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Terex RH-400 Primed cylinders, boom, stick, cab and bucket., originally uploaded by Don Campbell Models.
Vacation is Over – Nicole and Bill made it home safe last night to D.C.
We had a great week with them and are looking forward to our fall visit to D.C. again.
We always do ( The Big Night Out Meal) on every get together with them at a unique place to eat , and on our last night together we always have our ( Big Night In ) and relax at our house or their house for a fun meal at home with our favorite foods.
Friday night we had our ( Big Night In ) at our house with Beef Tenderloins and scallops on the grill. UMM !! Then we had garlic mashed potatoes, fresh garlic /cheese toast, and fresh snap peas in bacon bits and flavored olive oil. For dessert Deb and Nicole baked fresh cake for strawberry shortcake with whipped cream on top, umm umm good !! What a great way to end a great vacation !!
We also ate at four new fun places last week , the mini brewery,and the french resturaunt , LA Cuisine Amical in Traverse City , and Staffords in Harbor Springs and a new neat little Authentic Mexican Resturaunt in Gaylord that just opened a few weeks ago. They were all great new experiences.
Now we are back today at home cooking chicken on the grill with some fresh grilled asparagus, umm and more fresh garlic toast, umm , but no dessert, we got to get back on track now to lose weight. It was great fun and no regrets. (:>).
TEREX RH-400 PRIMED PARTS- Todays picture shows I have been working off and on on the model , you can see I have done the body work on the boom, the stick, the cab , 8 hydraulic cylinders and a few other parts and have them primed. Tomorrow I will go back to the track frames and recut the side shields and build the rear sprocket housings and the side ladders.
ENJOYING THE SUMMER MORE THAN EVER- I often mention to enjoy today and not worry about tomorrow. Deb and I have not enjoyed the summer more than we have already this year in several years. And it feels GREAT !! And we have no plans in the near future to stop , ha,ha. With the 4th of July here already next week we will be enjoying it too and the National Cherry Festival as we always do. Then the Gaylord Alpenfest 2009 is just a couple weeks away and we will enjoy that. Then we will be heading to Cleveland to the DHS Diecast Toy Show / open house to deliver several of my models and visit with everyone and that will be a great trip too. . And we have plans after that for more fun so when the snow starts to fall in Oct. and stays until next April we will be just fine.
EXTENDED LIFE SPAN FOR ME- Each week I am reminded in the news seeing celebrities and local folks passing away and how quick it can be all over. It’s strange to think I could pass away today and never walk again, never drive a car again , never see family or friends again and it sure makes me do some sole searching , and it is not all negative. It actually reminds me to enjoy today and enjoy life even more . When i was about 30 years old, my goal was to live to be 50 years old. Now that I have reached that number and passed it , I am very grateful each new day I get with Deb and Nicole and my family and friends. I know a lot of people who died way before 50 years old, so I feel very thankful I have made it past 50 . If today is my last day , my only regret would be is that I was not closer to God than I am. I have always believed very much in God , and I have always been proud to tell others I am a Christian , but I know I could have been much better a Christian if I was much closer to God. I thank God (Everyday) for giving me one more day and thank him for the very nice life he gave me.
Have a Great Sunday with the Ones You Love !!!!!!!!!
