Sunday, August 31, 2008

Nightmare on Gustav Street (Rated Hurricane)

The first bands of the Hurricane, completly movie like.

Ok, so after 3 yrs we are facing another Hurricane. It's almost Movie like, we boarded up the windows today and got some extra gas. Then I thought to my self, It really does seem like yesterday when the world was eyes on Louisiana, bracing for impact and and holding there breath. I have often thought in the last few days HOW many will return, how many will call this state home again once all this passes. How much more can people take. With 48 hrs of closed doors there will be lot's of board games, plenty of drawing, and spending some good personal time reading the word. It will be good to get some focus during this time, just thinking about family and how much they mean. You will go through alot of things in life and it's very comforting knowing that you can go through those challenges with your family. After Tuesday the game will be on, rescue and recovery will take place and there will be many needs to be met. I pray that God will give us grace in all of this and help the hands of the church to move fast during the aftermath. If you read this keep us in your prayers, for they will be greatly needed.

Tuesday, August 26, 2008

Why Louisiana is ranked 50th in the country for Education!!!!

Ok, before we begin please click on the first image and read. All set? well it doesn't take someone with alot of thought to figure out that getting in the water is PROBABLY A BAD IDEA!!!!!! I'm mean open soars, water getting in your ears, your mouth, other places!!!! Dude, it's just funny to me how I managed to get a shot of my wife in it. Ok I got in to but I was not swimming in it like those little kids out there. You could have sworn it was the Olympics for some of them. Haha, so this is lake Pontchartrain, we went camping this past weekend with Heidi and Sam (Aka) The Bull. They are my sister and Brother in law, awesome friends and really cool family. While camping we decided to go to this beach and get our Michael Phelps workout in for the day, soon as we came up I saw that sign and started laughing, yep go figure us Louisiana folk live like James dean Live fast and die young. I went exploring like always just hoping to find something cool or something crazy, well when I went around the corner I defiantly thought the way everything looked I was going to find Jimmy Hoffa's body so I turned around and made my way back to the family. It was alot of fun, rain a really long bike ride for me and my lady, and plenty of board games to make the Montel brother's happy. It was a great trip, you don't get to many chances like that, the ones you do, soak them in like a sponge.


Heather on the Left, Heidi on the right, and I snuck out of the water to take a pic of them.


This was really cool, this man had the voice of a Cambell's Soup commercial with the presence of your grandfather, he was doing wood carving's. It was really awesome to see how it was done back in the day, and it made me feel like a kid again with my grandfather he was a carpenter and wood worker. It's amazing the little things you can learn when you just slow things down a bit, to be honest I always said if I was born in in other time I would want to be in open frontier, Montana, or Wyoming, with the Indians just living off the land and watching the stars at night while laying next to a creek. Yeah that would be real nice.

Monday, August 18, 2008

Major Reisman

If I have not said it before one of my favorite movies of all time is The Dirty Dozen. I love this old WWII movie because it really shows triumph out of presumed defeat and chaos. It also has one of my favorite actors of all time Lee Marvin, who plays one of my favorite characters of all time Major Reisman. A though old salt dog who is rugged but also has a soft side, but knows what it takes to get the job done. So now your probably wondering why I'm telling you about this movie and this character well Major Reisman is the new name of our new Puppy. General Patton has been gone now for about 2 months he was taken from our house the last night of our honeymoon, we looked for weeks but could never find him. So after alot of nights being upset missing our little man, we got blessed for an early birthday present. Now we could not replace him but it is so cool to have a new little man in the house. I chose Major Reisman because he is a tough dude and I felt like we should keep the military history going in the family. I know that's pretty sad but he is pretty tough and he fights like a bear. Thanks Dad for the gift and hope everyone enjoys the pics. And if you have never seen the movie you should it's great. Check out the clip.

Flashy Fawn Boxer 5 weeks old



Tuesday, August 12, 2008

Boy Am I Blessed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I don't want to add any words, they obviously would not be good enough. But here are a couple of pics of the lovely BRIDE. we just got the photos a couple of days ago. My boy David Song took the pics he is awesome. Thanks David you did an incrediable job. More photos to come.
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Tuesday, August 5, 2008

Job or Joseph????????

Amazing book everyone should read

I half to start out by saying that this has been a tough week, and if I'm really truthful a tough month for me as well. I find myself boiling in secrecy and hiding behind this screen I'm writing on now the feeling and thoughts in my heart. I don't know how else to say that I feel less of a man now than ever before, my desires and dreams, the ruggedness of my heart has all seemed to have been polished down to stones. Stones that if thrown in water would never ripple. I have been reading this book Wild at Heart and it is the picture perfect image of the man I wish I was and want to be. So much of me wonders what happened to the last 6 yrs of my life and why am I here wondering what to do know. Normally one would feel good graduating school, having God do great things while I was in the military but I feel forgotten now. I know I'm not but I feel like I've been put on the shelf. I would often hide these emotions and feeling s from the world but transparency is the best. God, am I a Joseph right now, or maybe a JOB. I wish I knew, because the Stallion in me that once ran free has now found the fenced in yard that no longer gives freedom and life. I now God is doing something but what I don't know. It is a battle I cannot understand and right now am finding it hard to fight!

I thought I would throw this in for a little humor. Notice the Security sign?