This is me and my better half

I have been debating for a while about posting pics of my self. You know I don't want to become this famous blogger and get my on TV show. But with my looks it could happen. I also have a slight fear of having a stalker, but anyway. With all my paranoia aside this is me and my wife. Now you can put a face with the name and know why my name is Bigger.

Backwards Investing

Tomorrow will be a bitter sweet day for my father and I. We purchased a piece of property in a big town with a lot of growth. Then we picked a floor plan had it drawn. Took the plans and had at least 2 quotes on all things needed to build. Good profit, good lot, lets go. With septic info approved it was time to apply for building permits. Then it happened we got cold feet. Was the market strong enough to sell a big house, what was happening, it was crashing all around us. The housing market was going bad. We did not build that house. We put the lot back on the market. The bad part is we borrowed quick money (for the land) at a high interest because we new that we would consolidate the land into a construction loan. Well that never happened and for the past 2 years we have been paying this high interest rate. It is kinda like those interest only loans. So tomorrow we are suppose to close on the land. for less than we bought it and a loss of all the interest. I am glad to see this piece of dirt go. If I were to go back I don't know what I would change. I do know I would have borrowed $ in a different manner. The only good part is we purchased a house this week and have borrowed against it to cover the loss on the land. With this being a flip we should be able to recoup. But it is a hard lick. Bad investing has brought down many companys. Lucky for us this is just one bad investment. Bigger is just going to have to turn up the heat and sell an extra house.

NASTY ASS SMELL

It is no secret I live and work in a country area. The deer roam the coons run and the opossum play dead. My office is right out of this small town and is surrounded by fields on all sides. We have had problems with mice in our office and I have been able to catch them at first sign of there poo. I worked Saturday at my office. Monday I was out checking on our houses. Tuesday, yesterday, I came in late so Deb my coworker could go to our other sales lot and help them out. I noticed a stinch in the air but not to bad. This morning I walk in and I am hit with this rank, retched, odor that made me gag. It is a dead mouse. Or so I think. I look around the office tring to find it. The smell is strongest in my office. I leave and get air fresheners. When I return I realize the smell is extremely strong. I have to find this dead mouse. I get to my bathroom and open the cabinet under my sink. And there is the smell. I have my head all in there tring to find this small rotten mouse when I see it. Not a dead mouse but a dead baby opossum. This thing is the size of a rat. you have never seen a bigger jump like I did. It just startled me. A dead Smiling opossum. So I remove this rotten carcass.

Tell me how in the world did a opposum get under my sink. When the smell clears I will have to find its entrance. Hell if a opposum can get in there so can a rat, snake, cat, hell another oppsoum. Thank god you all dont no me personally this is embarrsing. I am a clean person and usally dont keep my oppsoun under my sink. Damn that is nasty.

Lost

I've been around just lost. Seems like life just takes me away sometimes. i have been doing good. My ladies are good. Life just seems grand. We are getting geared up for school. My oldest starts kindergarten this year. she was in school last year in a class they called transition. She will be going to kindergarten which is more like real school. We got a new dog last Saturday. I mean my wife got a new dog last Saturday. She is cute, not what I would have wanted but she is not my dog. I am going back to school for Culinary Technologies. So since I will be gone 2nights a week she wanted a guard dog. And for the baby, well she is growing way to fast. I have to carry her to Chapel Hill for her last sleep study. She is doing great. I think everything is just fine. It is amazing how some reflux can make you so sick. But Thats about it.

LOST

I see all the blogs that I look at and people just have all these ideas about what to put on there blog. Me I have nothing. My mind is a huge balloon full of nothing. If you looked inside my head you would see a space full of that stuff called anti-matter The nothing that makes up like 99% of space. I'm just so uncreative. God It sucks. Oh well still have no computer. I'm on the office computer. Every one have a happy 4th. I will post again when i come up with something creative. but if I have to wait on that I may never post again.

Crash

Im still here but my computer is having a problem. They say it is the mother board. Who knows. I will post when I get it back.

Damn

I got stung by a wasp today on the face. It hurts. Of course I am a puss when it comes to pain. any how Bigger land is doing good. I got a recliner for fathers day. my first own recliner. I feel like a real man now. My wife and kids are so sweet. Hope all is well in your place.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

This is a picture of one year ago. holding my baby is my oldest daughter. Today is a big day in my life. My baby is turning 1. I remember last night a year ago my wife and I where watching Deadliest Catch. She laid down and said. Something just happened. It felt like a pop. So she stood up. Well Niagara falls came a gushing. Sorry if you have a weak stomach. The next day we had our second child. At around 12:00 lunch eastern time we where dancing in the hospital room. Our child would not come out. We danced for about 20 minutes. Really I just held my wife up while she swayed her hips trying to get the girl to fall out. It worked and out came baby. It was a great day. One that I will never forget. So HAPPY BIRTHDAY baby. I love you so much.

Easy Going

I'm just at the office taking it easy today. I set the house Monday. Yesterday I had my electrician, plumber, hvac guy and my septic tank guy all there. They all finished and I have an inspection for today so I can brick it Thursday and Friday. We will see what happens.

I am on top today. I did a little exercise last night and have been doing good on my diet. I plan on losing weight before I go on vacation in December. I did not get the name bigger cause i am small that is for sure. But i feel so much better. I have been drinking water and nothing but water. having apples for breakfast and cutting out all my snaking. I am thinking about post pictures of myself on the blog to let you all see my progress. it is a hard thing to do because of how big i have let my self get. I don't know for now. I have to be dedicated this time. this time I am doing it for my kids. Who wants a dad that is to fat to ride certain roller coasters. I noticed this year at her school there wont many big people. It makes me realize people really care about themselves. I just enjoy food. Food is Good. We will see.

The DEADLINE

As the 30th of June inches ever closer the pressure mounts. I have said before that I am in the housing industry. I am a licensed contractor in the state of NC. But I mainly over see my fathers business. Which is buying and selling new and used mobile homes, or manufactured homes, or trailers. What ever you want to call them. I have pushed hard and have all my homes that qualify for the $8000, that the government is giving, done in a timely manner. I have a final inspection on 3 of them today I know 2 have already passed. And I have a final inspection on one tomorrow. So I'm done. I made it. And then out of the blue comes one. One that the owner, my great father, told the customer we could probably make it. And we may can. Problem being I don't have a house yet. And it may be Friday before we can get it. So I have to set the home up. Get the plumbing, electrical, hvac done. Put down a septic tank. run a water line and have the home bricked and trimmed. and also have a passed final inspection by the 23rd at the latest. If my guy sets the home Monday which is when he has it scheduled unless his boys work Saturday which they may do I will have 10 days to do all this. It can be done. I just have to have the help of all my subcontractors. This is when I pull all my favors out. I Love a good challenge. The problem with this one is if I fail My customer is out $8000. Now its not my fault he waited to the last minute to buy his house. But we all know if it don't happen it will be my company's fault. Oh well it wouldn't be the first time i have dealt with an irate customer. and probably want be the last.


BIGGER OUT