Long Time no post

Hello all,

I think it is time for me to pick this website back up and get active again.

As you all know, Cari-Beth is pregnant with our first child. She is now almost 15 weeks along. We have the Gender Appointment on Nov. 13 to find out boy or girl. We are so excited! She is doing very well. She is not as sick feeling as she once was.

I went on a worship retreat with Worship groups from Sycamore View, Highland, Ross Road, White Station, Cordova Community, and a few others. It was very refilling to be amongst brothers and sisters and to have such awesome worship! What powerful testimony we heard on Saturday night with such Transparency.

Well, I hope someone reads this since it has been so long!

Election

Well, the as the election draws near it appears that the candidates are in a dead heat. It appears that John McCain has closed the gap and then some. It is an exciting time for Republicans! The first Female Republican Nominee is a great one! Gov. Palin brings a fresh look to the campaign and was an excellent choice. Watch out Obama, McCain/Palin is taking the White House!

The closer Nov. gets, the tougher it will be. McCain has to do a good job of separating himself from the current president and promote action. Nothing against Bush, but in order to capture the swing votes needed he has to have a different look than the last 8 years. Obama will continue to try and tie McCain to Bush, but I think he will be unsuccessful.

It has been a well played chess match so far and I know that the Dems. have more tricks up their sleeves as well as the republicans. I worry from an Obama led nation. I feel his interests lie in higher taxes and I also worry about Obama's ties with his previous pastor and their "Loyalty to Mother Africa" as was described on the church website. I think the republican party has been largely gagged by the media, which plays to their favor. Because poll #'s are skewed farther towards the liberals than reality holds.

We are in tough times and I think there will be changef or the better no matter who takes office. But I feel McCain is better prepared for the job and has the public interest at heart.

The Economy

Well it looks like Corporate America is having a time with the economy the way it is. I noticed Wachovia Bank posted a loss of 8.86 Billion for the 2nd quarter. Also I hate to see the Starbucks closings. Though I am not a coffee drinker, I noticed the location at Summer and Appling is closing (My mom is a wreck!). This is not good for Bartlett, since it was a great addition to the area. It looks like we will need to fasten our seatbelts for a long ride. Hopefully we will see a turn after the fall election since the presidential election is amplifying matters. This election is a real downer!

Anywho, I think this market lends itself well to the saying "Buy Low, Sell High".

The Dark Knight

Well it has been a while... To busy for my own good.

Scott Penny and I went and saw the movie Sunday. What an awesome film! HeathLedger played the role of the Joker great and Christian Bale is a great Batman.

Siskel and McDonald give it an A+!

My Nephew Connor and the House

We are so excited that Connor has now arrived. He came into our lives around 9:15 pm on the 24th of April. He weighed 7 pounds and was 20 inches. He as a beautiful baby! I know my brother and Cari are so proud.

My good friend Callie used her great ability for photography (as she has with alot of children) and took pictures of Dylan and Connor together. NOw as most of you know, it takes an act of God to get Dylan still for many pictures, so you have to be quick with the lense. Anyways here are the ones she sent me.

Also I wanted to post some pics of the new house with our stuff instead of the previous owner.

New House, Birthdays, and Fun Times

Well, lots has happened since my last post.

We moved into our new on Good Friday. I owe alot of thanks to a few people. Scott Penny, Justin and Ashley Foreman, Brandon (MK's friend), Mari-Kate, Brian, Penny, Ryan McDonald, and Mom and Dad. We now have everything in the house and are trying to straighten out everything. The house is just wonderful. I left Ryan today at lunch as he finished smoothing out the concrete pad for our Lab Rocky. Unfortunately Cari-Beth has to finish her student teaching in Dyersburg, so she will be here only on the weekends until May. Scott Penny was awesome enough to help me paint a couple of rooms in the house. Well, Brian really painted one of them (he is a great painter.) Also I have been working Justin Foreman like a slave to help me move different stuff! He has been a champ. He did say yesterday "I sure hope you don't move anytime soon!"

I was out mowing the grass Monday and all the neighborhood kids came up and introduced themselves. I think they are trying to get in good to use the pool! They are nice kids, very curious to see if there are any children in the house to play with. I keep trying to tell them that I am just a big kid, but for some reason they don't believe me yet!

I also celebrated my 24th birthday on Monday. Of course , as referenced in her blog, Callie Lillard's birth was a short 16 hours after mine. Her blog is in my favorites, so you should look at her's and see the cutest kids ever! A group of us went to Shogun's on Saturday to celebrate mine and Callie's birthday. It was a blast. I will have to post the pictures from that.

Also we are faithfully watching the Memphis Tigers as they march to victory!! GO TIGERS GO!!

(I hope to post pictures soon)

Xbox Woes

Well,
I finally got the Xbox 360 I had been wanting! If you are not aware, I have been enjoying Xbox live with Justin Foreman (which our wives love so much). I even went out and bought my favorite game Call of Duty 4. When I went to connect with Xbox Live, nothing happened.

So after 3 days of overseas call centers I finally got somewhere. They finally decided to repair or replace the console. So they will be sending me a "coffin" to return my xbox in. I will be without for 2 or 3 weeks, but since I have a new house to get into I think that will be a blessing!

Besides that the closing on the new house is on the 18th which is quickly drawing near. Hope to see you at the new house!