Here's to Hope!

All I can say is that I did my part! The problem as I see it is not one of Democrat or Republican, liberal or conservative...it is a problem of ignorance and complacency. I am to blame as much as anyone. I am part of the problem and have not been a active part of the solution. It is up to each of us to be educated and to really make a fast determination on what our values are...what we will stand for and what we will not stand for. I don't need to put validity in what all the pundits and analysts say without having first done my own personal studies and evaluations. We can't put all our apples in one basket. The truth is if the vote of everyone under 30 years old were taken out of the election...Obama would have still been elected, so we can't blame it on the uninformed young voter. The truth is that if every African American vote was taken out of the equation....Obama would still have been elected, so we can't say that it was strictly the race vote that elected him. Again, and this is only my opinion....America does want change. America voted for change and they got change...or did they? Will there be higher taxes? Sure there will be. Will he eliminate spending by going line for line through the budget and eliminate wasteful spending?? I don't think so, but that's just me. Will he bring the troops home? I don't believe he will waste any time and this one thing will be what he hangs his hat on to reduce spending. The problem is....terrorists will view him as weak and we will have to start looking over our shoulders again. Will he appoint liberal judges.......take it to the bank.
Have you stopped and wondered where all Obama's campaign money came from?? Do you not think for one moment that any of it didn't come "washed" through Muslim countries?? Is that too absurd to believe?
Make sure you kiss your loved ones goodbye each time you part and make sure that you tell them you love them each chance you get. There were over 3,000 Americans that lost their lives in the World Trade Center. On that fateful morning...did they?

Nervous Wreck

Ok, I admit it. I don't want Barack Obama elected President. To be honest, I was a big Mike Huckabee fan and still am. I love Sarah Palin and believe she would be a breath of fresh air and would actually get some things done the average Washington politician can't. I believe John McCain has some admirable qualities...primarily that he would protect our country and the lives of my children and grandchildren at all costs. Barack Obama...I don't get it! Where there is smoke...there is FIRE!! His associations with people like Jeremiah Wright, Bill Ayers, Resko, Khadali....c'mon y'all!!!! Surely there is some smoke there!! Regardless of the fact that he is a ultra liberal...he doesn't place his hand over his heart during the national anthem...in fact...he wants to change the national anthem to "I want to teach the world to sing." Are you freaking kidding me!!! Do you realize how many people have died for our national anthem? He might as well go to Arlington or the Vietnam Veteran's memorial and spit on the gravestones or names engraved on the wall. If for no other reason...HE HAS A MUSLIM NAME!! Does anybody not remember 9-11?
Whatever! I'm praying the trumpet sounds and the eastern sky opens and I'm at home in heaven! God destroyed Sodom and Gomorah for a whole lot less than what we allow in America today.
By the way, there is some significance in the watermelon picture!
GOD, PLEASE GIVE US ONE MORE CHANCE!

Tag...You're It!

I was "tagged" in Stacey's Blog, so now I am suppose to tell you 7 things you may not know about me. This will be difficult as the reason you don't know these things about me is because I may not want you to know.

1. When I was about 14 years old, I had a friend of mine over to camp out in the backyard. Mom and Dad also had some friends over and they were pretty well intoxicated, so I took some of the wine they were drinking and JoJo and I had our own party. I got so drunk and very sick and never had a real taste for wine ever again.
2. When I was 14/15 years old, I would wait until mom & dad were asleep and I would sneak out of the house and take one of the cars for a joy ride. I did this many, many, many times and was very, very, very fortunate not to get in a accident or to get caught.
3. The night I was inducted into Delta Upsilon Fraternity, I drank 19 12 oz. beers in one mug at one time and that is why I have never really been fond of beer. (notice a trend here?)
4. I have loved a woman 3 times in my life, but I have only ever BEEN IN LOVE with one woman...my Debbie.
5. One of my greatest desires is for personal approval and affirmation in my life from those I care about and I believe that stems from the way I was raised. I don't really ever remember any verbal affirmation from my dad growing up.
6. When I was in law enforcement, there were many times that I came into contact with people that had small amounts of marijuana in their possession and I would confiscate the drugs, destroy it, and let the people go.
7. I wish I could go back in time and start my life all over at about 12 years old.

Home Again!

Back in McDonough to a empty house!
I thoroughly enjoyed my short trip "home." I got to spend some quality time with G-Pa Sheneman, my dad. He is having a difficult time with some ongoing pain in his side that radiates to the middle of his back. I met he and my brother-in-law at the pain management doctor Tuesday when I got to town. The doctor seems to think it is age related based on the curvature in his spine and barrel chest that have put undue stress on his ribs and rib muscles. He gave him a muscle relaxer and is putting him in a "corset" to put pressure on his ribs and to help him maintain better posture.
My nephew fancies himself a singer, when he's not selling insurance. He was playing at Wild Wings Tuesday night so I went there with my baby sister, brother-in-law, niece, and a few others to listen to him. It didn't hurt they had 1/2 price wings and we ate more than our fair share. Matt can play and sing and I always enjoy listening to him.
Yesterday, Pops and I ran some errands and basically just hung out at his house. He enjoys talking and I enjoy listening. He has some awesome stories from his "war" years in the service and I never get tired of hearing them. Nowadays, like most of the rest of us...he laments about the state of the nation and where it is headed. We agree that Obama is not the right choice.
Last night was back at the sister's for vegetable soup and salad and to catch the end of the Obama "waste of money" infomercial, before the end of the World Series. I caught breakfast this morning with my little sister and two nephews before stopping by Pops and getting on the road.
Tomorrow Stacey, Joey and the grandkids come to town for the Fall Festival at our church and to spend the weekend with us. It's Georgia vs. Florida Saturday, so I know where Joey, Trey, and I will be for the better part of the day
It's good to be home and back with my Debbie!

R & R

Can you say, "vacation?"
I can! No Kroger for the next 8 days. I love my job and I love my people, but....sometimes I just don't like the routine and the daily grind. Thankfully, I have persevered now for almost 30 years and with this amount of time in service comes 6 weeks of paid vacation. WOW...I am blessed! Now, there are many people that prefer to take their vacations early in the year or in the heat of the summer. NOT ME! I like to save all my weeks until the 2 nd half of the year and take a week off every month starting in July when we typically take our family vacation to the beach. Most of the time, I am off by myself since Debbie barely has 2 weeks vacation. She likes to save a week so she can take it in days when something special comes up. What do I do? Most of the time I head to Wilmington for a few days to visit my dad and sisters and I will head that way tomorrow. Hopefully on this trip, my dad will feel up to going fishing for a few hours. There is nothing like surf fishing in the fall on the coast of North Carolina. That is one of the joys of my life and something I can thank my dad for. He instilled in me a love and respect for the ocean and an absolute passion for salt water fishing. There is nothing that beats the smell of the salt air or sleeping to the sound of the breaking surf.
With that said....I'm outa here to go get my bags and tackle packed!

Humor me please...

And you thought you had the greatest, smartest, funniest, and most beautiful grandchildren in the world? NOT!! I am blessed to have them. I don't think I do...I know I do! Everytime I see them they have learned something new and exciting. Now that they live a hour from us and we don't get to see them each day....I am amazed everytime I do get to see them as to how they have changed. Maybe they are a small bit taller, weigh a few ounces heavier, their hair is a few inches longer...fact of the matter is...they are changing so quickly. Tripp is all boy and Makinley is all little girl....they compliment each other. It reminds me how it must have been with my mom raising my baby sister and I so many years ago. I have a faint memory of my Grandfather Sheneman taking me out on his porch one night and showing me the full moon. I couldn't have been much older than Tripp is now. Unfortunately, he died when I was only a few years old so I never got to know him and this is the only real memory I have of him. I know he loved me and I can only imagine how he must have felt when I was born....a Sheneman male to carry on his legacy.
Granddad...I hope I've made you as proud of me as I am of my grandchildren.

DECEIVED!!

It's official in my book. The nation has been deceived...duped if you will. We took God out of everything...including many churches. Now, we face a future where He will be removed from everything else. It's just a matter of time and time in this case...is not infinite. We'll wake up in the not too distant future and Big Brother will be camped out on our front porch. Don't laugh...it's happening right before our eyes, but the problem is.....America has been blinded and you know what......it's already been written! Read The Book! Read the end of The Book! Read it before you aren't allowed to read it anymore. The times we are living in should not surprise the believer. We are challenged to live "ready" because we know He will return like a thief in the night. No man knows the day or the hour, but we can be prepared to meet Him. Are you prepared? Are you ready? To choose not to choose is to choose!! We should be ashamed that we have not stood up and our voices heard. We have allowed the liberals...the left...to have their way and it is on the verge of getting so much worse. We have forgotten so many lessons You sought to teach us. How soon the nation has forgotten 9/11. Thank you President Bush for your efforts to protect us since that fateful day. We should all be eternally grateful to you for our safety and that of our families. Thanks to all the brave military men and women protecting me and mine day in and day out.

Lord, how soon? Come quickly! You destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah for so much less!