I found this picture...

in my photo album and thought it should be posted. It is Ground Zero in New York City taken on our trip in 2005. It was pretty emotional standing in that spot. I thought I would share it with you. Wow, what a crazy couple of weeks it has been. We spent last weekend framing a deck on our house. Apart from a few injuries (picture me doing an unwanted aerial flip while banging my knees on a wheelbarrow), everything went great. We will begin finishing work on it soon as well. The new puppy is coming around and figuring out that peeing on his old man's bed will get him a small ass whooping. Jessica is having her sister and a bunch of her friends come down next weekend. She is hosting a bachelorette party for her sister. So, that leaves me with no home for the weekend. I am unsure where I will go, but am open to suggestions. Have a good week.

Hank IV

Jessica and I are pleased to announce the newest member of our family. His name is Henry "Hank" Sams. He is a two month old Cockalier (half Cocker Spaniel, half Cavalier King Charles). He is extremely calm and very cute. Please come over and visit him as we want him to get to know all of you! He is very good with kids and other dogs. Enjoy your sleep.

It has been a while

Hi and apologies for the long absence. Jessica, Mom, Ed, and I spent 5 days traveling from the cabin in Brainerd up to Superior Shores (a little north of Two Harbors MN) for some much needed downtime over the long 4th of July Holiday. We don't have the opportunity to see Mom and Ed as much as the other two do, so we had a great time. The winds of change are blowing right now it would seem. Cub is changing career paths in a few weeks and he is very excited about it. Jessica and I will be adding a new member to our family on Sunday (obviously not a baby). I will post more on that soon. It seems as though everyone is looking for something new right now. I got some new marvelous hard rock albums (thanks Joe). Velvet Revolver and new Queens Of The Stone Age are my favorites right now. Smashing Pumpkins has a new one out too that I like. There are many concerts coming up so stay tuned for some reviews coming up. Jess and I will be around this weekend so call or stop by if you can. Have a good weekend.