Moving to Fl

We are moving From Kentucky to Florida in May. My pregnant wife, our three year old little boy and me. I have a house that I bought for my dad a few years ago (so he wouldn't live with me) that is now all mine since he gave up the ghost. It is not much but it is paid for and in the words of a 70 year old second cousin who lives in a big house in a country club, "If you can live within your means that is good, otherwise you will still be working when you get my age, like me." I don't know about any of you but I would like to be retired when I reach 70. So I imagine that a move is worth it to cut out a house payment. I mean for 5 years I paid a house payment as well as rent. So for $300 a month we had it paid for inside of 5 years. Like I said the house is not much we picked it up for $15000 (property value only). Since the house fire was contained to the kitchen we were able to salvage the house itself which is surprising since it is basically a mobile home that was added on to. You couldn't really tell from the outside. Anyway my dad and I remodeled it just enough to pass inspection and for him to move in (His choice not mine). Meaning plywood counter top and no cabinets or anything. So I need to again remodel it the way I want it. I need to repaint it put in new flooring, kitchen and bath, it needs a lot of work. I will be posting pics and updates along the way. This is going to be mainly dedicated to the progress of the house.

my great uncle

So I went to visit my great uncle in the national cemetery the other day. Not sure why I wanted to visit so bad but I went. What I expected and what I experienced that day were two very different things. First off I was not sure what exactly to expect with visiting one of my own relatives grave. Sure I have been to graveyards before so I thought it would be nice to visit . I thought this would be something cool, something I could be proud of. I did not know the emotion of such a visit. I found the grave which turned out to be a mass grave with him and the rest of his crew. As I stood over top of the grave I swear I could feel, feel something so over whelming it scared me. And as I looked up at the sea of head stones all the same I felt I was drowning I was over whelmed with such strong emotion that I have never felt before. All I could think was oh my, oh my God, tears just pouring out and I felt my heart breaking, all these men that died so that I could be what I am today they gave their lives for me and I don’t even know em. God bless and thank you.

My Dad

My dad passed away the other day. It was unexpected and sudden. I understand that it was quick. I am sad and I will miss him. I am glad that I got to talk to him the day before. He seemed happy, we got to say goodbye and that we loved each other, although I did not know that that would be the last time we would talk, it was a good one. I am at peace, I believe, with his passing.Things changed so suddenly at that point. The house that he was living in is now suddenly mine, so my wife and little boy are moving back. We found family on his side that we did not know even existed nor how incredibly close that they were. He had two cousins that lived in the same state as him and one was less than 80 miles away and he never knew. I was able to trace my family history back to my great grandfather. I got a list of family history that I haven’t sorted out yet. I have a great uncle that died in WW II whose grave site is in the same town that I live in. first chance I get I will visit it. I am not sure why, only that it is a national cemetery where he is buried and I think I should. I never knew where any of my family was buried, not to mention that I have never been to a relatives grave site. My great uncle went down in his plane before my dad was born, but still I would like to visit him. My mom was cremated after she died 13 years ago from lung cancer. Now my dad is too. We will mix their ashes and then we have not decided what we will do with them from there. I love you Mom and Dad and I will miss you both.