Bored on Christmas eve

Oh yes the title explains it all. Im sitting here today and im bored. Alicia is at her grandparents house and my brother and sis are nowhere to be found. I actually found something productive to do, and went to wallmart for some last min things... Wow that was a very bad idea. Ok, I couldn't find a parking spot that was big enough to fit my enormous truck because nobody seems to know how to drive or park these days. So, I ended my gift hunting very short. On a good note, Hunter is back with us today. He has been away trying to get the best medical attention that best suits him... to say the least, he is back until friday so thats a good thing. For some reason, It just doesn't seem like Christmas eve. It's around 70 degrees outside and 2 days ago i was working out in the 20 degree weather, perfect just perfect for the good ole sinus's. Moving along, we are having family and friends over tonight to do the usual eating and dirty santa party. Mother makes a huge pot of her famous stew. Im not a big fan of stew but hers is the bomb dot com. Well i guess ill cut this off and try to find a good movie on the t.v., my last resort is the 24 hours of Christmas Story... oh joy, watching it is enough for me... you know i dont want to shoot my eye out or anything. Hope everyone has a Merry Christmas!

Did i jinx myself??

Did i jinx myself? indeed i did. The year is winding down and i found out my total amount on vacation, sick and personal time. Well, my sick time was huge, 78 hours to be exact. Last year and this year's time has been combined to get that number. Slick ole me thought that he could pull a smooth one and be "sick" for a day; however I was wrong. I ended up feeling fine all day yesterday up until that night and BAM, the sickness hit me like a ton of bricks. So, I made the appointment and paid my pediatrician... yes i said pediatrician, a visit. Im 22 and i still go to a pediatrician, because dang, i dont find it neccesary to see a regular doctor. Well the doctor came into the room and said that my strep test was positive. Oh the throat, ahh oh the aches and pains.. come on now, im superman. So, i guess i did jinx myself and ended up sick as a dog. I could basically pinpoint it because Alvin got sick sick and had to go to the doctor yesterday. Of course the doctor told him it was strep, so that little booger likes to spread them germs. I blame it on the daycare. His daycare is crazy, It smells like a rotten turd in there and i couldn't handle it if i were a child. Anyways, thats pretty much all thats going on except school is over!!!!! Im wicked glad too. I need a break from the crazy classes and all the mess of studying. And Christmas is here," time to share the yule log.. well not like I have a log... well in the way you think i meant it"... Can anyone name that movie quote? haha thats something to think about.. anyways, im off to bed and get better! more stories for another day.

almost done!

Yeah that's right, almost done. What exactly am i talking about you may ask? SCHOOL! Im wicked excited that the semester is almost over, just another week and im finished until January. These few weeks have been crazy at work. I had to attend classes that are job related and it made me feel as if i had class from 8 till 9 at night. Not to mention it has been freezing, and I work out in the cold and the rain makes it even harder. Moving on to another subject.... Christmas! I mean it seems like yesterday Alicia and I were at the lake soaking up the sun and now Christmas time. That reminds me, I have my second family to buy for. I must say as the year is winding down, it sure has been a great one! Best year by far.
I cant wait for the big Bama game. oddly, it's at 3:00 but, i cant wait to have some of Bradleys amazing ribs, as well as dela's amazing whatever she cooks. It's good to have someone like Alicia who can appreciate Alabama Football like i do. Anyways Im in the need of some prayer. I need to sell the camper so that I can have some money down for a house. I know that it will sell in God's timing, but im just praying that his timing could be remotely close to mine. It's a nice camper and would be great for someone, but dang, i would rather have a nice warm home that is on my own... being a man... hanging sheetrock.. tuning up the truck... growing a beard.. you know the man stuff that i enjoy. But im really hoping that everything goes smoothly. I gotta keep in mind that God is in control and will take care of me no matter what. More stories on another day!

Turkey lurkey doo and turkey lurkey dap.. i eat turkey and i take a nap.

oh thanksgiving is a great time of the year.. something about the pilgrams and all the blah blah stuff.. all i know is that its time to eat. The one time of the year when i can eat all i want all day and then nap it all off. yeah thats how i roll. This year me and alicia started a new tradition with bradley and dela. They cook all kinds of good stuff on thanksgiving's eve and then we watch christmas vacation. its a wonderful thing. I love this time of the year! I hope everyone has a great thanksgiving, and be sure to pull for the tide this weekend as be embark on a rival team.. the Auburn tigers.. ah i can hardly even say that without making a bad face.. ha, more stories on another day

Getting worse?

When I found out about the whole tuition program going into the crapper, I pondered to myself.... Could things get any worse?? Yep, sure can! Today we had a meeting with the General Manager and he told us that raises are no longer going to happen. Thank GOD, that I recieved my raise last month. But still, what does that mean for the company? He said that the good news, was that we all still had jobs. I really do thank God for my job. I mean dang, to hear about a tire company over seas laying off over 2000 employess. wow, times are tough. I hope the new president pulls us out of this crunch that we are in. On a lighter note, it's offically the week end, and im wicked glad. Work hard all week, and i need some time to relax. Not to mention thanksgiving is next week. Wow, this year has flew by. Im looking forward to going to Gatlinburg with Alicia and her family. Gatlinburg is a great place, but to go with someone that makes you smile everyday, makes things so much better. I just feel extremely privledged to go and to even be asked to go on a trip like that. She sure is amazing. It's basically one of those situations when I find myself thanking God several times a day for such an amazing person. God sure does give me the best gifts ever. Well, it's date night and I need to roll on out. H.I.B.

I sure did get my hopes up...

Well dang, the blogging world has not seen my face in a while. So, i figured that i would give an update on what's going on. Well as some may know I applied for the tuition reimbursment program at work. Everything was set, My boss as well as the general and vice manages approved it and i was good to go for them to pay for my school. My oh My how things can change. I was looking forward to not having to spend megabucks on school. Has anyone checked on how much school is? Pretty pricey if i say so. I have been putting myself through school since my first year, and the debt sure does show. I applied back in august and my bosses told me that it everything was approved and i should be receiving my forms soon. several months later and zero phone calls returned i found myself asking why? Today i called the corp office in Indiana and they told me that the program has been suspended due to the fact that the economy was bad and all that crap. Everyone who is in the program still gets to obtain the money and is granfathered in. how lame right? Yes it is, i thought so. So now im in a panic about all of my school and where to go from here. I do not qualify for any grants or anything so i guess im out of luck. This became a huge disapointment today and i did not know how to handle it, because i had everything figured out. It is times like these when i have to trust in God. I know that things happen for a reason, but dang i wish that i knew why. oh well i guess ill still hang in there like a hair in a biscuit.

Cold weather is upon us..

Ahhhh, I love the cold weather. It is amazing to me. I had a rough summer working outside and not having the ability to drink the proper H2O. I mean dang we need a water fountain or something. BUT alas, Fall is here. This actually means that i wll be able to get more done at work because im not in a constant sweat. We just had our anniversary sale at work and let me tell ya, there is a demand on some fuel efficient cars. Some dealers want the nice rides, but most cars i see; sell because of how well they are on fuel. My poor little crx is broken at the moment. It has an O2 sensor that needs to be replaced, so it has to go to the shop soon. Meanwhile, A v-6 is a whole lot better than a V-8. Thanks to Alicia i have been driving her car from her house to mine, just to save some cheese on gas. Wow how lucky Iam to have someone like her. It would be so much easier if she lived in moody. But hey you cant put a price on love. Speaking of Alicia, She is amazing. We have so much fun just sitting back and cuttin up. She is halarious. Im in a constant laugh because of her. I know that im crazy and act like a little kid all the time., but to have someone who can enjoy that and be the same way, totally means the world to me. Like today, riding around moody with not a care in the world just loving that im with her. To have someone like that totally make me so happy. Anyways I could go on and on about her!!!!
Moving along, life is great. I love the one who im with and i love the ones who are around me... like my family, my friends, my other family, and most of all God is to thank. He has given me all of this, and at the end of the day, i look back and say wow im a lucky guy! Every need is met, and i love it. This is my favorite time of the year, cold weather is awesome to me and it makes me look forward to certain things like thanksgiving, Christmas, Rock City and all the cool stuff that i like about this time of the year. Well this bed is surly calling my name.. so maybe ill start to blog more.... ha more stories to come. H.I.B.

Days go by...

As days go by, i tend to sit back and reflect upon my life. When i look at it, i see that im blessed. God has given me a life that i have only dreamed about. I take every matter within my life and fix problems and go for the best. God has given me a gift and i try to use my gift in a daily manner. Who ever said life was easy sure did lie. Life isn't easy and when life throws you lemons, you make beef stew... well it sounded good. Every now and then it's raining in my head and i dont know what is in store for my life. They way i look at it, is that if you worry it gets you nowhere. I have totally realized that if you trust in the lord and know that he has a plan, then there is nothing to worry about. HE is control, not ME. God puts people in my life for certain reasons and if i do not follow my heart then it gets me single and in a constant state of confusion. Im listening to my God and following the road that he wants me to be on. My father once told me that if something is worth fighting for, i need to go after it. Well Im living my life for my creator and cannot be any happier. Iam truly blessed to have everyone in my life and my special someone. It hits you like a ton of bricks. So as days go by, my everyday prayer is for me to keep on walking down the right street. H.I.B.

summer come back

What an amazing summer! Seems like yesterday it was the first day of summer; now school is back in, and fall is steady aproaching. Believe it or not fall is my favorite time of the year. Summer is wicked awesome though, going to the lake, beach, trips, cruzin' around. But comming from a guy who works outside.... yeah fall is the best. When i think of fall, i see trips to the mountains, FOOTBALL, tailgate parties, leaves changing, and not to mention, cooler weather. I love it. School is going great for me.. Im learning a lot.... well kinda, as much as i can. CIS class is easy, all we have is tons of labs, that do not last that long. Speech is an experience, ha let me tell you, my teacher is a nice guy but does not seem like the speech teaching type. I actually have a huge speech tomorrow night, that i am absolutly dredding. I like to cut up and make class fun, but dang not give speeches in front of the whole class. oh well, i guess we will see how that goes. Moving on to the next class, MATH is rather difficult. I havent had math since last year, and im trying my best to remember all the crazy formulas and the procedures that make it work. ha it will be fine though.. Moving on, Parents just had their birthdays, ha ha ha ha getting old as always. They decided to take a trip to tenn, which was a much needed trip. Dad works allll the time, saturdays and sundays, and mom is constantly working on hair and dealing with the kids. So yeah they packed up moms new ride and went to the mountains. Like i said, im wicked glad they had a break. well speaking of break, i guess ill get back im my speech. more stories on another day H.I.B.

im on the outside looking in...

For a long time ive been on the outside looking in on the word happiness. However, this time looking in is not the issue. God is amazing, God is huge, and God is love. The only reason im looking outside on the world is because of him and his love. Im so blessed beyond belief, and so thankful to be where iam today. God answers prayers and brings along special people in your life to help you through tough times and complications throughout your days. Im a firm believer of that!!!! Well on another note, school just started back and wow, it was hard to say good-bye to my summer. My classes are pretty fun, im actually having a great time learning all the college stuff; not to mention that one of my good friends is in two of my classes. Work... well work is work i guess. Never fun, but an ongoing experience of where i do not want to be for the rest of my life. Oh funny fact... ANGIE WEBB is turning 50 on the 29th.. ha it is rather funny to think about her going over the hill. If you ask her how old she is turning, i asure you, she will say 30. What a crazy little person she is. I need to look on ebay to find her a walker or perhaps a "rascal" to put around in. hahahahahaha i crack myself up. Well, my amazing girlfriend just pulled up, so another story on another day. love, peace, and chicken grease, JE

Is it school time already?

Ahh it seems as though August comes so quickly ever year. This year sure has flown by! Seems like im an old man, going to work every day and not having to worry about school.. Oh snap back into reality JE. Yes, it is indeed close to school to start. Usually im pumped about it, getting closer to graduation. But today i bit the bullet and met with an advisor and changed my major. I sat down with this lady and told her i want to have a business management degree. She told me that would be a wise choice, due to the fact of the vast job oportunities. So, then we discussed what classes that i need; i was wicked siked that iam done with English. ahh yes! and im taking my last math class this fall, as well as CIS, and public speaking. kinda lame but hey, i need them to graduate. So, after my math and a PE, and science, i can focus on all of my business classes. Working full time and taking 3 night classes is going to be a pain, HOWEVER; i can make it! Not to mention, im use to seeing my girl everyday! wow, thats going to be hard also, but i know that God is in control and can make everything work. Well, i guess im off to bed, I have work in the morning, which is hard, becuase i have had the past two days off.. ahh i do not want to wake up in the morning! man, i sure can ramble! more updates on another day. H.I.B.

Oh crap its the 5.0

What an interesting title i must say.. Well thats exactly what i was thinking when i was creeping through pelham last thursday. I recently was dog sitting at my aunt and uncles house all last week, and i wanted to see alicia. Well needless to say, i had to feed max, play with him for a while and off to my journey to clay. Keep in mind that i was driving my "pimp wagon-micro machine" known as the CRX. The crx is not a good looking car, by far. I mean, I drive that thing just to save some money. poor rufus would take $85 to fill it up versus the $30 on the crx; not to mention that it will go anywhere on that tank. Well i left her house and was driving down the interstate, running about 95mph when i was like dang i need to slow down... ahhh alas my eyes were so heavy and sleep was needed in this duration of time. Finially i saw the Pelham exit and i merged off. I was right outside the neiborhood when i saw the blue lights behind me... oh $#it.. this cannot be good. Well i pulled over and the cop walked up to my window and said, excuse me sir, do you know why i pulled you over? Well ive heard this speech a time or two and im pretty sure everyone else has also. I was like dang, right when i slowed down.... " I simply replyed... umm no sir, i was going the limit" and he said, "yes, you were. but your bright lights were on". I said, oh yeah i couldnt see that well so i figured i would use them to the best of my ability. He walked up to the front of the car fast and said, turn them on and let me check.. (knowing i had a light out) I said welll... i may have a light out. He said yep you do mr. webb.. dang mr. cop sir, i didnt know... ha yeah right... So he took my license, bill of sale and all that; and sat in his car for 20 mins. YESSSS i was getting more tired and sleepy by the second. Finally he came back to my car and wrote me a sitaion.. i mean why???? there are crack heads roaming the streets and your going to give me a sitation for thisssss... ahhh shoot me. but anyways i had 72 hours to take care of the headlight, then drive back to pelham and let an officer inspect it for that very reason... stupid reason because i pass people all the time with lights out.
Any ways, i had to take care of that today and it was quite funny to see this cop, with nothing else to do, inspect my little car.. haha very funny i thought. Well thats my random crazyness in my life... things get more and more interesting as the time passes by through my daily life haha... more stories for another day. H.I,B.

Oh the rain is falling...

As i sit here in a house all to myself i tend to ponder on thoughts that go through my head. Usually im going constantly non-stop and never sit and just relax. This week im baby sitting a dog for my aunt and uncle. I dont mind it, its not bad at all. I have all my esentials to get me through the week. Max is a great dog, he just sleeps, and eats while i watch t.v. and do absolutly nothing. Im usually out every night going back and forth to clay driving and seeing the lady, and i love it. But its good to have some time to think. Thinking about what exactly i wanna do with school, right now its a communications major, but hey, why stop there? I started thinking, hmm pilots license, as well as the drag racing license, why stop there? Also thought about changing my real estate license to active instead of inactive.. who knows? i sure as heck dont. All i know is God is control and is leading my life in GREAT directions. One direction is my girlfriend. She is incredible! I have so much fun with her, and have no worries about anything! anways, school is about to start, crap crap crap. This is actually an exciting time for me because i think about how hard i worked to get there and it makes me feel like ive accomplished something. sooner it starts, the sooner im out. Hopefully to make the successful life. Keeping my life in God's will is the path im reaching for in school, relationship, work, and everything.. wow i know how to ramble.. H.I.B.

Heat is killing me

Oh the heat has overwhelmed me! Working outside in the blazing hot sun, is rough. It sure is fun sweating through every pore of my body... let me tell ya.. ha NOT!! For the next three weeks, we have this team working at ADESA, they are called the "pride team"... kinda lame right? yeah, that's what i thought! Their mission is to obtain a safe working environment, while cutting down on "slacking time" that we deal with on our day to day basis. Today was the first day pride is here. They are making us wear bright green vests as well as knee pads.. I recieved word today that they are ordering us a fanny pack too.. come on.. anyways moving on.. other than that, this week is going pretty good. I got off of work early today and stopped by to see Jason, and let me tell ya, that pool is comming along pretty sweet.. Thumbs up to you J-webb, it looks like something out of a magizine. After that, I went over to the misses house, and drove my little honda. Now, it is expected for someone to stall out a 5 speed when they have not driven one... ever... HOWEVER this is not the case with miss alicia. We went for a night drive, and she said she wanted to drive.. I thought that would be fun, to show her how its done.. NO WAY! i was wrong, She got into the drivers seat and drove my car better than i could. I was impressed.. She did great! NOW if i can talk her into taking the CRX on some dates.. hmm ill be set.. but i have a strong feeling that it wouldnt go over that great! haha ahh good times. Anyways, my rambling must come to a stop because my eyes are not staying open. H.I.B

New changes result in a great life.

Now my title is not always true. Im not one for new changes, but hey, sometime you have to take chances. At this very moment, my life rocks! For so long i have been so unhappy and not content with anything. BUT wow God sure does know what he is doing. This past weekend was incredible. I finially took my mini mobile home out and had a great time. I felt like a true man, waking up and pulling the beast to Gunnersville for the weekend, and hooking up all the stuff and making my little home managable. Yes, it did rain but that didnt stop me from waking up and dominating some catfish.. Im not so much for catfish but when i saw the rod bow down, my eyes lit up! The 4th of July rocked! the late night rides on the golfcart and the great naps on the boat made it incredible.... But most of all, the special person in my life made it all the best! Let me tell ya, she is incredible. I never thought that i would be happy because of all that the past held, however i was wrong. There is a connection that i feel with her, and her family and with my family.. it just feels so right. Im thanking God for everything.
This blog is going to be a rather long one. So many things are new in my life, and such little time to talk about it. Now, we have two new foster kids and they have been with us for a little over a week now. Oh the adjustments that have been made. honestly they are great kids. I do not know much of their past but, i do know that is night and day compaired to what they are use to. The little one is something else.. he is two and cannot talk.. I try to talk to him but all his words are jumbled up and all i hear is jibberish. I understood the word "nuts" so for a couple of days all he was saying was "nuts" this and "nuts"that.. its quite funny.. The older one needs love. To see him strive for attention is overwhelming. But as us Webb's we show him the love. Im in a constant laughter state with him, hearing him call my father "poppy" and my mother "granny" hahaahahahaha thats just what Angie needs, is someone to call her granny.. anyways off to bed. another story for another day H.I.B.

walking around without a sound..

Oh how i love summer time.. I have huge plans for this summer! Yesterday i made a huge purchase, and bought a camper.. Well we had a camper and it was nice, i loved it... however we sold it.. it was a sad day.. Now i bought a 28 foot tandem axle keystone. it is huge. has a slide out and all that stuff.. kinda reminds me of a mobile home. So anyways next weekend im taking it on the adventure to the lake.. Gunnersville to be exact. I fell in love with that lake. My girlfriend's family has a huge 5th wheel that they stay in as well as a huge boat.. Im looking forward to it.. Speaking of looking forward to things.... Our family are getting more foster childeren.. As you know, we had Nick and Raylen for 4 years, and then we are getting these kids, ages 2 and 7.. Believe it or not, im wicked excited.. It warms my heart to see children come into our home and get the proper care that they need and deserve. They are comming in two days, so this weekend we are getting ready for them as well as the mini-moblie home. More to come when i have more time.. my neglection for blogspot has overwhelmed me! H.I.B.

how about an update..

What a week.. nuff said! what a week.. Oh the stress was killing me, thank God it's the weekend. This past week i have been in a state of thinking... where is God placing me this very second in my life?? Like i always say, God is working in my life using me as clay molding me into the man that he wants me to be. It's hard to see what the outcome is.. im quit aware of that.. BUT prayer works! I have prayed and prayed that things will work out according to his will. When you know what he wants you to do, it hits you like a ton of bricks! i know this for a fact! I found myself praying what i thought was best..... turns out he had a far more bigger plan than i realized. I know what i want, BUT is that what God wants for me? Turns out that i took time to realize, and BAM i got what ive been praying for.. it's like when you know something is right... well you know it. I guess this only makes sence to me, but thats ok ha. I had thoughts about getting in the same routine, and going into the same motions not knowing if i would be happy in the end.. So i took a chance and saw that everything was worth it..
Anyways tonight was a great night. went to the barons game with the family. it was red diamond night and we got in for free, free hats, food, all that good stuff.. not to mention dad won $50.. ahh so proud, so proud. top it off with some fireworks in the end. which made for a great night. What i know is that God listens and is far more bigger than me and my plans! till then H.I.B

Time to start saving money.

Last week i had a heart to heart with my truck "Rufus". I was kindly discussing with him, how tired I am with the amount of fuel he consumes. Needless to say Rufus was not listening, nor will he ever. That 5.3 liter V-8 drinks the dang gas like its going out of style. So I thought about the smart thing to do; and the outcome was to buy a small little honda that "sips" the gas. Well, i did! One of my good friend's had a 1991 Honda CRX.... YES i said CRX... very similar to the one i had back in high school. This car is not much to look at, BUT give me a little time and it will be a good looking piece of equiptment. ha, i cant wait. I was leaving his house and it was dead on empty, so i put $15.00 in the tank, which made the needle go up to a half of a tank.. Ahhh alas a sigh of relief! So im going to comute back and forth to work and school in this lil baby. I should save some money while doing it.. Poor poor rufus has to sit at home.. oh well its going to be fine. There are many plans for this car in the forcast, so in due time it will be nice. Things are going good here on my end. I have been wicked busy with work, and enjoying my time off from school. Speaking of school. I was going to take some summer classes but i had some over due books, which led to a hold on my finial grades. I missed my summer classes.. dang.. oh well ha. I worked hard and passes my classes with a 3.2 GPA. So with that said, work has taken all of my time... it's insane. I come home from work and just wanna lay around becuase that heat takes so much out of me.. sad i know. But anyways, if you see me in a busted up CRX do not laugh, just think to your self ahh JE is saving some cheddar!. Weekend here we are, i need a break! H.I.B

Rain drops keep falling on my head..

No, rain drops are not really falling on my head, but wow what a song makes you think of.. Anyways, whew what a week already... we have soo many cars at work and it makes me wanna pull this curly hair out.. I usually give my weekly updates to see whats going on in my life; but for once nothing is really going on. Same ole stuff just a different day.. Mothers day went well, I out did myself and gave my mother a cake... well she wasnt too thrilled because i just walked in and bought it... but did i??? hahahaha yes i did. sadly, i dont know what to get my mom. I thought being a good son was good enough? haha Indeed i just picked up a cake that was kinda cool looking but did it impress Angie? However it did not.. maybe next year she will get something else.. dang mother's day sneaks up on me year after year. BUT with that said, i do love my mother.. Though Angie and I have the weirdest relationship ever, we still get along. Sometimes its like cats and dogs around here.... questions after questions.. come on mother, let your son grow up! anyways.. mothers day was good.. made sure mommy was set with some cake.. I love her like a fat kid loves cake! H.I.B.

Change of heart

This past weekend i went down to tuscaloosa.. May i say, it was incredible. I loved seeing all my old friends, as well as seeing where i could be.. BUT after some serious thinking, I chose not to make the big move down there. Reason being, that it would be a total luxury rather than a necessity. I would rather live at home and save versus live away taking a huge pay cut and not being able to buy gas or a hamburger. Money is always an issue with me. If i get a certain amount in my account i freak out.. Basically i like to live comfortably.. So comfortable in Moody it is. I didnt want to take summer classes but my mother insised on me going.. why not? If she wants to pay for it, im down.. But anyways, to sum this ordeal up, im staying in Moody bc nobody in t-town pays worth a crap, and im going to take the summer and save so MAYBE i can move out in the fall.. At fist i just wanted to move there to run away from my problems... but now as i think about it... what problems? Ill say im a lucky man, God's given me a pretty fair hand... The ole trucks still runnin good, my tickers tickin' like they say it should... Ive got supper in the oven.. a good womans lovin' IM a lucky man.. === heard that song tonight driving back from trusvegas and it kinda hit home. Everything is good here.. until then Hair in a biscuit!

How my week is looking...

I feel like i have neglected my little blogspot due to the fact that im overwhelmed with school work.... BUT that is over!!!!! Tonight i finially finished all of my spring classes. I worked my tail off and passed all my classes with B+'s, yeah thats what im talking about! Summer here i come. Looks like my summer is going to be full of work though.. There should be some trips that should be fun but, for the most part im going to be working to pay off some bills. Plus we are selling so much stuff around my house it's unreal.. My parents are selling, guns, dirt bike, camper.. pretty much anything.. Getting out of debt and living comfortably is the key. Thats what i keep telling myself.. On another note, Saturday and Sunday my friend zak and I went to Georgia for the NHRA drag races, and yes it made me wanna race again... so mark my word one day im gonna race again. But that trip was awesome, saw some records that we made, saw a lot of drivers.. amazing.. But anyways, Im going to T-town to see my friends this weekend and check out the house, so im wicked excited about that. Im still praying for everything to keep going good for this fall over there.. Tomorrow i only have to work about three hours.. what a waste right?? i took some of my personal time off so that i can get some much needed stuff done around the house.. So its looking like a good week, hopefully the weekend will be the same! Hair in a biscuit

2 baskets 2 rows...

wow a great weekend. I have not seen many of my highschool friends in a while but this weekend i did. I was invited to hang out with some of my great friends from wayyy back and it was incredible. I was on the same routine thing for a long time, doing the same thing everyweekend, BUT i changed it up a little and saw them. It sure was fun. Today was a great day, went to church and then my cusion in-law Josh had the brilliant idea of asking me to take up offering. Not such a great idea i thought, since i have not does this since i was a lil kid. Well once Quinn concluded his sermon and i walked up disaster struck. Hey, i have two baskets where do they go???? Needless to say, a huge mass of confusion set in and i had no idea where the other basket went.. Alas it was quite histerical, once Jason informed me that one basket went to the other side.. So to Community Presbyterian Church, I am sorry if the money was a little short this week do to the fact that the basket was not passed to the proper people.. haha it was funny i must say. On another note, i got a phone call from one of my tuscaloosa friends still wanting me to come one weekend and check his and ron's place out.. Im still pumped about that, although i do have some things i have to do first; 1- selling my four wheeler and 2-paying off some school.. So if fafsa comes along and gives me some grants... ill bet set! well..... im going to need a job also.. but for anyone who reads this... PLEASE keep me in your prayers once again, that it will be God's will that i can go to Shelton and live in tuscaloosa. Everyone needs a good feel for college!

oh today was a good day...

Today was a great day, just to sum that up! I went to work and got a lot completed.. i was siked about that.. but, then i went to lunch with my mom and basically told her that i was tired of Moody. Ever since high school i saw all my friends going off to school and starting their new lives and all... and that made me think.. could i do this? During high school that was totally out of the question, i did not even care about anything but graduating. But now i see that i want the big school experience.. When i go to class, i see 5 or 6 other people around me and it just feels like im not even in class.. Yet, i make good grades and actually try to obtain a good name for myself. BUT that just isnt enough with me.. i want far more.. U wouldnt call it selfishness, i would call it wanting what everyone has at my age.. Back to the lunch conversation; it was said how i feel and i wanted to try something new.. so i just brushed it off... Well turns out that my good buddy Ron Smith gave me a call shortly after and said there was a spot in his house located in tuscaloosa.. I was pumped when he told me about all this because i need a new start for the whole college thing. He said that he could get me a job with a mutual friend's dad and all. This all sounds like a dream come true, i want to live there and i would probally go to shelton state to start off, but wow, i dont have that kind of money.. i have many many bills that overwhelm me.. can i make it out on my own? Well i really hope to and i want that more than anything. problem is that i pay for my own school and its soo expensive.. Well i think that im going to talk to the parents tomorrow and see how i can make it if i can.. it is looking like i could if i can find a great job that can pay my bills and such.. But hey, im 22 and i have a dream and thats a fresh start into the whole college scene. Im going to keep praying that God will lead me into the right direction and make everything possible. This is something that i have wanted for a long time, to move off and go to a school and transfere to a university of my choice... oh yeah bama baby, thats how we roll. But if i can get that money issue solved i will be set!. So whomever reads this please pray that God puts me in the right direction and makes my dreams possible. I am totally aware that he is control and is the only way to make it possible. So prayers are needed and are greatly apprecatied. This is something that i want soo bad and the exciting feeling is the thought that it can be possible... thanks for the prayers! more info to come, till then..... hair in a biscuit!

2 blogs in one day.. wow im bored

one more thing, i talked to Martin Landry on facebook, and he was telling me about his youtube video.. It's quite funny. If anyone remembers him, he use to go to our church a long time ago and currently lives in New York doing broadway and such. heres the link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YijE4DwZ4ZQ

Something on a good note..

Here recently all my blogs seem as though they are depressing... well time for a change. I hate logging on and actually reading some of my blogs and i think wow, i sound like a heart broken person. Indeed its a struggle but, hey things are getting better. life lessons, life lessons.. Well school is getting better, I have a monster of a research paper that im working on, wow never know college would be as time consuming as it is. I try to work on stuff here at home, but i get easily distracted, maybe its my ADD kicking in.. So i started going to the library in hoover at the shelby campus. Here goes JE into the library ready to study and such like a total nerd. It actually works.. The campus in Moody is a joke, we do not have a library nor a book store.. how sad.. Its a longer drive but worth it, because last week i had help from tons of people verses my 6 people in my music 101 class haha. Anyways, church was good yesterday, the music there keeps getting better and better, not like it was ever awful to begin with; but if you remember how it use to be, you would totally understand. Sometimes i wish i was musically inclined, i guess i did not get that Webb gene that Jason, and Bradley seemed to be born with. I guess ill just stick to my cars, and racing. Speaking of racing, I really wanna get back into the racing field. I miss it dearly. Everytime i take a fast car down the test track at work, i get this sensation that overwhelms me.. sounds kinda gay but, racing is in my blood. I seriously need to graduate and get a great job so i can get back into racing. BUT at my rate its going to take forever! Heres a thought for the brain; someone needs to buy some of the HID kits so i can obtain some much needed money so i can pay that silverado off. Almost there. Well i guess my rambling needs to come to a conclusion. So i will say this, "Hair in a biscuit".. It's always a joy to be with family, and i have so much fun when i go to aunt Shirley's house or just see everyone at church.. I do believe that loose about 10 pounds every week listening to Jason's storys.. I had to steal that hair in a biscuit thing from him.. i just about hit the floor when he said that. gotta love the fam.... well this time the rambling is comming to a screaching hault.. more to come as the week progresses..

Still an uneventful weekend

well this past weekend I had to face some serious hard truths. I have not really wanted to think about these truths but only time withheld the truth. wow ouch my little heart sure does hurt. Im a firm believer of "say what you mean, and mean what you say". However i did my job??? I have no clue what is going on but, all i know is that everything is falling apart. I figure that if you try so hard for so long, things will happen. Evidently i was wrong.... It seems like how hard I try, nothing seems to happen quite the way that i intended or planned rather. I think that this could possibly be a sign that MAYBE just MAYBE there is a far more bigger plan for my life that I totally do not see comming. I have been stoked for a while about my birthday and just the fact that im growing older and becoming the man that God wants me to be.... but then again why does everything happen the way that it does? Im a firm believer that the creator of the heavens and the earth has me exactly where he wants me.. Yet, again the fact of not knowing that is something that i have a hard time to grasp hold of. This sounds so redundant to me and i knew deep down that it was going to happen.. But i must go on and keep my head up high and be thankful for my wonderful friends and family that have made my life what it is... Mostly i thank God for the many life lessons learned throughout my life and how i can keep growing stronger and stronger..

Counting down the days...

This has to be the longest week of my life!!!! I have been waiting for tuesday to roll around, and it seems as though i have been time has been ticking so slowly. Well on tuesday i turn 22 and i cannot wait. 22 is not a big deal, i passed the big years.. that was great and wonderful but 22 makes me sound more like a man! Last year was a pretty good birthday, even though i turned 21 on Easter Sunday. So no last year was not spent drinking up a storm or anything, haha. But i really hope that this year will be more productive than the last. Basically, this year i want to be happy. lately, I have been struggling with many issues of happiness. Not a big deal but, seems as if something is just not quite right. To fulfill my happiness, i need to trust in the Lord; however it is hard to see where God is leading me in my life. Sometimes it is quite obvious where HE wants me to be but, at the same time im sitting here waiting in anticipation for something to happen. So, im going to keep on keepin' on and see where i end up! I have a feeling that 22 is going to be a good year, and i know that my God will lead me in the right direction. So tuesday come on and show your face.

what an uneventful weekend

This weeked was suppose to be focused around going to the lake.... guess not!! Good ole weather man said that today was going to be almost 80 and sunny.. however he was wrong. friday and saturday night i me and my brother worked on their boat. We spent long hours installing a new tongue, jack, tires, waxing, wiring.. wow and a few other odds and ends. It was good bonding time so it was not that bad. Saturday was looking pretty good, the whole day was nice and sunny, BUT a 90% chance of rain (which did not settle in until about 4 p.m). So here i am waking up early just to go out and embarge on the maden voyage.. AND the big gust of chilling wind changed my mind rather quickly. oh cuss words, cuss words.. I guess ill keep waiting for a nice day or something. Though it seems as if my weeks are going to be slammed with stuff to do. I have a huge research paper to do, plus my birthday is comming up, family MAY come into town, work crap, school crap, constantly getting pushed to clean my room and work outside. plus my 1 year old black lab needs a bath and shots.. wow so much to do, but with a huge lack of time... sad day. I cannot wait until the summer when work starts to slow down and ill be taking just one class, and not to mention lots of lake, and beach days.. Well seems as though this blog turns out to be a talk about all the crazy stuff i need to do.. and did i mention im still broke? jeffstate collects all of my hard earned dollars.. cuss words again! hopefully next weekend will be more productive.. i see going to the lake in the forcast.. and i need to think of a name for brad and d's boat... how about the ss minow johnson?? haha i thought it was funny.. gotta love rush hour 2.... "So shines a good deed in a weary world" anybody guess that one?

Ripping through the terrain of our lives...

Catchy slogan huh? I thought so.. Well the significance behind that slogan or "title" would have to be about this past weekend. Last week i had a stressful week, and i figured some hard core 4-wheeler riding should make things better. My gracious uncle let me borrow his huge 16 foot trailer, which was a drastic change, to the 5 by 8 trailer that i own. I had my huge Arctic Cat atv, my fathers huge dirtbike and a borrowed honda atv. I had all of them loaded down and ready for a fun ole fashion day of riding. So my father, mother, and myself set out on our journey; when i suddenly realized that my mother had never rode a 4-wheeler before. Hey piece of cake, not a big deal in the slightest..... RIGHT?? It was evident that i was wrong! Poor lady is almost 50 and does not like to be on a rough terrain when flipping over is a possibility. Going out on trails is easy for me and my dad because we have been doing it for years.. but noooo... not Angie. I was on a racing atv that had all aftermarket parts that could obtain a speed into the triple digits, pretty scary if you think about it. So i hammered down on the throttle and looked behind me, and thought; Where is my mother? She was on the top of a hill wanting to just walk down... OH NO! don't wuss out like that! thats the thought that kept entering my mind. She was really scared, petrified was the word. So to make a long story short, I drove her back to where we parked the truck and i walked on my 2 mile voyage to get the atv that i was riding. I totally under estimated how far i was.... so i got my work out for the day. When i rode back in, mom said "John Evan im sorry, i have never done this before". At first i started to think.... i wanted to say that she was being a punk and wanted to wuss out... BUT something my right mind kicked in and I said, " dont worry about it, i know youve never done this before so its ok. im just happy you came with us and had some fun". Honestly that was true, i was siked that she came with us and experienced the fun of riding. note to self, dont let mother ride down a huge hill! lesson learned. Next time ill let her ride around Aunt Shirley's lake and get a better feel for it.

Im so broke..

I wish that i had the advantage of making a lot of money. Sadly, I'am not that fortunate. I do work hard 5 to 6 days a week trying to get by.. Here lately i have had soo many bills that have left me broke. School cost way too much money, that makes everything difficult for a guy like me. Sometimes i wish that i was like most college students who do not have to worry about tuition and all that stuff. Yet, again i give so much money to these people so that I can attempt to recieve a degree from their school. I know that God has me exactly where he wants me. I do believe that If i work hard and try to pay for this, he will make everything work.. It is a difficult ordeal to grasp. I surly with that i could wake up and all my school is paid for until i graduate. but in reality, this would not be possible. Am i venting because im broke? maybe.. but maybe i should listen to Dave Ramsey and watch my spending habits.. Come on im almost 22 and i do not need to feel as if im a 40 year old man drowning myself in debt, hoping that ill get a degree that will help my future.. BUT on a lighter note.. Im so thankful for where i stand with my life. I wasn't the brightest in highschool.. well maybe i was, but did not apply myself as i should have. High school i did not care about anything. Just completing highschool and getting a job that i liked sounded ideal to me..... right??? Well school ended and i got a job and i was pretty happy.. but a thought entered my head.. that thought was.... "Do i want to work here forever"? With a lot of help from someone special, I had to apply myself to better myself and wow what a struggle that was.. Who ever invented graduation exams SUCKS!!!! Gladly talking in past tense, i did not pass my history section of my graduation exam.. and i tired time after time and couldnt do it.. Honestly i was lazy and i did not care. But with a little encouragement and quitting my job; I studied all summer long and passed that things, and got into jeffstate.. now, Jeffstate doesnt sound like a huge school for some, but wow what an accomplishment it was for me. I knew that someone bigger than me wanted me to try hard, because my future depended on it! So as i stand, i have a full time job, im in school, and im broke..... BUT most of all, im happy!

Basketball

I love sports... anything from football, golf, to water sports.. and anything with a motor and a track really gets my attention.. But tonight i had the chance to go to a UAB basketball game.. I haven't ever had a huge passion for it but hey, i figured i would give it a try.. I had a really fun time. I caught myself getting involved into the game and chanting U. A. B. all the way. Indeed a very fun and eventful night i must say. it was great! Now do I have the skill to play on the court? I would say no.. ill just stick with my little race car on the track... moral of the story is... swooosh u a b.... stomp!

heartless people

I have always wondered why people can be so hearless.. This is an answer that can only come from God. But still i wonder why why why? I have no idea who reads this but if you do not know.. I have had foster brothers for about 4 years, and for that amount of time, they have tought me so much. When they first came to live with us, honestly i had no clue what to think. I caught myself asking questions like why... Am I not enough for my parents?? That question was totally wrong to ask. They were truly a blessing to my family, my friends, my church family, and most of all ME. I never would have thought that after Christmas, i could possibly never see them again. This was a difficult thought to cope with. Its like everything was going great in my life; I had good grades and things at work were slowing down but wow, what a bombshell was dropped when we got a call. The call consists of a social worker wanting the kids for a weekend visit with a woman that could possibly adopt them. These kids are very much attached to our family,,,, there is no way that it could possibly happen.. These thoughts kept running through my mind.. BUT it takes someone without a heart to prove me wrong once again. So it turns out that i have not seen these amazing kids in months.. Everything is gone.. their stuff, their rooms are empty and this place in my heart feels as if something is missing. i miss everything about them. So that leaves me with the question.. how could someone be so harsh and crule to take kids from the only home they know, do not allow any contact with them nor see them. It makes me mad, sad, and unfulfilled. But God has a plan for them and something in the future will have an outcome to all of this. Heartless people make me sick.

what are people thinking?

Let me just say that i work with some interesting people. I wouldn't say that i have "true friends" at work but it amazes how people pose in the work force to act as if they are someone they are not. If you are a christian, people treat you so much differently. I try to make it evident throughout my job, that I am a christian. Of course this a struggle with every christian, because it is so easy to "go with the flow". It is respectful to hold your tongue and not use slain words when Godly people are around. BUT, what if a christian says something that isn't classified as proper? The other day I was in the office and i was having problems with my computer. I let a word slip. It wasn't bad, I mean rivers and lakes have dams... you catch the drift.. Right when i said that, people looked at me like.. ohhh did churchy boy just say that. Those words have nothing to do with someones personal relationship with Jesus. YES, bad looks were given to me. Yet, I'am a huge sinner, as well as everyone else in this world. But people make mistakes but, should not be judged upon that. Maybe I should watch what i say, but unbelievers should know that christians are not perfect and will make mistakes.

whats going on in my life..

At the moment, many things are going on in my life. I have always knew that God is big... but wow God is HUGE! as a child i have always remembered my mother telling me that God "will never put too much that you can't handle".. oh how those words stuck with me. A few months ago i have went through a stage in my life that i thought that i could never recover from. Feeling as if... where to go from here? Basically i found myself praying everynight asking God for his guidance. All i have to say is wow; just as if i thought that things were not going to get better... i proved myself wrong. As of now i see that i was in a situation that God brought me up from to make me focus on him more and see his glory in everyday life. I see that i have the best friends, and family that i could ever ask for. I am truly blessed! Now if i can maintain my life according to his way i will be set. That is basically my everyday prayer.