Flying High

Last Sunday my brother and sister-in-law had us and the Randy Ames family over for Easter dinner. It turns out that Randy and I have both tried the airplane-pilot thing. We reminisced about our piloting experiences which were fun (or scary) to recall. No more than what I flew, I still have plenty of stories to tell. Like when I took off the wrong way on the runway while other planes were preparing to land from the opposite direction. Like when I got lost near Purdue University because some clouds were moving in. When I landed I forgot to lower my flaps and the wind pushed me to the edge of a 150 feet wide runway. I nearly ran off the side of the "road". Another time a helicopter asked if I was preparing to land because he was coming across the runway. I assured him that I was and that he was good to go because I would be landing under him...but as I watched him coming I didn't notice my own altitude and it became apparent that I would not be able to land as I thought. Luckily I was able to abort and do a fly-by without any problems other than a bruised ego. Another time I stalled from about 50 to 100 feet in the air and had a rather "hard" landing. No damage that I could tell so I took off again! Another time I took the video camera up but when we watched it, I had a bunch of video of the seat next to me. It turns out I was turning it off when I thought I had it on, and turning it on when I thought I had it off. Another time I was stating my position prior to landing, but was getting no response...it was late and at a quiet airport so I prepared to land anyway. That's when the radio crackled to see who I was...my communication switch had gone out and they couldn't hear me. I have other stories like flying in the dark, in the rain, in parachute territory, negotiating a blimp, fast flying jets nearby, etc.

I decided to give up flying when we had children...before the inevitable happened. My insurance wouldn't cover me anyway. Someday I would like to do it again, but then I will have a GPS system, auto-pilot, parachute and other necessary items!

Revival Time!

We are praying for revival at our church. Cameron thinks he can help us out after watching this video.

My Piggy Bank

My piggy bank is starting to shows signs of stress!

"Big Snow Storm?"

Once again we got news that we are getting a big snow storm. When I first heard about it they said we could get up to a foot of snow. It was supposed to start about 1:00 p.m. today and go into tomorrow, but it's now evening and we are still waiting. Once again we altered our schedule to accommodate the "big storm" so that we wouldn't get caught in it. I'm not a meteorologist, but isn't there something they can do to predict snow a little better? One local meteorologist said that he's been in the business for 20+ years and this has been the worst year for predicting snow. Maybe next year they can all just go to Florida for the winter and let us take whatever we get. Actually I think it's all a conspiracy...grocery stores sell more products when people think a storm is coming. Hardware stores sell more shovels, salt, etc. Milk and gas now cost more than $3.00 a gallon. Other things cost more as well. Our state is talking about raising sales tax on items and lowering property taxes. Since you can't accurately predict what people will buy, I think the government is testing the system to see if they can alarm people into buying more products. That way when they need more money they can just tell us a major storm is coming and get the money they need.

Oh no! It looks like it's snowing! I better go to the grocery store! We're running low on milk and our van needs gas!

Another Blog Post

The presidential blog was a little lame! Our real estate office manager is trying to encourage our agents to do a blog. I still have the real estate blog, but I'm a little weak when it comes to content! It's a little easier to post non-sense! Maybe someone can help me! My manager would be proud (or shocked)! If you have any suggestions, please give me some help. Not that I actually care...I just want to be the first in my office to get one going.

Tamra's post about their new home was such a blessing! I have had many new clients banging on my door wanting a place just like it. I'm thinking about doing a new residential development devoted exclusively to this kind of housing. I just need several investors or one big investor to invest in the haulers to bring the homes and set them in place. I guess I need some property too, so if you have any you can donate, please do so.

I better get back to work!