Tired and frustrated

Hello everyone,

Have you ever just wanted to throw a computer out the window to make you feel better? I did yesterday and may still in the days to come. Mom's computer crashed a while back and ever since, I have been trying to restore her financial files. I do not think it can be done. I will say, my happiness with Quicken is very low right now. I was under the impression that you reinstalled the program then restored the data file and it was done. NOT!! I had at least 8 versions of data going at one point yesterday. and got all them so intertwined that it was not even funny. The 2 service reps that tried to help me made since, but as soon as I would get off line with them, I would do something and get myself right back in the same mess. After 6+ hours yesterday, I gave up with a partially restored file that has a balance in the negatives of thousands. So I guess if any of you a re Quicken experts, I need help.

Anyway, I was so tired and frustrated last night, I had a headache to kill a person. So when I hit the bed with a sleeping pill and 500 of Alive, I was out of here.

Not much exciting has happened around me other than I am working halfway steady on a shift for RPS on the side now. I hope that being on a steady shift will allow me to better regulate my sleep and have more usable off time. I will let you know. I know I am going to work A shift in Pell City threw April as of right now. I think I will like working there. I have a good partner currently and a decent station.

I am loving my little car. The Alabama SMARTIES club is a lot of fun. We are going to do a car show in April that I think will be fun. For those that do not know, the caar i got was not the car i ordered. It is just like the car I ordered but was acually an "orphan" that I accecpted. My car came in a couple weeks ago and I orphaned it out. I did get by to actually see it. So I parked my LiL Guy next to it and here is a picture of them together below. I understand that a young man adopted it last Saturday. I sure wish I could have gotten it for Amy. Maybe later we can get Amy and Hunter one.
So, as you can see, they were twins.

Have a good night and several days till I talk to you again.

JEFF

Alabma Smarties and the Mad Drummer

Hello to everyone,

I am at ATCC tonight after working the Ambulance last night. Tomorrow brings the 2nd BAMA SMARTIES club meeting. We are meeting then having a cruise around town and then going to eat. It should be a great time. I will let you know.

Let me tell you, my son is a "Mad Drummer". The reason I say that is demonstrated in the picture below.As you can tell, he gathered every drum he could get a hold of to make his set "BIG". I think he is off his rocker brain. But he enjoys it. I just wish he would be serious and play some good stuff instead of just playing around. I guess he is just having fun.

Well I will let you know when you can come listen to a concert from him. Until then, I will keep letting you know how he progresses.

Talk to you later.

JEFF

One more till the big 40

Hello everyone,

Yes, Another year has gone by. I can not believe that in another, I will be 40. It has been a good day for me. I got off from RPS this morning and rested most of the day. I watched the inauguration for a while and then took a nap. The nap was just not long enough. I guess I should have turned Obama off and slept, but I wanted to watch and listen. Then mom cooked a birthday dinner to die for and we ate before I had to head to work for the night. It was awesome, MOM. THANKS. Then, of course, there was the Savage's cake that is a tradition in my family. Again, it was awesome.

Now, as for next year. We are going to have a 40 year throw down. So consider this your warning or invitatation. But we will be having a birthday bash. I will have to figure outt the details, but you must put it on your calendar now so that you can be there. And be saving up for the cover charge for the band.

I have not done much but work since the last post. I am loving my little car. It is so much fun. We are having a BAMA SMARTIES meet and greet this Saturday and it should be a lot of fun. You can go to the BAMA SMARTIES web site if you want at: http://www.smartusainsider.com/group/bamasmarties

So I work tonight, then go to Still Waters for a day shift tommorow. RPS in Odenville on Thursday and TCC Friday night. So as you can see, I am going to be busy for the next few days. I will update you soon.

JEFF

Hello everyone,

I went and got my tag for the SMART today. I went last week and the lady told me that new tags were coming today, so I waited. It looks good on my blue car.

I am on a 3 night straight at ATCC then a day off and 3 straight days at ATCC. Not much to tell you about. Hunter left on his hiking trip today threw Monday. Amy rode in with me and has gone to do some shopping that she wanted to do and just generally have time to walk around an look at what she wants to. She likes doing that by herself when she can. We stopped and had a great meal at Bella's on the way in and she is going to hang till I get off and we care going to get the Honda and head home in the morning. She is out in the LiL Guy right now. I knwo she will enjoy it once she relaxes about driving it. Se loved her Focus cause it was small and easy to park. So she will be in heaven with my car.
I will talk to everyone later,

JEFF

A Merry Christmas to everyone

Hello and Merry Christmas to everyone,

I hope that you have great day with your families as I plan to. I thought I would share a couple of my favorite memories from my childhood with you in the form of the videos. I LOVED this cartoon for these two clips as a child. I out one at the top and one at the bottom. ENJOY

All I have done this week is work and enjoy driving my car. It is a blast and the attention is very amusing to watch.

Again, have a MERRY CHRISTMAS,

JEFF

I got my SMART

Yes everyone, It is finally mine.

It's only taken a year and a month to get, but I have a SMART. It's name (for now) is LIL Guy. May change later. I picked it up this morning and plan on driving as much as possible today. I will get more pics on my picture place later.

We are awaiting Peggy to get home from the hospital right now. She seemed to be doing good last night. I will brief you later on her progress. Oh, I guess I should tell you why she was in the hospital, for those that did not know. She had a pace maker placed on Friday.

Hunter and I are going to Trans Siberian Orchestra concert tonight. We are staying with the Rogers for the next couple nights to help with her care.

Well, talk to you later.

JEFF

Smart group of People

Hello Everyone,

The people in the picture above are members of BAMA SMARTIES, a enthusiast group for Smart cars here in Alabama. As I said, a group of Smart people. You can visit our blog site for the group at the Smart USA site at the following link.

http://www.smartusainsider.com/groups/group/show?id=2029424%3AGroup%3A6866

We had our first meet and greet on Saturday at the Smart center in Birmingham which is at Crown Automobile. It was a lot of fun for me. I enjoyed having people that have the cars already to ask some questions and then Susan let me ride with her on the ride part and I got to experience the car first hand. It is all that I thought it would be. I can not wiat for my car to gfet here!

Other than that, the only thing besides work that has happened was the parade in Sylacauga Saturday night. It went pretty well. It was COLD.

This week is packed full. I will be in Birmingham most of the week. I will stay with the Rogers several nights. Saunday was at TCC and back today (Monday). I have the BREMSS Banquit Tuesday night, than back to work at 6:30 am Wednsday. The I have to be in Jasper Thursday morning. Hunter performs at the Hospital Thursday night and then I am back to UAB Friday for a class before going to StillWaters Friday night for a Christmas party. And then class on Saturday for annual licence CEUs.

I will try to update you sometime during the week.

JEFF