John

It has been a long time since I updated my blog on here. Honestly, I forgot about it for a good while. A lot has changed in the last few months. I finally got a good job that paid really good. However, that fell through as many do in many different call centers. I have been unemployed for several months now. Yesterday I had a job interview for a part-time position at a local Home Depot. I will hopefully hear something back in the coming week.
Everything is going alright with my living situation. I am still living with Mom and Dad. I still get to see my sweet Ella one day a week (on Sunday). However, my ex-wife moved to Georgia with my other three children. I was fortunate to see them this Thanksgiving for a couple days. We went ahead and did their Christmas while they were here. The previous time I got to have them was Easter. Obviously it is a pretty big stretch of time in between visits. It makes me sad to see them in photos I have to basically steal from my ex-wife's Facebook page. Missing holidays, school events, birthdays.... It all kills me. All I can do is enjoy the time I have with them while they are here. I call them one day a week (also on Sunday) and talk to them for a while. They tell me about their school work, friends, and what they have been up to.
I am dating someone new. The girl I was dating in my previous post and I broke up. I decided to break up with her about a week before our one year anniversary. We just couldn't spend time together and I was tired of feeling alone. She was very hurt but life goes on. I dated my baby's momma again for a while and it didn't work out either (AGAIN... ), then I dated a girl from work. Which I never have done in the past. We dated for a couple months and well we were just too different. We are still friends and talk every so often. No hard feelings. Right now I am dating a girl named Nikki. She is sweet and fun to be around. She is very caring and LOVES my children. As with all people, her past seems to creep up to the present from time to time. She has had issues in the past, which I will not go in to specifically. She is still dealing with issues and needs your prayers. The important thing is she is working and is happy with where she is right now. I'm not sure if we will be a sure thing. The thing I tell her is to just take things one day at a time.
I got a puppy. :) I named him "Stinker" because he is a little stinker. He is a Che-weenie mix. He is a smart dog and is small, cute, and sweet. I'll post a couple photos for you all to see him.
My photography is getting better. Much better, actually. I bought a new DSLR and a new lens while I was working at the call center. I bought a Nikon D80 with a battery grip and a Sigma 18-50mm f2.8-4.5 HSM lens. I absolutely LOVE them. If you would like to check out my photography page please visit me on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Photography-by-John/215683031802974?...
or my DeviantArt page at: http://jackofalltrades1978.deviantart.com/
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Thank you all for reading. I will try to keep all of you updated on what is going on in my life. Take care my friends.

Posted in: on Friday, January 4, 2013 at at 11:19 PM 0 comments  

Britt Nichole
The Lost are Found

"Hello my friend
I remember when you were
So alive with your wide eyes
Then the light that you had in your heart was stolen
Now you say that it ain't worth stayin'
You wanna run but you're hesitatin'
I'm talkin' to me

Don't let your lights go down
Don't let your fire burn out
'Cause somewhere, somebody needs a reason to believe
Why don't you rise up now?
Don't be afraid to stand out
That's how the lost get found
The lost get found

So when you get the chance
Are you gonna take it?
There's a really big world at your fingertips
And you know you have the chance to change it
There's a girl on the streets, she's cryin'
There's a man whose faith is dyin'
Love is calling you

Don't let your lights go down
Don't let your fire burn out
'Cause somewhere, somebody needs a reason to believe
Why don't you rise up now?
Don't be afraid to stand out
That's how the lost get found
The lost get found

Why do we go with the flow
Or take an easier road?
Why are we playin' it safe?
Love came to show us the way
Love is a chance we should take
I'm movin' out of the way

Don't let your lights go down
Don't let your fire burn out
'Cause somewhere, somebody needs a reason to believe
(Stand out)
Don't let your lights go down
Don't let your fire burn out
(Stand out)
'Cause somewhere, somebody needs a reason to believe
Why don't you rise up now?
Don't be afraid to stand out
That's how the lost get found
The lost get found

So when you get the chance
Are you gonna take it?
There's a really big world at your fingertips
And you know you have the chance to change it"

We need to stand up for what we believe in and NEVER give up. This means we have to work at it. Work??!! What the heck!! I know, work sucks. However, think of all the benefits you get from standing up for what we believe. This goes are all aspects of our lives from our religion to the raising of our children. Fight for your marriage, fight for you right to vote. Fight for your child's hugs and kisses and fight for your turn in line. Show the world your "guns" and stand up.

Posted in: on Wednesday, August 26, 2009 at at 7:16 PM 0 comments  

We knew that tonight was going to be different. We had to leave our comfort zones behind. We changed seats to share parts of our stories. First was just an easy one to break the ice. First kiss, with who, and with tongue. Pretty easy for all of us. The the next thing came in. We had then tell the guys about when we first found Christ. For me it is so hard to remember such things. We never really had a church home. We never went to church with exception on Xmas and Easter. Still I want to follow him. I want to do as he did. Be the ultimate sacrifice for good.

Posted in: on Monday, August 10, 2009 at at 9:09 PM 0 comments  

Ok well not my Birthday yet. It is going to be busy on Monday (my Real Birthday) so we had it tonight. I got lots of good stuff. Teresa even bought me a GOOOOOOD cake. Blackforest. Yummy! Teresa got me a very nice watch with a cross on it and the new Mat Kearney CD "City of Black & White". The kids got me a few new signs, each with some play on words of Bible verses. So much good stuff. :D Happy Birthday to me!!

We started a new rewards system for the kids. It uses a Whiteboard with the kids names on it. When the obey they get a smiley, when they disobey they get a cloudy. Each smiley is worth .25 cents, each cloudy takes away the same amount. It is working so far. We will see how everything goes. :D

Posted in: on Friday, July 24, 2009 at at 6:59 PM 0 comments  

Ok maybe not black but I WAS red for a few days. How am I to keep my pastiness if I keep going into the sun?? :D My family took a trip to Turner Falls for four days and three nights. It was a lot of fun and a HUGE adventure with three children. We swam, made fires, swam some more, ate snow cones, and hiked to some really cool locations. We even got to see some wildlife along the way. (Some fish, crawfish, and even a small Armadillo.) The Armadillo scared the crap out of me for like 1.5 seconds before I realised what the heck it was. Then I just laughed. My wife and I spent a lot of time together and it was very enjoyable. I hope to be able to have a camping trip with her soon again. We all really enjoyed it. Even Judy really loved it. She never once complained about being hot or anything. Guess part of it was her Daddy was right there the whole time. :D

Posted in: on Tuesday, July 14, 2009 at at 4:23 PM 4 comments  

Summer's here.... this means long days at work. Few days when I get to take lunch (which is usually just a few minutes anyways) . It is a stressful time when the kids are home ALL day and ALL night..... Did I mention they are like squirrels on crack. Running around like Hammy in "Over the Hedge". :D too funny

I wish it didn't have to work so long all the time. bu that is the life of a Vendor. I am so sleepy now. I have it get my kids in bed.

Posted in: on Saturday, June 13, 2009 at at 6:16 PM 2 comments  

A little over a week ago I ordered a DVI adapter for the back of my video card. I did this so I could use my other LCD monitor to expand the desktop surface. I now have a 20" and a 19" LCD working in tandom. (Both of which are widescreen) This is very nice for graphics work, coding, and other multitasking. I am happy to finally have this option.

Before moving we decided to combine the two PCs we have and make them one. This was done for space reasons. However, when I put the hard drive from Teresa's PC into mine it would not startup. This happened because there was Windows on both main hard drives. When you install Windows ot any operating system it installs a boot order in the MBR (I believe this is called Main Boot Record). When you have two hard drives with two separate MBRs it causes a conflict and will not boot. So I use a different operating system to search for files to backup. I missed a HUGE amount of her digital photos!!!! I have been working diligently for hours to repair the files with no avail. I am trying one last time to see if I can get even one picture to be saved. I know accidents happen but this was HUGE. I don't blame Teresa for being mad at me for it. I am very sorry.

Other than all that stuff I have been exhausted. Moving for two days then starting my new work week on Memorial Day Weekend. Man..... Tomorrow I have to get my mower going and then get the grass looking good. Its nice to have a clean house all the time now. :D (I cannot say that about my kids bedrooms.)

Posted in: on Wednesday, May 27, 2009 at at 6:39 PM 3 comments