Whats going on......
As I stated in my last race report, many people have been emailing and asking what we are up to now that we are not racing. Well, we certainly haven't been
sitting around. We have been pretty busy in 2009. It has been a hectic year, a lot has happened and we would like to share it with you.
At the end of the 2008 racing season, Scott and Cam decided to take a break from racing. I think we were all ready for some downtime, and we were welcoming the idea of taking on some different projects. Both Scott and Cam had become interested in wakeboarding so that was one thing at the top of the list. Spend more time at the lake. Scott became interested in building so he decided to build a shop for his many projects. He did all the research and started out building a shop. He had friends and family volunteer to assist, but he pretty much built the shop himself. He really enjoyed the project and learned a lot. One thing that he learned it that he like to build thing with his hands. He enjoys every aspect of it from creating the blueprints to wiring, building and anything involved in the process. He even went to Kentucky to help build a church. This event was coordinated by the Carpenters for Christ organization. He really enjoyed the whole experience. Scott even tried the streetbike thing for a while. He soon learned that he would rather dodge trees and quads than trucks and cars. Scott also did a little racing outside of Georgia. He also updated his new race quad. In the early part of 2009, Scott learned that the company he worked for was relocating the Eastman operation to Nashville, Tennessee. This was going to mean the loss of many jobs in the Eastman area. After a lot of prayers and much research on his part, he decided not to relocate to Nashville. He felt like it would not be in his best interest to move. With the economy like it is, especially in a town as small as Eastman, jobs are hard to find, especially when you have just lost 250 jobs. With that said, a couple of months ago, he was offered a great job with an aircraft co
mpany. Talk about a miracle and the answer to many prayers! This was it. He loves his new job. It combines the two things that he really enjoys and he has a great work environment. To top it all off, the company is located here in Eastman. He is currently employed by Heart of Georgia Metal Crafters. Since one of his previous jobs was in the aerospace industry, this is a perfect opportunity.
Scott enjoyed building the shop so much, he decided he would build a gazebo at the lake for Brenda. We are spending much more time at the lake now, and the "Tiki Hut" as it has been named, it a great addition. As usual with anything Scott does, he researched everything about the new project and setout to create a cool structure for hanging out at the lake. Brenda's only request was that it have a tin roof. Scott went one step further and installed a hip roof. It was a challenge but we think the project turned out great. We are really enjoying the "tiki hut" as are our friends.
Cam has also been busy setting up his own business. He as an automotive detailing business. He has a long list of customers that keeps him busy. He does a great job. This is the same business that Scott had while he was in high school. It seems like he always has plenty of business and the money is good. He really enjoys it, so that is a plus.
When I looked over the photos of all that we have been involved so far this year, I think of how fortunate we are. Scott, Brenda and I all faced job loss, transfers, furloughs, and uncertainty. Throughout it all, we remained faithful that God had a plan. We didn't understand it, all we could do was trust Him. He brought us through it and we can look back at the miracles in our life. We are very thankful for our friends and family.
sitting around. We have been pretty busy in 2009. It has been a hectic year, a lot has happened and we would like to share it with you.At the end of the 2008 racing season, Scott and Cam decided to take a break from racing. I think we were all ready for some downtime, and we were welcoming the idea of taking on some different projects. Both Scott and Cam had become interested in wakeboarding so that was one thing at the top of the list. Spend more time at the lake. Scott became interested in building so he decided to build a shop for his many projects. He did all the research and started out building a shop. He had friends and family volunteer to assist, but he pretty much built the shop himself. He really enjoyed the project and learned a lot. One thing that he learned it that he like to build thing with his hands. He enjoys every aspect of it from creating the blueprints to wiring, building and anything involved in the process. He even went to Kentucky to help build a church. This event was coordinated by the Carpenters for Christ organization. He really enjoyed the whole experience. Scott even tried the streetbike thing for a while. He soon learned that he would rather dodge trees and quads than trucks and cars. Scott also did a little racing outside of Georgia. He also updated his new race quad. In the early part of 2009, Scott learned that the company he worked for was relocating the Eastman operation to Nashville, Tennessee. This was going to mean the loss of many jobs in the Eastman area. After a lot of prayers and much research on his part, he decided not to relocate to Nashville. He felt like it would not be in his best interest to move. With the economy like it is, especially in a town as small as Eastman, jobs are hard to find, especially when you have just lost 250 jobs. With that said, a couple of months ago, he was offered a great job with an aircraft co
mpany. Talk about a miracle and the answer to many prayers! This was it. He loves his new job. It combines the two things that he really enjoys and he has a great work environment. To top it all off, the company is located here in Eastman. He is currently employed by Heart of Georgia Metal Crafters. Since one of his previous jobs was in the aerospace industry, this is a perfect opportunity.
Scott enjoyed building the shop so much, he decided he would build a gazebo at the lake for Brenda. We are spending much more time at the lake now, and the "Tiki Hut" as it has been named, it a great addition. As usual with anything Scott does, he researched everything about the new project and setout to create a cool structure for hanging out at the lake. Brenda's only request was that it have a tin roof. Scott went one step further and installed a hip roof. It was a challenge but we think the project turned out great. We are really enjoying the "tiki hut" as are our friends. During January Scott started playing again. He is a drummer and a good one if I say so myself. He had taken a break from music while racing and going to school. It takes a lot of time and dedication to be in a band, with rehearsals, setting up equipment and learning new material. He connected with some really good musicians that were starting up. They started practicing and getting a setlist up. Before long they were performing and doing some concerts. The band is really coming together and they are playing more and more. They are even letting me and Brenda tag along and help out. We are enjoying it! Below is one of our favorite songs, hope you enjoy it.
Scott's latest passion is WakeSurfing. He has been wakeboarding for about three years, but finds wakesurfing a new challenge. Wakeboarding is a great way to get in shape and is a very technical sport. It is very popular around here. During the summer, we have a ton of wakeboarder and wakesurfers at the lake.

Scott's latest passion is WakeSurfing. He has been wakeboarding for about three years, but finds wakesurfing a new challenge. Wakeboarding is a great way to get in shape and is a very technical sport. It is very popular around here. During the summer, we have a ton of wakeboarder and wakesurfers at the lake.

Cam has been very busy too. This was his senior year at Dodge County High School. We was also dual enrolled at Middle Georgia College. Cam is enrolled in the Aviation Program at MGC attending the AST program study. He did actually graduate with a college prep diploma! I know, that's hard to believe, but Cam is very smart, he just hides it. Boy were we all happy to see him get that diploma! In addition to his many hard hours of study, Cam had many other activities to attend to.
He was an escort for the High School Homecoming court. During Homecoming week, they attended many activities and had a great time. I can't tell you the amount of photos Brenda took during that week. He also attended the Senior prom. It was a fun night and Brenda took many photos of the event. Believe it or not, Cam still found time to help Scott with his many projects. I still don't know how he pulled this off , but Cam had two Senior trips this year. They took a quick little trip down to Orlando, Florida for a DisneyWorld Senior weekend. They also flew down to the Bahama's for a week of fun in the sun. Tell me this kid doesn't know how to have a good time! But even though he had a blast, you can tell from this photo that he missed us! On their flight down, they had a three hour layover in the southern tip of Florida. They had to make repairs on the plane's navigational system. Where ever Cam goes, excitement is sure to follow!
Although everyone is staying busy with work, church, education and other things, we always find time for the lake. Everyone in this family loves to spend time at the lake. We like cooking out with our friends, wakeboarding, kayaking, wakesurfing, jetskying, swimming, messing around and generally hanging out. Even though things are pretty layed back, Scott and Cam & our friends alway
s have some friendly competition going on out on the water.
s have some friendly competition going on out on the water.When I looked over the photos of all that we have been involved so far this year, I think of how fortunate we are. Scott, Brenda and I all faced job loss, transfers, furloughs, and uncertainty. Throughout it all, we remained faithful that God had a plan. We didn't understand it, all we could do was trust Him. He brought us through it and we can look back at the miracles in our life. We are very thankful for our friends and family.
This post is just a way of sharing what's going on in our life.............




























