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Tuesday, January 01, 2008
2007 Review
This year started with a simple call to Victaulic in Easton PA, just to say hi and wish some of my ex co-workers a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!!!! Then the conversation turned to how things were going with finding a replacement; because what we knew last was they still hadn’t found a suitable person yet!!! We were very shocked to find out that they still had not settled on hiring someone permanent after 2 years from the time we moved to CA. So, we started talking about the possibility of us moving back come summertime, so the kids could finish school, and that was pretty much how things stayed for about a month or two. Then, we decided to call back and see how things were coming along on there end and they wanted to see if we could move the date up to April, so we said we might be able to do that, and it seemed to be really on the move on there end, but not so much on our end. Then end of February came and we got a call from my ex boss at Victaulic, something to the effect of, can I fly out for an interview in 2 weeks…..So, I said yes!! So we kicked things into high gear with packing things and getting things ready, because all things were pointing to the fact of moving back to PA by April!!!!
After setting up the flight out and back from PA a very shocking accident accrued where David Stehly was killed in a car wreck! We still remember & love you Dave!!!
God worked out for me to be able to make his viewing. Thank you, Lord!..........
The interview was the next day, a Friday, which went as best as it could!! We found out that I was the only person they had plans of interviewing, which was another praise to God. Then I stayed the weekend and was back Sunday night in CA. Very happy to see Tina and the kids, and now was the time for waiting.
We had things planned pretty tight, so tight only God could make it work. Mike and April had planned to visit us the week before we were planning on moving, I had to give my letter of resignation to the City of West Sacramento before we found out the new job came through for us, and we had to pack during all this. Crazy time, but God worked it all out, because the day we found out about the job at Victaulic came through for us, was the same day I finally decided to hand in the notice! AMEN…..
I had about a week and a half notice in and then I would be done with work until mid April. Mike and April surprised us with bringing out Mom on there Family vacation to CA. We didn’t cram too much in only 2 road trips taken, on to San Fran, which we got to stop by Sears Point and go in Infineon Raceway; which was Mike’s favorite thing I think!!! Then we spent time at Pier 39 in the Aquarium there for the kids, and walked around the rest of the Pier just checking stuff out!!! Our next trip was to the coast to see a the Point Arena Light House, which was one I had drawn for Tina of her wedding gift! The road trip itself was very exciting, some of the most challenging driving Mike and I have ever done, crossing over the Coastal Mountains!!!! But, a trip well worth it, we even made it to a spot on the beach and got to touch the Pacific Ocean, hopefully something the kids remember for a long time!!!!! Tucker even came for the long ride and romp in the sand!!!!
While they were visiting us the last day they helped us pack everything into the Penske truck to give us a head start on moving. We are very thankful they did because it would have been very hard to do it all on our own!!!!
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Saturday, August 11, 2007
Photos UP
Sorry All been very, very busy out here with new job, working with Mike, helping Tina with greyhoundgear.com (First State Greyhound Rescues Store - FSGR), working around the house here at Mom's, and sometimes fitting in some fun, and I haven't been able to get on here much at all! It will help out now that we have cable internet @ home, but I still will be somewhat behind on postings and updating our flickr site because of the way Tina and I are trying to follow God's will for us more and more. That means doing all I can so she can stay home from work and take care of the kids. We were able to do this for a while in CA, but found the need (so we thought) to have her go back to work. Well we haven't followed such a "need" here and truly believe we can rely on Gad more and more for meeting that need and he is coming though very, very faithfully! I hope you all enjoy the pictures we have loaded so far, many more will be coming in this week, as we am committed to catching this up!!! We don't stop taking pictures so we will never catch up if we don't just grind it out. I also hope to have a totally new website up and running by the end of the year!!!! We will keep you posted here and through email on the progress, but Jeff (one of my cousins) is being very helpful and generous in this area! He has already helped us with the greyhoundgear.com site, please check it out to see what he does. He totally revamped that site and made it a whole lot more user friendly!!!!
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Friday, July 13, 2007
The Peaceful Warrior
The Peaceful Warrior DVD will be released June 26th. The film is an inspiring drama directed by Victor Salva, starring Nick Nolte and Amy Smart.
The Peaceful Warrior DVD is based on Dan Millman's best-selling autobiographical book, The Way of the Peaceful Warrior, and is a moving story about the power of the human spirit.
In the Peaceful Warrior DVD, Dan Millman (Scott Melchowiz) is a talented, yet arrogant college gymnast who seems to have it all. He gets good grades, has disposable relationships and is trying out for the Olympics. But he still wakes up in cold sweats at night. His (Scott Melchowiz) world is turned upside down after he meets a mysterious stranger he refers to as Socrates (Nick Nolte). Socrates (Nick Nolte) seems to hold the power to tap into new worlds of strength and understanding and becomes Dan's (Scott Melchowiz) mentor who guides him through various avenues of his life.
Dan (Scott Melchowiz) suffers from a serious injury, and with the help of Socrates (Nick Nolte) and a mysterious young woman (Amy Smart), he grows to realize that strength of spirit is what leads a man to his true greatness. He (Scott Melchowiz) learns that he has to let go of the person he thought he was and start living in the moment by appreciating the journey and accepting his lack of control over the future.
What an excellent movie!!!!!! I wasn't too impressed with it to start, because it was a slow starting movie and confusing too. But as you watch it the movie starts piecing itself together and draws you in. This was the first time I've heard of the story and books, but I think I am going to get Dan's first book to start with and go from there! If you would like to find out more about him I added his link to this blog, and as always if you click on the picture above it will take you to the movie site. Enjoy the movie as I did and let us all work towards being our own.... Peaceful Warrior
Dan Millman
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Wednesday, May 09, 2007
Mark Schultz Across America
One of out favorite christian artists is on a mission right now.
Mark's inspiration to make this 3,500-mile trek came from a visit he and his wife, Kate, made to orphanages in Mexico. In the spring of 2006, they went on a mission trip with The James Fund, a non-profit organization founded by Family Christian Stores, to meet the needs of orphans and widows in distress. Mark's own adoption drew him to explore this ministry. Seeing firsthand the harsh realities for many orphans and realizing that he could have easily been one of the boys in the orphanage, Mark wanted to make a difference. He made a decision to reach out to orphans through active support of The James Fund.Everybody's peddling something…but Mark says, "My wheels are turning to actually get somewhere." And that destination is Mark's cause, helping orphans and widows. "With your help we can do more than make the wheels of my bike turn; together, we can make every turn a momentum-building revolution - motivating others to join us and push this cause further down the road."You can be a strong link in the chain of Mark's bike, a mile marker along the road, urging him forward. You can be a gear helping him maximize his efforts. For more details visit www.markacrossamerica.org
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Wednesday, April 18, 2007
Got To PA
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Wednesday, March 21, 2007
Moving Back to PA
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Tuesday, March 20, 2007
Sac Zoo Field Trip!!!!
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Monday, March 12, 2007
Remembering Dave Stehly
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