One of the hardest parts of my decision to move to Jacksonville was the thought of losing my job. I've been here for just about 9 years now and starting over somewhere else just sounded like a nightmare ( Read more... )

Read on if you feel so inclined...or not...its long and possibly whiny...but I really need to vent...

2007 was a ROUGH year...lets recap...

January saw the loss of my mother, and the onset of my uncle's disabling illness.

April saw him permanently disabled and without an income.

In June, my 21 year-old nephew was murdered. They didn't catch his ( Read more... )

When Sheila and I got our place in Jax, we told the boys to pick a "theme" for their rooms...

The 8 year-old, Ethan, picked sports.

The 13 year-old, Isaac, picked rock-n-roll (he's just discovering what is now called "classic rock"...a.k.a. the stuff we grew up hearing on the radio).

The boys spent the week between Christmas and New Years with ( Read more... )

http://www.minibite.com/christmas/hippo.htm

Anyone know of anyone who would like to adopt 2 adult house cats? 1 female, 1 male. My uncle won't be able to keep them and I can't take them to Jax with me, as my girl is allergic to cats...

 As most (if not all) of you know, I have been dating my girl, Sheila, for the last 8+ months. You may also know that she lives in Jacksonville. And that she proposed to me a couple of months ago. So, of course, the logical conclusion is that at some point one of us would have to move ( Read more... )

I am going to be decorating a bedroom in a rock-n-roll theme for a 13 year old. I was wondering if any of you might have some items that you are no longer in need of that would fit the theme, that I could recycle into decor items...

He actually likes a lot of the rock that we remember...Metallica, Kiss, ZZ Top, Led Zeppelin, etc...

Some ideas I had ( Read more... )

Please see this article in Snopes and go to the site to help feed the hungry of the world...

http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/charity/freerice.asp

 Sheila, the boys, and I had family photos done this past weekend, and I just had to share!!!

http://pics.livejournal.com/devine_1/gallery/00001eat

Like there wasn't enough going on at this time of year...

Does it seem more difficult than usual to find forward momentum? Do you feel like you are trying to move a mountain? Whether it is a cause that is close to your heart, a relationship or a project that you would like to advance, it's time to put on the brakes, slow down and make a U-turn, as ( Read more... )