Josh and Hannah

They have grown since my last post....

Howdy!

I'm just trying to see if blogger still works. As you can see its been several months..well Years since i have posted. I've purchased a new camera so maybe I will post up more pics.

It was Hannah's turn to go to school in style!

I loved doing this. On approach all the kindergarteners was waving as big as they could. Hannah was waving right back. A couple of days later I got a stack of thank you notes with pictures drawn on it.

You can take the Boy out of the Country but not the Country out of the boy!

I'm sitting at the airport waiting on my airplane. Yet another trip to Montreal. I froze my butt off last time. Not really! It's still back there.

My french is no good but I think "sortie" means "exit" since the door behind this side took me outside to where the temperature just simply "hurt".

They guys I am working with have been teaching me French. I'm not certian the words they are teaching me are good words. They have taught me how to order beer, call people names and I'm not sure what the other phrase is but people seem to look puzzled when I say it. It's been a blast going so many times but I'm about ready for the trips to come to an end.

Don't Worry...He would not get you today!

I took a picture of this guy back in October. He was not happy about my being there. My wife nearly got bit by his brother. We left quickly. Today, He would not be a threat. It's cold here. The area to the north of us have received 2 or more inches of ice. Power lines are down all over the place. Fortunately for us we didn't get any ice but it sure has turned cold.

In case you are wondering what has happened to me, I've just been too busy. Next week I am flying a helicopter from Johnson City, TN back home. Long helicopter trips, me and the weather always seem to have a problem communicating and cooperating. Hopefully God will smile on me this trip and I will get home quickly.

The week after next, I'm off to Quebec. The people I am going to see promises a snowmobile trip. That would rock! I've never been on a snowmobile.

If any of the old standby's are still checking this stale blog, please commit. I would like to hear from you.

Live from the Midwest!

I am still here. Because I am doing two jobs I really don't have time to even turn around. I have went from 4 helicopters in my old shop to running 8 lines of production in my new facility. I have also been selected to work with Bell Helicopter on a project to upgrade the model of helicopter we currently use. It looks like I will travel to Montreal between 18 and 20 times in the next year and a half. Working with a manufacturer is a huge opportunity that will look swell on my resume to boot. Overall I'm completely stoked about that.

The family is doing well. Baseball and T-Ball are occupying three nights a week now but is very worthwhile. Bub hit the winning RBI last game and Hannah is really doing well at T-Ball.

Thanks for the faithful few who check in periodically! I will try to do better in blogland soon.

I'm Back in the Saddle Again

Thats Right!!! The ban has been lifted for Howdy. I took a check ride on Tuesday and was deemed worthy of flying helicopters again. Then when I thought that it really couldn't get any better, I was asked which helicopter we would be sending to Oshkosh for the EAA Flyin. When I responded I also said that I would of course be an excellent choice to fly the helicopter there and babysit it for the whole week of the Meca of Airshows. I got the gig. I pinched myself. I have always dreamed of flying into Oshkosh and now it looks like I will finally get to check another thing off of the list....but wait....just a couple of posts/months ago I was going to get to check Alaska off of the list.