EE Taft

Dry it off!?!?!?! Heck, I beat mine to pieces beating on the deck laughin'! I'll have to try that one of these days when I wind up in the hospital!

Only thing I'll tell is this. Get them done by a pro. There are a lot of fly-by-nighters out there that install cheap and wrong and charge a fortune just to rip ya. Do you're research on the work and products.

I can't post what comes to mind......my ex is being one those kind of people right now. Trust me.....there's more to that story than any of you want to know!

I saw one in this bunch lastnight that brought me to tears. Four Freedoms. The Freedom of Fear. Mom and dad tucking the kids in while dad holds a newspapers reading of Bombings and horror. Had me a bit damp eyed. Having kids through all the happenings of the past 13 years.......still choke up thinking about it.

Bama....you hit the nail right on the head! Just ask anyone that's my age.........they ain't even heard of him. His work reminds me of my granddad's shop in Mt. P Iowa. EE Taft and sons plumbing and heating. To look at some of the painting of a working man studying his work........just like looking at my granddad.

Some of these bring me to tears. The good times seem to be gone. Thanks for posting these, Joe.

Darn........how about a cousin?.......or maybe a neice?.....long as she sees things the way you do. LOL!

BTW....I did that for a few friends over the years.

Calico.......you got a younger sister that's single? hehehehe.

OMG! That is me and my ex over and over! LOL! I had to share that on my FB page! Too funny!

Lots of ups and downs and happenings and heartbreaks in my life lately........now for the good! I'm back in the west central Illinois area......across the muddy river from Burlington, Iowa. I've landed a job with a new JD dealership that has emerged and hope to get started with that very soon........then, lo and behold.......I go out last night on the town, visit this cozy little place for a drink and find a slew of new friends including a gent and his wife that expressed a huge interest in CAS!!!!! SCORE! As soon as I can get back up and going I'll be taking them to one of the fine clubs around here to get them started up! Then.......I go out on the patio to listen to a lovely young lady singer and a guy playing a guitar with her.........boda bing! Got them talked into getting a full band going and get us off and runnin' playin' music again.....and this young lady has a KILLER voice! It will be a blast playin' behind such a talented and sweet lady. I haven't played music behind a lady lead singer in quite some time! Ya know.......things have a funny way of working out........oppertunity knocked and I answered! Day after day........things change and I don't know whether I'm comin' or goin'..........but the ride can be fun either way! Now.......if I can just get some of the things I've lost built back up to get the leather work going again............. Gotta try to be happy in the midst of chaos!

Thanks Miss Mary. Gonna try not to be such a stranger now.......but it's damn hard to do these days. All BS aside.......I think I'll try my dangedest to be here more often. Sure beats the heck outta wonderin' if anyone loves me! I guess this thing has made me bitter and soft all at the same time..........but that don't mean I won't shoot at anyone tryin' to drink off yer tab! Especially if'n I'm the only one allowed to do so!.

My prayers headed up.

Forgiveness given only one direction breaks the Lords heart. Just my experience lately.......he's not alone......I been a bit broken hearted in forgiving myself. Grudges shouldn't tear down friendships or families such as this one. Amen, Pard. Warning and disclaimer: Me putting in good words here lately seems to be in vain.......so take it how you will.

Y'all are makin' me feel better........Not much time to talk as of late. Just trying to recoop some of the losses and get back to working on things I've been forced to neglect. So much has come down all at once and some here and elsewhere have been ........waiting on me for some time..........to them I give my most humble apologies and tell them I am thinking of them and will be back at it as soon as possible. To those that I had phone numbers for..........well, divorce is an ugly thing! The night it hapened the first time........I got my cell phone thrown at my head! LOL.......missed and hit the wall! So......I've lost numbers for a lot of you. Please pm me with those numbers and I'll give y'all call as soon as I can. I'm still kickin'! Just a lot of back and forth...........and I'm still not sure it's over yet. Without getting too graphic...........Mama Taft did some things she's not proud of and is just not in her right mind.........for lack of better terms. I hate to even say that..........and I don't really know where this is going to take me or what might happen, but the advice here is a great help and keeps me humble and kind in the face of an ugly situation. Thanks for bein' there, Y'all It means the world to me.