It's nights like this that make me wish I had a better camera!
Check out the full moon over Westfield.

Electronic Rubber Neckin'

For those of you who like to do a little part time rubber neckin' - I've got just the tool for you! The Indianapolis Star has a new fancy-dancy feature.

It shows LIVE 911 calls as they are happening. You can't hear the call, but you can see where they are in Marion county and what the call is for.

It's interesting - especially late at night. If you've got nothing better to do, and feel like checkin out the action in Indianapolis, go here:

http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/99999999/LOCAL0802/70416062

I just read that Tammy Faye died Friday. Poor thing, I saw her on Larry King this week. She looked pretty close to the final stages.

When she was on the Surreal Life, I gained a new found respect for her. She was loving to everyone on that show.

I'm sure I could stand to work on being more like her in that way.

Spend an evening with DOG the Bounty Hunter at The Centre in Evansville on Monday, August 20 at 7:30pm.

Considered the greatest bounty hunter in the world, Duane 'Dog' Chapman has made more than 6,000 captures in his 27-year career. This highly intense, charismatic ex-con and born-again Christian is the king of the comebacks. This modern-day hero once served time in a Texas prison. 'I am what rehabilitation stands for,' Dog says.

Now on the right side of the law, Dog is tireless in his efforts to bring in the bad guys and encourage them to turn their lives around. Over the years, the list of fugitives Dog claims to have either helped catch or single-handedly brought to justice reads like a who's who of America's most wanted, including the high-profile Max Factor heir, Andrew Luster. Dog credits much of his success to his knack for getting the most out of his informants. 'Seventy percent of all my captures happen because some good ol' American has turned them in by giving me information,' he says.

Tickets go On Sale Friday, July 13 at 10:00am. Seats are $29.75 and $98 for a VIP seat which includes a Meet & Greet Pass and an Autograph Session. All tickets are subject to Ticketmaster Fees, Handling Charges and Facility Fees.

Tickets can be purchased at The Roberts Stadium Box Office, The Centre Box Office, All Ticketmaster outlets including fye in Eastland Mall and Evansville Schnuck's locations. Tickets can be charged by phone by calling (812) 423-7222 in Indiana and (270) 926-6661 in Kentucky or on the Internet at Ticketmaster.com.

Click here to order tickets.

IVAN STEVENS - CAMDEN, NEW JERSEY

I'm sure you all remember me talking about little Ivan Stevens of Camden, New Jersey. He was the little boy featured in ABC's documentary titled, "Waiting in the World to Change". See my post from January: http://andreasmindworks.blogspot.com/2007_01_01_archive.html

Mom and I pooled our money together and sent a donation to Ivan's minister. That was back in January - at that time, I recieved a personal call from the minister, Rev. David King - Sr. Pastor of Community Baptist Church in Camden. We talked for quite a while and he told me that Ivan was getting the house he longed for so much. (Thank you Jesus for the wonderful people that are still in this world)

Today, I got a picture of Ivan in the mail from Rev. King. I was so surprised! Ivan said in the documentary that he wanted to be Superman and fly in the sky to find his mom and brother a house with nice curtains. Here's the picture I got of Ivan (with his mommy and Rev. King) - notice - he's got on a Superman coat. Too cute!
Rev. King now has a building he wants to refurbish to provide a safe place for the people of Camden to come for warm food, safety, worship, job searching help, day care, after school care .... the list goes on and on. As you can see, this building needs LOTS of work. Over $600,000.00 worth!

I'm planning to send another donation. It's not much but if everyone does just a little bit, we CAN change the world.

If your heart tells you to do the same, please make your checks payable to :

Community Baptist Church
Rev. David King
1529 Mt. Ephraim Ave.
Camden, NJ 08104
856-964-3330
or by Paypal at: www.dkingministries.com

NIDO IS NEATO!!!

The other night, Richie was watching Future Cars on the Science Channel. He loves shows about flying cars and cars of the future. I watched with him and found the future car of my dreams!

It's Nido!

This little car is built for safety! There are honeycomb/accordian-like panels that protect the people in the car. They crush panel by panel absorbing most of the impact. Whoda Thunk? These little genius honeycomb things help prevent brain injuries, whiplash and other serious injuries that usually go along with car accidents. Oh, but it doesn't stop there! Nido is also built to minimize injuries to pedestrians too - should you have a problem running people down on a regular basis, that is!

I think it's a cute little car - but we all know I love the "high ride" feature of Rich's truck. Don't know if I will ever buy another "low-rider", but if I do, Nido is on the top of my list.

Check out some of their other prototype cars: http://www.pininfarina.com/index/storiaModelli/modelli.html?modelli.php?ids=2569cba69fedad1efc8e9589d7718341

Do you think they will offer it in pink?

You may not be born yet, or maybe you are.
Don't worry little angel, I'm coming to get you.

Believe the unbelievable
Receive the inconceivable
See beyond our wildest imagination
Lord, we come with great expectations

Went out to see Bo the other day, he wasn't there....so I took some pictures around the farm.

Caught a great sunset totally by accident. Just stepped outside saw the beautiful sky and turned around to get my camera. Here's what I got:

Did ya hear? Bob Evans died.

Rich loves Bob Evans biscuits and gravy. Whenever he leaves work to go there he always says, "I've got a meeting with Bob, be back later."

We love you Bob and we'll miss you! Thanks for making such great sausage!

My dad had some kidney stones "removed" yesterday. He was a nervous wreck but sailed through the surgery just fine. They actually blasted them inside his body. He will expell them as he tinkles over the next few days. He's very, very sore but getting better.

I'm sure he'd love to recieve some get well wishes from everyone!

For Kelsey Smith

WITH HOPE
by

Steven Curtis Chapman
Album Title: Speechless

1 Thess. 4:13-14 & Heb. 6:9, 10:23

This is not at all how we thought it was supposed to be
We had so many plans for you
We had so many dreams

And now you've gone away
And left us with the memories of your smile

And nothing we can say
And nothing we can do
Can take away the pain
The pain of losing you, but

We can cry with hope
We can say goodbye with hope
'Cause we know our goodbye is not the end, oh no
And we can grieve with hope
'Cause we believe with hope
(There's a place by God's grace)
There's a place where we'll see your face again
We'll see your face again

And never have I known
Anything so hard to understand
And never have I questioned more
The wisdom of God's plan
But through the cloud of tears
I see the Father's smile and say well done

And I imagine you
Where you wanted most to be
Seeing all your dreams come true
'Cause now you're home
And now you're free, and

We have this hope as an anchor
'Cause we believe that everything
God promised us is true, so

We wait with hope
And we ache with hope
We hold on with hope
We let go with hope

The Children of War

This picture was on the internet today. It broke my heart to see the scared look on the boy's face trying to take shelter behind a U.S. soldier. I can't imagine being a kid living in Baghdad. Wish I could swoop down, grab them all and protect them.

The strangest part of this picture to me is the stark contrast of emotions. Some are just walking across the street looking in the direction of the gunshots, others are just standing around, some are running. I guess this image is evidence how the human mind can adjust to even unthinkable situations.

I'm still praying for resolution in Baghdad but I'm honestly not sure how this whole thing is going to end up.

These are the lillies blooming on the west side of my house.
There's only one little plant that comes up every year.
It blooms like crazy trying to make us proud of it.

I planted all my flowers this weekend. Now it's time to watch them grow and bloom their little heads off. I love flowers!!!

I spotted this little begonia bud just starting to bloom. I liked how the petals open out of the bud curled and kind of unfurl in front of our eyes.

I thought it would make a good picture and would give me a chance to play with the macro mode on my camera.

Here's the result:

Remember what it felt like to write your name with a sparkler? Well, you've got another chance!

Check out www.sprintsweets.com I can't figure out how to write the flowers but little hearts and smiley faces come up automatically after the words love and happy. It's fun to play with and a great viral marketing campaign! Good work Sprint!

I read an interview with Lakisha from American Idol. Did you watch? She got voted off - but hey it's just the beginning for her. Great things on the horizon for sure!

She said she was crying and holding her 4 year old girl. The little girl wiped away Lakisha's tears and said, "It's ok mommy, I'm not mad."

How stinkin' cute is that?

We have a new employee at work. Her name is Nicolene. I decided her nickname should be Nico (Nee'ko). I further expanded her nickname today to be Nico Suave. So we laughed about Rico Suave for a while and I decided we needed to find the Rico Suave video. Where do I turn? Of course, trusty YOU TUBE has a Rico Suave video! Here he is in all of his no shirt, leather jacket, bad boy Latino glory. Besides Erik Estrada, Gerardo could explain my obsession with dark skinned, bad boys ..... (yeah I know, I married a blonde, white boy. I can't explain it either!)

Don't you just love 90's dancing? Enjoy this blast from the past!

Hey Sanjaya, your 15 minutes is up, bud!

Now, Let the REAL competition begin!

I love this picture. Mom's got a proud little smile on her face, Robby looks slightly shy and innocent and Grammy is gorgeous as usual. Jill's right, we've got good genes!