The most wonderful man I know

            His hands were large and as rough as tree bark, with deep crevices on the tips and his nails stained from oil.  This came from years of hard work. He farmed his whole life. He always dreamed of the golden years. I still wonder to this very day was he really waiting for the golden days of retirement or was he in his glory riding his big red tractor? After all he did say he was going to retire almost every year after the farming season was over.  Those golden years never came for him he didn’t live to see them.  He was all of 5’7 and 150 pounds. He had salt and pepper hair cut short, and the brightest blue eyes I have ever seen.  He had a smile that could light up a room. My grandfather was the most kind and gentle man.  I never in my life heard him complain, or talk bad about anyone.  He always had a minute to play catch with his grandkids. He liked to tell stories of the days leading up to playing professional baseball, but being so proud he turned them down to continue on with his one true love of farming. I miss my grandpa every single day. He has been and always will be a huge influence in my life.

Favorite Quote

One of my most favorite quotes is... Ok maybe it’s not a quote, but my mom sure preached it to me growing up. Treat others as you would want to be treated.  I think this phrase is very important.  This phrase can most defiantly fit into every aspect of your life.   You’re at the grocery store, you and another person walk up to check out line at the same time. You have a whole cart full of stuff and the other person only has bread and milk. You got there 2 steps ahead of the milk person. Put yourself in their shoes.  What would you want to happen if the roles were reversed?  Think about when you were a kid on the playground.  You’re going to get into a game of kickball.  Billie is the last kid picked every single time.  What would you do?  Wonder if Billie was you son/daughter? Now what would you do? This time you’re a captain would you pick Billie first?  Treat Billie how you would want to be treated.  I think the bottom line is be nice.  Respect everyone and you will be respected.

School Days.

All I can say is wow.  This is the third week in school and I still feel like I'm lost.  I'm kicking butt in my math class, but this English stuff is sort of confusing.  I'm liking online classes so far, but switching between all the different sites gets a little overwhelming.  I almost forgot about the blog page so here I am.  I'm so scared of getting bad grades that I feel like I'm over thinking everything. English interests me, I want to learn in the worst way. I love to read, so I hope I can make a go of this class.  I'm actually looking forward to writing my first paper in more then ten years. Wish me luck..