Birthdays..Who Needs Them????

Remember those childhood birthday, I do. My Mom would sit me on the table right next to the cake and take a picture, she did that one time and after that I have no memories of my birthday. Maybe I chose to forget those times in my life or maybe they weren't remembering? I don't have a clue as to why I hate my birthdays..but I do.

It's just another day..right? Another mile stone set in place. Another year past with all the things I said I do but never got to them. One more down and more to go. This is a day we look back and remember the things we could do before we got older....not this year!

I still don't like my birthdays but I think I like them better now. Cancer makes you rethink the whole birthday deal. Maybe, just maybe, birthdays are good. It does make another year that I am here, that I "made" it. I can now look back today a sigh about all the things that made up last year. What a year it was. Who would have thunk it, not me, not even in my wildest dreams.

I still wish that birthdays where like they where when we where children, they where full of excitement, presents and CAKE! That wonderful cake, gosh how I love cake..LOL

Now, don't think I didn't get any of those things today, I did. I had a nice dinner with Ken at our favorite spot, The Elbo Room and Ken did buy me a present, a blender. I made my birthday cake, which I might ad was yummy but this still didn't feel as much fun as when I was a child.

Oh well, maybe the point here is , birthday wishes....I have a few..(smile). So, I'm going to close my eyes and wish for..wait..I can't tell you cause it won't come true...Another year older but not much wiser..hehehehe.

Oh Hell..Hell Michigan That Is

Amber and I went to Hell this weekend..


I thought it was fitting since I've been through hell and back, since I do own a hearse and the car show happened to be in Hell. Just Hearse-n-Around hearse club puts on a show in Hell for the past 6 years now. They had free food, dash plaques, door prizes and also a band called The Hearsemen which we thought was pretty good. There was about 45 to 50 hearses there from all over the state of Michigan, Ohio, Ind and Ill. This really surprised me but then again owning one of these surprises others.

Hell has a kitchen (food store), a ice cream place called Screams, a post office, a wedding chapel and a bar called the Damn Site Inn. It was so much fun! Amber had a great time cause Hell is a busy place. So many people stopping by Hell. One couple stopped to get married, there where quite a few bikers stopping and a car club from Canada stopped. Quite a busy place and everyone asked if the hearses where part of the display..lol

Just like everything in life some of these hearse owners took things to the edge but I can't judge what's right or wrong here. If you can get past the weird clothes, tats, hair color and all the piercing, some turned out to be pretty neat. Here are some more pictures..Amber and I are already looking forward to taking "The Black Rose" to Hell again next year....

What Me Labor On Labor Day???

Me labor on Labor Day, that's just not going to happen! I spent the whole weekend either showing the hearse or working on it. Ken, myself and the car club went off to Belding, Michigan on Saturday for their car show. We had a total of four club members go and 2 won top 20, one being Ken. I myself found a dime in the gas station parking lot so we all win..hahahahaha It was a fun show with so many people stopping and taking pictures of the hearse.

There was another show in Muskegon, Michigan on Labor Day but I passed on that to work on the hearse. The vinyl top is really aging and peeling so I came up with the bright idea of putting truck bed liner over it to make it last just a little longer and seal out the moisture. I put on one can on Sunday and it turned out great! I had to go back over a few spots again cause the cracks where really deep and I ran out of bed liner paint. It looks super and I also used it on the lower runners of the hearse cause it was badly chipped and had a few rust spots.

Guess I could have worn gloves the first time cause now my hands are kinda spotted with the stuff. The can says it will ware off in two to three days..LOL I'm always doing things like that so that's nothing new. It just looks funny right now cause they look dirty but they're just stained. Well, at least my hands are protected from the rain now..hahahahaha

The pictures above where taken at the Belding car show. One is the hearse (of course), Ken with his trophy (He always wins..LOL) and Seemore my new companion. He doesn't talk, eat or needs to stop to go potty so he's perfect ridding partner..LOL

I can't believe that the summer is coming to an end..where did it go??? Oh, I know now..chemo and rads..LOL Happy Labor Day!!!!