Life's Turbulent Turmoil

Yes, I know that I have been M.I.A. as of late and for that I truly apologize. Life has riddled me with a unsurpassable amount of suspense and surprises. Well not unsurpassable, but lets face it; when it is your world falling down around you that's all you can really see. Work is Good. I have started my apprenticeship with SSVEC (the local power company I work for) and have taken my first test and passed. As my close friends know i don't test all that well and I stressed over this one a lot. I could have done better but I still have 4 more years of testing so I am really hoping that I get the hang of it. On top of that I have a strange crew to work with. Myself that is fairly new, the Foreman that is the youngest lineman on the crew, and two old almost ready to retire lineman that hate each other so much that you can feel the temperature rise when they are in the same room together. Now I must say that I truly respect all 3 of theses men but when they have to work together, well, my job gets harder. One will tell me one way to do something and the other one will walk by 2 seconds later and chew me out for doing it that way. Oh well, I try to not think about it too much when I am home but that isn't so easy either because I have to study for my tests. Well I know that is just work. Every one's jobs come with shit to shovel, the only question is, do you work with dogs or elephants?

Home life is wonderful, as long as I don't bring out side stresses home with me.

My little girl is growing so big. This past week i have cherished her kisses and hugs more than ever. Not that i did not before. I have just taken more time to enjoy the blessing that she is in my life.

Kay has had a rough couple of weeks. We found out that she was pregnant 2 weeks ago and we both got excited; then this last week Kay had doctors appointments and found that we had had a miscarriage. I don't know why. There is no reason for it, it just happened. If you ask me much more then that i don't know what I can tell you. Some times life happens and some times it doesn't. But all and all Kay is taking it well, as well as could be expected.

Well That is Me/Us I hope that all is going well in every one elses worlds.


Post Script:
I have lost some lbs. and hope to keep it up. I will tell you the number and post pictures when I get below 200.

Tag Is Fun

I Got Tagged By Burgess

1. YOUR ROCK STAR NAME: (first pet & current car) Bandit ford
2.YOUR GANGSTA NAME: (fave ice cream flavor, favorite cookie) The Godfather Oreo
3. YOUR “FLY Guy/Girl” NAME: (first initial of first name, first three letters of your last name) BLEE
4. YOUR DETECTIVE NAME: (favorite color, favorite animal) Turquoise horse
5. YOUR SOAP OPERA NAME: (middle name, city where you were born) Dree Snowflake
6. YOUR STAR WARS NAME: (the first 3 letters of your last name, first 2 letters of your first) Lee Bo ( I Rock )
7. SUPERHERO NAME: (”The” + 2nd favorite color, favorite drink) The Crimson Red Horchata
8. NASCAR NAME: (the first names of your grandfathers) George Arthur
9. STRIPPER NAME: (the name of your favorite perfume/cologne/scent, favorite candy) Wrangler Chocolate covered Almonds
10.WITNESS PROTECTION NAME: (mother’s & father’s middle names) Turley Crone
11. TV WEATHER ANCHOR NAME: (Your 5th grade teacher’s last name, a major city that starts with the same letter) McCargish Milwaukee
12. SPY NAME: (your favorite season/holiday, flower) Winter Fire & Ice Rose
13. CARTOON NAME: (favorite fruit, article of clothing you’re wearing right now + “ie” or “y”) Cherry Boots
14. HIPPIE NAME: (What you ate for breakfast, your favorite tree) Biscuits & Gravy Pear
15. YOUR ROCKSTAR TOUR NAME: (”The” + Your fave hobby/craft, fave weather element + “Tour”) The Cooking Rain Storm Tour

Kay's Dumb Survey

I would not have filled this out except Kay read me the questions and typed it all up for me. I hope you find out something interesting about me that you might not have known.

Getting to know me…
1.What is your occupation? Apprentice Lineman
2. What color are your socks right now? No socks, barefoot
3. What are you listening to right now? Teenagers by My Chemical Romance
4. What was the last thing that you ate? Pancakes for dinner with a fried egg on top.
5. Can you drive a stick shift? Yes, my first vehicle was a standard.
6. If you were a crayon, what color would you be? Turquoise
7. Last person you spoke to on the phone? My mom
8. How old are you today? 26
9. Favorite drink? Coca Cola – ice cold.
10. What is your favorite sport to watch? Women’s Volleyball
11. Have you ever dyed your hair? Yes, red for a school play
12. Pets? None right now, but I would like to have a bloodhound someday.
13. Favorite food? Biscuits & Gravy/Albondigas
14. Last movie you watched? Across the Universe
15. Favorite Day of the year? Does payday count?…
16. What was your favorite toy as a child? Books
17. What is your favorite season? Fall
18. Cherry or Blueberry? Cherry
19. Hugs or kisses? Kisses
20. What is on the floor of your closet? All of my wife’s crap!
21. Favorite smells? Rain.
22. Number of keys on your key ring? 4.
23. How many years at your current job? 6 months
24. Favorite day of the week? Saturday
25. How many states have you lived in? 2, Arizona and California.
26. Favorite Color? Green.
27. Favorite Fast Food? Arby’s.
28. Favorite Sit-down Restaurant? Texas Roadhouse/Chinese Food but it has to be good, those are few and far between.
29. Where were you 10 years ago? It’s 9:00 on Thursday; I would’ve been at our pool hall with Brian and Big John drinking Dr. Pepper while shootin’ pool.
30. Where do you want to be in 10 years? A Journey Lineman who won the lottery living in the pines with 4 kids and a nice shop to work in – metal/wood/auto anything to get my wife and kids to keep their junk out!

LOOKING BACK TO HIGH SCHOOL Senior Year
1.Who were your best friends? Big John, Dan, Kevin, Franz, Zane, Fred, Kay, Lydia, LuAnne, Kylie, Mindi… It’s great to have so many close friends.
2. What sports did you play? In my high school years I participated in 4 years of Football, Wrestling, Track, Managed Baseball & Track.
3. What kind of car did you drive? Cars… Datsun Truck with speaker so loud you couldn’t see what you were doing (inside joke…), Chevy Luv, Ford van, jeep, White Ford F-250 extended cab, Grandpas truck – Blue & White Ford F-250.
4. On a Friday nights what were you doing? What wasn’t I doing on a Friday night?! Play pool, bunny bashing, going to dances, playing football, watching movies at LuAnne’s house, camping, and working really hard to get some lip action!
5. Were you a party animal? I think I was the life of the party but it was our kind of party. Just all of us goofing around doing something crazy.
6. Were you considered a flirt? I was definition of flirt. That was the award I was given in the yearbook. I went as far as to flirt my way through an English class. At football state playoffs, I flirted with the other teams managers. I didn’t know how to do anything else; you gotta stick with what you’re good at.
7. Were you in band, orchestra, or choir? Yes, I was in the band and the swing choir.
8. Were you a nerd? I was on the Academic Decathlon team, but I don’t think that qualifies me as a nerd, you have to get good grades to be a nerd.
9. Did you get suspended/expelled? Suspended – a couple of times. I don’t really recall what I was suspended for…
10. Can you still sing the fight song? No, I was playing football while everyone was learning that song. I’m sure it has something to do with fighting and winning.
11. Who was your favorite teacher? I was close to quite a few of my teachers. But here’s a couple: Bro. Bushman, Karla Whittaker, Gina Sepp, Mr. Hunt, Myla Bolton, Mrs. McCargish… That’s all I can think of.
12. Where did you sit during lunch? I ate at home at the table watching Days of our Lives with my mom, eating freezer burritos with Pace salsa.
13. Name the school full name? Joseph City Jr. Sr. High School
14. School mascot? Wildcat
15. School Colors? Blue & Gold
16. Rival high school? Mogollon
17. Did you go to Prom? Yes.
18. If you could go back and do it again, would you? I wouldn’t just because I’m afraid I would screw up the good times I had.
19. What do you remember most about graduation? It sucked.
20. Where did you go senior skip day? We went out to Shevlon.
21. Favorite memory? The last play we preformed. I was in the dressing room, I was the last person out and as I was walking out I looked in the mirror at myself and thought “This is the last time I will be doing this” and it made me smile.
22. Were you in any clubs? Student counsel – I was Student Body President, Academic Decathlon, Swing Choir, & Peanut Gallery with John & Brian.
23. Where did you go most often for lunch? Home.
24. Have you gained some weight since then? Good heavens! Who hasn’t!
25. Who was your senior prom date? Lydia
26. Are you planning on going to your 10-year reunion? Probably not. But I hope to get my group of friends together and party someday. That would be way more important to me.
27. Who was your homeroom teacher? We didn’t really have homeroom.
28. Who was your high school sweetheart? Which school? No just kidding, it would have to be Lydia
29. Do you still talk to people from high school? Absolutely.
30. Did you win prom queen or king? Nope.
31. Where did you work in high school? I did odd jobs all over town.
32. What were your grades? My senior year I kept a “B” average.
33. What was your favorite class? Swing Choir & Seminary.
34. What was your dress style? T-Shirt, Jeans, & boots usually. I occasionally wore a hate but it was my camo hat.
35. What year did you graduate? 2000

Tagged
4 places I've worked...1. SSVEC – Apprentice Lineman
2. Loomis Fargo – Armored Guard3. University of Phoenix – Enrollment Counselor
4. White Mountain Passenger Lines – “Dirty” Truck Driver

4 places I've lived...
1. Willcox
2. Safford
3. Holbrook
4. Mesa
…. I could keep going, these are just the last 6 months… (Same as Kay)

4 Favorite TV shows...
1. House
2. Psych
3. Biggest Loser
4. Spongebob Squarepants

4 movies I want to see...
1. I Am Legend
2. Charlie Barlett
3. The Bucket List
4. The next Harry Potter

4 Favorite Foods…
1. Biscuits & Gravy
2. Mom’s Albondigas
3. Navajo Tacos
4. Steak & Potatoes

4 Places I'd rather be...
1. Montana
2. On a cruise
3. Alaska
4. Camping

7 Weird Things About Me:
1. I love Guns – I want a room completely devoted to an arsenal.
2. I enjoy riding horses though I rarely find time to do so.
3. I am both the youngest and oldest in my set of siblings and could be considered an only child. And Technically, I’m my own first cousin once removed.
4. I would love to sing one day in the conference center in Utah.
5. I daydream more than I should about what I would do if I won the lottery. It would help if I started playing first, but daydreaming is so much more entertaining and less expensive.
6. I drove a tractor to school once just to be able to say that I did it.
7. I’ve always wanted to be a cop, although it never really worked out… Next time, right?

Winds of Change

Back in the town of my up-bringing they had a saying "When the pioneers came to settle Arizona, a group stopped in Joe Town due to a bad wind storm. The leader told the people 'When the wind lets up we will move on.' And we are still there today". It is no suprize to those of us from Nothern Arizona that I have had my fair share of experience with the wind; good or bad it always blows. When I was serving my mission in Sacremento California, I remember stopping in my first area just off the side of the road taking a second to watch the sunset and thinking of home. Just at that moment a breeze came up over the river and rushed across my face and through my hair. Just for one split second time stopped, I was apart of every thing that was around me. I could see all of the times I have been at the badlands standing on the tallest hill. The times I was at shevillon standing high on a cliff looking down into the cool water below. The times I was on top of the mesa over looking the badlands, the long stretch of land that reached to the twin peaks; and watching the sunset light up the sky with all of the colors that would bring respect from all living things. My thoughts go to all of the places that I feel God made to help us remember just what beauty he blessed our lives with. I respect the wind. I long for the day that I can stand in the places that have touched my heart, that bear witness to me that I am nothing and every thing all at once.

CELEBRATE THE LITTLE THINGS!!!! Tonight I celebrate the winds of change that brought you, my friend, into my life.

First Date

So today I would like to take just a moment of your time to recant one of my favorite stories. This is the story of a first date, more specifically my first day with Kay. I was introduced to Kay by my fabulous cousin Crystal Price; it was nothing more then a short hello and some small talk. A few weeks later I saw her at a stake dance. Now I have to confess I did not hear angels singing, there was no voice from heaven declaring that this beautiful young woman would be my eternal companion; however I was intrigued. Now I am going to tell you part of the story that I don’t usually tell and now that I think of it I am not sure I have even told Kay this...hum. Anyways, it was homecoming and I received a phone call that I was in the running for royalty. Well shit; there goes my plans to "search for the poor wounded and dying bunny rabbits" with Big John. So I had to think fast. No girl in her right mind would go with me to the dance, well not at least after that last rumor about me getting high and going skinny dipping at Cholla. I was another victim of the rumor mill. So after taking some swigs of courage mixed with grandpa’s apple juice. I came to the only conclusion that was plausible. She had to be cute, unavailable, and NOT from Joe Town. When I finally thought of the best candidate for the job; this is how the call went:

The phone rings.
Me:“Hi, is Kay there?”
A kind older man answers the phone. “No you have the wrong #.”
Me:“Oh I am sorry. Maybe you could help me? I am looking for Kay Simper. I am looking in the phone book and I am not sure of her fathers name.”
The kind voice reply’s “Oh that is my wild grand daughter. I get calls all the time from people looking for her. The # is 928-***-****and her fathers name is Dan.”
Me:“Well thank you for all of your help.”

Well since she didn’t give me her phone number and I had 3 choices in the phone book I just went with the first one. So let’s try this again:
The phone rings.
Me: “Hi, is Kay there?”
A man answered the phone and in a deep and very intimidating voice. “Just a moment, I will see if she is available.”
I know that tone of voice; I have heard it from many other fathers. Right now he is calling the authorities, doing a background check and most likely loading his gun to keep at the front door waiting for me. This man sounds mad and he doesn’t even know that I am asking his little girl on a date. What will he do when I show up at the door to pick Kay up?
An upbeat and sweet voice comes on the reciver. “Hi, this is Kay.”
Me: “Oh, uh, Hi. This is Bo... Bo Lee, I am Crystal Ray's cousin…” Oh great, she doesn’t remember me!
Kay: “Oh yeah, I remember you.”
Me: “I’m sure you’re wondering why I am calling you, well you see the thing is, I was wondering if you had plans for next Friday?”
Long Pause.
Kay: “Not that I can think of, why?”
Don’t screw this up man! Just ask the question!!!
Me: “Well I was wondering if you would like to go to Joe Towns Homecoming Dance with me?”
The pause that followed was comparable to the long and agonizing silence of waiting for the jury before one is convicted or found innocent of some great crime.
Kay: “Well I... I don’t really have any thing to wear.”
Me: “That is ok I am just wearing what I wear to church. I am sure that you have a dress of some sort.”
Kay: “I’m not sure...”
Come on man, say something to convince her.
Me: “Oh come on it, will be fun.” Way to think on my feet…
Kay: “Well, ok.” Success!
Me: “Ok? Great!! I will pick you up at 9:30, sorry it can’t be sooner I have a football game.”
Kay: “It is ok.” Kay thinking, Okay is he going to invite me to his game…
Me: “Then I will see you then.”

This is great. The days that followed were no different then that of any other High School days. Now this is where the story takes an odd turn. Some how my cousin Shawna Frost was invited to go as well. I say, Kay was worried about me and invited her. Both Kay and Shawna have different stories.... But this is my story so we’ll call this “the truth”. So Friday night comes and I pick up Kay first then we head over to Shawna's. We show up at the dance and if I was thought to be some kind of pervert, Mexican, womanizer before hand; well folks lets just add Pimp to my list of offenses against humanity. Every one asked who my dates were and why did I bring two? My only response was... just a smile and a shrug. I never said well I asked one and she brought the other as a witness if the police needed to do a line up. Oh and I left out the part that Shawna was my cousin. Now the night was over and I was taking the girls home and I though that Kay was acting a bit uncomfortable all night so I dropped her off first so that she didn’t have to be alone with me. Well come to find out Kay wanted some alone time to get to know me. Really? What was I supposed to think? Oh well. Mark it up to a lesson learned.

The Ominous Truth!!!!

I have a confession; I don’t know what I will say on this blog but what I do know is it will not be bland. If you are looking for a family journal Look on Kay’s blog. What I hope to do here is to release stress and tell tall tails. I don’t make a lot of time to play on the computer however I hope to leave some thing at least once a week. Please do me the courtesy of taking the thing I say with a grain of salt. If you find what I say as rude, offensive, or just weird just laugh it off. Thanks.

I've decided to start my own blog so here is my first post.