BANDIT

I FIND IT TRULY AMAZING HOW ATTACHED WE BECOME TO OUR PETS. THE THINGS THAT WE DO TO ACCOMADATE THEM IS ALSO BAFFLING. OH I DO IT TOO. BUT THIS IS BANDIT.
HE IS AWESOMEHE. HE HAD HIS 2ND BIRTHDAY THIS MONTH. WE GOT HIM FROM SOME PEOPLE IN POLK. WE GOT TO SEE BOTH HIS MOM AND DAD, BOTH BEAUTIFUL DOGS. I GREW UP WITH A DOBERMAN BUT NOW HAVE A SINCERE FONDNESS FOR HUSKIES. THEY ARE SO LOVABLE AND LOYAL. GREAT WITH KIDS TOO. WHENEVER I COME HOME FROM BEING GONE WHETHTER IT'S ALL DAY OR 15 MINIUTES HE IS SO SO SO HAPPY TO SEE ME. HE HAS A SPECIAL HOWL HE USES FOR HELLO MOMMA. DON'T LET HIS GORGEOUS FACE FOOL YOU THOUGH. HE IS A BOY AND ALL HE WANTS OUT OF LIFE IT A PIECE OF TAIL AND WILL GO TO GREAT LENGHTS TO GET. ON OCASSION HE GETS LOOSE. IF WE ARE LUCKY AND ARE HERE WHEN IT HAPPENS, I HAVE TO GO START CAR AND CHASE HIM TILL HE SEES ME IN THE CAR, HE WILL THEN JUMP IN THINKING "WEEEE I GET TO GO FOR A RIDE!" NASTY TRICK BUT IT WORKS. THIS DOG CAN RUN AT SUPERSONIC SPEEDS TOO LET ME TELL YA. I HAVE NEVER SEEN A DOG THAT CAN MAKE HIS ASS-END GO FASTER THAN THE REST OF HIS BODY.

THIS IS ONE OF THE BIGGEST REASONS WE GOT THE NEW PUPPY "NOOKIE". FIGURED IF HE HAD
SOME TAIL AT HOME HE WON'T NEED TO RUN. SO HOPEFULLY IN A YEARS OR SO, THIS FLUFFY FAMILY WILL GET FLUFFIER! I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE HOW GOOD LOOKING THE PUPS WILL BE. I WILL LEAVE ONE MORE PICTURE FOR YOU. THEN I MUST GET READY FOR WORK. YE HA. SEE YA ALL LATER. PAJA

FITTING IN WITH THE CROWD

HOPEFULLY EVERYONE HAD A LOVELY EASTER. MINE WAS NICE WE WENT TO A FRIENDS HOUSE, HAD A NICE DINNER, SAT IN THE JACUZZI, AND THE WATCHED A GOOD MOVIE. I WAS VERY GLAD TO FINALLY HAVE A DAY OFF. WHAT A CRAZY WEEK. CANDY IS A HUGE INDUSTRY. I HAD NO IDEA. I AM NOT USUALLY ONE TO BE A FOLLOWER, HOWEVER: I WANTED TO TAKE SOME PICTURES OF FLOWERS FOR YOU. THESE ROSES HERE WERE STUNNING. THEY ALMOST LOOKED TYE-DYE WITH TWO DIFFERNT COLORS OF RED. THE TULIPS WELL THEY ARE JUST PRETTY. I WILL BE 35 YEARS OLD TOMORROW AND I AM ONLY SAYING THAT TO MAKE EVERYONE ELSE FEEL OLD ...LOL! I PLAN ON GETTING A DIGITAL CAMERA. SO LOOK OUT PRO COUSINS. AMATUER PAJA IS JOINING IN ON THE PHOTOGRAPHY CRAZE. OK, HERE THE FLOWERS BYE ALL.

LAST POST BEFORE NOODLES AND GRASS

ONE MORE POST BEFORE I HAVE TO GO MAKE NOODLES AND PICK UP SOME GRASS(FOR EASTER BASKET..HA HA..) THIS IS A SHOT OF THE YARD WHERE I WOULD LIKE GARDEN TO BE. THE TURN-AROUND YOU SEE ACROSS THE STREET THERE CAUSED US A BUNCH OF GRIEF WHEN WE BOUGHT THIS PLACE, BUT NOT TO WORRY, I WON! THE VERY FIRST DAY WE STARTED MOVING STUFF INTO NEW PLACE WE PARKED OVER THERE AND THAT APPARNTENTLY RUFFLED SOME FEATHERS. WELL I CONTACTED CITY TO FIND OUT SCOOP. IT ENDED UP BEING PRIVATE PROPERTY AND OF COURSE I GOT A HOLD OF GENTLEMAN WHO OWNS IT AND CAN NOW PARK THERE AT MY LEISURE. HA HA HA....! I WOULD EVENTUALLY LIKE TO BUY THAT LOT AND PUT A GARAGE OVER THERE. THEN WHERE WILL THEY TURN AROUND? IT'S A DEAD END. ONLY THREE HOUSES PAST ME AND THE ONES AT THE VERY END HAVE THEIR OWN DRIVEWAY. HAPPY EASTER TO ALL. BE BACK NEXT WEEK. PAJA

BIG PLANS

THIS IS SIDE YARD WHERE THE FRONT ENTRANCE IS. I HAVE BIG PLANS FOR THIS PART OF OUR LOT. WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO DO IS TURN IT ALL INTO PATIO WITH INTERLOCKING STONES. A 15 X 15 AREA WOULD BE IDEAL. ENOUGH ROOM FOR THE GRILL AND THE UMBRELLA TABLE. MAYBE A FEW TIKI TORCHES FOR ATMOSPHERE... WITH THE REST OF YARD TOWARDS STREET I WOULD LIKE TO TURN INTO MY VEGGIE/FLOWER GARDEN. THIS IS THE ONLY PART OF YARD THAT GETS DECENT SUNLIGHT.

FRONT OF HOUSE

TAKEN FROM THE STREET YOU CAN NOTICE THE FLAG AND HOW WINDY IT WAS THIS DAY. DAVE IS ON THE SEMI-ENCLOSED PORCH WHICH HAPPENS TO BE ONE OF MY FAVORITE PLACES. IN THE SUMMER I GO OUT HERE IN THE MORNINGS TO HAVE MY COFFEE AND WAKE UP. I HAVE A TABLE, 4 CHAIRS, A COUCH AND A RECLINER OUT HERE. FUN TO PLAY CARDS AND B.S. IN EVENINGS. SEE ALSO HOW BIG MY PINE TRESS ARE.

'OUR OWN HOUSE'

NOW THAT WE ARE FINALLY HOME-OWNERS YOU WILL CERTAINALLY UNDERSTAND IF I SHOW OFF SOME SHOTS OF OUR NEW ABODE. WE BOUGHT IT LAST APRIL AND STARTED LIVING HERE IN MAY. THIS IS A SHOT OF THE LEFT BACKYARD. DAVE BUILT THE TREE-HOUSE FOR NANCY THE FIRST WEEK HERE. WE HAVE A FIRE PIT, A SWING, A HANDFULL OF YUCCA PLANTS AND SEVERAL TOWERING PINES THAT I TEND TO WORRY ABOUT HEAVILY WHEN IT STORMS.

FOR THE "OTHER" JOANNE WITH AN E

HEY THERE CUZ. JOANN IN PA HOLLERING AT YA. I WAS ON A LITTLE WALK THE OTHER DAY AND UPON ARRIVING HOME I HAPPENED TO NOTICE THESE PURPLE FLOWERS AND GOT THEM FOR YOU. ENJOY. HAPPY EASTER!

THE WONDEROUS ALLEGHENY

OBVIOUSLY I CAN'T DO 2 PICS AT ONCE. I DIDN'T GET THESE IN THE RIGHT PLACE OR THE WORDS WHERE I WANTED THEM! OH WELL AMATUER I SHALL BE. ENOUGH FOR NOW. T.V. TIME. ONE OF OUR FAVORITE SHOWS IS ON TONIGHT(THURS.). "MY NAME IS EARL" I HIGHLY RECOMMEND IT. SO DAMN FUNNY. IT'S ABOUT KARMA AND AN AVERAGE GUY...HITS LOTTERY...FIXES ALL OF HIS MISTAKES AND WRONG DOINGS... HILLARIOUS...CHECK IT OUT ON NBC. BYE ALL. PAJA BYE THE WAY THIS SHOT WAS TAKEN AS I LOOKED STRAIGHT DOWN INTO THE ALLEGHENY SO IT IS ALL WATER REFLECTIONS. COOL.

TO ADD TO MY LIST OF "NEAR AND DEAR" TO ME, WILL BE THE A. RIVER. OR ANY RIVER FOR THAT MATTER. SO I TOOK A QUICK WALK DOWN TO THE RIVER WHICH IS JUST A JUANT BEHIND MY HOUSE(PICS OF IT NEXT). NOT TO FOOL ANYONE I DROVE HALFWAY! MY FRIENDS DON'T SEEM TO UNDERSTAND THAT I HAVE SERIOUS PAIN IN MY FEET. I DO NOT TOLERATE WALKKING FAR WELL. PLUS I AM A LITTLE LAZY HA HA... SO ENJOY. THIS ROAD LEADS BACK TO A REALLY NEAT LITTLE SWIMMING HOLE THAT WE ENJOY IN THE SUMMER.

MORE OF THE BIRD

WELL IT WOULDN'T BE RIGHT IF I DIDN'T INCLUDE A FRONT SHOT OF MY GRAY MONSTER. HERE SHE IS AGAIN. BIG CARS ROCK!

IT'S A CHICKEN THING!

I GUESS YOU COULD SAY THAT I HAVE A SOFT SPOT FOR THUNDERBIRDS. I JUST THINK THEY ARE SHARP. THIS IS MY SECOND ONE. A 1987! HOLY SHIT IT WAS BORN CLEAR BACK WHEN I WAS IN 10TH GRADE. MY FIRST T-BIRD WAS THE SHIT! I AM NOT SURE IF I HAVE ANY SHOTS OF IT THOUGH, IF I DO YOU SHALL SEE THEM. BESIDES BEING A GAS HOG(10 MAYBE 12 MPG.), SHE IS IN PRETTY GOOD SHAPE. BODY NEEDS A LITTLE WORK, A NEW MUFFLER AND SMALL OIL LEAK. RUNS LIKE A CHAMP THOUGH. A/C POWER EVERTHING AND SO-SO INTERIOR. AT LEAST I HAVE THE PIECE OF MIND KNOWING THAT IF I SHOULD EVERY HAVE A CRASH-MY TANK WILL PROTECT ME BETTER THAN SOME OF THESE MATCHBOX CARS THEY MAKE NOW-A-DAYS! I HAVE A FONDNESS FOR MUSCLE CARS. MUST BE THE TOM-BOY IN ME. I LIKE SITTING AT A RED LIGHT AND HAVING YOUR WHOLE CAR SHAKE WHEN YOU REV THE MOTOR. MMM MMM MMM...I WANT A MOTORCYCLE TOO. GO FIGURE. CHOW.

NOOKIE

HIGH EVERYONE! I AM TEMPORARILY BACK. SCANNER IS FIXED. I EVEN BORROWED A DIGITAL CAMERA FOR A COUPLE DAYS. BUT BE PATIENT. ANYWAY HERE IS THE LATEST ADDITION TO THE CHELTON-BEST CLAN. SHE IS A FULL BLOODED SIBERIAN HUSKY. MORE PHOTOS LATER.

SUN. MORN. UPDATE

JUST A QUICK LINE HERE TO LET EVERYONE KNOW THAT MY GOAL TODAY IS TO GET MY COMPUTER DESK CLEANED OFF SO THAT I CAN SEE WHAT THE PROBLEM IS WITH MY SCANNER AND GET YOU GUYS SOME PICS TODAY. MY COUSIN DAISY IS COMING UP TODAY TO PLAY AROUND ON COMPUTER. SO I MUST GET STARTED THINNING THIS SHIT OUT NOW. A QUICK HELLO TO A. F. I SAW YOUR COMMENT AND WOULDN'T HAVE EXPECTED ANYTHING OTHER THAN SMARTASSEDNESS(?) FROM U. YOU MUST BE THINKING OF ACID. MARIJUANA DOES NOT MAKE ME HALLUCINATE. ANYWAYS, MORE FOR ALL LATER. LOVE PAJA.

LOOK TWICE

I SAW THIS PIC ON THE INTERNET ONE DAY AND JUST ABOUT WENT WILD. YOU SEE I LOVE DUCKS AND THIS PHOTO WAS TITLED "LOVE BIRDS". I ASSUMED THEY WERE SWANS. JUST THE OTHER DAY WHEN I WAS SEARCHING FOR A NICE PIC TO POST FOR EVERYONE WHO NAGS... I LOOKED A LITTLE CLOSER AT IT AND REALIZED THEY WERE ELEPHANTS! ANYWAYS, I STILL LIKE THIS SHOT. CHOW. JA-PA

SUNDAY

JUST WOKE UP-SUN. OUR DAY TO SLEEP IN. WE BOTH FORGOT ABOUT SETTING CLOCK AHEAD SO NEEDLESS TO SAY I FEEL LIKE THE WHOLE DAY IS SHOT. WE DIDN'T WAKE UP TIL 10:30 SO BY THE TIME I HIT BATHROOM AND MADE COFFEE IT IS ALREADY NOON. SUPPOSED TO BE 70 degress TODAY. I WILL HAVE A BUSY WEEK AT CANDY STORE AS IT IS ALMOST EASTER. SO I WANT TO WISH EVERYONE A NICE EASY WEEK. IF I DON'T GET A CHANCE TO PLAY WITH MY NEW BLOG THIS WEEK, I WILL BE DOING UPDATES AND NEW POSTS ON SUNDAYS. CHOW.

FIRST TRY AT BLOGGING

THIS IS THE VERY FIRST POSTING I HAVE MADE TO MY NEW BLOG. HELLO TO ALL WHO PASS THROUGH HERE. HOPE YOU ENJOY THESE PIECES OF MYSELF THAT DON'T GET SHARED WITH OTHERS TOO OFTEN. I FIGURE IF ANY THING THIS WILL BE A GOOD THERAPUETIC ACTIVITY FOR ME. WILL DO MORE LATER.

CHELTON-BEST 2004 FAMILY PHOTO

POSTING #2 - I THINK I FIGURED OUT HOW TO ADD A PICTURE TO MY POSTINGS. WAY TO GO. THIS IS MY FAMILY IN 2004 DAVE, NANCY AND SELF. WAS NOT THAT HARD TO FIGURE OUT. EATING A VILLA SUB(A LUXURY TO US HERE IN OC. MAYBE I WILL GET HAIR DONE FOR A FRANI AS I DO LOOK LIKE A BUN HEAD. THANK GOD NANCY ADDS MORE TO PICTURE. WILL BE ADDING PICS OF OUR PETS ALSO. BANDIT AND NEW PUPPY SHANOOK(NOOKIE) BOTH SIBERIAN HUSKIES. ENOUGH FOR NOW.