2010 a great year for me

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  OK, thinking back over this last year last night, after i got an unbelievable win in my fantasy football league that made me question how i could get so lucky to pull that off, i have realized this past year has been really good to me.

  some of the things i recieved this year are:

  the amazing win in FF superbowl (TE with 7.2 average scored 19 points)

  2 pair shorts, a DVD, from follower drawings on twitter 

  ipad from drawing at tool show

  a Tshirt, a shoman art print and $100 at www.myfantasymma.com picking fights

  WEC prize package from twitter (WEC) 2 shirts, keychains, mouse pad, etc.

  Brian Stann signed book from MMAjunkie Radio

  shirt signed by Joker and MMAjunkie Radio guys and Jenny

  signed shirt from mike swick

  went to the Arnold event in Columbus and the WEC event last march, spent the weekend pretty much hanging out, meeting and talking to fighters like Donald Cerrone, Pat Barry, Anthony Njokuani, Shonie Carter, Don Frye, (man crush) had a great time also hung out with some fellow junkies tom west, begley, got seats in the 6th row center cage in 1rst section off floor. had a great time but actually started the whole thing off by myself, so meeting up with everyone made my weekend great.

  my 17 year old daughter secured 8 year tutition value scholarship from Wright State University http://www.wright.edu/  Sammy gets all the credit for the hard work and sacrifice of her summers that she put in, she is a great kid, i couldn’t ask for anymore then she gives

  my 13 year old daughter got in one of the programs that my oldest was in at Wright State that gets you 4 year scholarship for participation and completion. she has really stepped up her game since starting high school at Stivers. i can’t ask for anymore then effort and i’m grateful that the effort has propelled them to bragging status for me to gloat about.  

  my youngest daughter is 4 and you would swear she was 12 by her vocabulary and personality, when she tells me she “loves me so much” i just melt inside. being around her older sisters has made he advance way faster then her sisters did. i can’t imagine a level higher then the older girls already preform at but it looks like Olivia will soar past every standard set by her sisters. 

  my wife hasn’t left me yet even despite my faults, some even she denies i’m sure.

  my wife and I started dating in the 11th grade of high school, we both graduated in 1984 and got married in 1989. i told her in school she was the one, and she thought i was just trying to get in her pants, (some truth to that i have to admit but i was serious about her being the one) i still stand by that, i feel we offset each other perfectly, my cold logic and her warm emotion gets us to a good spot in the middle that makes sense when we work on anything together.

  my brother and 2 sisters all live within a hour drive of home and all of us help mom out with anything she needs, we lost our step father a couple years ago and it was hard on mom, but we circled the wagons and pushed through it. she deserve anything we can do as she raised all 4 of us by herself since i was 10 and i’m the oldest of 4. i learned what hard work and dedication to your responsibilities is all about from her. my work ethic is directly related to watching her bust her ass to take care of us. 

  i am truly blessed with the family i have and don’t do enough to show how much i appreciate them, but thats one of the things i’m working on changing.

  we have been swamped with work since last December at the shop so i have had unlimited hours available for me to work if needed.

  we got bonuses in the second half of this year, which is something that hasn’t been happening for years but used to happen on a regular basis.

  i have a great job and i am paid very well and feel respected by the owner of the company. i have supervisor position with my own office in the CNC Mill Dept. and i’m in charge of 16 people in my area. 10 on days and 6 on nights

  my direct supervisor is the guy that brought me up through the company with him, i took over his spot and he moved above the whole floor, so we never butt heads and always compliment each others ideas when solving problems.

  i really have it good here at work, and don’t regret any of the extra effort i put in on a regular basis to get the job done, it has paid off very well for me.

  i started using twitter and made a bunch of great friends i’ll probably never really meet but really enjoy talking to, from not only all around the country but all around the world.

  Talking with A few of those people has been A truly enlightening experiences for me, it has helped me to see things a little different and try to change the energy i put out to be more positive, just to see if that would come back to me and it has in more ways then i expected.

  i have a better understanding of “acts of kindness” and the return power they have in karma. i would have laughed at that and called bullshit not very long ago, but i’m some what of a believer as of late.

  all in all it was a great year for me, i’m not recalling any bad things that happen because the good things is a much bigger list. either that or my push towards positive has deleted all negatives from hard drive memory.

  i do feel i have a few of you to thank for helping me to try to change by giving me examples that i felt were commendable and qualities i desired to obtain to make myself a better person. you guys know how you are cause i have not tried to hide it and wanted you to know you were part of that for me, even if it was unintentional on your part.

  I thank you again and i only hope i can resemble the truly good people you guys are and pass that foraward to the people around me, even the ones i don’t know or don’t have any affect on my life.

  i feel unworthy of the good fortune i have had this year but i’m trying to learn to give it back as best i can by watching all of you.

  Thank You again, to those that have had a part in my year in any way, you were an important part of it for me, without every ingredient the cake fails to rise.

  i owe my rise to everyone of you “ingredients”