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Arlington, VA

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Blessings from Rome, 

Never missed one day of school, except a field trip to the Botanical Garderns. My goodness.......... well I started work at the Fairfax County Courthouse. Stayed there for seven years and then got BA from from the American University. Worked then in the Pentagon for the Army and Navy. The Navy job was extra good and enjoyable. Miss it dearly. Retired early to do elderly care for parents. Continued to paint copies of my favorite wildlife artists work just for fun. 

 

Then I restored a vintage 1755 log house while, all along, painting pretty wildlife oil paintings to go into the log house. Trying to get that pioneer spirit thing going, you see. My uncle Clement had a pastry shop one block from the Whitehouse for eons. He was considered the best pastry chef in the world I beleive at that time based upon what I saw at the International Epicurian Association events and the competions therein. It was probably the closest thing to the Food Network Channel back then at that time. Infact, they would not let him compete at these events because he was so good but he did always exhibit there and never failed to impress. Plus, he was the nicest personality next to Red Skelton, my next to favorite person, that there ever was. So anyhow, if I didnt do something artistically in my life, I would feel behind the eight ball. 

 

So anyhow, I topped the cabin off with a perfect, new $7500. Heartland Stove for the kitchen but I paid only $3000. for it but I had to drive up to DesMoine to pick it up. Seams like I have tried to do it all and ran my knees to the ground so I sit alot these days not doing too much anymore 

 

My claim to fame has been nobly paying child support to two boys for twenty years that have been poisoned against me. I could count on my fingers the times that I have actually seen them. Talk about not getting your nickel's worth. 

 

Anyhow, on the bright side, my third son graduated from Wakefield too and graduated from the West Point Military Academy. He went to serve in Iraq and is now thriving with a dream job in Seattle and travels to China regularly. A very proud father I am so maybe going to church every Sunday morning and night too plus Thursday night prayer meeting must of payed off some, I think. My son just bought a black Titan Pickup truck from a fellow that flies missions in fighter planes over Afganistan and Iraq. This fellow outfitted the truck before he sold it to my son with the most amazing add-ons that you could ever imagine before he had to go back and fly another mission. So that's whats up pretty much.

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