Martin Clan: June 2006

Rediscovering the joy of Fishing!

After years of not fishing, Mom got her license and

landed the first Walleye of the evening.

Me too, me too! I caught a nice bass!"

Beautiful Crappie, Herk!

All the Jerrys' (minus the kids) will be setting sail down the good 'ol Mississippi

Sunday June 25th thru Thursday June 29th, in honor of Jerry & Janets 50th wedding Anniversary~

A “Tributary” Of Love

Fifty years ago you got married,
And one word to describe it is WOW,
How the love that started as an “ember” back then,
Is the “flame” of love that burns now.
We know that luck has nothing to do,
With a woman falling in love with a man,
But rather we know that your last 50 years,
Was all a part of Gods plan.

As a result of this love four children were born,
Who at this time want to say thanks,
For “training us up in the way we should go”,
With loving words, big hugs and hard spanks.
You always made sure us kids had the best,
When it came to the latest of trends,
But the best thing we got, that’s second to none,
Are a Mom and Dad we all call friends.

So as a token of our appreciation,
For your 50th Anniversary gift,
We’re all going on an adventure in June,
That will involve floating adrift.
This may not be quite what you’re thinking,
And before you yell out “yippy skippy”
We won’t be setting sail in the Caribbean or such,
But rather on the “Ole Mississippi”.
So while we all embark on this exciting event,
And see the river like good ole’ Huck Finn.
Just plan on sitting back without a care in the world,
And celebrate 50 with your nearest of kin.

Written by Uncle Jeff

Pictures from Africa

"Where's Waldo?"

The picture of all the kids, Tracy and I--- is the day we spent at the preschool last week! Where they'd cram 70+ kids into a 12 foot by 12 foot room!!! Crazily-crowded!!!

The little boy I'm with is Fetsi! He's a cerebral Palsy child who also has HIV! He lives at the house we went to visit today... A family started taking in orphans who have Aids/HIV-- currently they have 11 babies/toddlers... we spent the day with them today... it was SO AWESOME! I love Fetsi!!!
Beast vs. Beast!

The one is a picture of me holding the Puff Adder snake-- one of the most deadliest snakes of Africa!!! (it's of course dead... but that's the one- they told me wasn't poisonous... so I got all close to it- during the snake-slaying- in order to get it on my camera's video)!

OUCH!!!

My motor had quite a bit of damage. They told me right now the estimate is $3500.
As you can tell from the scrapes on the windshield, the motor just about flipped. My mirrors didn't hold up too well either.

This is where the SUV hit my motorcycle. The saddlebag is just a little crunched! My radar gun was inside this saddlebag and now has a large dent and no longer works.

This is the side of the motorcycle with the majority of the damage. After the SUV hit the right saddlebag it spun the rear of the mc to the left. The rear tire caught the pavement, wobbled a bit, threw me off to the left as it went crashing down onto the left side. I slid across the road with my mc following. I thought to myself as I was sliding across the road...I sure hope my mc doesn't catch up to me! The mc slid across the road and nearly rolled. It then came to a rest facing the opposite direction I was originally traveling.

This is another shot of the saddlebag that was hit. I praise the Lord for protecting me and keeping me safe. I hope to have my motorcycle back soon! Thank you all again for praying!