How has 2009 been to you
 

Its been an odd year for me, I am still employeed and doing well financially so thats better than most I think, I have me a new girl friend in my life Connie a lil 5-1 tiny gal just like I like em, she is a real sweetheart and we have a promising future together, kids and grandkids are all doing well, my folks are still kickin hard............actually life is still pretty good at this point

I do see some changes comming though :humm:

so whatcha telling us we are all invited to the wedding:humm:

:tttt:

dont push it, not that I wouldnt but its way early in this relationship, time will most likely tell there ..................actually I am thinkin real deep here and I am at a point in my life where I can pretty much do whatever I want so maybe a lil adventure would be nice :humm:

09's been good to me. still gainfully employed, get to ride plenty, weather has been moderate. Family is all good....

and best of all... by DB buddies are all still around even though I've been MIA for a year. :)

:5: hi 5 fellas

It sucked, just like 08 and 07 did, been slower than hell for work in Florida and now Orlando is none as the number 1 hardest place to find a job, there's a 1000 apps for every job and if you do get the job your still not getting paid enough do to illegals lowered the wage base to where you have to live 5 people to a house to live.

Our wages were low to start out and it was hard to get by before all that happened.

I'm hoping it will turn around quick, it been three long years and my reserves are gone and work came to a stop this month.

Oh well hope everyone else is doing much better!!!

09 has been good to me.2 job empolyment is hard but worth it,sometimes I fell like I dont have enought time with the wife and kid but it will pay off in the long run.Most of the family is doing well mom,dad,ect.So all is well to this point.:U:Plan to retire in N.C.

09 has been good for me.I've been really busy since i transfered to another part of peterbuilt in 08.and it hasn't slowed down yet.Then i got a transfer closer to home a couple months ago.:U:

so far its been the worst year i have lived:argh: got laied off twice arrested once, suffered from a major injury had to move in with the parents and cant afford to eat much, but i got my hopes up next year can only get better right?

Whit just remember that if you have any second thoughts about getting hitched then don’t do it.

It's been ok.

The Good:
Still self employed and the business is doing ok.
Got my Federal Airboat Certification.
Enojy my time with the SAR team.
Getting a lot more underway time than previous years.:U:
Paid off a few big bills and more are going away:U:
Grand daughter lives with me and at 3 1/2, keeps my old ass young:)
Son's doing well in pre-med.
Daughter finally got a full time job at the hospital.
Wife retired:U:

The Bad:
Wife Retired:D
Father in Law had a major stroke:(
Everybody in the house is sick at present:(
The IRS is still in business:moon:

Overall it seems the good outweighs the bad:)

Let's hope 2010 is better for everyone all the way around:c:

Where to start,

hasn't been the best year but over all not horrible.

started off the year fresh out of an accident, borrowing a vehicle RIP reliable ford 6.9 and a really sore shoulder and in a relationship that was doomed from the start.

on the up side I managed to scrape together enough to buy my current dodge, met a great girl i'm very happy with and i'm still employed. towed a friend from PA to AL was a 10 day offroad trip and that was a great get away for me.

finished my offroad truck, enough to take it out.
still broke.
daughter is doing better in school this year.
did some side work that had some unforseen problems not under my control so the guy doesnt even wanna pay me for travel or any of my time so far.


so I dunno.. it's had it's ups and down it could be better but it could be a heck of a lot worse.. every time i'm caught up and things are looking bright I get knocked back down.

my year has been amazing :)

I got married Dec 20th 2008 ( yes i know thats not 2009, but its pretty close)
IN March Husband desided to Joing the USAF
husband lost 55 lbs in order to join
husband went to MEMPS took the oath
I sold my car
Going to Memphis for our anniversary/honeymoon
husband leaves feb 12th 2010 for basic.


the bad

husbands grandpaw died May 31st 2009. hes in a better place... he suffered a few heartattacks and a few stroks till one left him paralized...and lived that way for quit some time.. so hes in a better place


my year has been good... just been learning and living and enjoying the time i have left at home will be leaving tenn sometime june... so im really spendin tons of time with my family and my husband.

year has been pretty boring tho..lol... nothing about this year has been about me...which is fine Im soo proud of my husband.

2009 has been okay but better than the middle of the year back when I caught a guy I was with for a long time with another girl and tried to act like he didn't know me, then I was threatened several times by another ex but now, I'm dating another one and I'm so happy with him! He's been a pipefitter and has taught welding classes and plans to teach me until I can get certified, so I can work with him! Got me my first Cummins about 3 weeks ago even though it's so ugly, but all I really need is the motor and transmission anyways. Also, got me another 4-wheeler so I'm happy about that even though my bank account is going way down. College is going good and I love it much better than high school full of rich preps. Still working this boring job as a receptionist though.

Hummm, let's see...
2009 made a difficult start as I was under employed until March 1st. As such I missed a deadline to write an exam and when I finally got my shit together it was after when the association changed the exam to the new stuff. As a result of that I failed in July:booo:. Work responsibilities were removed to the point where I don't do much anymore but still get paid well enough.

In April, bought the wife a new car - I love it:U:, unfortunately, as a result of that purchase I was unable to start building my shop! :booo:

Work is wrapping up again and now it is looking more difficult to find a construction management job in the local area. I missed the opportunity to submit a bid to the City for a major civic centre renovation which I am a bit miffed about but I was asleep at the wheel on that one. Live and learn.

It looks like this winter is going to be skiing time and maybe even a sled trip - who knows. I have to keep the costs down as I don't know what is in store for the first quarter of 2010.

The economy seems to be picking up but it isn't moving as fast as I would like it to.

Cheers.