Matthew 24:27

For just as the lightning comes from the east and flashes even to the west, so will the coming of the Son of Man be(NASB).

Cool PC

Here is a little something for all you computer geeks out there. It’s a PC that is cooled by being submerged in mineral oil. I think that it looks pretty cool when its finished.

Goosebumps

This is a great video. It shows how Jesus is always there for you and will always help you out of the hardest situations that the world can throw at you! I have watched it a dozen times or more and it still gives me goosebumps.

Lifehouse - Everything Skit

Sping is here....

Today was a great day to be outdoors. The temperature was almost 70 around lunch. Laura was going to take Emily and meet a friend from the church so I decided to go hiking. I went to one of the local parks. I hiked a little over 4 miles on some of the trails that they have. While I was there I was able to go over to the wildlife viewing area and add another bird to my life list, a Double-crested Cormorant. There was also a ton of turtles on the water. Everywhere there was a log or rock sticking out of the water there was a turtle on it.

Also while there I was all but decapitated by a curious Red-tail Hawk (pictured below). As I was walking down this one path, as far way from the tail head as I could get, I heard a loud swooping in the wind. As I turned to see what it was the hawk was zooming by at ear level with his wings about 1 ½ feet from my head. He was quickly turning in flight and climbing to sit on the closest tree limb. The American Robins were also everywhere.

Also, when I got home I noticed that since yesterday evening the Maple tree out back has started to bud.

Simple Order

SONIC America's Drive-In has finally arrived!! After being teased by commercials for years they have finally built one in Whitehall. Today, after church Laura and I decided to drive over to the new location and get something for lunch. I ordered our food and shortly it came out but Laura’s Sonic Burger w/ NO Tomato was missing. The hopper (on roller skates) apologized for missing it, and asked us to press the button and order another one and it would be brought right out. The conversation with the girl taking the order went something like this (please keep in mind the car is off so there was no immediate background noise distractions).


Cashier: Welcome to Sonic, may I take your order?
Me: Yes, I would like a Sonic Burger with no Tomato.
Cashier: One Double Sonic Burger with everything.
Me: No, I want a regular Sonic Burger with no Tomato.
Cashier: Do you want fries of tots with that?
Me: No
Cashier: One Double Sonic Burger with cheese. Do you want fries of tots with that?
Me: I don’t want any other that, I want a Sonic burger without Tomato.
Cashier: What would you like to drink with that?
Me: Nothing, I already have a drink.
Cashier: Would you like fries of tots with that?
Me: No
Cashier: You have to get fries or tots to make it a combo meal.
Me: I don’t want a combo meal, just the Sonic Burger.
Cashier: Do you want a drink?
Me: NO!
Cashier: OK, so you want a Cheeseburger with no Tomato?
Me: No, I want a Sonic Burger with out Tomato!
Cashier: Would you prefer fries or tots with that?
Me: I don’t want either, I just want the sandwich!
Cashier: You have to get fries or tots to make it a value meal.
Me: But I don’t want a meal, we have already ordered but the other guy forgot to place and other for my wife’s Sonic Burger with NO TOMATO!
Cashier: So you would like a Cheese Burger with Ketchup?
Me: N-O I WOULD LIKE A SON-IC BURG-ER WITH OUT TO-MAT-O!!!!!
Cashier: Ok, one Double Sonic Burger with Tomato.
Me: NO! Just a regular Sonic Burger with out Tomatoes!!!
Cashier: One Sonic Burger with out Tomato?
Me: Yes!!!!!!!!!!!!
Cashier: Would you like Ketchup and Mustard on that?
Me: Yes please.
Cashier: Your total will be .....


About 1 minute later, a guy skates up to the door and delivers us a Cheeseburger!

That was actually the short version. The longer had MANY more repeats in it.

God gives us all a gift! Its our jobs to find out what that gift is and use it. I don’t know what that girl's gift is but I can certainly tell you what it isn’t- Customer Service

Everyone's asking me (Laura) what burger I actually received and it was a Sonic Cheeseburger with no tomato which was very good by the way. Also, Charlie said as we drove away that the other 2 guys that served us were the most well-mannered waiters he's ever had.

New Job

For everyone that didn't know, today I started my new job with
Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) where I'm a computer technician. Its seems to be a really fun place. Everyone has a great personality and I'm working with computer again. I liked my old job, but the stress of working all the time and not seeing my Wife and baby girl was getting to me. Will fill you in on more later, for now I have to get some sleep.

Baby Shopping and More

Today after a hard day at work me and Laura went and started the "long and painful" task of registering for baby shower gifts. I guess I'm exaggerating a little bit, it wasn’t all that bad. I did get to walk around and play with some really cool toys. We are registered at . Laura will give out all the information to everyone when we are done registering.


The rain is finally over with in Ohio. At least for a little while. After the long wait our new tractor showed up. It's a 9,400 John Deere. It boosts a 455 hp engine. We have two 17 yard scraper dragging behind it. It’s a massive earth mover. Here is a picture for everyone to look at that I got off the internet. I will take some of ours soon and get them posted.

I you haven't already, you have to check out my youngest sister Holly's Blog. You can find her link on the left of my page.

Busy Life

Sorry that we are soooo slow at updating this at times! Things have been really busy for the both of us. I have been spending many late nights at work (up to 3am one night) trying to get some bidding done, and Laura has been having meetings with companies that don't feel that they should be paying their share of the bills. My job is starting to pick up. We landed our first big job last Tuesday. The job is on Lodi, Ohio. Thats about an hour and 40 minutes north of Columbus, right off I-71. Me and Ken bid the job at $502,000.00 and some change. That makes it by far the biggest job that we have ever done. I'm the Project Manager for it, so everything that goes on there is my responsibility. No stress right?!? Some of the guys went up and started the demolition on Monday. They are going to be finishing it up on on Wednesday and then start the dirt work. I hope that our new tractor and pans arrive on time. They were supposed to get there on Wed. evening but shipping got postponed. Trying to scramble to get the crews up and running. Have to hire some more help. Pray that we can keep the big jobs rolling in and keep everyone working.

Everything with Laura and the baby is great. Laura had her gestational diabetes test today. Everything went well and we don't have to worry about that for right now. The baby is still healthy and heartbeat was 150. Laura is such a beautiful woman. I love looking at her knowing that she is carring our child. I can't wait to do this with her all over again.

"you knit me together"

Time is flying and I am so blessed to be having what I would call a fun pregnancy compared to the majority of those I've spoken to so far. I would have to say the most fun experience would have to be the night that Charlie and I felt the baby move for the first time at the exact same moment. I was laying still and relaxed and Charlie put his warm hand on my stomach. We both waited a couple minutes and then all of a sudden the baby moved. We weren't sure if it was a hand or a foot, but whatever it was we both felt it. It was the neatest feeling!!

For those of you anxiously awaiting the latest ultrasound pictures, they will be up soon. The baby already weighs one pound and my due date has been bumped up one day - sorry Mrs. Cavie it's now Aug. 23rd.