Birthday Moments Countdown

Well, today was my birthday. It felt like just another day, nothing special. I am now 28 years of age and physically I feel 40 yet soulfully I feel 18 still. I have had an interesting life but after 28 years I feel very blessed. God has definitely had His hand in my life and I am thankful for all He has done.

On to the purpose of this post . . . Since it is my birthday I thought Id do a countdown of my 5 favorite birthday moments.

5. 22nd Birthday - One of my friends found out that I used to love Scooby Doo, so they decided to get me alot of Scooby Doo stuff. Scooby Doo Monopoly, playing cards, stickers, a magnet, and a stuffed Scooby Doo. I opened it all at Sonnys with everyone that wasnt with our group looking at me like I was an idiot.

4. 17th Birthday - I played baseball and for some reason the only Wednesday game we played all of high school fell on my 17th birthday and it was in Gainesville. We left school early and got home around 10:30 that night. When I got home it was just me, my family and my best friend in high school. It was a crazy day but it was fun and a good birthday. By the way we lost, bad.

3. Today - My stepson made me a card that said Happy Birthday and I love you with a truck drawn on it. He said he wouldve drawn a Corvette on it but he only knows how to draw trucks. It was really sweet - made me cry.

2. 19th Birthday - A very rough time in my life after some things happened in our church, all my friends came over and hung out almost all night. It was alot of fun and I loved it. It was a good time. We had about 25 people packed into our living room.

1. 5th Birthday - I got a puppy for my birthday and I was really excited, until he wouldnt stop barking at me and my friends and I hit him on the head with a hammer. Yes, a real hammer, right on top of the head. He didnt bark the rest of the day. Just hid.

Year after year passes but memories will still be there.

Friends, food and a fuzzy little bear

Today was quite a day. First, the doctors office with Blake getting four shots and Logan getting his finger pricked for blood. It was crazy. Kids screaming and crying. It was tough. Im not a fan of needles but I did ok, jsut felt for them and their pain.

Second, I went to lunch with Mike and Daniel. Had a great time. It was good to have some chill time with the boys and get some good food. Moe's again. Last night and today, wow homewrecker is becoming a likeable term.

Thirdly(?), we went to dinner at some friends house. It was my best friend in high schools older brother and his wife, whos younger sister was good friends with Kristie, so it was pretty cool. They too have four kids so that was cool to let the kids all have fun and hang out together. We had hamburgers, corn on the cob and some roasted potatoes that were really good. Overall, had a great time and got to catch up on things.

Lastly, we went to Ollie Koalas with the kids so they could spend some time with their dad. It was a little awkward but it was good. Things in that department and progressing and getting alot better. Had fun myself. Loaded a card with a few bucks and played the basketball game and the shooting game. Felt like a kid. Had a good day.

The name game

Upon hearing the news that two others have now named their dogs Chloe, we have decided to change the baby's name from Khloe Lavonne to . . . (suspense) . . . Kelby Reese Holmes. She is going to be my angel Kelby.

Tu(n)esday

Ive wanted to start a weekly post featuring a song on some sort, but I didnt want to just steal Music Monday from Brad. Tu(n)esday will be a weekly post on Tuesdays featuring a tune that I like or means something to me in some way. Fittingly I am updating my Ipod and adding some songs and cds to it. This week there will not be a posted tune, however I would like to refer you to a band that I really like. The Band is The Wrecking. They have two music videos on Youtube which I am posting for you to listen to. Next week will start the regular postings of Tu(n)esday.






Remember, check back weekly for new posts on Tu(n)esday and keep looking for the other new posts that will soon be appearing.

Tomorrow is just a day away

Tomorrow. The first day of the consistent (hopefully) posting. Tomorrow and every tuesday will have a music theme. More on this tomorrow.

Whats the deal with mother-in-laws?

When I was roughly 10 or so, we had an evangelist that was based from the church I grew up in, Bethany Baptist, Melbourne Fl. His name is Jamey Reagle. He was preaching one Sunday night and I cant remember one bit of his sermon, but I do remember a joke he told about mother-in-laws. It went a little something like this . . .

A struggling business man boarded his flight home after a long business trip. He had a empty seat next to him, so he checked and looked down the aisle for anyone that might come to occupy the seat next to him. He turned to check the seat again and there was a lamp there. Curiuosity led him to rub the lamp and a genie soon emerged form within. The genie said he had three wishes yet there was a catch. "Everything you wish for, it will be doubled for your mother-in-law." The genie stated. The business man agreed and began his wishes. The first wish he asked for a million dollars. The genie granted it and told him it would be in his bank account when the plane landed, but his mother-in-law would have 2 million in her account. His second wish, he asked for a large mansion and two nice sports cars. Again granted, yet his mother-in-law got two mansions and 4 sports cars. Realizing he only had one wish left and wanting it to count, it only took him a second to make it. "I wish I was beat half to death."

I dont know how but I remember that 15 plus years. Ive always thought it was pretty funny.

For me this is not the case. I am blessed with a great mother-in-law, and very thankful for it. She is a great woman and a great friend. I am blessed and love my family.

Thats it for now. Still working on some things to get ready for some of the new stuff. Keep checking in cause it will drop soon.

English, Grammar and what not

After getting a few things together for the new layout and looking over some previous posts, I realize that my grammar and english is not so good. Previous sentence an example. I will try to devote more time and effort to making my posts grammatically correct. Thanks.

Oh, and the new stuff will be along soon . . . possibly next week. So check it!

You have seen posts yet

There has been so much going on lately that I cant seem to slide in blogging to the daily schedule. I am really going to work on that though. I have a few ideas that will help me to be more consistent. A few are weekly posts that will feature music, movies and scripture, along with a few other things. Stay tuned for these changes coming soon.

Another thing Id like to announce is that there will be a new layout soon. This will include a new header and some custom work to go along with the new weekly posts. I now have photoshop on the laptop and cant wait to start playing with it for all the new stuff. Hopefully the photoshop playing will not cut into my attempt to increase my blog postings.

That is the short of it for now. Off to baseball with the boys.

You'll never find the living among the dead

First off, Happy Easter!

Easter is not about a bunny, eggs or all the delicious candy you recieve in a decorative basket. It is about the one thing that sets Jesus apart from all other religious figures. Along with all other religious figures, Jesus died. What happened after that sets Him apart as THE Savior. He took sin and became death, after three days He rose from the grave. The stone being rolled away symbolizes the fact that that grave was not occupied. As the angel said to Mary - You will never find the living among the dead. I wish you all a Happy Easter and pray that you will all take the time to appreciate, thank and reflect upon what the true meaning is. Ill leave you with a song titled "The Stone was Rolled Away".

A movie I really want to see

This movie is going to be awesome! For all you gamers out there.

I have been a big Legend of Zelda fan since I can remember playing it on NES. This movie looks like it is loosely based on The Ocarina of Time. Great game.



Unfortunately its too good to be true. It was a very elaborate April fools joke from last year. None the less, its cool.

TV Frustration!!!

This post is based on a post that Angela recently made. I too have some TV frustration to let out. I have not seen either of my shows in the last two weeks and I missed Dog the Bounty Hunter this past Wed night. Ok, ok, the last one isn't so important. Its more a guilty pleasure. But come on, I haven't seen Heroes or the Office in 2 weeks now. This is big stuff! Its near the end of the season for both shows so every second is important to the story line. I jsut have to vent because it is killing me to know what is going on. Hopefully I will get some quiet time with Hulu to catch up and get ready for next week.

***WARNING*** DO NOT . . . I REPEAT, DO NOT GIVE ME ANY SPOILERS OR INFO AS TO WHAT IS GOING ON! Thanks, for your own sake.

So . . . much . . . to . . blog about

Things have been going and going here at the Holmes/Bennett/Clifton household. (Ask if you dont get that). I have alot to blog about so I will make several short blogs today or in the next few days instead of making one gigantic post that would take you 45 minutes to read. This way I can waste 45 minutes of your life in small increments.

Well, we returned safely Tuesday night from our three day road trip/vacation to Sea World. It was alot of fun! I havent been to Sea World since I was in high school, yeah like ten years ago. Please refrain from any "old" references, thank you. It was really cool yet stressful for me because it was my first family trip. Let me explain. Ive been on several with my family i.e. my mom, brother, grandparents etc. . . but never as the father figure leading the charge. We got the year pass where we can go back as many times till the end of the year, and we got a great deal on them too. Although it was stressful as previously stated, it was also alot of fun and I really enjoyed it. Im looking forward to the many more trips/vacations with my family. They are the best and I wouldnt want to spend that time with anyone else.

Pictures should follow in the next few days or never if I dont get to hooking up the camera and transferring etc . . .