Happy New Years everyone! Here's hoping you all start 2006 in a great way and it leads to even better things to come! I have 2 dogs but no, this isn't one of them....but he's cute don't ya think?....

Yesterday i had a couple of posts up here that are now gone....the reason being was for some reason, blogdrive wouldn't show the pictures i put on here(both of me trying to sing with a mic in my hand). They were pics i had saved on my computer, and even tho they showed up while i was typing my blog out, the final publishing only showed a little white box with a red "x" in the upper lefthand corner....i couldn't get the pics to show up so i ended up deleting them. Maybe i'll try again soon.

Can't believe we're headed to the year 2006 already. I remember like it was yesterday, that we were in awe of the year changing to 2000, the century changing to the 21st....and it's already 6 years after! Have you made your resolutions yet? You know....the ones we never keep?--lol!....of course, there is the famous, "i must lose weight"....maybe there's the one about going to church more often....or learning to be a more giving, caring person....(if you're not already, that is!)...but whatever they are, i hope we all stick to them and achieve the goals we want......

I'm anxious to get my recorder going and start working on my songs....i can get them all practiced up on my system and maybe i'll get Bud, my guitar teacher, when he has a chance(when does this busy guy ever get a chance-lol!) to do the final work on it. We finally worked my song, "Sally Won't Wait Forever"(music co-written by Bud), to about as far as we can take it, so i'm going to now have to practice it to death to get it just right. Next song we're going for is, "(Gotta Keep Me From) Leaving You", an oldie i wrote before even moving to Florida. It'll be nice to revive it after all this time.Any songs i mention on this blog, the lyrics are located here somewhere along with many others....you just got to scroll through the earlier entries to find them....i'm always looking for reviews and reactions on them, good or bad.....of course, i always hope you LOVE them---lol!

I FINALLY hit the 1000 mark on cd's.....my 1000th came in the mail yesterday, and i'm waiting on 3 more....i STILL have about 250 old vinyl albums to replace, so i guess my next goal is 1200..... I have a large dresser with 5 drawers in it that is filled from top to bottom....i had to pull each one out this morning to add cd's i have received lately. Because i have so many cd's, i have kinda put them in alphabetical order. Not really perfect order....just the "A's" altogether, the "B's" together, and so forth.....easier to find what i want to play....my wife thinks i'm just plain nuts--lol!....My mistake was pulling all the drawers out, setting them on the floor, and then, after i was done, try picking them up again! They felt like they weighed 100lbs or so-lol!....i already had herniated a couple of discs in my back a few years ago. So, like a dummy, i had to lift them up by myself....i didn't get hurt, but my back is stiff, my neck and forehead are aching(probably from the tension). I practically gave myself a hernia and an anuerism at the same time. You can laugh now, but it could have happened and the fact i have heart problems to begin with(atrial fibrilation-or however you spell it). Sometime i just do dumb "MAN" stuff!

Well, we're going to do just a dinner tonite and come back home and see the New Year in!.....Relaxing this year....It has really been a hectic year overall, and we're hoping to start off fresh, and have alot of good things happen this year!!! Hope you all have a fantastic night tonight and PLEASE!!!!.....BE SAFE!!!----Love yas All!