6 1/2 months

That's how long it has been since my last post. A friend's request insipred me to starting writing my jell-o thoughts down again.

What's happened since the end of September? Well, my Grandmother died in early October. That kind of inhibited me. There was a lot to do after that. My father was an only child and he died about 10 years ago. I felt that my relationship with her was strained. Maybe it was just me. So there were a lot of thoughts and wallowing during the weeks after that and then the holidays set in.

We host Thanksgiving at our house. It's great fun, but this year we installed a new floor and new appliances about one week before the big day... whew!

Then of course... it was Christmas. The last 3 months of 2008 were very stressful... work was tough, rewarding but tough. Family and personal things... well you know. It seems like a big deal at the time but then again...

So now here we are a 1/4 of the way through 2009.

I've made a number of new friends through the band. We are really moving along and it makes me happy.

I've started to build guitars and that makes me happy too... frustrating at times, but I always learn something.

Lots of friends having a tough time with the economy and job situations. I am grateful that I have a place to go every day and that they want me around.

Counting down the days to the Indy 500. That's always a good time.