not a big fat whiner baby!

so i have thought for the last few weeks that i am a big fat whiner baby and my back just hurts. we have been stripping off my roof and loading it for the last few weeks (as well as working and running) so i just thought my back hurts and it will get better. well, that is not the case. i finally broke down monday and went to my dads chiro (which i never have because you have to make and appointment) and it was the best thing i have ever done. i fractured a disk in my spine and it was not healing itself because it was so messed up and i haven't laid off of it. so, i can still run (but not with the dog) and no more roof stripping or lifting with my back. only leg lifting. he said i am very lucky that i did not break it. so , back tomorrow, i already feel better, but it does hurt. it is a changed hurt now though and not a stagnant one. so i am running a 5K (tiny fun run) in kingman this saturday and am not going to be a whiner baby and not go. if i am going to run in december, i have to keep going. half marathon in vegas in december. kelly and i are going to run it together.

more pics

mona and jimee. mike loves his grandmother and the times with her are getting so rare. she is in wyoming.
mona and the girls in her hometown of huleitt, wy
jimee and jazmin in llano, tx, their hometown. jimee will be 18 next month and jazmin will be 15 in september. amazing that they are so big. all of our kids are growing despite our efforts of making them stay small.

some pics for ya'll

mike and i with his parents (beverly and kurt) in janices house in texas. no, i am not kidding.
jimee and jazmin with mike at jimees graduation party. jazmin and her date for prom isn't she hot!!!! now this i a picture right up my alley. way to go jazzy girl!

update

for those of you who do not know (which is all of you), i do have a website. it is mainstitchupholstery.com go there, look at stuff. let me know what you think. it is brand new and i have a few things to have the person fix, like pictures in the wrong catagories, repeat pics (but that is not her fault, i just gave her a disk and said go for it). i will have her fix the small stuff as soon as i can get her the information in a format she will know what to do with. other news is that a man by the name of jack stanfield stopped by to see me today. very interesting conversation. he is 83, owned an architecture firm in california for years with 500 employees, is a writer and loved to play tennis. he designed the velvet turtle resturant/ bars in california, lots of houses............. anyway, have any of you heard of him. seems to be a neat man. i guess he likes me. he says he can tell i am honest, so i am not sure what that means yet.

ya think?

so it has been brought to my attention, as well as my sister (rachel at home) that i need a new blog. so you can check us both out with new material. my photo printer is still not in action which is the reason for my lapse in material. this by no means, that my life is lacking material to write about. i am listening to big audio dynamite and cake right now which is nearly enough information in itself to appreciate my state of mind at the moment. i am so busy, but happy to be so, my shop is s production centerfold. we are so the " playmate of the month" of the industrial upholstery world. 4th of july is a huge deadline in our world. there are more crazies that are ready to show off their wares on the lake (done by us (( yeah, baby)) ) for this holiday than i can explain. i have several "big name" boats here this week which i gladly take in fit in because their pocket books are deeper than mine. one is a motercycle superstar with a cool boat. he came in with his daughter which was really cool. anyway, i will give you more food for thought after i fill my belly with some as i am STARVING and in need of something other than string cheese and grapes/carrots to make my 5:15 run in the morning. so, will post more later! love, me

1985 eliminator

this is one of my personal favorites so far. i love this boat!


before.............

yard house fountain