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For some reason my birthday has never seemed all that different from any other day of the year... I guess that's how I forget about it sometimes lol. Between me, my sister, a couple of my friends, HR, and your friend Judy, it sounds like we've got most of the month of January taken care of even if we just claim one day each lol.


I don't really frequent any stores :P There's no craft stores within an hour drive for sure, and probably farther than that, but when you get out that far I have to stop claiming to know what's in every town lol. I think I've seen a jewelry store called Michaels before, but the only craft shops I've really seen were Hobby Lobby and one little store that I don't remember the name of.


I think that system for getting gifts works out best lol. It takes out the risk of getting someone something they don't like, and you never end up pretending you like something you don't really :P

So do you want me to give you the colors and stuff now, or after the festival?

Deep red and deep green are probably my two favorite colors then probably blue, then maybe orange or yellow... not sure how well all that would work out though, I guess it probably depends on what you'd be putting on it. I like bright colors and deep colors mostly. Is deep even a word to describe a color? If not, it should be because I can't think of a better word to use lol.

As for size, I normally need an XL. I'm tall enough, that smaller sizes tend to not be long enough. XL sometimes end up being pretty baggy on me, but that's alright because I like that lol. Plus, I'm finally starting to put on weight, so maybe I'll start filling them out more.

Ideas for what I would want on a one of a kind shirt... Hmmm... That's tough to answer especially without really having any guidelines. I guess I'll have to think about it.

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All the darkness in the world cannot extinguish the light of a single candle.

That is the fun part -- starting to plan -- yes I wanted info now -- I can be thinking and sketching while you are off having fun.

Yellow and Orange are pretty much out for me except in cases of a deep gold ( and yes -- I think deep is a perfect word to describe color ) and rare sort of autumn burnt sienna sort of -- kind of orange. Only for accent though --- never a shirt in those shades -- those colors honestly annoy me -- no orange or yellow. Red, green and blue -- A --OK -- we have the first part under control -- and XL it is -- now on to design -- just throw out any design or idea no matter how random and we will see -- the thing may just come to me and if you don't like it I will have to make you 2 shirts : ) sometimes these things just happen -- does it have to be a Chrsitian theme
or can I just see what comes ?

We have Hobby Lobby as well -- I mostly shop at Michaels though. We are near Ft Smith Ark. --- so we have a fairly good selection. You mention OK City quite a lot -- do you go there for shopping -- that is a rather long trip isn't it -- people here go to Tulsa a lot. I have simple needs -- Ft Smith is plenty big enough for me -- other than that it is online --- I do not like to shop.

It is rather silly for HR to go and try to buy my games or craft supplies and I do not buy his tools -- we worked that out years ago. Returning is just too much trouble.

Guidelines --- hmmm --- really there are none -- I have never made a shirt before for someone I do not know in person -- usually the shirt just comes to me because of special memories of or special things and likes and dislikes of that person. This is a new adventure for me. Fair warning --- you may be surprised !!!!

Yes January seems to be just one big Birthday -- well at least it will be easy to keep it all together.

Got to go -- I have to get ready for church.

Nope, it doesn't have to be a Christian theme.

I guess I'll throw some random stuff out there. I like penguins, and lions, and eagles(not necessarily all together lol). I like things that are a strong contrast to each other. I like things that are symmetrical. Umm... I like things that are funny.

I don't really know if any of that is helpful or not, but there's some random thoughts for you :P


No, I don't go to OKC for shopping, I actually go shopping less than I go to OKC lol(one of the side effects of not having any money...). I was going to OKC every month or so for doctor's visits. This past time is probably the last time I'm going to go though. Yes, it's a long trip. It's around a 3 1/2 hour drive each way, so that's about 7 hours in the car that day.


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All the darkness in the world cannot extinguish the light of a single candle.

Good things to know -- we are getting started.

Oh the doctor -- Oogy I was thinking that not so long ago when you came here to Lilbro -- some days you could not even get off the couch -- some times you couldn't swallow and of course the joint aches and stuff. Now you
are on your way to a music festival --- working out and gaining weight. I am just amazed at your healing and
so happy for you. There is no stopping you now.

"A side effect of having no money" -- you know what -- I suspect that is the next thing that is about to change --
things are looking good for Oogy. I look forward to you being back in school and then you will probably have a job, and that will mean less time for our talks -- but I know it is what is best for you. I will really miss you here when you get ever so busy though.

I forgot to tell you that we sang your song in church today -- I forget the title -- is it Cornerstone ?
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Lead me Lord and I will follow

Yeah, it is pretty amazing :) All I can say is God is great!

I'm kinda used to not having any money. Growing up, my dad was a missionary, and my mom worked as a paraprofessional in schools(basically she worked with disabled kids but wasn't a full on special ed teacher from my understanding). Then they both started going back to school, so that meant even less money.

I didn't always have really nice stuff, but I had the necessities. My clothes didn't always fit well, but I had clothes. We always had food. My parents and sisters were always there. And my parents did a good job of teaching us about the Lord.

There's a song by Audio Adrenaline that I like called Chevette. One of the lines says, "I was the son of a preacher and he was a rich -poor- man." The rest of the song talks about a car that didn't always run, which is a very familiar story as well lol.

Now, it's kinda weird because they're both getting started in jobs that have a higher pay than their combined pay before(or at least close to it). They're finally getting vehicles that will be dependable and they won't have to worry about whether or not they'll be able to get to work the next day.

Anyway, I guess I said all that to say that I'm not really sure how much my money situation is going to change. Yes, I plan to get a job. However, I'll also have to be paying for an apartment and college and food. I guess a lot of it depends on how good of a job I'm able to get.

Haha, "my" song :P In Christ Alone is the name of the one I assume you're talking about.
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All the darkness in the world cannot extinguish the light of a single candle.

HR and I started with very little -- we used to count out extra money down to the penny to see how much lumber we could buy when we were building this house ( we have done everything here ourselves. Plumbing and electrical included.) We moved here on our wedding night and we had a 14 foot travel trailer. We have always been careful and conservative and we choose a simple life style now -- I personally do not care for fancy things.

I am very happy for your Mom and Dad -- we have had a similar sort of success. Perhaps that is good for the later years of life -- things that are earned are appreciated.

"Anyway, I guess I said all that to say that I'm not really sure how much my money situation is going to change. Yes, I plan to get a job. However, I'll also have to be paying for an apartment and college and food. I guess a lot of it depends on how good of a job I'm able to get."

Come now Oogy, that sounds like a change to me -- a wonderful marvelous change from the way you were feeling when we first met.

Personally -- I think your family and ours -- have always had all we need. We have been blessed and rich in the things that matter.

OK OK In Christ Alone to the rest of the world -- to me and HR ( because I keep saying don't you just love
Oogy's song ) it is Oogy's song. I just love that song and it will always be Oogy's song.

I have a shirt design -- I just do not know if you will like it -- I do. It is a very rough drawing -- I have never done anything like this one -- it just came to me.

Why don't you email an address -- I might make it and then send it quickly so I do not change my mind.
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Lead me Lord and I will follow

That's cool, we built this house here too.... well, I was little at the time, but I handed people tools and stuff :P Learned a lot that way though, now I know enough about the different things required that I can do various projects if needed.

I agree that our family's have always had what we need. And I agree that my health has changed a LOT since I first came here, I just meant that I still doubt I'll have much spending money. I'm fine with that though.

Albert Einstein once said, "We act as though comfort and luxury were the chief requirements of life, when all that we need to make us happy is something to be enthusiastic about." I think that's very true... he must've been a pretty smart guy :P


I'm glad you like the song lol. I was actually thinking about it the other day.

I'll email you right away :)
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All the darkness in the world cannot extinguish the light of a single candle.

Hmmmm, this place looks famaliar. I think I have been here before.... Anyway, my prior history is rather commonplace compared to you Les and Oogy. I never really did much with money when I was younger and I had quite a few hand-me downs too. I have some money but it is locked up in case I need it for school so I don't exactly have much to spend anyway. I also don't spend anything unless I absolutely need it which means that it takes me forever to decide on optional goods such as video games which usually come last since they are so expensive. I really don't need much money except for necessary goods and emergency money.

Glad you are doing better healthwise Oogy. I am almost nevered troubled that way in one sense but there is a catch, I have to make sure to watch how hot I get because extra sensitive to heat. I actually fear getting overly hot more than getting sick since getting overly hot tends to mess with my organs and cause rather nasty results if I don't check it. That in a sense is worse than getting sick because I have to watch it for the rest of my life and I can only see it getting to a point where I can't go into the sun for fear of getting to warm. I actually know a friend's dad who is the same way like me and is always hot. He can't go in the sun partly because he has skin cancer but he gets sick when he gets to hot so I imagine I will get that way when I get older too.

I thought I was the only one that suffered from the heat like that ! I must read that post to HR, I can not tolerate heat and I have been that way since I was little -- I it makes me ill and I turn red easily -- I have never had a diagnosis or anything but I can tell you it makes me physically ill to get hot. I dread summer -- it makes me feel like a prisoner. That is the first thing I mentioned when Oogy told us about the music festival ! It would be so hot in Texas in June.
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Lead me Lord and I will follow