February 26. 2010

A week at home

For the first time this year I was able to be at home for the entire week. Niece Kristie and Dave came last weekend for Dink duty and we were able to get a lot of things done around the house. Of course there was some fun, I took off the line on all of the fishing reels and oiled each one. I cranked up the yellow boat engine and let it run some, and caulked the heck out of the stern area in hopes that our feet won't get as wet as last year....serious leak back there! On Wednesday I took the big(ger) boat into Gregory Poole CAT Marine for her annual service.....in case you're having trouble following this; I'm trying to get ready for a little fishing. I ordered replacement line and should get it in next week. I hope to take Easter week off, maybe get some bass fishing in around New Bern late that week.

But back to last week; Sunday afternoon we attended Jackson's induction into the National Honor Society. Words cannot describe how proud we are of this young man and his accomplishments.

Here he signs the register

and then comes forward to be inducted

Then Tuesday night we returned to West Carteret for his induction into the National Technical Honor Society. He earned this with his work in the Future Business Leaders of America; an organization he enjoyed over the past two years.

He even had a speaking part in this ceremony

And then he was inducted

I hope to get the SeaPro back early next week, then it is off to Chicago for the WIT meeting. I travel every week during March, so by month end I'll be ready for a few days off. Part of our vacation will be to Hampden-Sydney for meetings with several key personnel. Looks like that is the way Jackson is leaning. Speaking of HSC, their president was interviewed on CNN Wednesday; want to be impressed? Go to http://news.turner.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=4990

An amazing man, I can't wait to meet him.

February 20, 2010

Vacation

We were on vacation this Saturday morning; Jackson was up at 545 for a tennis tournament in Snow Hill, back to bed, slept until 9 and then breakfast at the beach. Nice..................

No pics this week, kind of quiet except for a quick trip to Durham for a regional REM meeting. Afterwards I drove down to Sanford to spend a little time with the crew there. Lots of fun

The videos from last week are now up and running, I hope you enjoy them.

In town all of next week too!

Happy VD
February 14, 2010
Miscellaneous shots
a beach boy
rare snow shot of our house

A snowman on the beach; look how dark the clouds are offshore, that was the storm that dumped 4-14" on our county
A couple of vids from the Cleveland Cavaliers game last Wednesday night. It was a lot of fun watching the production which is a NBA game; and undoubtedly the greatest player in the history of basketball: LeBron James
This shot is the scoreboard, notice the "DIFF" between the scores. The owners and management of the Cleveland Cavaliers takes the addition and subtraction out of watching an NBA game....good thing too, I forgot my calculator so I was able to know how much the teams were leading or trailing. Good going NBA!

Introductions, everyone gets involved, but still no where as noisy as Cameron Indoor Stadium. A lot of the noise was generated by the scoreboard.

A vid from the PA Turnpike, decreasing tax revenue results in less public services; the Ohio side was much clearer


In town all next week except for a day trip to Durham.

February 7, 2010
The Big Game

(Can't call it the s-u-p-e-r bowl without the express written persmision of the NFL) Looking forward to a good game, let's go Colts

Picked this up from a friend's blog, it is a good way to look at how we use products. Think about it.

I worked in NC and SC last week with MidSouth Marketing, and went to a very nice dinner with the Bumgardners Tuesday night. Having fun with friends on the road helps make travel a little easier. BTW, Mrs. Bumgardner looks better every day, not sure about the Mr.....................

And, stayed in a relatively new Holiday Inn Express on Independence in Matthews that night. Hello old friend.................

Let's see, what's new in MhC? Pop is about the same; Dink had a fairly good week, Duke won and well, let's call them somebody-else lost. Hard to even find their scores now that they're ranked # 78 in the country. Better straighten up tar babies, or else you'll miss the NIT too.

Oh, and Jackson made the National Honor Society, thus fulfilling his obligation as a male Riley that we ALL must make, aw shoot, I couldn't even type that with a straight face. Congratulations for a first in our immediate family. We're very proud.

Off to OH Monday, back later in the week in time for the Daytona weekend