
I lay there wondering if what I was doing was right
Forty-six years later, I look back on my life
I cannot imagine you not being my wife
Theres been times we did'nt have much money
But I did'nt need wealth, I had you as my honey
You gave birth to four wonderful boys
Then comes christmas and we had to buy all those toys
Then along came the girl we never had
You was her mom and I was her dad
Theres been happy times, sad times, smiles and tears
But overall it's been a wonderful forty-six years
The two greatest words I ever heard you say was "I do"
At that moment I knew that you loved me as much as I loved you
And if I had to do it agin
I'd do it the same way, and thats no spin
I LOVE YOU, JIM

I HAVE BEEN TAGGED FOR A SQUARE MEME

Square meme1. Link to the person that tagged you2. Post the rules on your blog3. Answer the square number of questions on your blog4. Tag a square number (i.e., 4, 9, 16, etc) people at the end of your post, and let each person know they have been tagged by leaving a comment on their blog


1. Do you have the squares of every number up to 12 memorized?
Yes

.2. If you take the square root of a number and square it, what do you get?
The same number that you started with

3. Think about the number of people in your immediate family (i.e., parents, grandparents, siblings, children). Is it a square number?
No

4. Is your bedroom a square or a rectangle?
Rectangle

5. Can you form a perfect square with your hands?
No

6. Name the nearest object to you that is a square:
Probably the closest thing to a square is the computer moniter, but it is not a perfect square. It is rectangular in shape. I changed my mind. There is a C.D. case that is square.

7. Is a square symmetrical?
Yes

8. Do you know how to draw a 3D square?
Yes

9. Which looks prettier to you -- a quilt with perfect squares or a crazy (strips of fabric of different shapes) quilt?
Squares

Miss Connie. I did the meme and anyone that put down a different answer than I got it wrong. Anyone that wants to do this meme is welcome to do so.

I HAVE BEEN TAGGED TO DO THIS MEME

I was tagged by Buddy at http://budjonjakejess.blogspot.com to do this meme....so here it goes....: )Here are the rules for this meme:1. link to the person that tagged you.2. Post the rules on your blog.3. Share 6 non-important thing/habits/quirks/about yourself4. Tag 6 random people at the end of your post.5. Let each random person know that they have been tagged by leaving a comment on their blog.

Things about me:

01. I have had false teeth since I was nineteen years old.

02. I am deathly afraid of spiders. :0(

03. I have been a carpenter since I was a teenager working with my Dad.

04. I enjoyed drag racing as a teenager BUT I DO NOT RECOMMEND IT FOR MY GRANDCHILDRE OR ANYONE ELSE.

05. I love to tell and enjoy a good clean joke.

06. I love politics.

Now anyone else who wants to do this, you are tagged and besure and let me know if you deside to do so I can come read what you write. Jim

FIFTY YEARS AND COUNTING

This shelve hung in my mothers house many years. When she passed away several years ago, it became ours, which I suppose was apporiate, because I built this when I was a junior in high school. It was my first woodworking project. It is made of solid mahogany. If my memory serves me right the material cost between 5 and 6 dollars. Now you have to realize that I said if my memory serves me right, which it does'nt always at my age. The same lumber today would probably cost 50 or 60 dollars at least. The shelve use to have a finial on top in the middle. I don't know what happened to it. It was missing when we got it. Maybe one day I will start up the old lathe and turn a new one. The shelve has some nicks and scratches, but I must say that 50 years latter it looks better than it's builder. I enjoy building things, but I don't like finishing, and I remember the teacher that we had. His name was Mr. Phelps and he was a perfectionest. So it seemed like I sanded on it for 6 months. I would sand and sand and sand and he would find a small scratch and it was sand some more. But I must say it did look pretty good when it was finished. I have even thought about sanding it down and refinishing it, but I got to thinking no one can sand me down and refinish me, so why should'nt I let it show it's 50 years also. Until another time, Jim.

This is my sweethearts first day on the job. She has been sick the last few days. I went with her on her first day to encourage her. After all I'm an old pro at school crossing guard. She did a good job, even though she was nervous. I told her that in a couple of weeks it would be old hat. I'm very proud of you and it is no doubt in my mind that you will do a good job, just like everything else that you have done. To celebrate we went out to eat at the Baytown Seafood resturant. Had a good time just being togeather.

I HAVE BEEN TAGGED TO DO A ME ME ME

I have been tagged by Connie of "Connies-thoughts From The Heart" to do a Me ME ME.

HERE ARE THE RULES:

01. Post the rules before you give the facts

02. Players start with 8 random facts/habits about themselves

03. People who are tagged need to write their own blog

04. At the end of your blog you need to choose eight people that you tag and list their names. Don't forget to leave them a comment, telling them they are tagged, and to read your blog.

01. As a little kid, I was horrified of flushing toliets and airplanes. I had rarely seen a flushing toliet as a child.

02. I got my first false teeth at age 18.

03. I started smoking at age 12 and quit at age 32. PRAISE GOD!!!

04. I always love hearing and telling a good clean joke.

05. I had my tonsils removed at age 32, that was fun. Yeh ?

06. Woodworking is my hobby but I never seem to have enough tools.

07. I retired as a Dow Chemical Carpenter in Noverber of 1994 after 27 1/2 years.

08. I love meeting new people.

HERE IS THE LIST OF THOSE THAT I AM TAGGING:

01.Bill of "Quill of Bill."

02. Larry of "PawPaw."

03. Jeremy of "Considerations Of A Contender."

04. James of "Fully Persuaded Baptist."

05. Jason of "Peace Keeper."

06. Jeff of "Texas True To Lone Star Blue."

07. Daniel of "Titanic Station."

If any of you do not want to do this, please feel free not to do it. Jim, Dad, Grandpa

Well it's been a few hours since I've posted, so I guess it's about time. Really I was trying to hold off until Jason, Jeremy and Jeff posted. Well I waited out Jason, but Jeff and Jeremy still hasn't posted, so I give up.
As most know I went back to work full time about a month ago. I say full time, and I have only worked 40 hours one week. Part was at my request, and at other times it was because there was nothing to do. My understanding is that they have work coming soon. I enjoyed it so far, but I'm not to dissappointed when they send me home to be with my sweetheart. I am working for G.S.I. It is a contracting company that does work inside the chemical plants. I hired in as a carpenter, but I was told that I would be doing some sheetrock work, such as taping and floating, and textureing, which I would like to learn. I always enjoy learning new things. My big concern was being on my feet for 8 hours, and when I went to work I found out I would'nt be on my feet 8 hours, but instead they work 4 10 hour days, so instead of being on my feet for 8 hours I'm on my feet for 10 hours. On top of all that I found out that I was required to wear steel toed shoes, so I'm on my feet 10 hours a day breaking in a new pair of steel toed shoes. My feet hurt terribly bad for a few days, but it is much better now. It's Tina's (my daughter-in laws) fault that my feet hurt. Let me explain. The last time that they were at our house, she noticed that I had bunnions on my feet, and she asked me if they hurt and I told her no, but they have hurt ever since, so it's her fault, because she brought it to my attention. I always thought everybodys feet looked like that.
I will try to post more often, because I have decided that I can't out wait Jeff, and Jeremy.