ok ok already here is the newest most fabulous baby in all the world! Anika Maliah Belcher. She is a real smiler so I'll get a few of those on here soon...digital camera is on its way in December - let the photo flurry begin.
Wednesday, November 29, 2006
kickin the pants
ok ok already here is the newest most fabulous baby in all the world! Anika Maliah Belcher. She is a real smiler so I'll get a few of those on here soon...digital camera is on its way in December - let the photo flurry begin.
Tuesday, September 12, 2006
reading Peter
:)
I've been trying to figure out how many kids we're going to have. With number 5 on the way it feels like a milestone in life. There is no going back. You are a man with 5 kids ' Hey there's that guy with 5 kids' ..'what are those people thinking, I find it drives me crazy with just this one little brat of mine'..and so on and so forth. It amazes me how many people are against having big families...but then once you have the next baby they congratulate you - secretly on being an idiot.. well some are genuine but isn't it bizarre how the initial reaction is to think a tragedy has occured. that someone who would do such a thing must be unstable. or religious. or not want to get ahead in life.
I really like our kids. I can't image life knowing that there is nothing I have left on the earth. there is no more to me than what I do and think and say. that when I die, my line is finished.
This little baby looks to be a girl and thats cool cause now Micah can have a sister and we can have two girls. how very cool. I bet they will both be stunners too. strong beautiful women who know who they are. girls who help people and care for them and act like honourable women. they have a good role model in dot. she is all of those things. Dot is an incredible woman and she adds alot to all of our lives. good thing. being married to a bitch of a woman doesn't sound like alot of fun :0
I have been reading Peter tonight. I was thinking about being joyful. Being pleased with everyday knowing that there is a God that offered me salvation from death and that I've accepted it. It was saying that after accepting it there are works that we will be judged on - namely the spreading of the gopel as believers area called to do. Makes sense really. if you believe in something that will show someone what they are here for then you shoudl tell themso they can know it too. sounds reasonable. its terrible that I am a failure. that this task I cannot focus on. that the devil gets the best of me. and I cant seem to offer back to christ the best of myself.
but what a relief to know the mercy of God. i am undeserving. I am truly blessed with lots of kids and a great family and I can't wait to see my long lost friends again. I love you guys out there. I miss out times together and know that they will come again.
Kia ora bro.
I've been trying to figure out how many kids we're going to have. With number 5 on the way it feels like a milestone in life. There is no going back. You are a man with 5 kids ' Hey there's that guy with 5 kids' ..'what are those people thinking, I find it drives me crazy with just this one little brat of mine'..and so on and so forth. It amazes me how many people are against having big families...but then once you have the next baby they congratulate you - secretly on being an idiot.. well some are genuine but isn't it bizarre how the initial reaction is to think a tragedy has occured. that someone who would do such a thing must be unstable. or religious. or not want to get ahead in life.
I really like our kids. I can't image life knowing that there is nothing I have left on the earth. there is no more to me than what I do and think and say. that when I die, my line is finished.
This little baby looks to be a girl and thats cool cause now Micah can have a sister and we can have two girls. how very cool. I bet they will both be stunners too. strong beautiful women who know who they are. girls who help people and care for them and act like honourable women. they have a good role model in dot. she is all of those things. Dot is an incredible woman and she adds alot to all of our lives. good thing. being married to a bitch of a woman doesn't sound like alot of fun :0
I have been reading Peter tonight. I was thinking about being joyful. Being pleased with everyday knowing that there is a God that offered me salvation from death and that I've accepted it. It was saying that after accepting it there are works that we will be judged on - namely the spreading of the gopel as believers area called to do. Makes sense really. if you believe in something that will show someone what they are here for then you shoudl tell themso they can know it too. sounds reasonable. its terrible that I am a failure. that this task I cannot focus on. that the devil gets the best of me. and I cant seem to offer back to christ the best of myself.
but what a relief to know the mercy of God. i am undeserving. I am truly blessed with lots of kids and a great family and I can't wait to see my long lost friends again. I love you guys out there. I miss out times together and know that they will come again.
Kia ora bro.
Tuesday, June 27, 2006
Mr Green
spillinthebeans
Is it that time in life again..too look back and remember that it could be worse :) To grab the bull by the horns in all its glory and fall clean off the back end. to write the song of all songs and forget the tune. ah yes. it cometh and it goeth away.
Life has a funy way of letting you know you're not really on top of everything and I'm looking forward to not learning that too often in the future. It seems its easy to get caught up in a master plan - as if you're the first one to think of it - and forget that you arae not in control. if only it were simple to decide and go all the way, seems the wires get crossed more often than they should and nothing gets done. Like moving..where do you plant your feet and live? don't know. what occupation should fill your day? ..got options there.. is it worth it? is there a satisfaction stemming forth in ultimate fulfillment that will make a grown man cry...hard to say so maybe it could be not really for sure...hmmm.
Well I'm happy just the same. I don't know who reads this but I hope you've enjoyed your journey - we have now arrived and you can depart through the exit on your right. Thank you and come again...
oh ya. Mr Green - very tough life, lost it all by no fault of his own and went into a tumbling spiral of depression and guilt..wrote a song about it called of course Mr. Green. He was from a beautiful place called Owen Sound. true story.. sometimes you can't know whats happening and thats ok cause the substance of the man is in the reaction not the event.. kiaora. love you longtime.
Is it that time in life again..too look back and remember that it could be worse :) To grab the bull by the horns in all its glory and fall clean off the back end. to write the song of all songs and forget the tune. ah yes. it cometh and it goeth away.
Life has a funy way of letting you know you're not really on top of everything and I'm looking forward to not learning that too often in the future. It seems its easy to get caught up in a master plan - as if you're the first one to think of it - and forget that you arae not in control. if only it were simple to decide and go all the way, seems the wires get crossed more often than they should and nothing gets done. Like moving..where do you plant your feet and live? don't know. what occupation should fill your day? ..got options there.. is it worth it? is there a satisfaction stemming forth in ultimate fulfillment that will make a grown man cry...hard to say so maybe it could be not really for sure...hmmm.
Well I'm happy just the same. I don't know who reads this but I hope you've enjoyed your journey - we have now arrived and you can depart through the exit on your right. Thank you and come again...
oh ya. Mr Green - very tough life, lost it all by no fault of his own and went into a tumbling spiral of depression and guilt..wrote a song about it called of course Mr. Green. He was from a beautiful place called Owen Sound. true story.. sometimes you can't know whats happening and thats ok cause the substance of the man is in the reaction not the event.. kiaora. love you longtime.
Monday, June 05, 2006
spillinthebeans
spillinthebeans
hey the land of the home and free...I just noticed my blog got removed! YOu know the one about our disfunctional eastern neighbours...
How crazy is that! I guess we no longer value the freedom of speech...unless yer a minority eh soon to be a majority..
that was you wasn't it mom ... you reported me eh..go on I bet you did...you got it removed didn't you..
crazy stuff folks..next there gonna make me stop making fun of poor people..some people are just unreasonable.
If I may steal the spotlight for just a moment of your time.. the kid next door who throws paddies all the time, puts fire crackers on cats and burns down the fence, always yells and kicks up a fuss if he doesn't get his way, you know him right? I mean we used to sort that kid out in school real quick...but he is allowed to be that way as an adult now because HE SAYS THAT IS HIS RELIGION.
Its a freakin disgrace if you ask me and what happend to good men standing their ground?
..all it takes for evil to prosper is for good men to do nothing. So true.
hey the land of the home and free...I just noticed my blog got removed! YOu know the one about our disfunctional eastern neighbours...
How crazy is that! I guess we no longer value the freedom of speech...unless yer a minority eh soon to be a majority..
that was you wasn't it mom ... you reported me eh..go on I bet you did...you got it removed didn't you..
crazy stuff folks..next there gonna make me stop making fun of poor people..some people are just unreasonable.
If I may steal the spotlight for just a moment of your time.. the kid next door who throws paddies all the time, puts fire crackers on cats and burns down the fence, always yells and kicks up a fuss if he doesn't get his way, you know him right? I mean we used to sort that kid out in school real quick...but he is allowed to be that way as an adult now because HE SAYS THAT IS HIS RELIGION.
Its a freakin disgrace if you ask me and what happend to good men standing their ground?
..all it takes for evil to prosper is for good men to do nothing. So true.
Monday, May 29, 2006
howdy howdy
Hey I was just readin on these 'make money on the web' sorta sites and I figure we got the goods people for a good thing here..so I'm gonna havea good think about somehtin to have a crack at..maybe smart stuff to say...ya I could say some smart stuff, like - you should be careful around cars cause cars are killers but what about killers - I mean thats pretty smart eh hoser? you bet! show me the money tommy boy!
or like this one too - you know how country singers lose stuff in their songs...well I figure its probably still in the country but they go to the city to make those records and they cant find it...
anywho as my old pal alex would say, time to mosey along..make some bucks..thank you very much, I'll be here all night...sorry to rush off. That reminds me of a funny line my boss uses. He woulod get absolutely pissed drunk - like carry me out drunk - and stay about 3 hours past his welcome and after the third time a few guys tried to carry him out wobbling around adn drooling a bit with his big lopsided smile he'd lean back towards to the bar lady he'd been telling stories to all night and yell across the bar ' Sorry to rush off" ...what a crack up..then he'd pass out in the car..
on that note...
or like this one too - you know how country singers lose stuff in their songs...well I figure its probably still in the country but they go to the city to make those records and they cant find it...
anywho as my old pal alex would say, time to mosey along..make some bucks..thank you very much, I'll be here all night...sorry to rush off. That reminds me of a funny line my boss uses. He woulod get absolutely pissed drunk - like carry me out drunk - and stay about 3 hours past his welcome and after the third time a few guys tried to carry him out wobbling around adn drooling a bit with his big lopsided smile he'd lean back towards to the bar lady he'd been telling stories to all night and yell across the bar ' Sorry to rush off" ...what a crack up..then he'd pass out in the car..
on that note...
Sunday, May 14, 2006
Saturday, April 29, 2006
world famous in New Zealand!
Hey check it out! me and the little me made it into a magazine - world famous in New Zealand.. that levi , what a handsome little fella.
Its kinda funny the things you look back on and remember - I'll bet I'll remember being stupid with my kids...thats fun...I've been practicing for a lotta years and I'm pretty good at being stupid now so kids - you're in for a treat!
Its kinda funny the things you look back on and remember - I'll bet I'll remember being stupid with my kids...thats fun...I've been practicing for a lotta years and I'm pretty good at being stupid now so kids - you're in for a treat!
Tuesday, April 11, 2006
oh ya baby!
Man I just gotta follow up that other blog about work - see the Lord is good. It all waorks out in the end!! I got the deal done! SOLD! Man this is a big one for me - it made the front page of the paper in Blenheim, the Business sections of both the Wellington city paper and the Christchurch city paper ... no mention of me of course :) but I got my reward - I clenched the deal and SOLD a campground for $1.8million dollars...awesome...its been a long time comin and now its come together nicely. I played everything above board, I made sure to be shootin straight with everyone involved and did the job - what a great start to the year!
Its all happening - you know just when you think you're about on your last leg - which I pretty much was - when its out of your control and you remain faithful - He will be faithful and the Creator so is. Life is good, had to share it...so now what..a few more of those deals and we'll be on our way! Good times...big ups and downs in this commission real estate business..good times.
Its all happening - you know just when you think you're about on your last leg - which I pretty much was - when its out of your control and you remain faithful - He will be faithful and the Creator so is. Life is good, had to share it...so now what..a few more of those deals and we'll be on our way! Good times...big ups and downs in this commission real estate business..good times.
Friday, March 31, 2006
mmmm...
This is us at Kaiteriteri just above Motueka in the top of the South Island - awesome spot and a great weekend away.
..its only money
spillinthebeansits only money...
spillinthebeansMan I coulda cried today..I work in real estate - as a lowly and despised agent...1 up from used car salesmen I know. The adjustment to this career on my ego - from a highly praise and encouraged young male school teacher with the world at his feet...you could hear a pin drop. I am at a loss for words on many days. I mean don't get me wrong everybody has a rough day but listen to this one - with one car on the road and about $2000 in bills stacking by the minute I get this great deal together after 5 months...the figures involved will ease my financial pain for a long while. I get so close I can smell it and then i get the dreadful news that it just might not go through after all - they might just need me to discount my pay. I have slaved and slogged and worked an honest living and am the reason they now have the present opportunity and this is how the agent, the lowly agent is treated. I could have cried - I could have spit fire. I told em to stick it - I've earned every bit of it and to work harder at convincing themselves its worth it cause its a bargain and they know it....we'll see...might need one of you faithful readers to put us up for a while if it all falls to bits!!! :) In your hands Lord - not sure what I'm meant to be learning but MAN this has to be some sort of a lesson cause it friggin hurts!
Well anyway life is good apart from business people and the good Lord has wrapped His almighty arms around this family of mine and blessed me more than I ever dreamed I deserved. If I die pennyless I want the world to know today I have all a man could ask for. I have kids to laugh with and the kind of lady you grow up wishing to meet, someone who makes life come alive..who completes life. Life is good...and its only money
spillinthebeansMan I coulda cried today..I work in real estate - as a lowly and despised agent...1 up from used car salesmen I know. The adjustment to this career on my ego - from a highly praise and encouraged young male school teacher with the world at his feet...you could hear a pin drop. I am at a loss for words on many days. I mean don't get me wrong everybody has a rough day but listen to this one - with one car on the road and about $2000 in bills stacking by the minute I get this great deal together after 5 months...the figures involved will ease my financial pain for a long while. I get so close I can smell it and then i get the dreadful news that it just might not go through after all - they might just need me to discount my pay. I have slaved and slogged and worked an honest living and am the reason they now have the present opportunity and this is how the agent, the lowly agent is treated. I could have cried - I could have spit fire. I told em to stick it - I've earned every bit of it and to work harder at convincing themselves its worth it cause its a bargain and they know it....we'll see...might need one of you faithful readers to put us up for a while if it all falls to bits!!! :) In your hands Lord - not sure what I'm meant to be learning but MAN this has to be some sort of a lesson cause it friggin hurts!
Well anyway life is good apart from business people and the good Lord has wrapped His almighty arms around this family of mine and blessed me more than I ever dreamed I deserved. If I die pennyless I want the world to know today I have all a man could ask for. I have kids to laugh with and the kind of lady you grow up wishing to meet, someone who makes life come alive..who completes life. Life is good...and its only money
Monday, March 13, 2006
now giddyup...mate
go get em Davy
Well there yu havit! The west was brought to New Zealand - you'd think we were the real mcCoy eh! this is us at a western themed square dance - part of a family camp..I'm not keen enough to do this on a regular basis but I tell ya , a bita yip yip yip yeeeehaaaaaw wasn't half bad.
Kiwi Ranch
spillinthebeans
A few weekends ago me and Dot took the family to a place called Kiwi Ranch - its a camp in the Marlborough Sounds, curious cove actually. It caters for youth groups and churches and schools - it's run by a Christian couple, Tony and Jane. Well we got to ride horses and we had the usual team sports and games, I played a bit of geetar on the Sunday and the kids screamed their heads off on the flying fox. It was very cool, and it made me think how much I love my family. Life is good so thank God for that. I sure don't know how I ended up with so many good things in my life but I must have some HUGE angels watching over this life...good times...
boy that girls got a beautiful smile
Sunday, February 19, 2006
im not grumpy :)
spillinthebeans
ok now my mom read that last blog and she thinks I sound a bit grumpy..so just to clear things up...Im not grumpy :) hey I can accept that people are diffenent and thats great...I mean a world full of me wouldn't be that interesting..better to spice it up a little eh!! go the mexicans :)
ok now my mom read that last blog and she thinks I sound a bit grumpy..so just to clear things up...Im not grumpy :) hey I can accept that people are diffenent and thats great...I mean a world full of me wouldn't be that interesting..better to spice it up a little eh!! go the mexicans :)
im not grumpy :)
Thursday, February 16, 2006
this is where I live
spillinthebeans
Hey thought I just had to share this photo of the Marlborough Sounds..awesome place with beautiful bays and everybody holidays here. Seems everyone here is boat crazy which suits me fine cause I can't afford one - so uh...Pete..you goin fishin this weekend or what?!
ocean fishin...its the best by a long shot..bring on the baracuda!
Wednesday, February 15, 2006
you gotta laugh...
spillinthebeans
So who reads this little bit of genius anyway...i'll entertain my self for the meantime. Well what do you do, it seems the Catholics and homo's have taken the church, kids are having kids and them towel heads are ready to blow up the world cause of a couple of cartoonists freely expressed the reality of life..I don't know...seems like a crazy place to be...crazy times I tell ya. Funny how we get so bent outta shape about things. Well I figure I'll never die of stress...but man some people should be shot!
I was reading an article today in the paper - this preacher does a column answering peoples questions about the Bible ( not bad either ) and he got all these people who were pissed off because he had said that Catholics weren't Christian and so they said well you're intolerant and we should be open to others beliefs blah blah blah yaddy yaddy yaddy..so he wrote back and it was good he opened with ' Emotionalism will never change the facts of the Bible.' and I thought that was it to a T...nice one preacher!
So he goes on to say that he answers things from the Bible and if people think he's being intolerant of others beliefs well he answers ' You have a problem with God because your thoughts and beliefs differ from HIS, not mine, I am merely stating the facts...I thought that was good and straight to the point.
I mean just because it'd be nice to all get along doesn't mean we are all correct in our thinking and that every religion claiming a god of some sort will see salvation - cause we're all gonna die one day Lord, we're all gonna die one day. Casey chambers sings a song about that.
So straight shootin is the game. And to all those lovely Catholics out there..if you're based on the Bible I gotta say..you missed the target with that mary thing..that was way off and no priest or penance is gonna save you. As for them muslims - good luck to ya. I figure we should move them all to an isolated island and let them take their bombs with em. Maybe chuck in a box of cartoons and they could blow themselves up...wonder if you get the same rewards in ..wherever they go..if someone else blows you up or do you ahve to blow yourself up..hmmm something to consider...
The funniest cartoon I saw was the one that had about 5 smoking muslims in heaven and Mohammad was running to them saying ' stop stop I've run out of virgins! ' - funny stuff..virgins..just their luck eh..and if they haven't run out of virgins for those kamakazi kids the virgins are all gonna be butt ugly and 500 pounds a peice! stink! how else would there be so many of them just waiting for all those lover boys..
Well that's enough blog for me. Romance makes me tired.
bye for now friends - live free
Tuesday, February 14, 2006
New Zealand in all its glory
well this is the land of the Long White Cloud...this small town boy from Owen Sound now lives here in Marlborough...its not home but man its quite the place.
Mr and Mrs Rabbit
this is us...the family...awesome! I love having kids and an awesome friend to experience it all with in my wife Dot..you rock Dotty!
why hello there...
THIS IS COOL...I'm a blogger...and that's about it for now till I figure out how all this works...ok, be back soon :)
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