My baby girl Tiffany

Asked me to be in the delivery room with her when she has the baby. It means the world to me and I am so honored to be a part of this glorious day.  She is hoping I will take lots of pictures between crying the whole time. Thank you Tiffany and Daniel for asking me to be part of your special day. I love you both!!!!

IT'S FATHER'S DAY

A father plays a dominant role in the life of a child. He is the kid's mentor, guide and role model. His persistent and relentless efforts give his children the inspiration and motivation to move ahead in life. A father is also a guy who has photos in his wallet where his money used to be!

HAPPY FATHER'S DAY DAD

Monumental Day

 

Finally Dad had the scar tissue removed from his eye today.  He was very nervous about doing this and I don't blame him. He only has one eye he can see out of and if the Doctor messes up he could go completely blind. 

When Dad came out the door when he was all done, he looked so happy and excited he could see.  As time passed he was able to see better and better.

He could even see the score of the baseball game without going up to the television.

June 8, 2011

MOM & DAD'S CARDIOLOGIST APPOINTMENT

The visit to the doctor started out wonderful, Mom's blood pressure and pulse was perfect and believe it or not so was Dad's.  They even did a test on Dad's toes to make sure there is blood in them.  And sure enough there was and lots of it. The doctor even said it was perfect.  Can't figure out how considering how many times Mom has ran over his toes with the electric wheel chair. 

Oh but then everything seemed to go down hill from there.  I tried to explain to Dr. Reinfeld about the new medication that Dr. Zitar (family doctor) put Dad on to raise his pulse.  And that this medication is causing Dad to have fatigue.  Dad says that his legs feel really heavy and he has a hard time moving them.  Well that made everything worse because poor Dr. Reinfeld was so confused and frustrated with me, I thought we were going to get into a knock down fight.  You see, this medication is made to lower the blood pressure but the side effects is that it raises the pulse.  Of course, that is not what Dr. Zitar told me.  And to top things off he was mad because Dr. Zitar hasn't sent any reports to Dr. Reinfeld explaining why he has put Dad on another blood pressure medication.  Needless to say he left Dad on the new medication but told him only to take it once a day. 

I am happy to report though that Dr. Reinfeld told Mom & Dad not to come back  for at least 6 months.  He says they both are really doing awesome for their age and ailments. 

SOMETIMES I WONDER IF MY MOM IS A BLONDE

Mom, Dad and I were watching "The Walton's"  after we got home from the doctor and it was a very sad episode.  During one of the scene's Momma Walton was leaving to go to the sanitarium and all the children were hugging her goodbye.  Well, you would think that because it was such a sad show that my Mom would have tear's but NO not my Mom she was sitting there WAVING goodbye.  I did a double take on that!!! Dad and I just busted up laughing at her.  She couldn't figure out why we were laughing until I finally was able to calm down and tell her. She said she didn't even realize she was waving.  That's my mother for you!!!!

Karl's Final Project

The project Karl has been working on is finally completed.  He turns it in today for grading.  This is for his 3D Studio Max class.  This class basically teaches students how to build 3D objects on the computer and then build a physical model in real life.  It also teaches you how to use different materials to build a physical model.  He has been trying to explain to me how he has to make the project to scale.  His project has a scale of a quarter of an inch which equals one foot.  For example:  In the 3D model the walls are 15 feet tall, where as the walls on the physical model would only be at 3 3/4 inches.

Karl chose to use foam core and matte board.  Thank goodness Grandpa had several x-acto knifes where as Karl stole a set from him.  He cut out every piece of this project by hand.  He also cut each window out and put Valium paper on the windows so he can put lights inside the building. Each step of the staircase is a separate piece and glued together. Even the steps are slanted. 

Of all people I would never have expected my son to be going to all the big hobby stores.  He has been spending a lot of time at Hobby Lobby.  He even looked through the floral department and bought the fake plants to use on his project.  He cut them down to size.  He would call me each time he went to the hobby store and tell me all about the stuff he finds there.  He even bought his sister a really nice scrapbook to match the baby decor.

I am really looking forward to having him take this building to school so I can have my living room back.  He has taken up the entire room with all his materials and tools.  Not to mention the table that is right in the middle of the room....

I am very proud of Karl and his accomplishments, he will be graduating in September with his Associates Degree in Computer Aided Drafting and Design.  As of right now he has 2 years of perfect attendance and has been on the honor roll the whole time.  If he gets an A on this project it will put him on the Deans list.  Way to go Karl keep up the EXCELLENT work.