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February 2009
Another month knocked down for 2009 and we are now into February.
I am always reminded just how great the job I have is when this month roll's around. The job I am referring to is that of being a father. Yesterday, ( the 3rd ) was my kids birthday. Lindy turned 31 and Natalia turned 27. They were both born on the same day - 4 years apart and with the births of both kids they remain the happiest days of my life.
I always enjoyed my job of being a father and its great to now sit back and watch from a distance as both of them traverse life an its obstacles. I remain proud of the fact both are awesome adults. They know right from wrong, they stay out of trouble and they know how to treat others with respect. But the thing I remain the proudest over is the fact that they remain close. I tried to make them understand that friends come and go, but family is forever and to remain close with each other. Thankfully they listened and they are close and are staunch supporters of each other. They harass each other, they tease each other and some days they get mad at each other but....... they still love each other very much and will come running when the other needs them. Yes, as a father, I am proud of both of them for maintaining our family values which is " Family First ". Happy birthday Lin and Hoggie. I love you both very much.
Brrrrrrrr........... It has been crazy cold in Florida. Yes I realize it hasn't been as cold as it has been in the North, but waking up in Florida to freezing temperatures ? Come on give me a break. All I have to say is thank God for global warming. Imagine what the temperatures would be like without it. :)
The cold weather has cut into my motorcycling time as you can well imagine. I don't ride in 40 degree temperatures and neither do my buddies. So Mojo ( my motorcycle remains parked a lot ). Ally and I did get out and ride last weekend to a get together of old age bikers. :) We had lunch at a coney island and enjoyed ourselves. The ride we took with a friend of ours, Steve took us through the back country of our area and it wound through the orange groves. It was a very scenic ride and we had a great time. But Ally paid a price for her motorcycling as it aggravated her back again. It looks like she will have to park her bike for a while ( again ) and try and heal up the muscles in her back. Her recent MRI showed everything was fine so it turned out the last two months of agony has been due to a possible torn muscle in her back.
I have been fighting weakness and a total lack of energy lately so haven't been doing much. As a matter of fact I have been sleeping great deal. I must have some very poor blood at the moment as I feel very weak everyday. I am not feeling sick, just weak and low on energy. Another problem I have been having is that my stuttering has returned somewhat as well as my memory problems have gotten much worse in the last two weeks. I find myself dazed and confused sometimes and trying to figure out what I was doing 2 minutes ago becomes a challenge. I have had a heck of a time doing simple chores lately as my brain just seems to be on vacation. Typically when I get like his I hide out and avoid people. I am self conscious of this and hate it when I start stuttering or become confused in front of others. I am hoping its only temporary and has something to do with my blood cells at the moment. I need to get my butt to the lab and have some blood tests run to see what is going on.
Ally and I have been beating our heads against the wall lately as we have been trying to come up with a game plan on what to do after this school year. Do we stick around, buy a house here in Florida or pack it up and head home and hope like heck she can find a job ? Its been driving us crazy trying to come up with a solution. I miss Tennessee terribly and I like being closer to my kids. But then they are extremely busy so we do not get to see them much, even when we are in Tennessee. The other big obstacle is the health care here in Florida. These Doctors ( and hospitals ) down here are terrible. One caused a stroke I had a year ago be waiting 5 days to give me the test results on my clotting factor.
So we are faced with some major decisions but we surely know we will not be here at the resort for another year. Its getting tiring for me to live 365 days a year inside this bus. :) I will keep you posted on what we decide.
I am hoping that this finds all of you in great spirits. I also hope your enjoying good health and happiness in your lives. There are so many out there who have recently lost jobs and its sad to see. I hope your not one of them.
Keep fighting and get out there and enjoy life. Its the only life you will ever have. :)
My best wishes to all of you,
Chris
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